Rusty6 - 1/9/2019 06:32
grainbinder - 1/9/2019 06:21 Great pictures of the construction, Rusty! I am in disbelief of the short window that these structures were used, and then torn down like yesterdays garbage. And as you mentioned previously, the farmer ends up paying the bill for this destruction via the railroads ripping up the tracks, and the grain companies claiming inefficiencies, therefore, rendering them useless. So, so sad! I had learned in my research of wooden elevators that they were still building them well into the 80's. I believe the last one in Alberta was built in 1988. What the hell happened in that short time span??
Its plain to see that even the big grain companies could not see the future. That U.G.G. annex built in 76 was in use til closure about 2000 and then sold to a farmer who had it moved. I have a video of some of that on youtube as well.
The Pool elevator being built in my photo from 84 was the best state of the art at the time and sad it only saw about 15 years use before demolition.