Historic Sites of Manitoba: United Grain Growers Grain Elevator (Endcliffe, RM of Riding Mountain West)
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A 27,000-bushel wooden grain elevator at the railway siding of Endcliffe, on the former CNR Tonkin Subdivision in what is now the Rural Municipality of Riding Mountain West, was built in 1916 and operated by United Grain Growers. The elevator closed on 31 July 1970 and was demolished in April 1972. The railway line was abandoned and the tracks were removed.
Agents / Buyers
Period
Agent / Buyer
1917-1919
R. J. Young
1919-1920
?
1920-1921
C. G. Evans
1921-1922
H. M. Brisbin
1922-1923
P. J. Hobler
1923-1929
F. B. Johnstone
1929-1930
W. R. Robb
1930-1936
George H. Gunn
1936-1952
Roy G. McCann
1952-1958
P. Bert Carr
1958-1961
Harry A. Perrick
1961-1962
Ed Salamonwicz
1962-1970
J. Court Denham
Photos & Maps
United Grain Growers Grain Elevator at Endcliffe (1961)
Source: Agricore United Engineering Department, Tom Price (Mgr), provided by Glenn DicksonSite Location (lat/long): N50.86794, W101.36503
denoted by symbol on the map above
Sources:
United Grain Growers Fonds, MSS76, Box 60 [Russell], University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections.
Inglis West topographic map, 62K/14 West, Edition 1, Series A743 [Archives of Manitoba].
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough, Glenn Dickson, and Mike Lisowski.
Page revised: 27 June 2016
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