One of the most conspicuous sights in America and Canada, specially out West, is the enormous buildings which have been erected, for the purpose of storing wheat. It used to be charged agains the Chinese that they were obstinately: te thing which did not opposed toall innovations, and were con-
and wear queue, Bat that thie attricdo is gradually chang ing many evidences confront us. What may reasonably be presumed to be profitable to the people is certainly to prove attractive to somebody. A few days ago, I was in the country, and, in a walled city of some importance, situated in the midst of a rice-producing district, I saw some large buildings, which rivalled pawnshops in eight, and covered a larger area. I found on inquiry that the owners were @ company who had put up these storehouses on the river's bank, and that the promoters purpose to store rice which they would buy in when it' was pleutifal and cheap, and sell out, like joseph of old, when it was scarce and expensive. Whether the venture will meet with success or failure remains to be il id much those who do not happen to have shares in the co.cern. In this country where squeezing is general, and regarded as almost as natural malarial fever, there is nothing at which
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