Overviews & Locations


Flour MillsSawmills  | Food ProcessingBrickyardsManufacturing Lime Kilns



In this general overview we have mapped the locations and listed the enterprises.
For an introduction to the general nature of each industry see, Part 2
For more information on the individual enterprises, presented by Community, see Part 3 




Flour Mills     Pembina Region - East





Altona

Mill owners Isaac and David Fehr

Blumenort: 1877

Darlingford

Findlay Brothers

Emerson

Charles Borrow - 1876 

Gretna

David Peters - 1889

LaRiviere

Flour mill started by Cary and Grant, burned.  Ca. 1887

Manitou  / Manitoba City

Manitou Roller Mills   1883
In about 1885, the McIntosh Mill from the abandoned village of Norquay

Morden

1885 - Ritchie and Lundy’s  completed a flour mill and had it in in full operation.
1890 Morden Flour Mill established

Mountain City

Nelson Milling Co. moved from Nelsonville

Nelsonville

Adam Nelson – 1879. Nelson Milling Co.  – 1879 Mr. Fraser – renamed Belmont Mills.

Pembina Crossing

1882 William P. Hutchinson

Pilot Mound

George White operated a grist mill and McDonald and Band built another mill.

West Lynne

1883 – HBC & Stuaffer’s Flour Mills,

Winkler

Dyck and Peters built the Winkler Grist Mill. Winkler Roller Mills replaced that service.




Flour Mills     Pembina Region - West




Cartwright

In 1889 R.A. Sheppard, John Gimby, John Wallace, George B. Wray, A. Davidson, T.S. Mennary and E.D. Coates, planned to build a small mill at Cartwright, Manitoba.”
Clearwater

William Coulthard and his brothers John and Tom came to “Old” Clearwater in 1881, and built a gristmill on the river

Crystal City

1883 Crystal City mills commenced operations
Glenora

In 1882 by Blaine & Reid were operating a busy flour mill at the “old” site of Glenora

Holmfield

The Harrison Mill opened in 1897 and thrived for decades
Killarney

Finlay Young and Tom Buck built a flour mill in Killarney in 1893

Neelin

The short-lived Pembina Crossing mill was given a new life in Neelin, at the western edge of Rock Lake. Watson and Cowie, set up both a sawmill and a gristmill in the valley.

Preston

Between Rock Lake and Pilot Mound a saw and grist mill was built by James Preston in 1879.

Wakopa

The Harrison Brothers opened the first Flour Mill in the Turtle Mountain region in 1879.



Sawmills     Pembina Region - East


Darlingford

Bolton’s Mill and Woodwork
 
Emerson

1881 Carney & Watson
Noble and Follis
Pembina Crossing

Watson’s Mill 1882

Pilot Mound

George White - 1881


Sawmills     Pembina Region - West






Cartwright (Rock Lake) – Jim Waugh

Glenora

1882 by Blaine & Reid - 1882

Neelin

The Pembina Crossing flour mill was moved to Neelin by Watson and Cowie, 
Preston

In 1879 a saw and grist mill was built by James Preston

Wakopa

Harrison Brothers 1879






Food Processing     Pembina Region – East




Pilot Mound

Oatmeal Mill -0 George Dow

Manitou

Creamery and Cheese Factory
Soda Water Works, Oatmeal Mill, pump factory
LaRiviere

J. Rockett - cheese factory beside Mary Jane Creek.

 
West Lynne

Brewery,  Pop Factory, Cheese Factory



Food Processing     Pembina Region – West



Cartwright

Before the 1900's, a cheese factory was started by W.G. Robinson it operated for only a short time. Oscar Beach began making cheese at his farm home.  

Crystal City

Alexander Taylor managed a cheese factory at Crystal City.

Killarney

1889 Cheese factory – Isaac Wood manager. Nathan Clark also had a Cheese Factory.



Mather

Soft Drink Factory

Mather was one of a few communities that produced soft drinks.  John Davie and Walter Small had a soft drink factory beginning in 1913.   The product was called “Jersey Cream”. They started on their farm, but moved in to Mather.

Neelin

William Coutts promoted a Cheese Factory which operated successfully in the district for several years.
 
Wakopa

John Hettle – Cheese Factory - 1885


Brickyards     Pembina Region – East




Darlingford

About 1898 Whalen’s Brick & Tile
Darlingford Brick & Tile Co. Ltd.  ca. 1910

LaRiviere 

About 1902 a brickyard was established with a payroll of about thirty men, including W. Carmichael as manager. He was followed by G.W. Dellar. The brickyards stayed in business for about five years.
Morden

MacGregor’s brickyard was south of the townsite and its products were used to erect several substantial brick buildings, including the Dominion Post Office.

Pilot Mound

East of the Mound ca. 1880





Brickyards     Pembina Region – West


Killarney

Church’s Brickyard 1884- 1903





Manufacturing     Pembina Region – East




Manitoba City / Manitou

Pump Factory, Carriage Maker, Sash & Door Factory




Emerson

Noble and Follis manufactured common lumber, doors, sash, blinds. They employed about twenty-five hands.

Edward Sabin & Co. were general carriage, sleigh and cutter manufacturers.  


Manufacturing   Pembina Region – West

Cartwright

The Lightning Rod Factory
This flourishing industry was started by Munro Brothers and Ferris in 1910.

Pump Factory
Patrick Crawford McKibbin started a pump factory using logs from the area.
Albert Stillwell blacksmith and carriage maker.



Lime Kilns   Pembina Region – West






Glenora

Preston Lime Kiln


Killarney

A lime kiln operated one mile south of the Ninga Cemetery.
Neelin

Several lime kilns in the region

Pilot Mound

There was a lime kiln on the east side of the mound.