railway cattle pen. The lumber came from two acres that was bought from Sim Gorrill for $200. Using the blueprint which he still had from the old 120 by 40 foot warehouse, William Meggison built the new one. Later Verna Vatcher was secretary and Forrest Phillips was bookkeeper.

Sanford Phillips

Along with buying and selling potatoes, the O’Leary Produce ompany rented bins to anyone who wished to have their potatoes tored. After the potatoes were graded, they were stored in these bins or the winter months, or as long as the producer wished. They were

hen shipped in refrigerator cars in the winter. In the summer, cars Were packed with ice in an attempt to maintain proper temperature In transit. Most of the potatoes were shipped through the Associated Shippers in Charlottetown, but the company, also filled some orders Independently through brokers in other provinces.

In the 1930’s the operation was chiefly manual. The farmers Would bring their potatoes to O’Leary on sleighs or wagons. The escalator engine was very temperamental; it could not always be depended on to work. Waldo Phillips often had to leave school to start it. In fact the potatoes quite frequently had to be carried into

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