Historic Sites of Manitoba: United Grain Growers Grain Elevators (Plumas, Municipality of WestLake-Gladstone)

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Agents / Buyers | Photos & Coordinates | Sources

At one time, United Grain Growers had three elevators at Plumas, on the CNR Gladstone Subdivision in what is now the Municipality of WestLake-Gladstone. One of them dated from May 1926, replacing an earlier elevator from around 1912 that had been leased then purchased by UGG in August 1924. This elevator was destroyed by fire on 28 December 1974 and not rebuilt. A second UGG elevator, known as Elevator #1, was formerly owned by the Western Canada Flour Mills. Built in 1898, it was purchased by UGG agent J. F. Rogers and resold to the company in June 1940. The third UGG elevator, known as Elevator #2, was constructed in 1949. Renovated in 1976, an annex from Tenby was moved beside it in 1977.

Agents / Buyers (Elevator #1)

Period	Agent / Buyer
1916-1920	E. E. Payne
1920	C. H. Deuel
1921	N. A. McLean
1922-1923	C. R. Hamilton
1923-1951	Joseph Faulkner Rogers (1886-1961)
1951-1954	George McFadyen
1954-1961	Murray McLean
1961-1962	Peter Friesen
1962-1983	Edwin Gilbert Person (1919-2000)

Agents / Buyers (Elevator #2)

Period	Agent / Buyer
1955-1961	Edwin Gilbert Person (1919-2000)
1961-1962	M. H. Cannon
1962-1965	Peter Friesen
1965-1967	R. B. Freeman
1967-1973	John Kienlen
1973-1975	C. L. Denbow
1975-1985	Clinton Rogers

Photos & Coordinates

The United Grain Growers grain elevator #1 at Plumas (1962) Source: Agricore United Engineering Department, Tom Price (Mgr), provided by Glenn Dickson (University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections) The United Grain Growers grain elevator #2 at Plumas (1981) Source: Agricore United Engineering Department, Tom Price (Mgr), provided by Glenn Dickson (University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections) Site Coordinates (lat/long): N50.38585, W99.08918 denoted by symbol on the map above

Sources:

United Grain Growers Fonds, MSS76, Box 60 [Plumas], University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections.

Obituary [Edwin Gilbert Person], Winnipeg Free Press, 29 April 2000.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough and Glenn Dickson.

Page revised: 3 January 2023

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