History Mystery Photo The Dalles Chronicle June 29, 2003 (Text Only) Sharp-eyed readers with long memories recognized last week's mystery photo, as the warehouse for the Wasco County Grain Growers, a cooperative managed by Louis J. Kelly The warehouse was constructed west of The Dlles in 1937 to take advantage of barge shipment of bulk grain made possible by construction of Bonneville Dam. Sacked wheat was emptied into the elevator, and from there discharged into waiting barges in the river below. The elevator was sold to Kerr Gifford company in the early 1950s and then to Cargill, Inc. in 1955. Wes Ranslam e-mailed that he worked in the elevator "first in 1967 briefly and then worked in it for 35 years from 1959 to 1994." Former Wasco County Judge Bill Hulse said he helped build the structure, working for carpenter Fred Bolander. Written permission to reprint given by The Dalles Chronicle, The Dalles, Oregon Copied and submitted by Earline Wasser Member of Columbia Gorge Genealogical Society c/o The Dalles/Wasco County Public Library 722 Court Street The Dalles, Oregon 97058 http://community.oregonlive.com/cc/genealogy Browse http://historysavers.com/orwasco/ recently updated information regarding Wasco County - Links are at the bottom of page http://searches.rootsweb.com/ "Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds you plant." Robert Louis Stevenson _________________________________________________________________ Add photos to your e-mail with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail