Historic Sites of Manitoba: Manitoba Pool Grain Elevator A (Langruth, Municipality of WestLake-Gladstone)

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Agents / Buyers | Photos & Coordinates | Sources

In 1947, a 40,000-bushel wooden grain elevator was constructed at Langruth, on the CNR Oakland Subdivision, by Manitoba Pool Elevators for a newly formed Langruth Co-operative Elevator Association. Three years later, to help in handling a bumper crop, a balloon annex was built alongside the elevator, increasing its capacity to 85,000 bushels. In 1953, a second balloon annex increased it further, to 135,000 bushels. It became the Pool A elevator when, in 1972, the nearby Federal Grain elevator was purchased to become Pool B.

In late 1983, anticipating abandonment of its CN railway line in mid-1984, Pool closed the A elevator and moved it to the CPR Minnedosa Subdivision at Westroc where it was extensively renovated as part of a larger facility. The original driveshed/office remained intact in Langruth as recently as 2022.

Agents / Buyers

Period	Agent / Buyer
1946-1976	Herman W. Brown
1976-1982	Brian G. Dilk
1982-1984	Terry Bradco
1984	Philip Thordarson

Photos & Coordinates

Manitoba Pool grain elevator at Langruth being moved to Westroc (late 1983) Source: Agricore United Engineering Department, Tom Price (Mgr), provided by Glenn Dickson (University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections) Driveshed and office from former Manitoba Pool grain elevator at Langruth (September 2001) Source: Mike Lisowski Aerial view of the former elevator driveshed and office and overgrown railway line (July 2022) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Former elevator driveshed and office (July 2022) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Site Location (lat/long): N50.38455, W98.67201 denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Federal Grain Elevator / Manitoba Pool Grain Elevator B (Langruth, Municipality of WestLake-Gladstone)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Manitoba Pool Grain Elevator / Delmar Commodities Grain Elevator (Westroc Siding, Municipality of WestLake-Gladstone)

Sources:

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

“Closure of CN rail line forces elevator relocation,” Winnipeg Free Press, 20 July 1983, page 9.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough and Mike Lisowski.

Page revised: 12 July 2022

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