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and in the Western Grain Inspection Division. The mills 

 which they contain, although belonging to an eastern 

 province, are therefore western for all practical purposes. 



A considerable number of the mills of western Canada 

 are known as Midget mills. The Midget mill is con- 

 structed by the manufacturer of a standard size. When a 

 mill is ordered, the parts are shipped to the buyer and, 

 upon arriving at their destination, are rapidly put to- 

 gether, so that the mill may be operated at once. On the 

 other hand, western Canada also possesses some of the 

 largest, the most modern, and the most highly efficient 

 mills in the world. Among these may be mentioned the 

 plants of the Lahe of the Woods Milling Company at 

 Keewatin, which consist of two units capable of grinding 

 9,000 barrels of flour every day. The Ogilvie Flour Mills 

 Company Limited — the pioneer company — has plants 

 at Fort William, Winnipeg, and Medicine Hat, which to- 

 gether have a capacity of 8,500 barrels daily. This com- 

 pany also grinds western wheat at Montreal where its 

 mills have a combined capacity of 8,000 barrels per day. 

 The Western Canada Flour Mills Company Limited has a 

 very large mill at Winnipeg with a daily capacity of 5,500 

 barrels ; and, in addition, it has smaller mills at Brandon 

 and Calgary. The Maple Leaf Milling Company Limited 

 has mills at Kenora, Brandon, and Medicine Hat with a 

 combined daily capacity of 5,000 barrels. The Maple 

 Leaf Company also grinds western wheat at its great mill 

 at Port Colborne on Lake Erie in Ontario, this mill having 

 a daily capacity of 9,000 barrels. The milling system of 

 all the great roller mills which have here been mentioned, 

 is known as American as distinguished from the English 

 system. 



Eifty per cent, of the output of western Canadian flour 

 mills is exported to other countries, Great Britain being 



