Montana Elevator Co.

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Montana Elevator Co.
Industry Agriculture
Founded 1904
Headquarters Montana, United States
Products Grain buying

The Montana Elevator Co., was founded in 1904 as a wheat farmer co-operatives for Montana with their first elevator in Lewistown, Montana built in 1904.

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