Historic Sites of Manitoba: Manitoba Pool Grain Elevator / Private Grain Elevator (Justice, RM of Elton)

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Agents / Buyers | Photos & Coordinates | Sources

A wooden grain elevator at Justice, on the CNR Rivers Subdivision in the Rural Municipality of Elton, was built by Manitoba Pool Elevators in 1928, and renovated in 1966 and 1993. A 27-bin crib annex was constructed beside it in 1977. Closed by Agricore in 2001, the facility was no longer serviced by a railway line but it continued in use for private grain storage. In October 2018, it was demolished and the remaining wood was burned.

Agents / Buyers

Period	Agent / Buyer
1928-1940	Frank William Hovey (1893-1954)
1940-1941	Joseph R. Moggey
1941-1953	Frank William Hovey (1893-1954)
1953-1959	Alexander Laurence “Slim” Mayor (?-1998)
1959-1988	Donald A. Crosson
1988-1992	Harvey Jackson
1992-1998	Gerald Habing
1998-2001	?

Photos & Coordinates

The Manitoba Pool grain elevator at Justice (July 1992) Source: Historic Resources Branch, Grain Elevator Inventory, slide 2157. The former Manitoba Pool grain elevator at Justice (September 2014) Source: Jean McManus The former Manitoba Pool grain elevator at Justice (August 2016) Source: Gordon Goldsborough The former Manitoba Pool grain elevator at Justice (October 2017) Source: Doug Belcher Interior of the former Manitoba Pool grain elevator at Justice (August 2016) Source: Gordon Goldsborough The leg of the former Manitoba Pool grain elevator at Justice (August 2016) Source: Gordon Goldsborough The office of the former Manitoba Pool grain elevator at Justice (August 2016) Source: Gordon Goldsborough The former Manitoba Pool grain elevator at Justice after demolition (October 2018) Source: Lorna Clark Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.99364, W99.79686 denoted by symbol on the map above

Sources:

Obituary [F. W. Hovey], Brandon Sun, 26 July 1954, page 9.

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

Obituaries and burial transcriptions, Manitoba Genealogical Society.

“Justice grain elevator fire - controlled burn,” BDNMB, 22 October 2018.

We thank Jean McManus, Lorna Clark, Morgan Turney, and Doug Belcher for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 2 July 2019

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