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terminal elevators at the water front of Lake Superior is 

 5,600,000 bushels. Before the war. The Grain Growers' 

 Export Company, a subsidiary company of United Grain 

 Growers Limited, was also doing an immense export busi- 

 ness from New York. Two years ago, however, its full 

 office equipment was turned over to the British Govern- 

 ment for the benefit of the Allies in the war. 



As bearing upon the progress and power of the farmers' 

 companies, it is interesting to note that, following the big 

 crop of 1915, these companies actually handled for the 

 farmers close upon 100,000,000 bushels of grain ; and also 

 that, in the year ending August 31, 1918, the value of 

 the machinery and supplies sold to farmers by the farm- 

 ers' companies amounted to about $8,000,000. 



