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Incorporated at Melfort, Saskatchewan in February 1914 by Harold George Dawson, its corporate offices were later moved to Winnipeg. Its shareholders and directors included George Arthur McEwen, Harold St. Clair Scarth, Charles Kelly Guild, and George Deas.
Along with subsidiary Red River Grain, the company operated country grain elevators, seed plants, feed mills, and grain warehouses in Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. It became known as the Dawson Grain Company around 1946. In early 1961, its remaining facilities were sold to United Grain Growers. The company surrendered its charter in October 1964.
Period
General Manager
1914-1935
Harold George Dawson (1874-1956)
1935-1961
?
1961-1964
John Allan “Jack” Dawson (1904-1996)
Period
Secretary
1914-1921
?
1921-1951
George Arthur McEwen (1884-1951)
1951-?
?
?-1964
John W. “Jack” Newis (1905-2001)
Location
Rail
Opened
Closed
Capacity
(bushels)Comments
Benito
1924
1925
30,000
Bought from Max Heppner (1924), sold to McLaughlin Elevator (1926)
Bowsman 1
1922
1925
?
New elevator (1922), sold to Manitoba Pool (1925)
1928
1941
35,000
Bought from Northern Elevator (1928), sold to Searle Grain (1942)
1938
1947
30,000
Sold to UGG (July 1948)
Longburn
1946
1952
30,000
Bought from Red River Grain (1946), maybe sold to Ogilvie (1952)
Minitonas 1
1922
1939
30,000
New elevator (1922), sold to Manitoba Pool (1926)
Minitonas 2
1922
c1942
37,000
Bought from UGG (1928), capacity reduced to 22,000 bushels (1940), sold to Searle (c1942)
1946
1952
30,000
Sold to Ogilvie (1952)
Sevick
1920
1926
35,000
Bought from Victoria Elevator (1923), sold to McLaughlin Elevator (1926)
Swan River 1
1922
1926
?
New elevator (1922), sold to Manitoba Pool (1926)
Swan River 2
1928
1942
?
New elevator (1928), sold to Searle (1942)
Winnipeg (Fort Rouge)
1938
1961
55,000
Sold to UGG (1961)
Winnipeg (Red River)
?
?
?
Sold to UGG (1961)
Winnipeg (St. Boniface)
1928
1946
45,000
New elevator (1928), capacity increased to 150,000 bushels (1940)
“Melfort company builds elevators,” Manitoba Free Press, 10 April 1915, page 22.
Advertisement, Winnipeg Free Press, 12 December 1946, page 10.
“UGG purchases firm’s plants,” Winnipeg Tribune, 4 April 1961, page 25.
“Red River Grain Company Limited,” Winnipeg Tribune, 8 October 1964, page 46.
Obituary [John W. Newis], Winnipeg Free Press, 2 May 2001.
We thank John Everitt for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 31 December 2023
