Manitoba Business: Manitoba Elevator Commission

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: 20 May 2024