CA-K575Economy & trade

A. J. McPhail and the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool

Alexander James McPhail (University of Saskatchewan Archives). McPhail Photograph · University of Saskatchewan · Photo source · Photo licence: Public domain. Resized for display; item previews may be cropped. The image remains under the licence shown.

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Alexander James McPhail, who came west from Ontario in 1899, worked to organize Prairie farmers politically and economically. As secretary of the Saskatchewan Grain Growers’ Association he worked tirelessly to create the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool, becoming its first president in 1924, and helped form the Central Sales Agency for the three Prairie provinces’ crops.

Scope & context

McPhail as described in his designation.

Sources behind this record

Alexander James McPhail National Historic Person ↗

Parks Canada (Directory of Federal Heritage Designations)

Importance; plaque text