Historic Sites of Manitoba: Miami Farmers Grain Elevator / Canadian Consolidated Grain Elevator / United Grain Growers Grain Elevator / Federal Grain Elevator 2 / Manitoba Pool Grain Elevator B (Norton Avenue, Miami, RM of Thompson)

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Agents / Buyers | Photos & Coordinates | Sources

A wooden grain elevator in Miami, on the CNR Miami Subdivision in the Rural Municipality of Thompson, was built by the Miami Farmers Elevator Company in 1923. It was owned successively by the Canadian Consolidated Grain Company (1940-1959), United Grain Growers (1959-1970), Federal Grain (1970-1972), and Manitoba Pool Elevators (1972-1974). It was the Pool B elevator until being closed and removed around 1974.

Agents / Buyers

Period	Agent / Buyer
1923-?	?
?-?	Jim Law
?-?	Les Watchorn
?-?	Hector Walker
?-?	Len Bingham
?-?	John Brookes
?-?	Tom Bartley Jr.
1959-1964	Clement John Woodward
1964-1970	Charles Everett “Charlie” Shortridge (1911-1979)
1970-1972	?
1972-1974	See Manitoba Pool A

Photos & Coordinates

United Grain Growers grain elevator at Miami (1964) Source: Agricore United Engineering Department, Tom Price (Mgr), provided by Glenn Dickson (University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections) Site Location (lat/long): N49.37006, W98.24703 denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Manitoba Pool Grain Elevator A (Norton Avenue, Miami, RM of Thompson)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Wiley Low Grain Elevator / Federal Grain Elevator 1 (Norton Avenue, Miami, RM of Thompson)

Sources:

Miami & R.M. of Thompson Chronicles by R.M. of Thompson History Book Committee, 1998, page 66.

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

Obituaries and burial transcriptions, Manitoba Genealogical Society.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 4 May 2023

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