. ▁Part ridge , ▁the ▁" S age ▁of ▁Sint al uta ", ▁the ▁first ▁person ▁to ▁establish ▁the ▁concept ▁of ▁far mer - owned ▁gra in ▁companies ▁on ▁the ▁pra i ries , ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁an ▁incident ▁known ▁as ▁" The ▁Box ▁Car ▁Cap er " ▁that ▁happened ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 1 ▁at ▁Sint al uta . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 1 , ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁b um per ▁c rop ▁of ▁whe at ▁in ▁the ▁Sint al uta ▁district . ▁It ▁was ▁a ▁good ▁year ▁all ▁around ▁for ▁far mers ▁as ▁far ▁as ▁whe at ▁was ▁concerned , ▁but ▁their ▁problem ▁was ▁getting ▁the ▁whe at ▁on ▁trains ▁for ▁delivery ▁to ▁the ▁gra in ▁terminal s . ▁Farm ers ▁would ▁bring ▁their ▁gra in ▁to ▁the ▁elev ator ▁and ▁trains ▁would ▁leave ▁without ▁taking ▁it . ▁Some ▁influ ential ▁men ▁of ▁the ▁time ▁decided ▁that ▁they ▁would ▁take ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Pacific ▁Railway ▁to ▁court ▁over ▁this ▁matter . ▁One ▁of ▁these ▁men ▁was ▁E . A . ▁Part ridge ▁of ▁Sint al uta . ▁The ▁far mers ▁won ▁the ▁case . ▁They ▁had ▁made ▁their ▁stand ▁at ▁a ▁key ▁time , ▁for ▁the ▁C PR ▁described ▁Sint al uta ▁as ▁being ▁the ▁largest ▁gra in ▁sh ipping ▁point ▁at ▁that ▁time , ▁in ▁Western ▁Canada . ▁This ▁was ▁later ▁made ▁into ▁a ▁movie ▁by ▁the ▁S ask atch ew an ▁Whe at ▁Pool ▁and ▁called ▁The ▁Long ▁Ha ul . ▁ ▁The ▁name ▁Sint al uta