This grain-handling business was established at Portage la Prairie by businessman Andy Forsythe and it operated grain elevators around south-central Manitoba.
Country Elevators
Location |
Rail |
Opened |
Closed |
Capacity (bushels) |
Comments |
Basswood |
CPR |
1929 |
1933 |
30,000 |
Bought from Dominion Elevator (1929), sold to Province Elevator (1933) |
Curtis |
CNR |
1938 |
1946 |
30,000 |
Sold to Reliance Grain (1946) |
Edwin |
CNR |
1923 |
1931 |
35,000 |
|
Glossop |
CPR |
1923 |
1932 |
30,000 |
|
High Bluff 1 |
CPR |
1918 |
1945 |
35,000 |
|
High Bluff 2 |
CPR |
1934 |
1945 |
40,000 |
|
Longburn |
CNR |
1932 |
1935 |
30,000 |
|
Macdonald |
CPR |
1918 |
1935 |
45,000 |
|
Newdale |
CPR |
1923 |
1932 |
30,000 |
|
Oakland 1 |
CNR |
1912 |
1946 |
30,000 |
Sold to Reliance Grain (1946) |
Oakland 2 |
CNR |
1925 |
1931 |
15,000 |
Bought from Paterson (1925) |
Poplar Point 1 |
CPR |
1925 |
1935 |
27,000 |
|
Poplar Point 2 |
CPR |
1931 |
1935 |
22,000 |
|
Portage la Prairie |
CPR |
1918 |
1945 |
199,000 |
|
Strathclair |
CPR |
1929 |
1932 |
30,000 |
|
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: Andrew “Andy” Forsythe (1874-1956)
Sources:
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 15 July 2020
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