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CHAP, alongside the vessel, where the grain could be rapidly dis- 

 XIL charged into the hold by electric belt-conveyors. Such a 

 system could be adapted to the handling of grain either bagged 

 or in bulk. 



In Australia and the Pacific Coast States of North America, 

 where the wheat crop is bagged, the bags of grain are stacked 

 in flat sheds at the railway stations awaiting truckage. Where 

 the crop has exceeded the accommodation provided, as is likely 

 to happen in years of exceptionally good harvests or where 

 new ground is constantly being broken by the plough, it often 



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Fig. 193. — Re-bagging maize from small dealers, Vereeniging. 



happens that the surplus sacks of grain must be stored outside 

 the sheds, under tarpaulins. 



536. Transit Silos and Elevators, — The growth of the 

 Elevator System in the United States and Canada has been 

 rapid ; in 1901 the total capacity of the whole of the Chicago 

 elevator warehouses was only 28,150,000 bushels (7,885,1 54 

 muids), while in 1910 it had increased to 58,945,000 bushels 

 (16,37 1, 1 50 muids) (Downie, 1). Now, the major portion of 

 all grain handled in the United States and Canada is trans- 

 ported in bulk. At nearly all the important roadside stations 

 in the Maize-belt, transit warehouses and elevators are placed, 

 for storage purposes and to facilitate loading and off-loading ; 



