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| John Harker posted, cropped Old elevator in Ocheyedan Iowa Still in use Built in the early 59s A Tillotson build I believe. One of the 1rst slip form jobs built in NW Iowa from what I've been told. Douglas Harding has some neat early history on this Rich Reed Is all that concrete cracking bad? John HarkerAuthor No Rebar is the key Much concrete back then was batched on site . So quality control was not up to today's standards. The cracking follows the patterns of the rebar. |
My 2005 SPV Map shows this was a Rock Island route that was operated by IANW (Iowa Northwestern) between Allendorf and Superior. But looking at a satellite image, the route is now abandoned. In fact, I wonder why track still exists in the satellite image east of Ocheyedan.
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| John Harker shared Ocheyedan Iowa Looking NW Rock Island line was still very active Notice the yellow and blue/black Two story Rock Island Depot behind the concrete elevator. One of the 1rst slip form elevators in NE Iowa Built by Tillotson in the early 50s So much personal history in this picture |
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| Douglas Harding commented on John's post Here it is under construction. The history: Farmer’s Elevator Company began operations Mar 1, 1906 as a stock company. In 1926, these shares were paid off and it was reorganized as a true cooperative with one $10 share (issued in 1941) per member and dividends were paid out on the basis of patronage and not on the amount of shares as before. $5,000 was raised to purchase the elevator holdings (buildings) of BB Anderson. The elevator was originally built in 1892 by Tom Jenkins, who sold it to Moreland and Shuttleworth. Anderson owned it only for a short time before selling it to farmers in the area. They shipped 40,000 bushels of oats in their first year. Built 265,000 bushel concrete elevator in 1950. 200-ton per day feed mill built in 1956. Three steel tanks holding a total of 400,000 bushel of grain were added in 1970. IN 1978-1980 a new 2 million bushel grain complex was built in the northeast part of town with 5,000 bu. per hour grain dryer and fast load out facilities enabling employees to load out 75 car trains (3,500 bu. hopper cars) in a ten hour day. A 600,000 bushel bunker was constructed in 1986, giving the elevator 2.9 million Bu. Total storage capacity. The association handles grain, feed, seed, fertilizer, lumber and merchandise. The brick office building was built in 1958, and lumber office constructed in 1975. |
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| Douglas Harding commented on John's post View from the top. |
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| Douglas Harding commented on John's post Aerial view from 1960, has been colorized. |
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| Douglas Harding commented on John's post Another construction photo. |
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| Douglas Harding commented on John's post Proof Tillotson built it. |
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| Douglas Harding commented on John's post View of downton Ocheyedan from the top during construction. |
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| Douglas Harding commented on John's post Looking at the east Elevator. John HarkerAuthor Douglas Harding steel tanks are ClarkTaylorMade Out of Worthington Minnesota Very common in NW Iowa and SW Minnesota, |
4 of 19 photos posted by John Harker.
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