Manitoba Business: Martin and Mitchell

This Winnipeg-based firm, founded by William Martin and James Alexander Mitchell, operated grain elevators across western Canada. In September 1893, it merged to become part of the Northern Elevator Company.

Country Elevators (Manitoba)

Location	Rail	Built	Capacity (bushels)	Comments
Belmont	NP&M	1889	30,000
Greenway	NP&M	1889	30,000
Letellier	NP&M	1890	12,000
Martinville	NP&M	1889	12,000	Unknown (?)
Miami	NP&M	1889	30,000
Morris	NP&M	1889	30,000	Sold to Northern Elevator (1893)
Naughton	NP&M	1889	30,000
Portage la Prairie	NP&M	1889	30,000
Roland	NP&M	1889	30,000
Rounthwaite	NP&M	1890	30,000
St. Jean Baptiste	NP&M	1889	30,000
Somerset	NP&M	1890	2,500
Swan Lake	NP&M	1889	2,500
Union Point	NP&M	1889	2,500
Wawanesa	NP&M	1889	30,000
West Lynne	NP&M	1889	70,000

See also:

Memorable Manitobans: William Martin (1860-1932)

Memorable Manitobans: James Alexander “Jimmy” Mitchell (1852-1926)

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This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 29 March 2024