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	Reliance Double Elevator Complex
	The double elevator complex in the middle of the row, demonstrates the many changes that occurred in the management of grain. The smaller section of the elevator was built in 1922 by Matheson-Lindsay, between the UGG and Paterson elevators. It was later sold to Province Elevator, which became Reliance in the 1930s. In 1941, Reliance added its second and the newest elevator of the five. The complex was sold to Manitoba Pool in 1952, and finally to UGG in 1971. The smaller of the two elevators has a distinct lean towards the tracks caused by the weight of the grain being loaded too much to one side. Agent’s office restored The Reliance office is different from the traditional design, as it has two separate rooms. These rooms are important feature of these elevators, because prior to electricity in the 1950s, diesel engines were used to run the power and were housed in these offices, away from the elevators, for fire safety reasons. The Reliance office is joined to the elevator by a catwalk. The office has an upper floor, where the agent worked, while the lower portion housed the Rouston-Hornsby diesel engine, which powered belt driven leg.