McTAVISH MOTORS — Lorne McTavish.

In the late twenties two trucks were purchased for
gravel hauling. The drivers were Ches McTavish, Howard
McTavish, Bill Hall, and Alex Mack.

In the 30's as the family matured, they purchased a fleet
of trucks for trucking cream to Caton's Creamery at Rapid
City from points as far off as Beulah, Crandall, Lenore,
Rivers, Strathclair, Newdale and most points in between.
Cream truck drivers were Ches McTavish, Lorne McTavish,
Tom Spiller, Lloyd Duxbury, Ed Biccum, Marshall Gould,
Lloyd Wilson and Bob Biccum.

Also in the 30's, the family built a dance floor in the local
rink and operated summer dances for several years.

They were involved in local grain trucking from farms to
elevators in Cardale.

About 1938, the dance floor was used to build a garage
on the back of the shop.

In 1946, after the war, T. J. and son, Lorne, formed a
partnership and took on a dealership with Ford Motor Co.,
handling cars, trucks, tractors, and implements. For a time
they sold appliances and televisions.

After T. J.'s death in 1960, Lorne operated the business
as McTavish Motors. He continued with the Ford Line and
later added the Versatile Implement line and finally the
Morris line of implements. Other lines handled were:
Cominco fertilizers and Imperial Oil products, tires, etc.
Cars and trucks sales were discontinued in 1966.

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