Manitoba Business: Security Elevator Company

This Winnipeg-based Security Elevator Company was incorporated formally in July 1908 with the following initial directors: Lyman Oliver Downing, Ralph Henry Moore, Hugh Phillipps, Thomes Gillespie, and William Kellman Chandler. In late 1929, its assets were acquired by the Northern Elevator Company.

Vice-Presidents

Period	Vice-President
1915-?	George Duncan Cameron (1874-1947)
c1928	T. P. Heffelfinger
1929	Elbert Walter Kneeland (1866-1941)

Secretary-Treasurers

Period	Secretary-Treasurer
1909-1912	Loy M. Pugh (1879-?)
1912-1929	John Villardson (1870-1929)

Country Elevators (Manitoba)

Location	Rail	Opened	Closed	Capacity (bushels)	Comments
Firdale	CNR	c1912	1929	30,000	Sold to Northern Elevator (1929)
Ingelow	CNR	1926	1929	30,000	Sold to Northern Elevator (1929)
Knox	CNR	c1912	1913	30,000
Pope	CNR	1905	1929	30,000	Sold to Northern Elevator (1929)
Rivers	CNR	?	1910	?	Sold to Manitoba Elevator Commission (1910)
St. Lazare	CNR	c1912	1929	30,000	Sold to Northern Elevator (1929)
Uno	CNR	c1912	1929	30,000	Sold to Northern Elevator (1929)

Sources:

“Notice,” Manitoba Free Press, 1 September 1908, page 2.

“City man uses plane on trip to mother’s funeral,” Winnipeg Tribune, 23 July 1928, page 10.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 1 August 2023