Historic Sites of Manitoba: Manitoba Pool Grain Elevators A & B (Benito, Municipality of Swan Valley West)

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Agents / Buyers | Photos & Coordinates | Sources

A wooden grain elevator at Benito, on the CNR Preeceville Subdivision in what is now the Municipality of Swan Valley West, was built by Manitoba Pool Elevators in 1952 alongside two older elevators dating from 1913, the larger of which was designated Pool A. Renovations in 1976 involved replacement of Pool A with a modern crib annex. Closed in January 2002, the former Pool B was demolished later that year.

Agents / Buyers

Period

Agent / Buyer

1928-1929

N. E. Madsen

1929-1932

A. R. Lindquist

1932-1938

W. E. Pattison

1938-1945

J. A. McDonald

1945-1971

F. B. Abigail

1971

William Peloski

1971-1976

Dale E. Klippenstein

1976-1985

Alex T. Zlotoff

1985-1990

Alvin Soloway

1990-1991

?

1991-1997

Bill Tullis

1997-1998

Rick Nahnybida

1998-2002

?

Photos & Coordinates

Manitoba Pool grain elevator A in the row at Benito

Manitoba Pool grain elevator A in the row at Benito (1936)
Source: John Everitt Fonds JCE-0579, S. J. McKee Archives, Brandon University

Manitoba Pool B (left) and A (right) grain elevators in the row at Benito

Manitoba Pool B (left) and A (right) grain elevators in the row at Benito (1971)
Source: Agricore United Engineering Department, Tom Price (Mgr), provided by Glenn Dickson (University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections)

Manitoba Pool grain elevator B at Benito

Manitoba Pool grain elevator B at Benito (May 1998)
Source: John Everitt Fonds JCE-0137, S. J. McKee Archives, Brandon University

Manitoba Pool grain elevator B at Benito

Manitoba Pool grain elevator B at Benito (August 2002)
Source: George Penner

Site Location (lat/long): N51.91231, W101.54837
denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Historic Sites of Manitoba: British America Grain Elevator / National Grain Elevator / Federal Grain Elevator 2 / Manitoba Pool Grain Elevator C (Benito, Municipality of Swan Valley West)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Searle Grain Elevator / Federal Grain Elevator 1 / Manitoba Pool Grain Elevator D (Benito, Municipality of Swan Valley West)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: United Grain Growers Grain Elevator (Benito, Municipality of Swan Valley West)

Sources:

“Two more elevators close,” Swan Valley Star and Times, 5 February 2002.

Manitoba Pool Fonds, S. J. McKee Archives, Brandon University.

We thank George Penner for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough and Denis Sabourin.

Page revised: 1 February 2020

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