The elevator was usually run by a single elevator agent, also known as a grain buyer. Even if a grain company had more than one elevator in the community there was usually just one agent “stationed” in that community for each grain company. Occasionally the agent hired a helper, known as a “Second Man”.
Many agents preferred to do the work themself. Almost all employees in the elevator industry were men. The agent was supervised by a District Superintendant who was responsible for all the elevators in their district. Everyone else in the company as “big shots” from “head office”. They were distinguished by their suits and often looked down upon for lack of manual labor.
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Elevator agent featured in national TV Commercial
Elevator agent featured in a national TV commercial. Film crews spent days filming his activities at the elevator. These pictures were taken during the filming. "The film production crew asked his permission to take bags of dust home with them. They said that it was very hard to find that much fine dust around anywhere." They completely cleaned out the boot of dust. The commercial was well done and was seen a lot on the CBC.
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