Manitoba Business: Manitoba Elevator Commission

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

Country Elevators

Location

Rail

Capacity
(bushels)

Built

Comments

Altamont 1

CNR

30,000

1902

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

Altamont 2

CNR

24,000

c1895

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

?

30,000

1916

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

Beaver

CNR

27,000

1900

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

Binscarth 1

CPR

23,000

1904

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

Binscarth 2

CPR

34,000

1903

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

Binscarth 3

CPR

32,000

c1903

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

Binscarth 4

CPR

22,000

1902

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

Birdtail

CNR

30,000

1910

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

Brookdale

CPR

30,300

1902

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

Brunkild

CNR

29,300

1902

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

Cardinal

CNR

30,000

1910

New elevator, sold to UGG (March 1926)

Carman 1

CPR

29,150

1902

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

Carman 2

CPR

51,300

1891

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

Carroll

CPR

27,000

c1900

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

Chillon

CPR

30,000

1910

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

Clearwater

CPR

30,000

1916

New elevator, sold to Wiley Low (September 1927)

Cordova

CNR

30,000

1910

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

Cranmer

CPR

30,000

1913

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

Crystal City 1

CPR

72,000

1894

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

Crystal City 2

CPR

18,000

c1895

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

Crystal City 3

CPR

43,000

1903

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

Crystal City 4

CPR

23,000

1897

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

Dauphin 1

CNR

23,000

1898

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

Dauphin 2

CNR

23,000

1896

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

Deepdale

CNR

30,000

1910

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

Dominion City

CPR

19,908

1902

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

45,000

1910

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

Dunrea 1

CNR

22,000

c1900

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

Dunrea 2

CNR

31,500

1909

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

25,000

c1901

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

Elkhorn

CPR

22,000

1892

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

Elliott Siding

CNR

28,000

c1903

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

Elva 1

CPR

30,000

1916

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

Elva 2

CPR

25,000

c1895

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

Elva 3

CPR

30,000

1897

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

Elva 4

CPR

18,000

1892

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

30,000

1916

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

Gilbert Plains 1

CNR

27,768

1899

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

Gilbert Plains 2

CNR

45,000

1910

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

24,897

1902

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

Grandview 2

CNR

18,433

1901

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

Grandview 3

CNR

20,959

1901

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

Graysville 1

CNR

24,000

1902

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

Graysville 2

CNR

28,000

c1902

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

Graysville 3

CNR

30,000

1920

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

Greenway 1

CNR

31,000

1889

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

Greenway 2

CNR

14,000

c1902

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

Gretna

CPR

33,000

1884

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

Griswold 1

CPR

28,000

1896

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

Griswold 2

CPR

23,000

1903

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

Griswold 3

CPR

30,000

before 1896

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

Grosse Isle

CNR

25,000

c1912

New elevator, leased to Wiley Low (c1923), sold to Wiley Low (August 1926)

Hallboro

CNR

27,000

1900

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

Hamiota 1

CPR

41,000

1895

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

Hamiota 2

CPR

35,000

c1897

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

Hamiota 3

CPR

20,000

1895

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

Hargrave 1

CPR

25,000

1902

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

Hargrave 2

CPR

25,000

1900

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

Hargrave 3

CPR

25,000

1900

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

Hartney 1

CPR

35,000

1892

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

Hartney 2

CNR

25,000

1900

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

Hartney 3

CPR

30,000

1917

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

Hilton 1

CNR

34,000

c1900

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

Hilton 2

CNR

22,000

c1900

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

Holmfield

CPR

32,000

1903

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

Homewood 1

CNR

38,200

1902

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

Homewood 2

CNR

25,000

1901

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

Indian Springs

CNR

30,000

1916

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

Jordan

CNR

25,000

c1910

New elevator, sold to UGG (July 1926)

Kelloe

CPR

22,000

1904

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

Kelwood

CNR

30,078

1906

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

Kenton 1

CPR

27,000

1902

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

Kenton 2

CPR

25,000

1902

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

26,800

c1892

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

La Riviere 2

CPR

28,000

c1902

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

Lauder 1

CPR

22,000

1893

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

Lauder 2

CPR

55,000

1904

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

Lenore 1

CPR

27,000

1902

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

Lenore 2

CPR

30,000

1902

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

Lenore 3

CPR

25,000

1902

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

Letellier 1

CNR

17,398

c1908

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

Letellier 2

CNR

19,845

1901

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

Linklater

CPR

30,000

1915

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

Lyleton 1

CPR

30,000

1903

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

30,000

1909

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

25,000

1894

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

Manitou

CPR

35,000

1909

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

Manson 1

CPR

30,000

1905

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

20,000

1902

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

Margaret 2

CNR

30,000

c1900

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

Mariapolis

CNR

26,000

1902

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

Mather 1

CPR

30,000

1902

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

Mather 2

CPR

30,000

1902

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

Mather 3

CPR

28,000

1899

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

Mather 4

CPR

30,000

1917

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

McAuley 1

CPR

25,000

1905

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

McAuley 2

CPR

25,000

1905

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

Medora 1

CPR

27,000

1904

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

Medora 2

CPR

30,000

1903

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

Miami 1

CNR

30,000

c1902

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

Miami 2

CNR

32,000

1889

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

Miami 3

CNR

33,000

1897

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

Miami 4

CNR

35,000

1900

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

Miniota 1

CPR

30,000

1898

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

Miniota 2

CPR

25,000

1898

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

Minitonas 1

CNR

26,000

1904

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

30,000

1902

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

Mowbray 2

CPR

25,000

1908

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

Myrtle 1

CNR

22,000

1902

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

Myrtle 2

CNR

15,000

1895

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

Napinka 1

CPR

34,000

1904

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

Napinka 2

CPR

17,000

1893

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

Napinka 3

CPR

30,000

1904

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

Nesbitt 1

CPR

30,000

1895

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

Nesbitt 2

CPR

30,000

1895

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

Newdale

CPR

30,000

1909

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

Newton Siding

CNR

30,000

1910

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

Ninga 1

CPR

24,000

1902

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

Ninga 2

CPR

22,000

1904

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

Ninga 3

CPR

29,000

1903

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

Ninga 4

CPR

16,000

1888

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

24,500

1900

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

Oakville 1

CNR

15,000

1898

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

Oakville 2

CNR

30,000

1917

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

Ochre River 1

CNR

25,000

1898

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

Ochre River 2

CNR

30,000

1916

New elevator, burned (July 1921)

Pipestone 1

CPR

25,000

1897

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

Pipestone 2

CPR

30,000

1903

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

Pipestone 3

CPR

32,000

1903

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

Pleasant Point

CNR

30,000

1904

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

Plumas 1

CNR

25,000

1900

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

Plumas 2

CNR

22,000

1898

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

Rathwell 1

CPR

35,000

1902

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

Rathwell 2

CPR

30,000

1895

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

Rea

GTP

26,000

1909

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

Reston 1

CPR

30,000

1900

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

Reston 2

CPR

16,000

1896

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

Reston 3

CPR

26,000

1896

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

Reston 4

CPR

30,000

1916

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

Ridgeville 1

CNR

32,000

1904

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

Ridgeville 2

CNR

25,000

1904

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

Riding Mountain

CNR

30,000

1910

New elevator, sold to UGG (August 1924)

Rivers

GTP

30,000

1908

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

"Bought from Security Elevator (1910)"

Roland 1

CNR

55,000

1898

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

Roland 2

CNR

20,000

1897

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

Roland 3

CNR

25,000

1895

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

Rossendale

CNR

30,000

1912

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

Rounthwaite

?

30,000

1917

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

Rufford

CNR

26,000

1910

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

St. Claude

CPR

30,000

c1902

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

32,000

1902

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

Shoal Lake 1

CPR

25,000

1901

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

Shoal Lake 2

CPR

23,000

1902

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

Shoal Lake 3

CPR

25,000

1887

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

Shoal Lake 4

CPR

30,000

1909

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

Shoal Lake 5

CPR

38,500

1902

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

15,000

1899

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

Sinclair

CPR

25,000

1902

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

30,000

1901

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

Snowflake 3

CPR

25,000

c1904

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

Snowflake 4

CPR

30,000

1900

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

Solsgirth

CPR

30,000

1904

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

Somerset

CNR

18,000

1901

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

Souris

CPR

35,000

c1900

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

28,000

1903

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

Stockton 1

CPR

25,000

1902

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

Stockton 2

CPR

22,000

c1895

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

Strathclair 1

CPR

25,000

1909

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

Strathclair 2

CPR

30,000

1891

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

Strathclair 3

CPR

25,000

1901

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

Strathclair 4

CPR

30,000

1909

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

22,000

1903

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

Swan Lake 2

CNR

25,000

1901

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

Swan Lake 3

CNR

33,000

1902

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

Terrance

?

30,000

1917

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

Treherne 1

CPR

22,000

c1904

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

Treherne 2

CPR

70,000

c1896

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

Treherne 3

CPR

35,000

1895

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

Underhill 1

CNR

25,000

c1900

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

Underhill 2

CNR

45,000

1900

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

Underhill 3

CNR

30,000

1900

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

Valley River

CNR

28,000

1907

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

Virden 1

CPR

30,000

1900

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

Virden 2

CPR

40,000

1903

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

Virden 3

CPR

35,000

1891

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

30,000

1901

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

Wellwood 2

CPR

25,000

1901

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

25,000

1905

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

Winkler

CPR

25,000

c1902

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: 30 January 2024