Manitoba Business: Manitoba Elevator Commission / Manitoba Government Elevators

In 1910, the Manitoba government established the Manitoba Elevator Commission.

Country Elevators

Location

Rail

Built

Capacity
(bushels)

Comments

Altamont 1

CNR

1902

30,000

Bought from Lorne Farmers Elevator Company (September 1910), burned (1911)

Altamont 2

CNR

c1895

24,000

Bought from Dominion Elevator (September 1910), sold to Wiley Low (April 1926)

Ashville

CNR

1913

?

New elevator (December 1913), sold to UGG (August 1924)

Barnsley

?

1916

30,000

New elevator (November 1916), sold to UGG (March 1926)

Beaver

CNR

1900

27,000

Bought from Winnipeg (September 1910), sold to UGG (August 1924)

Binscarth 1

CPR

1904

23,000

Bought from G. B. Murphy (September 1910), sold to UGG (August 1924)

Binscarth 2

CPR

1903

34,000

Bought from farmers (October 1910), sold to UGG (November 1917)

Binscarth 3

CPR

c1903

32,000

Bought from Canada Elevator (September 1910), dismantled (November 1919), halves going to Wellwood and Minitonas

Binscarth 4

CPR

1902

22,000

Bought from Northern (September 1910), sold to Dominion (November 1916)

Birdtail

CNR

1910

30,000

New elevator (August 1910), sold to UGG (August 1924)

Brookdale

CPR

1902

30,300

Bought from Carberry (November 1910), sold to UGG (August 1924)

Brunkild

CNR

1902

29,300

Bought from Canadian (September 1910), sold to UGG (March 1926)

Cardinal

CNR

1910

30,000

New elevator, sold to UGG (March 1926)

Carman 1

CPR

1902

29,150

Bought from Canadian (October 1910), sold to UGG (July 1926)

Carman 2

CPR

1891

51,300

Bought from Carman Farmers Elevator (September 1910), dismantled (November 1916), rebuilt at Barnsley

Carroll

CPR

c1900

27,000

Bought from Winnipeg Elevator (September 1910), sold to Wiley Low (September 1927)

Chillon

CPR

1910

30,000

New elevator (August 1910), burned (November 1920)

Clearwater

CPR

1916

30,000

New elevator, sold to Wiley Low (September 1927)

Cordova

CNR

1910

30,000

New elevator, renovated (1920), sold to UGG (September 1926)

Cranmer

CPR

1913

30,000

New elevator (December 1913), sold to UGG (September 1926)

Crystal City 1

CPR

1894

72,000

New annex (1905), Bought from Dow (October 1910), dismantled (November 1916) and rebuilt at Clearwater

Crystal City 2

CPR

c1895

18,000

Bought from Northern (October 1910), dismantled (November 1916) and rebuilt at Clearwater

Crystal City 3

CPR

1903

43,000

Bought from J. E. Parr (October 1910), sold to UGG (September 1926)

Crystal City 4

CPR

1897

23,000

Bought from Winnipeg (October 1910), sold to Interior Elevator Co (Norman M. Paterson) (November 1919)

Dauphin 1

CNR

1898

23,000

Bought from Canadian (September 1910), sold to UGG (November 1917)

Dauphin 2

CNR

1896

23,000

Bought from Dominion Elevator (September 1910), sold to UGG (August 1924)

Deepdale

CNR

1910

30,000

New elevator (1910), leased to Grain Growers Grain Company (1913), sold to UGG (August 1924)

Dominion City

CPR

1902

19,908

Bought from Dominion City Farmers Elevator Co (leased by McLaughlin Grain) (December 1910), leased to Randall, Gee & Mitchell (1916-1917), dismantled and reconstructed (1921), sold to UGG (March 1925)

Dufresne

CNR

1910

45,000

New elevator (November 1910), sold to UGG (March 1926)

Dunrea 1

CNR

c1900

22,000

Bought from Northern (October 1910), renovated (1920), sold to Wiley Low (September 1927), re-sold to UGG (1927?)

Dunrea 2

CNR

1909

31,500

Bought from Charles Beaupre (November 1910), dismantled (November 1917) and transferred to Rounthwaite

Durban

CNR

1912

?

New elevator from old Gretna elevator, sold to UGG (August 1924)

Eden

CNR

c1901

25,000

Bought from Winnipeg (September 1910), sold to UGG (August 1924)

Elkhorn

CPR

1892

22,000

Bought from Northern (October 1910), sold to UGG (August 1924)

Elliott Siding

CNR

c1903

28,000

Bought from North Star (September 1910), sold to Wiley Low (September 1927), re-sold to UGG (1927?)

Elva 1

CPR

1916

30,000

New elevator (November 1916), sold to UGG (March 1926)

Elva 2

CPR

c1895

25,000

Bought from Dominion (September 1910), dismantled and rebuilt at Elva (1916)

Elva 3

CPR

1897

30,000

Bought from Western (September 1910), dismantled and rebuilt at Elva (1916)

Elva 4

CPR

1892

18,000

Bought from Northern (September 1910), dismantled and moved to Cranmer (1913)

Fairview

CNR

?

30,000

Bought from G. B. Murphy (November 1910), leased to Smith Murphy (1917), leased to UGG (1920), sold to UGG (August 1924)

Fallison

CPR

1916

30,000

New elevator (November 1916), sold to Wiley Low (April 1926)

Gilbert Plains 1

CNR

1899

27,768

Bought from British American (September 1910), sold to UGG (August 1924)

Gilbert Plains 2

CNR

1910

45,000

New elevator (July 1910), sold to UGG (November 1917)

Glenora

CNR

?

28,500

Bought from Dominion (September 1910), sold to Wiley Low (September 1927)

Grandview 1

CNR

1902

24,897

Bought from G. B. Murphy (November 1910), burned (May 1912), remodelled (1912)

Grandview 2

CNR

1901

18,433

Bought from Canadian (September 1910), sold to UGG (August 1924)

Grandview 3

CNR

1901

20,959

Bought from Swain Robinson (leased to Northern) (October 1910), sold to UGG (November 1917)

Graysville 1

CNR

1902

24,000

Bought from Winnipeg (September 1910), dismantled (November 1920), new elevator built at Graysville #3

Graysville 2

CNR

c1902

28,000

Bought from International (September 1910), dismantled (November 1920), new elevator built at Graysville #3

Graysville 3

CNR

1920

30,000

New elevator (November 1920), sold to UGG (March 1926)

Greenway 1

CNR

1889

31,000

Bought from Northern (September 1910), sold to UGG (July 1926)

Greenway 2

CNR

c1902

14,000

Bought from Dominion (September 1910), dismantled (November 1917), one-third to Greenway Northern, balance to Rounthwaite (1917)

Gretna

CPR

1884

33,000

Bought from M. Long & Chambers (July 1910), dismantled (February 1913), rebuilt at Durban

Griswold 1

CPR

1896

28,000

Bought from International (September 1910), sold to UGG (August 1924)

Griswold 2

CPR

1903

23,000

Bought from Northern (September 1910), dismantled (November 1917), transferred to Terrance

Griswold 3

CPR

before 1896

30,000

Bought from J. Smith Hitchcock (November 1910), dismantled (December 1912), moved to Manson (December 1912)

Grosse Isle

CNR

c1912

25,000

New elevator, leased to Wiley Low (c1920), sold to Wiley Low (August 1926), sold to Federal (1932)

Hallboro

CNR

1900

27,000

Bought from Winnipeg (September 1910), sold to UGG (August 1924)

Hamiota 1

CPR

1895

41,000

New annex (1898), Bought from G. Edwards (September 1910), sold to Meyer Chechik & Solomon Gold (November 1917)

Hamiota 2

CPR

c1897

35,000

Bought from Imperial Elevator & Lumber Co (September 1910), sold to Wiley Low (September 1927)

Hamiota 3

CPR

1895

20,000

Bought from Northern (September 1910), sold to James Park (December 1925)

Hargrave 1

CPR

1902

25,000

Bought from McLaughlin & Ellis (September 1910), sold to Meyer Chechik & Solomon Gold (November 1917)

Hargrave 2

CPR

1900

25,000

Bought from Northern (October 1910), sold to UGG (August 1924)

Hargrave 3

CPR

1900

25,000

Bought from R. A. Knight (October 1910), dismantled (December 1913) and moved to Kenville

Hartney 1

CPR

1892

35,000

Bought from Hartney Grain Co (September 1910), dismantled (November 1916) and rebuilt at Hartney

Hartney 2

CNR

1900

25,000

Bought from Dominion (September 1910), sold to UGG (September 1926)

Hartney 3

CPR

1917

30,000

New elevator (November 1917), sold to UGG (September 1926)

Hilton 1

CNR

c1900

34,000

Bought from Dominion (1910), sold to UGG (September 1926)

Hilton 2

CNR

c1900

22,000

Bought from Winnipeg (September 1910), sold to UGG (September 1926)

Holmfield

CPR

1903

32,000

Bought from Canadian (September 1910), sold to Wiley Low (September 1927)

Homewood 1

CNR

1902

38,200

Bought from Farmers (November 1910), sold to UGG (March 1926)

Homewood 2

CNR

1901

25,000

Bought from Dominion (September 1910), sold to Dominion (November 1916)

Indian Springs

CNR

1916

30,000

New elevator (November 1916), sold to UGG (March 1926)

Jordan

CNR

c1910

25,000

New elevator, sold to UGG (July 1926)

Kelloe

CPR

1904

22,000

Bought from Canadian (September 1910), sold to UGG (August 1924)

Kelwood

CNR

1906

30,078

Bought from Canadian (September 1910), sold to UGG (August 1924)

Kenton 1

CPR

1902

27,000

Bought from Winnipeg (September 1910), dismantled (November 1920) and rebuilt at Kenton #3

Kenton 2

CPR

1902

25,000

Bought from Northern (September 1910), dismantled (November 1920) and rebuilt at Kenton #3

Kenton 3

CPR

1920

?

New elevator (November 1920), sold to UGG (August 1924)

Kenville

CNR

c1912

?

New elevator, sold to UGG (August 1924)

La Riviere 1

CPR

c1892

26,800

Bought from Farmers (November 1910), leased to Mitchell Grain (1921), sold to C. Molter (April 1926)

La Riviere 2

CPR

c1902

28,000

Bought from International (September 1910), sold to Wiley Low (April 1926)

Lauder 1

CPR

1893

22,000

Bought from Sam Scott (September 1910), sold to Meyer Chechik & Solomon Gold (November 1917)

Lauder 2

CPR

1904

55,000

Bought from Farmers (August 1910), sold to Wiley Low (September 1927)

Lenore 1

CPR

1902

27,000

Bought from Winnipeg (September 1910), sold to UGG (August 1924)

Lenore 2

CPR

1902

30,000

Bought from McLaughlin Elevator (September 1910), burned (late 1913)

Lenore 3

CPR

1902

25,000

Bought from Northern (September 1910), dismantled (1921), annex moved to Lenore #1

Letellier 1

CNR

c1908

17,398

Bought from Dominion (September 1910), new foundation (1919), sold to UGG (July 1926)

Letellier 2

CNR

1901

19,845

Bought from Winnipeg (September 1910), dismantled (November 1917), transferred to new elevator at Oakville

Linklater

CPR

1915

30,000

New elevator (October 1915), sold to UGG (March 1926)

Lyleton 1

CPR

1903

30,000

Bought from Lyleton GG (November 1910), dismantled (c1921), used to build new elevator at Lyleton #3, part sold to Carey Elevator Co (November 1920)

Lyleton 2

CPR

1909

30,000

New elevator (November 1909), dismantled (c1921), used to build new elevator at Lyleton #3

Lyleton 3

CPR

c1921

?

New elevator (November 1921), sold to Wiley Low (September 1927), re-sold to UGG

MacGregor

CPR

1894

25,000

Bought from MacGregor GG (October 1910), remodelled (1912), sold to UGG (August 1924)

Manitou

CPR

1909

35,000

Bought from R. J. Chalmers (April 1911), sold to J. H. Ferguson et al (1926)

Manson 1

CPR

1905

30,000

Bought from McLaughlin Elevator (October 1910), dismantled and used to build new elevator (c1912)

Manson 2

CPR

c1912

?

Sold to UGG (August 1924)

Margaret 1

CNR

1902

20,000

Bought from Winnipeg (September 1910), dismantled (July 1917) and moved to new elevator at Rounthwaite (November 1917)

Margaret 2

CNR

c1900

30,000

Bought from Northern (September 1910), sold to UGG (March 1926)

Mariapolis

CNR

1902

26,000

Bought from Winnipeg (September 1910), sold to UGG (March 1926)

Mather 1

CPR

1902

30,000

Bought from Winnipeg (September 1910), dismantled (1917) and used to build Mather #4

Mather 2

CPR

1902

30,000

Bought from Imperial (September 1910), sold to Ogilvie (November 1917)

Mather 3

CPR

1899

28,000

Bought from Farmers (December 1910), dismantled (November 1917) and used to build Mather #4

Mather 4

CPR

1917

30,000

New elevator (November 1917), sold to UGG (March 1926)

McAuley 1

CPR

1905

25,000

Bought from McLaughlin Elevator (September 1910), remodelled (1912), sold to UGG (August 1924)

McAuley 2

CPR

1905

25,000

Bought from North Star (September 1910), remodelled (1912), sold to UGG (August 1924)

Medora 1

CPR

1904

27,000

Bought from Winnipeg (September 1910), sold to UGG (March 1926)

Medora 2

CPR

1903

30,000

Bought from Imperial (September 1910), sold to Wiley Low (September 1927), re-sold to UGG

Miami 1

CNR

c1902

30,000

Bought from Winnipeg (September 1910), burned (August 1916)

Miami 2

CNR

1889

32,000

Bought from Northern (September 1910), leased to UGG (?), leased to Miami Farmers (1919), sold to Wiley Low (April 1926)

Miami 3

CNR

1897

33,000

Bought from Dominion (September 1910), dismantled (December 1910), transferred to new at Grosse Isle

Miami 4

CNR

1900

35,000

Bought from Farmers (August 1910), returned to owners (c1913)

Miniota 1

CPR

1898

30,000

Bought from Imperial (September 1910), remodelling (1912), sold to Wiley Low (September 1927)

Miniota 2

CPR

1898

25,000

Bought from Winnipeg (September 1910), dismantled by UGG (November 1919) and moved to new elevator at Minitonas

Minitonas 1

CNR

1904

26,000

Bought from Canadian (September 1910), remodelling (1912), dismantled by UGG (November 1919 and moved to Minitonas (unclear)

Minitonas 2

CNR

1919

?

New elevator of Binscarth (Canadian), Miniota (Winnipeg), Minitonas (Canadian), sold to UGG (August 1924)

Mowbray 1

CPR

1902

30,000

Bought from Canadian (September 1910), sold to Wiley Low (April 1926)

Mowbray 2

CPR

1908

25,000

Bought from Farmers (c1910), sold to J. E. Deason (February 1926)

Myrtle 1

CNR

1902

22,000

Bought from North Star (September 1910), leased to George Masson (1918), sold to Wiley Low (April 1926)

Myrtle 2

CNR

1895

15,000

Bought from Winnipeg (August 1910), dismantled (December 1913) and moved to Rossendale

Napinka 1

CPR

1904

34,000

Bought from Imperial (September 1910), sold to Wiley Low (April 1926)

Napinka 2

CPR

1893

17,000

Bought from Northern (September 1910), sold to Meyer Chechik & Solomon Gold (November 1917)

Napinka 3

CPR

1904

30,000

Bought from Dominion (September 1910), remodelled (1912), sold to Wiley Low (September 1927), re-sold to UGG

Nesbitt 1

CPR

1895

30,000

Bought from Northern (September 1910), remodelled (May 1911), sold to UGG (July 1926)

Nesbitt 2

CPR

1895

30,000

Bought from Dominion (September 1910), destroyed by fire (25 May 1916)

Newdale

CPR

1909

30,000

Bought from Dow Cereal (October 1910), remodelled (May 1911), alterations (1920), sold to UGG (August 1924)

Newton Siding

CNR

1910

30,000

New elevator, leased to UGG (?), leased to McMillan Grain Co (1918), sold to UGG (August 1924)

Ninga 1

CPR

1902

24,000

Bought from Dominion (September 1910), remodelled (May 1912), dismantled (August 1923) and transferred to new elevator at Ninga

Ninga 2

CPR

1904

22,000

Bought from Graves & Reilly (October 1910), sold to UGG (November 1917)

Ninga 3

CPR

1903

29,000

Bought from Winnipeg (September 1910), remodelled (May 1912), sold to Wiley Low (April 1926)

Ninga 4

CPR

1888

16,000

Bought from Northern (September 1910), dismantled (August 1923), used to build new elevator at Ninga

Ninga 5

CPR

1923

?

New elevator (August 1923) made of Ninga (Winnipeg) and Ninga (Northern), sold to UGG (September 1926)

Oakburn

CNR

1900

24,500

Bought from Dominion (September 1910), sold to UGG (August 1924)

Oakville 1

CNR

1898

15,000

Bought from Winnipeg (September 1910), dismantled (November 1917) and used to build new at Oakville

Oakville 2

CNR

1917

30,000

New elevator (November 1917) of Oakville (Winnipeg) and Letellier (Winnipeg), sold to UGG (August 1924)

Ochre River 1

CNR

1898

25,000

Bought from Canadian (September 1910), dismantled (November 1916) and used to build Ochre River #2

Ochre River 2

CNR

1916

30,000

New elevator, burned (July 1921)

Pipestone 1

CPR

1897

25,000

Bought from Pipestone Farmers Elevator & Milling Co (September 1910), remodelled (March 1913), sold to UGG (September 1926)

Pipestone 2

CPR

1903

30,000

Bought from Geo McCulloch & Sons (October 1910), remodelled (May 1912), sold to UGG (September 1926)

Pipestone 3

CPR

1903

32,000

Bought from International (September 1910), dismantled (December 1913) and moved to Ashville

Pleasant Point

CNR

1904

30,000

Bought from Carberry Elevator Co (November 1910), leased to Smith Murphy (?), burned (3 October 1917)

Plumas 1

CNR

1900

25,000

Bought from Canadian (September 1910), sold to UGG (August 1924)

Plumas 2

CNR

1898

22,000

Bought from Northern (September 1910), dismantled (December 1913) and moved to Ste. Rose du Lac (1913)

Rathwell 1

CPR

1902

35,000

Bought from Western (September 1910), remodelled (May 1912), dismantled (November 1917), moved to Hartney for new elevator

Rathwell 2

CPR

1895

30,000

Bought from Northern (October 1910), sold to UGG (September 1926)

Rea

GTP

1909

26,000

Bought from Atlas (October 1910, sold to Wiley Low (April 1926)

Reston 1

CPR

1900

30,000

Bought from McCulloch (c1910), remodelled (May 1912), burned (12 February 1916)

Reston 2

CPR

1896

16,000

Bought from Northern (c1910), dismantled (1916) and used to build Reston #4

Reston 3

CPR

1896

26,000

Bought from Farmers (c1910), dismantled (December 1913) and moved to Linklater

Reston 4

CPR

1916

30,000

New elevator (November 1916) on old McCulloch site, sold to UGG (March 1926)

Ridgeville 1

CNR

1904

32,000

Bought from Canadian (September 1910), sold to Wiley Low (September 1927), re-sold to UGG

Ridgeville 2

CNR

1904

25,000

Bought from Winnipeg (September 1910), sold to Interior Elevator Co (Norman M Paterson) (November 1919)

Riding Mountain

CNR

1910

30,000

New elevator, sold to UGG (August 1924)

Rivers

GTP

1908

30,000

Bought from Standard (October 1910), leased to WCFM (1917-1921), sold to Wiley Low (April 1926)

"Bought from Security Elevator (1910)"

Roland 1

CNR

1898

55,000

Bought from Farmers (September 1910), remodelled (May 1912), repairs (November 1918), sold to UGG (July 1926)

Roland 2

CNR

1897

20,000

Bought from Winnipeg (October 1910), dismantled (c1912) and moved to Jordan Siding

Roland 3

CNR

1895

25,000

Bought from Dominion (September 1910), remodelled (May 1912), rented to T. H. Lytle (1916-1917), sold to T. H. Lytle (November 1917)

Rossendale

CNR

1912

30,000

New elevator using Myrtle (Winnipeg), sold to Wiley Low (September 1927), re-sold to UGG

Rounthwaite

?

1917

30,000

New elevator made of Dunrea (Beaupre), Greenway (Dominion), and Margaret (Winnipeg), sold to UGG (September 1926)

Rufford

CNR

1910

26,000

New elevator, sold to Wiley Low (September 1927), re-sold to UGG

St. Claude

CPR

c1902

30,000

Bought from Western (August 1910), remodelled (May 1912), sold to UGG (September 1926)

Ste. Rose du Lac

CNR

c1912

?

New elevator using Plumas (Northern), leased to ? (c1911), sold to UGG (August 1924)

Sanford

CNR

1902

32,000

Bought from Canadian (September 1910), remodelled (May 1912), sold to UGG (November 1926)

Shoal Lake 1

CPR

1901

25,000

Bought from Canadian (September 1910), sold to UGG (August 1924)

Shoal Lake 2

CPR

1902

23,000

Bought from Northern (September 1910), sold to UGG (August 1924)

Shoal Lake 3

CPR

1887

25,000

Bought from Dominion (September 1910), dismantled (c1913) and used to build new at Vista

Shoal Lake 4

CPR

1909

30,000

Bought from A. S. Arnold (August 1910), sold to UGG (November 1920)

Shoal Lake 5

CPR

1902

38,500

Consisted of two elevators and warehouse additiona, Bought from Bull & Meredith (October 1910), leased to Smith Murphy (1917-1919), probably sold to A S Arnold (1919), dismantled part and used to build new at Vista, rest sold to Wiley Low (1926)

Silver Plains

CNR

1899

15,000

Bought from Dominion (September 1910), sold to Wiley Low (April 1926)

Sinclair

CPR

1902

25,000

Bought from Western (September 1910), alterations (August 1923), sold to UGG (September 1926)

Snowflake 1

CPR

?

30,000

Bought from Canadian (September 1910), sold to W. Hendrick (November 1924)

Snowflake 2

CPR

1901

30,000

Bought from Imperial (September 1910), dismantled (November 1916), used to build Fallison

Snowflake 3

CPR

c1904

25,000

Bought from Farmers (October 1910), remodelled (May 1912), sold to LOWM (November 1916)

Snowflake 4

CPR

1900

30,000

Bought from State (December 1910), new foundation (1919), sold to Wiley Low (April 1926)

Solsgirth

CPR

1904

30,000

Bought from Canadian (September 1910), remodelled (May 1912), sold to UGG (August 1924)

Somerset

CNR

1901

18,000

Bought from Wood Bros (August 1910), remodelled (May 1912), sold to UGG (March 1926)

Souris

CPR

c1900

35,000

Souris Farmers Elev Co operated by McLaughlin & Ellis, Bought from Merchants Bank (September 1910), remodelled (May 1912), burned (Nov 1920 or Apr 1924)

Stephenfield

CNR

1903

28,000

Bought from International (September 1910), sold to Wiley Low (September 1927)

Stockton 1

CPR

1902

25,000

Bought from Western (September 1910), sold to Wiley Low (September 1927)

Stockton 2

CPR

c1895

22,000

Bought from Dominion (September 1910), alterations (September 1925), sold to Wiley Low (September 1927)

Strathclair 1

CPR

1909

25,000

Bought from A. S. Arnold (August 1910), sold to Wiley Low (1917), immediately re-sold to Export Elevator Co of Saskatoon

Strathclair 2

CPR

1891

30,000

Built by Mason, annex (1907), sold to Bawlf Grain (?), Bought from Bawlf Grain (October 1910), sold to UGG (August 1924)

Strathclair 3

CPR

1901

25,000

Bought from Northern (October 1910), sold to UGG (November 1917)

Strathclair 4

CPR

1909

30,000

Bought from Dow (George Dow, Edward Nicholson, Daniel Henderson Bain) of Pilot Mound (October 1910), sold to Dominion Elevator Co (November 1916)

Swan Lake 1

CNR

1903

22,000

Bought from Wood Bros (August 1910), sold to Randall Gee Mitchell (November 1917)

Swan Lake 2

CNR

1901

25,000

Bought from Winnipeg (September 1910), sold to Wiley Low (April 1926)

Swan Lake 3

CNR

1902

33,000

Bought from Northern (October 1910), remodelled (May 1912), burned (June 1915)

Terrance

?

1917

30,000

New elevator (November 1917) from Griswold (Northern) and Virden (Imperial), sold to UGG (March 1926)

Treherne 1

CPR

c1904

22,000

Bought from Northern (September 1910), sold to Interior Elev Co (N M Paterson) (November 1917)

Treherne 2

CPR

c1896

70,000

Bought from Farmers (September 1910), remodelled (March 1913), sold to UGG (September 1926)

Treherne 3

CPR

1895

35,000

Bought from Dominion (September 1910), leased to Treherne Farmers Elev (1917-1917), sold to UGG (September 1926)

Underhill 1

CNR

c1900

25,000

Bought from Winnipeg (September 1910), sold to Meyer Chechik & Solomon Gold (November 1917)

Underhill 2

CNR

1900

45,000

Bought from Farmers (December 1910), sold to UGG (March 1926)

Underhill 3

CNR

1900

30,000

Bought from Western (September 1910), dismantled (November 1916) and rebuilt at Indian Springs

Valley River

CNR

1907

28,000

Bought from Canadian (September 1910), remodelled (May 1912), sold to UGG (August 1924)

Virden 1

CPR

1900

30,000

Bought from Imperial (September 1910), dismantled (November 1917), used to build at Terrance

Virden 2

CPR

1903

40,000

Bought from Farmers (December 1910), bought from Morice & Oconner (?), remodelled (May 1912), rented to Simpson Bros (?), sold to UGG (August 1924)

Virden 3

CPR

1891

35,000

Bought from Northern (September 1910), dismantled (c1912)

Virden 4

CPR

c1911

?

New elevator, build by C. E. Bird on contract, sold to UGG (August 1924)

Vista

CNR

c1912

?

New elevator, built by C. E. Bird on contract, using Shoal Lake (Bulls) and Shoal Lake (Dominion)

Wellwood 1

CPR

1901

30,000

Bought from Western (September 1910), dismantled (November 1919) and used to build Wellwood #3

Wellwood 2

CPR

1901

25,000

Bought from Winnipeg (September 1910), dismantled (November 1919) and used to build Wellwood #3

Wellwood 3

CPR

1919

?

New elevator using Binscarth (Canadian), Wellwood (Winnipeg), and Wellwood (Western), sold to UGG (August 1924)

Wheatland

CPR

1905

25,000

Bought from W. Fenwick (September 1910), leased to WCFM (1917), sold to UGG (August 1924)

Winkler

CPR

c1902

25,000

Bought from Peter Dyke (Farmers?) (May 1913), dismantled (September 1913) and used to build at Cranmer

See also:

A “Tragic Muddle” and a “Cooperative Success”: an Account of Two Elevator Experiments in Manitoba, 1906-1928 by John Everitt
Manitoba History, Number 18, Autumn 1989

Sources:

“Buying elevators,” Winnipeg Tribune, 15 September 1910, page 10.

This page was prepared by John Everitt and Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 3 November 2024