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Historic Sites of Manitoba: United Grain Growers Grain Elevator (Russell, Municipality of Russell-Binscarth)
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In 1916, the Grain Growers Grain Company bought or leased the Russell Farmers' Elevator at Russell, on the CPR Russell Subdivision in what is now the Municipality of Russell-Binscarth. The company demolished the elevator in 1925 and replaced it with a new one. A large crib annex was added in 1953. Ten years later, the 1925 elevator was converted into an annex and a new elevator was constructed. With the abandonment of the railway line in 1996, the elevator was demolished in June 1996.
Agents / Buyers
Period
Agent / Buyer
1916-1917
Roy Sumner
1917-1947
John A. McKinnon
1947-1951
Wally Lazenby
1951-1952
R. Harold Watts
1952-1955
Ray Wilcox
1955-1980
W. J. F. “Frank” MacDonald
1981-1986
Alvin Price
1986-1996
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Photos & Coordinates
United Grain Growers grain elevator at Russell (1971)
Source: Agricore United Engineering Department, Tom Price (Mgr), provided by Glenn Dickson (University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections)
United Grain Growers grain elevator at Russell (1981)
Source: Agricore United Engineering Department, Tom Price (Mgr), provided by Glenn Dickson (University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections)Site Coordinates (lat/long): N50.78371, W101.29157
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Manitoba Pool Grain Elevator / Private Grain Elevator (Russell, Municipality of Russell-Binscarth)
Sources:
United Grain Growers Fonds, University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 22 May 2021
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