This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ZKB.2ACE/382.1 Message Board Post: My father provided the following information, in response to your query: The elevator at McKittrick was at one time owned by my uncle, William W. Farnen, and operated by J.B. McKissick. The elevator was sold to Mr. Perry Compton. The elevator was later abandoned, and the ownership reverted to the Katy railroad, which is now defunct.