Historic Sites of Manitoba: United Grain Growers Grain Elevator (Inglis, RM of Riding Mountain West)

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Agents / Buyers | Photos & Coordinates | Sources

A wooden grain elevators at Inglis, on the CPR Russell Subdivision in what is now the Rural Municipality of Riding Mountain West, was built in 1925 by United Grain Growers to replace one built in 1922 and destroyed by fire on 4 February 1925.

Agents / Buyers

Period

Agent / Buyer

1922-1925

A. E. G. McKay

1925-1926

Kenneth M. McDougall

1926-1928

G. H. Martin

1928-1941

Guy Coulter (1896-1971)

1941-1947

John Courtenay “Court” Denham (1905-1983)

1947-1977

Carl Gulak

1977-1985

J. A. “Jim” Carruthers

Photos & Coordinates

United Grain Growers elevator and balloon annex at Inglis

United Grain Growers elevator and balloon annex at Inglis (1971)
Source: Agricore United Engineering Department, Tom Price (Mgr), provided by Glenn Dickson (University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections)

United Grain Growers elevator and balloon annex at Inglis

United Grain Growers elevator and balloon annex at Inglis (1981)
Source: Agricore United Engineering Department, Tom Price (Mgr), provided by Glenn Dickson (University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections)

United Grain Growers elevator at Inglis

United Grain Growers elevator at Inglis (2002)
Source: George Penner

United Grain Growers elevator at Inglis

United Grain Growers elevator at Inglis (May 2019)
Source: George Penner

United Grain Growers elevator at Inglis

United Grain Growers elevator and balloon annex at Inglis (August 2020)
Source: Rose Kuzina

United Grain Growers elevator at Inglis

United Grain Growers elevator and balloon annex at Inglis (August 2020)
Source: Rose Kuzina

Site Coordinates (lat/long): N50.94340, W101.24960
denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Inglis Grain Elevators National Historic Site (Inglis, RM of Riding Mountain West)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Paterson Grain Elevator (Inglis, RM of Riding Mountain West)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Province Grain Elevator / Reliance Grain Elevator A / Manitoba Pool Grain Elevator A / United Grain Growers Grain Elevator 2 (Inglis, RM of Riding Mountain West)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Reliance Grain Elevator B / Manitoba Pool Grain Elevator B / United Grain Growers Grain Elevator 3 (Inglis, RM of Riding Mountain West)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Northern Grain Elevator / National Grain Elevator / Cargill Grain Elevator (Inglis, RM of Riding Mountain West)

Sources:

Death registration [John Courtenay Denham], British Columbia Vital Statistics.

United Grain Growers Fonds, MSS76, Box 59, University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections.

We thank Rose Kuzina and George Penner for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 10 December 2021

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