Kenville Co-operative Elevator Association Limited Organizational papers: 1961 Directors' Resolution, 18 October 1961 Correspondence, 18 February 1974 Corporate Name: Rural Municipality of Swan River.
Neepawa Co-operative Elevator Association Limited Correspondence, 1960 Miscellaneous Application for membership list and covering letter, 23 February 1960 Corporate Name: Rural Municipality of Langford.
Makinak Co-operative Elevator Association Limited Organizational papers: 1961 - 1977 Directors' Resolution, 18 October 1961 Minutes of Directors meeting re: End operating agreement, 29 July 1977 Letter re: Above agreement, 16 August 1977 Correspondence, 1964, 1975, 1976 Miscellaneous Memorandum re: Operating agreements, 6 June 1977 Memorandum re: Report on meetings at Lyleton and Tilston, 15 June 1977 Corporate Name: Rural Municipality of Ochre River..
Bowsman Co-operative Elevator Association Limited Organizational papers: 1961 Directors' Resolution, 18 October 1961 Corporate Name: Rural Municipality of Swan River.
Box 1 and 2: Clearwater Co-operative Elevator Association Limited Organizational papers: 1961 Directors' Resolution, 18 October 1961 Corporate Name: Rural Municipality of Louise; local Pool Committee mintues November 9, 1945 - December 20, 1990.
Box 3: Annual meeting minutes Nov 5 1945 - Nov 16 1966; Attendance 1944 - 1983; Financial 1942 - 1967; Donations 1946 - 1968; Correspondance 1958 - 1968; Pool Elevator House 1945 - 1968; Membership List May 29 1968; 50th Anniversary Scrapbook 1975; Reciept Book 1961 - 1976
Solsgirth Co-operative Elevator Association Limited Organizational papers: 1971 Directors' Resolution, 18 October 1961 Corporate Name: Rural Municipality of Birtle.
Pierson Co-operative Elevator Association Limited Organizational papers: 1961 Directors' Resolution, 18 October 1961 Corporate Name: Rural Municipality of Edward
Dugald Co-operative Elevator Association Limited Correspondence, 1960 Miscellaneous Application for membership lists, 20 April 1960 Corporate Name: Rural Municipality of Springfield.
Oakburn Co-operative Elevator Association Limited Organizational papers: 1961 Directors' Resolution, 18 October 1961 Corporate Name: Rural Municipality of Shoal Lake; local Pool Committee mintues July 31, 1969 - July 1991.
Rathwell Co-operative Elevator Association Limited Organizational papers: 1961 Directors' Resolution, 18 October 1961 Corporate Name: Rural Municipality of South Norfolk.
Benito Co-operative Elevator Association Limited Organizational papers: 1961 Directors' Resolution, 18 October 1961 Corporate Name: Rural Municipality of Swan River.
Durban Co-operative Elevator Association Limited Organizational papers: 1961 Directors' Resolution, 18 October 1961 Corporate Name: Rural Municipality of Swan River. Durban Pool Local meeting minutes Nov 10 1965 - Dec 21 1970, Oct 9 1991 - March 23 1995. Sub-district Council meeting minutes 1980 - Dec 4 1990.
Box 1: Dalny Co-operative Elevator Association Limited Organizational papers: 1961 Directors' Resolution, 18 October 1961 Corporate Name: Rural Municipality of Arthur; local Pool Committee mintues April 28, 1947 - November 16, 1982
Box 2: Delegates nomination forms 1969-1989; Minutes Nov 25 1969-April 4 1984; Correspondance Nov 25-1930-April 11 1984, agent's and secretary's letters 1939-1979; Circulars July 19 1974-April 11 1984; Documents Nov 17 1930, August 1 1931, Oct 1 1980; Financial: funding requests 1972-1983, miscellaneous financial 1977-1983; Membership 1957-1983; Miscellaneous 1971-1982, no dates
Elie Co-operative Elevator Association Limited Organizational papers: 1961 Directors' Resolution, 18 October 1961 Corporate Name: Rural Municipality of Cartier.
Ethelbert Co-operative Elevator Association Limited Organizational papers: 1961 Directors' Resolution, 18 October 1961 Corporate Name: Rural Municipality of Ethelbert.
Manitoba Pool Elevators was established in 1925 as a subsidiary of the Pool in response to local member complaints about the unfair business practices of privately owned elevators. The Katrime Elevator appears to have been established in 1940; no records in the Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds mention the Katrime elevator before 1940. In 1969 the Katrime Pool joined the Manitoba Pool.
The Katrime local was operated by a board of directors elected from the members of the Katrime elevator. Regular meetings took place sporadically throughout the year, often before and after harvest. An annual meeting for the local took place every November, at which members were chosen for the board of directors and members were selected to attend the annual Manitoba Pool convention. Occasionally in October or in the Annual meetings in November the board of directors would ask the head office to compose a letter to the rail companies to thank them for keeping the elevator supplied with cars throughout the harvest season. This would change through the 1970’s and into the 90’s as congestion became a problem for the railcars.
In 1998 Manitoba Pool Elevators merged with the Alberta Wheat Pool to form Agricore Co-operative Ltd. In 2001, this organization merged with the United Grain Growers to become Agricore United, and in 2007, Agricore United was taken over by the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool; the new company was known as Viterra. The fate of the Katrime elevator is unclear. Tthere is no mention in the included records regarding the merger to Agricore or the closing of the elevator.
Custodial History
Records in accession 9-2013, were deposited at the Archives of Manitoba in 1971, with a fourth minute book being deposited in 2011. The records were deaccessioned by the Archives of Manitoba in January 2012 and transferred to the McKee Archives later that year.
Scope and Content
Fonds consist of the minutes of the board of directors of the Katrime elevator. Meetings discussed pool business, including membership into the Katrime elevator co-operation and a list of new members is usually included in the minutes. In addition to membership another main topic of the meetings was the salary of the agent including the agents home and expenses. In 1953, the building of a new elevator, which eventually expanded to include new offices and storage sheds was a topic of discussion. Local annual meetings generally discussed the report of the auditor and any unsold surplus, but no details were recorded. A note on the content of the minutes: there is generally mention of a lengthy discussion of a topic but there is no explanation of what was discussed. Also, at each annual meeting there is a discussion of the annual convention and the resolutions adopted from this convention, however there are no details on what the resolutions were.
Katrime Co-operative Elevator Association Limited Organizational papers: 1961 Directors' Resolution, 18 October 1961 Corporate Name: Rural Municipality of Westbourne.
Notes
Description by Jill Sutherland (2010) and Clint Howie (October 2013).
Minto Co-operative Elevator Association Limited Organizational papers: 1961 Directors' Resolution, 18 October 1961 Corporate Name: Rural Municipality of Whitewater.
Hetley Co-operative Elevator Association Limited Organizational papers: 1961 Directors' Resolution, 18 October 1961 Corporate Name: Rural Municipality of St. Andrews
Menteith Co-operative Elevator Association Limited Organizational papers: Certificate of incorporation May 1927 Memorandum of association and general by-laws May 1927 General by-laws to October 27, 1952 Amending Supplementary Agreement October 15, 1936 Minutes of a meeting of the provisional Directors of Menteith June 24, 1927 Minutes of the first general meeting of shareholders June 24, 1927 Directors resolution October 1961. Minutes of Executive Board Meetings, Loosely bound 1927 - 1930, Volume 1, 25 November 1930 - Volume 8, 2 February 1987. Minutes of Shareholders Annual Meetings, 1930 - 1987 (61 reports) Financial records & statistics, Statement of surplus August 1948 - July 1949 Annual Financial Statement & Report July 1928 Statement of cost of Menteith Elevator April 13, no year. Correspondence, Letters dated 1927, 1943, 1962, 1963 1974 & 1979 Memo - no date. Membership, Membership lists - March 1943, February 27, 1957, December 14, 1962 & May 1968 List of surviving members as of December 28, 1974. Miscellaneous, Receipt from John Deere Plow Company Dec. 5, 1941 Record of attendance 1944-1945 & 1977-1978 Map of MPE's Districts & Sub-districts, Pool Locals & Associations Requisitions for minute book May 4, 1982 Program - no date DRP Grain Value Table 1954 No. 8 Summary of Traffic Rules & Regulations on Bulk Grain Shipments from country elevators August 1968 "The Canada Grain Act" January 1952 Book- "Storage Reckoner" October 1957 "Canada Grain Act" 1952 Pamphlet on Co-op Hospitality week July 30 - August 5, 1973 Book "People and Progress" Correspondence and plans for the 50th Anniversary of MPE Guest book MPE 50th Anniversary 50th Annual MPE report 1975 Pamphlet "50 Years of Service at Cost" Framed certificate certifying Menteith as being a member of the Co-operative Union of Manitoba - April 4, 1960 DRP Grain Code.Corporate Name: Municipality of Glenwood