Historic Sites of Manitoba: Searle Grain Elevator / Federal Grain Elevator (First Avenue SE, Dauphin)
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Agents / Buyers | Photos & Coordinates | Sources
A 25,000-bushel wooden grain elevator at Dauphin, on the CNR Gladstone Subdivision, was built in 1918 for the Liberty Grain Company and opened early the following year. It was taken over by Searle Grain in 1929, merged with Federal Grain in 1966, by which time its capacity was 65,000 bushels. The elevator is no longer present at the site.
Agents / Buyers
Period |
Agent / Buyer |
1919-1931 |
James Merrick |
1931-1932 |
P. Lucas |
1932-1938 |
? Bailey |
1938-1940 |
P. Lucas |
1940-1946 |
Don McShane |
1946-? |
L. P. “Pete” Johnson |
Photos & Coordinates
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Manitoba Pool Grain Elevator A / Pioneer Grain Elevator (Dauphin)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Manitoba Pool Grain Elevator C (Jackson Street, Dauphin)
Sources:
Dauphin Valley Spans the Years by Dauphin Historical Society, 1970, page 214.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 7 January 2018
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