Historic Sites of Manitoba: Manitoba Pool Grain Elevator (Smart, RM of Elton)

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Agents / Buyers | Photos & Coordinates | Sources

A wooden grain elevator at the Smart siding (named for railway official Valentine I. Smart), on the CNR Rivers Subdivision in the Rural Municipality of Elton, was constructed as the “B” elevator at Forrest in 1928. It was moved to this site in August 1964 by Manitoba Pool Elevators, replacing a National Grain elevator that had been destroyed by fire on 19 July 1962. It had a six-car spot and a crib annex was constructed beside it in 1968. Closed in December 2000, the elevator and annex were demolished in 2002.

Agents / Buyers

Period	Agent / Buyer
1964-1969	Jack A. Anderson
1969-1970	Richard L. Negrych
1970-1979	Harold E. Brown
1979-1982	Lloyd Henry Hackman (1922-1991)
1982-2000	James “Jim” Robertson

Photos & Coordinates

Aerial view of the Manitoba Pool grain elevator at Smart Siding (1991) Source: Manitoba Pool Fonds, S. J. McKee Archives, Brandon University The Manitoba Pool grain elevator at Smart Siding (no date) Source: Manitoba Pool Fonds, S. J. McKee Archives, Brandon University The Manitoba Pool grain elevator at Smart Siding (April 1998) Source: George Penner The former Manitoba Pool grain elevator at Smart Siding being demolished, after removal of its annex and driveshed (2002) Source: Jim Robertson The former Manitoba Pool grain elevator at Smart Siding being demolished (2002) Source: Jim Robertson Site Location (lat/long): N50.00106, W100.05274 denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Memorable Manitobans: Valentine Irving Smart (1874-1940)

Sources:

Obituary [Lloyd Henry Hackman], Russell Banner, 16 April 1991, page 9.

“Hamlet loses its elevator,” Brandon Sun, 1 December 2000, page 1.

“45 years ago, July 19, 1962,” Rivers Banner, 20 July 2007, page 5.

“45 years ago, Aug. 13, 1964,” Rivers Banner, 14 August 2009, page 3.

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

We thank Shelagh Poolie (Viterra Inc.), Jim Robertson, and George Penner for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 14 September 2022

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