Manitoba Business: Cargill Grain

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In 1975, the Cargill Grain Company, the Canadian subsidiary of American company Cargill Inc., purchased the grain elevators of National Grain.

Presidents

Period	President
1932-1953	Harley L. Flood (c1896-1953)
1953-1964	?
1964-1973	Earl Harry Greene (1921-1983)
1973-1982	Roger Murray
1982-2005	Kerry Lloyd Hawkins (1940-2017)
2005-2013	Leonard J. “Len” Penner

Vice-Presidents / General Managers

Period	Vice President / General Manager
1953-1964	Earl Harry Greene (1921-1983)
1964-?	?
?-1972	R. L. M. Dawson

Secretary-Treasurers

Period	Secretary-Treasurer
1964-?	Norman D. Milne
?-?	?
?-1980	William Scott Neal (1914-1993)

Country Elevators

Location	Rail	Opened	Capacity (bushels)	Closed	Comments
Brandon	CNR	1974	?	?
Dauphin 1	CNR		-		Bought from National Grain (1975)
Dauphin 2	CNR				Bought from UGG (October 1980)
Durban	CNR	?	99,500		Bought from National Grain (1975), demolished (?)
Elm Creek	CPR	1976	-	-
Elva	CPR		-
Ethelbert	CNR	?	86,000		Balloon and crib annexes (?), demolished (?)
Firdale	CNR				Bought from National Grain (1975)
Floors	CPR	1977	40,000		Bought from National Grain (1977), demolished (c1980)
Fork River	CNR	?	102,000	1976	Two crib annexes (?)
Inglis	CPR	1975	79,000	?	Bought from National Grain (1975), sold to Paterson Grain (1980)
Morris	CPR	June 1995	-	?	Traded from Manitoba Pool (?)
Nesbitt	CPR		-
Newdale	CPR	August 1980	-	June 1995	Traded to Manitoba Pool (1995)
Oakner	CNR	1978	-
Ochre River	CNR	?	52,000		Closed (1976)
Pine River	CNR	?	75,000		Two crib annexes (?)
Rapid City	CPR	?	48,000
Rivers A	CNR	?	?	?	Bought from National Grain (1975), demolished (2001)
Rivers B	CNR	?	?	?	Traded from UGG (1993), sold to private ownership (c2001)
Roblin A	CNR	1935			Bought from National Grain (1975)
Roblin B	CNR	1907			Bought from National Grain (1975)
Rossburn	CNR	?	75,000	?	Bought from National Grain (1975)
Sandy Lake	CNR	?	82,000	?
Sidney	CPR	1975	36,700	?	Traded from Manitoba Pool (1975); demolished (1999)
Solsgirth	CPR	?	?	June 1995	Bought from National Grain (1975), traded to Manitoba Pool (1995)
Swan River 1	CNR	?	?	May 2015	Two crib annexes (?), demolished (2015)
Swan River 2	CNR	?	?	?	Bought from Manitoba Pool (2007), demolished (2015)
Tenby	CNR	1977	67,000	1999	Bought from UGG (1976), demolished (1999)
Winkler	CPR	1980			Closed (1983)
Winnipegosis	CNR	1975	85,000	1981	Bought from National Grain (1975)

See also:

Manitoba Business: National Grain

Sources:

“Jottings from the business world,” Winnipeg Free Press, 1 February 1964, page 57.

“Cargill Grain will purchase National’s major subsidiaries,” Winnipeg Free Press, 27 March 1974, page 63.

“Cargill president named,” Russell Banner, 14 July 1982, page 8.

“Cargill’s president retires; vice-president takes over,” Winnipeg Free Press, 8 December 2005, page 23.

Annual Reports, RG 4, Manitoba Pool Elevators fonds, Series B, Central Office Records, B.7, S. J. McKee Archives.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 20 May 2021