Historic Sites of Manitoba: Manitoba Pool Grain Elevator (Silver Plains, RM of Morris)

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Agents / Buyers | Photos & Coordinates | Sources

A 40,000-bushel wooden grain elevator at the siding of Silver Plains on the CNR Emerson Subdivision, in the Rural Municipality of Morris, was constructed in 1928 by Manitoba Pool Elevators for a local cooperative association. Annexes increased its storage capacity in 1951 and 1958. Closed in 1984, the elevator and its crib annex were moved to Ste. Agathe later that year. They were demolished in the early 2000s.

Agents / Buyers

Period	Agent / Buyer
1928-1946	J. E. Ager
1946-1948	R. A. Laurie
1948-1960	T. M. Levins
1960-1966	Clifford R. Rance
1966-1968	Marc Prefontaine
1968-1970	Victor H. Penner
1970-1972	Byron Douglas Mason
1972-1980	E. R. “Ted” Stewart
1980-1981	Gerry L. Charles
1981-1984	Ray Buan

Photos & Coordinates

Aerial view of the grain elevator at Silver Plains (1979) Source: Manitoba Air Photo Library Manitoba Pool grain elevator at Silver Plains (no date) Source: Julie Harris Manitoba Pool grain elevator at Silver Plains (November 1954) Source: David Pelland Manitoba Pool grain elevator at Silver Plains (November 1954) Source: David Pelland Site Location (lat/long): N49.45984, W97.29521 denoted by symbol on the map above

Sources:

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

We thank Julie Harris for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by David Pelland, Gordon Goldsborough, and Denis Sabourin (Sabourin Geomatics Ltd.).

Page revised: 27 March 2018

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