Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 281, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 November 1914 — Would Handle Wheat In Bulk. [ARTICLE]

Would Handle Wheat In Bulk.

Australian wheat, at the present time, is transported in bags, a system which involves not only a considerable cost, but Is also uneconomical in the use of labor. In consequence, the governments of New South Wales and Victoria are considering proposals for handling it in bulk, based upon the reports of engineers, who made inquiries as to this method in Canada, the United States and South Africa. The experts also say that the change would result in a large extension of the growing area*. It Is understood, however, that the steamship lines, which have been Approached on the subject, are not agree*) that under existing circumstances the shipment of grain Id bulk is practicable, though it is believed that if adequate supplies were guaranteed the necessary space would be readily forthcoming.