Historic Sites of Manitoba: Manitoba Pool Grain Elevator A / Private Grain Elevator (Cartwright, Municipality of Cartwright-Roblin)

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Agents / Buyers | Photos & Coordinates | Sources

In 1981, Manitoba Pool Elevators built a 60,000-bushel crib annex on the west side of its 54-year-old elevator at Cartwright, on the CPR Napinka Subdivision in what is now the Municipality of Cartwright-Roblin. Then, between October 1986 and December 1987, it constructed a 145,000-bushel composite-style (elevator and annex in a single crib) structure on the west side of the earlier annex and demolished the old elevator on the east end. The facility was opened officially on 13 April 1988. Closed by Agricore in July 2001 and put up for sale, the elevator was purchased by the Willow Creek Hutterite Colony which also rents out storage space to other farmers. The adjacent railway line was abandoned in May 2008.

Agents / Buyers

Period	Agent / Buyer
1927-1931	W. J. Turner
1931-1941	H. D. Churchill
1941-1947	W. Shilson
1947-1960	C. G. McLeod
1960-1971	William Clifford “Cliff” Williams
1971-1977	Kenneth E. Elliott (elevator A)
1971-1973	W. R. Rattie (elevator B)
1977-1998	Paul A. Pickett

Photos & Coordinates

The former Manitoba Pool grain elevator at Cartwright (1974) Source: Agricore United Engineering Department, Tom Price (Mgr), provided by Glenn Dickson (University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections) Annex under construction beside the original Manitoba Pool grain elevator at Cartwright (1981) Source: Agricore United Engineering Department, Tom Price (Mgr), provided by Glenn Dickson (University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections) Aerial view of the former Manitoba Pool grain elevator at Cartwright (1997) Source: Manitoba Pool Fonds, S. J. McKee Archives, Brandon University The former Manitoba Pool grain elevator at Cartwright (2007) Source: Bernie Freeman The former Manitoba Pool grain elevator at Cartwright (2010) Source: Bernie Freeman The former Manitoba Pool grain elevator at Cartwright (2010) Source: Bernie Freeman The former Manitoba Pool grain elevator at Cartwright (May 2017) Source: Gordon Goldsborough The former Manitoba Pool grain elevator at Cartwright (May 2017) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Aerial view of the former Manitoba Pool grain elevator at Cartwright (May 2021) Source: George Penner Site Location (lat/long): N49.09415, W99.33987 denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Federal Grain Elevator 1 / Manitoba Pool Grain Elevator B (Cartwright, Municipality of Cartwright-Roblin)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Paterson Grain Elevator / Federal Grain Elevator 2 / Manitoba Pool Grain Elevator C (Cartwright, Municipality of Cartwright-Roblin)

Sources:

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

“Towns mourn loss of elevators,” Brandon Sun, 4 April 2001, page 1.

“Signs down,” Glenboro Gazette, 22 October 2002, page 2.

“Cartwright rebounding from blaze,” Brandon Sun, 9 November 2007, page 1.

We thank Bernie Freeman, Glenn Dickson, and George Penner for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 29 December 2022

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