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…was wrong, although they could not say who owned it otherwise. Have fun with Chris and Connie In the first decade and a half, the elevator passed through a number of hands. Companies mentioned include Warner Grain, the Dominion Elevator Company and the Canadian Consolidated Grain Company (CCGC). Some of… (Search hits: 0 in title, 38 in body, 1 in comments.)

…well, but it was gone by the late 1980s. This one was inherited from a predecessor company (Federal Grain, nee, Alberta Pacific Grain). To see some other grain elevators we’ve visited, follow these links… Prairie sentinels – Big Valley Alberta. Prairie sentinels – Queenstown Alberta. Grain elevators and ghosts southeast… (Search hits: 0 in title, 36 in body, 6 in comments.)

…the first community in Alberta to elect a female mayor. To see some other grain elevators we’ve visited over the years, click the links below… Alberta’s oldest grain elevator. Prairie Sentinels – Queenstown Alberta. Prairie Sentinels – Oblerlin Alberta. Mossleigh elevators. If you’d like to know more about this place,… (Search hits: 0 in title, 36 in body, 4 in comments.)

…one loaded directly by a farmer or farmers, bypassing any commercial elevator companies, agents or brokers. This elevator was built as a single composite. That’s one with a large capacity bin complex on one side only. A composite has a wide footprint. While traditional wood-cribbed elevators were still being built… (Search hits: 0 in title, 35 in body, 6 in comments.)

…lettering can still be seen. Later, so in the late 1910s-late 1920s period, a firm called Northern Grain Company* took it over – they had a modest network of elevators in the province. Sometime in the late 1940s (1947 is most often mentioned), Northern Grain sold out to the Alberta… (Search hits: 0 in title, 35 in body, 8 in comments.)

…grain elevators still stand across the prairies, all privately owned. Mergers and acquisitions area common place occurrence in the Canadian grain industry and Federal Grain was no exception to this. It joined with or took over many companies over its history, including such notables as Alberta Pacific Grain and Searle… (Search hits: 0 in title, 35 in body, 5 in comments.)

…done as a fire mitigation measure. You’ve never seen something burn till you see a wood grain elevator go up in flames. They’re made from so much wood and then add in some grain, and it’s a hell of a combo. Grain dust, by the way, is terribly explosive too… (Search hits: 0 in title, 36 in body, 0 in comments.)

…It’s simple and functional, and while perhaps outdated as the years progressed, it worked. Thousands and thousands of these grain elevators, all very similar in design, appearance, construction and function, were built over those years. The design was proven. The beauty of an elevator belonged to the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool,… (Search hits: 0 in title, 35 in body, 9 in comments.)

…street, the only street, can be seen in the original part of town. Not much is left otherwise. More interesting grain elevators… Prairie Sentinels Mossleigh Alberta. Coleville Saskatchewan Pool “A”. Alberta’s oldest grain elevator. If you wish more information on what you’ve seen here, by all means contact us! Date:… (Search hits: 0 in title, 34 in body, 12 in comments.)

…held grain for many decades, you can still smell it. At the peak there were four grain elevators in Neidpath. Not much is known of them, like when they were built or even town down. It’s believed one belonged to Federal Grain and the other Pioneer (formerly Western Grain, nee… (Search hits: 0 in title, 35 in body, 1 in comments.)

…grain elevator from the end of track. Read the report to see what that sign is for. Part of an historical display, this structure is fairly recent (by grain elevator standards) and was built in 1960. Looking at the elevator from the remains of the old roundhouse. The day of… (Search hits: 0 in title, 34 in body, 1 in comments.)

…of one. These elevators were built in the years 1912-1916 for various companies and all eventually came under control of Pioneer Grain. The last mention we can find of them is in the early 1980s. The railcars directly in front of the elevator include a government grain hopper (the red-ish… (Search hits: 0 in title, 34 in body, 5 in comments.)

…the AWP facilities mentioned include two elevators belonging to Pioneer Grain, a long time participant in the Canadian grain industry. In earlier days Alberta Pacific, Home Grain, Ellison Milling, United Grain Growers and Searle Grain were also represented, all well know firms to one degree or another and long since… (Search hits: 0 in title, 35 in body, 0 in comments.)

…in the 1940s became the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool facility “B” (it was not odd for a grain firm to have more than one elevator in any one town), before closing down in the 1980s. The third elevator was built for Stewart Grain. In the 1930s Federal Grain owned it. In… (Search hits: 0 in title, 34 in body, 2 in comments.)

…tradition. There used to be other elevators in Herronton. Alberta Pacific Grain, Federal Grain, Searle Grain, Pioneer Grain and Oglivie Flour Mills were some of the owners over the years. Some were lost to fires other closed long ago. This elevator is one of a couple hundred and change left… (Search hits: 0 in title, 33 in body, 8 in comments.)

…were gone by the early 2000s, replaced by these new super-sized complexes. The era of the wood elevator, once so common across the west, was over. Not many remain. This grain elevator was built for Pioneer Grain (today Richardson Pioneer, or simply Richardson). This firm has been around for a… (Search hits: 0 in title, 33 in body, 2 in comments.)

…parked rail car in the foreground. It appeared to be a National Grain elevator seen in that old picture I mentioned (from 1912) and it’s not known when it was demolished. After 1972 National become Cargill Grain, but it’s not known if they repainted this elevator. Plus there was a… (Search hits: 0 in title, 32 in body, 3 in comments.)

…Just seems weird…would sure love to know more. If you know something we don’t, that adds to the story, please chime in! We’re here, waiting. Still waiting… Just a sampling of the grain elevators we’ve chronicled… Grain Elevators of Magrath. Buffalo 2000. Sharples P&H. Alberta’s oldest grain elevator. If you… (Search hits: 0 in title, 31 in body, 7 in comments.)

…other grain companies owned them earlier. It’s also possible there were additional elevators in the row belonging to other grain companies, although I could not find any real evidence of that (updates below). ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ Scroll down for photos or to comment ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ One of… (Search hits: 1 in title, 29 in body, 7 in comments.)

…Of course, grain was hauled as well. When coal markets dried up in the late 1970s/early 1980s (it was in steep decline since the 1950s) the eastern section through Sharples was closed down at that time. The western section held on until the mid-1990s. The last grain elevator in Sharples… (Search hits: 0 in title, 29 in body, 16 in comments.)

…over by a local farmer who uses it for grain storage. Holding on to product, much like playing the stock market, a farmer can be rewarded with higher prices down the road. Or sometimes the opposite, it’s a risk of course. Many old grain elevator still standing have found a… (Search hits: 0 in title, 30 in body, 6 in comments.)

…is also from 1917. It had a series of owners over the years (Saskatchewan Elevator Company, Searle Grain, Federal Grain), before it came into possession of a the Pool (via a merger), becoming their “B” facility here. This elevator closed in the late 1970s and was soon demolished. The office,… (Search hits: 0 in title, 31 in body, 5 in comments.)

…traffic seems to be oil and gas related now. Of the two elevators, one is painted for the company P&H (Parrish and Heimbecker). This organization was one of the lesser players in the Canadian grain industry, a field dominated by, amongst others, United Grain Growers, Pioneer Grain and the Alberta… (Search hits: 0 in title, 28 in body, 15 in comments.)

…it. Thank you. Chris Doering Awesome, thanks for clarifying that point. Have a great week! Phillip Liesemer Last year for the centennial of Irricana, The Lions Club put in a playground on the old Grain Elevator property. The playground is a tribute to the Grain Elevators. The slide is a… (Search hits: 0 in title, 29 in body, 10 in comments.)

…and in those rare instances, I’d photograph what I could. Like what we see here, a line of grain elevators seen in the small town of Consort Alberta. At the time of my visit, Consort had three elevators – four if you count one annex that was once a stand… (Search hits: 0 in title, 27 in body, 16 in comments.)

…Pacific Grain Company logo, a once good sized player in industry and which owned the elevator from new and into the 1960s. Later Federal Grain took over – that firm owned the APG since the 1940s anyway. Photos from the early 1990s show the building in Federal colours – each… (Search hits: 0 in title, 30 in body, 0 in comments.)

…most grain dependant lines not much happened and not much changed as the years past. Diesel replaced steam, passenger trains stopped running, covered hoppers replaced boxcars, but all the while the grain moved. By the 1990s though the major railways wanted out of the grain gathering business. The lines either… (Search hits: 0 in title, 29 in body, 4 in comments.)