Manitoba Business: British America Elevator Company

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This Winnipeg-based company was established in August 1906 as a Canadian subsidiary of the Peavey Elevator Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota. It began building country elevators at stations of the Canadian Northern Railway in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta. In June 1940, the firm merged with the Northern Elevator Company and National Elevator Company, both of which were owned by Peavey, to form a single administrative entity known as the National Grain Company.

Presidents

Period	President
1906-?	F. T. Heffelfinger

Vice-Presidents

Period	Vice-President
1906-1936	Robert Thomas Evans (1873-1936)
1936-1940	Robert Russell “Russ” Emerson (1894-1987)

General Managers

Period	General Manager
1906-?	Elbert Walter Kneeland (1866-1941)

Country Elevators (Manitoba)

Location	Rail	Opened	Closed	Capacity (bushels)	Comments
Alonsa	CNR	1923	1931	30,000
Angusville	CNR	1908		25,000	Merged into National Grain (1940)
Ashville	CNR	c1912		25,000	Merged into National Grain (1940)
Benito	CNR	c1912		25,000	Merged into National Grain (1940)
Birdtail	CNR	c1918	1928	30,000
Birnie	CNR	c1912	1926	25,000
Butler	CNR	c1912	1920	25,000
Cromer	CNR	c1912	1929	25,000
Dropmore	CNR	c1912	1926	25,000	Sold to UGG (1928)
Durban	CNR	1906		37,000	Merged into National Grain (1940)
Endcliffe	CNR	c1912	1924	37,000
Ethelbert	CNR	1913		30,000	Merged into National Grain (1940)
Kenville	CNR	c1912	1933	25,000
Kilty	CNR	1923	1930	30,000
Makaroff	CNR	c1912	1930	50,000
Menzie	CNR	c1909		37,000	Annex (1909), merged into National Grain (1940)
Orrville	CNR	c1912	1912	25,000
Roblin	CNR	1907		35,000	Merged into National Grain (1940)
Rossburn	CNR	1912		50,000	Merged into National Grain (1940)
Ste. Rose du Lac	CNR	1923	1925	30,000
Shellmouth	CNR	1909		37,000	Merged into National Grain (1940)
Shevlin	CNR	1923		30,000	Merged into National Grain (1940)
Sifton	CNR	c1912		25,000	Merged into National Grain (1940)
Silverton	CNR	c1912		37,000	Merged into National Grain (1940)
Swan River	CNR	c1912		25,000	Merged into National Grain (1940)
Valley River	CNR	1923		30,000	Merged into National Grain (1940)
Woodnorth	CNR	c1912		37,000	Merged into National Grain (1940)

Sources:

“Elevators for the west,” Winnipeg Tribune, 7 August 1906, page 9.

“British American Elevator Co., Ltd.,” Winnipeg Tribune, 21 December 1907, page 28.

We thank Eileen Parker Kent and John Everitt for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 12 November 2023