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Flour Mills for the Farmer Extend West Milling Boom
The Globe notes Westward growth of flour mills led by Medicine Hat Ogilvie Maple Leaf and others with daily outputs from 2 000 to 7 000 barrels rising toward 15 000 20 000 at Medicine Hat and Saskatoon Regina Lethbridge Calgary Brandon Portage la Prairie Edmonton Winnipeg Moose Jaw and more. Expanded mills reduce costs and supply offal for stock feeding, supporting mixed farming as reciprocity arguments gain traction. The piece ties milling expansion to broader economic and trade shifts including the Panama Canal and the Orient.
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West
Gudring
The
Globe
Canadian West
British Empire
Medicine Hat
Alberta
Ogilvie and
Maple Leaf
Moose Jaw
Calgary
Far West
Panama Canal
Orient
Ogilvie
Maple Leaf Milling Company
Manitoba Milling Company
Medicine Hat Milling Company
Minneapolis
Saskatoon
Regina
Lethbridge
Brandon
Portage la Prairie
Edmonton
Winnipeg