MPE Holland Co-operative Elevator Association Limited Organizational papers: 1927 - 1967 Petition, 1927 Certificate of incorporation, 1927 Memorandum of Association, 1927 Minutes of the Provisional Directors' meeting, 26 May 1927 Minutes of the Permanent Directors' meeting, 26 May 1927 Minutes of the Shareholders' meeting, 26 May 1927 First elevator lease, 1 August 1927 Letter, 30 January 1930 By-law authorizing new lease, 30 January 1930 Lease for new elevator, 30 January 1930 Letter, 14 July 1931 Application for share, 24 July 1931 Shareholder's meeting, 24 July 1931 Draft Director's minutes, 24 July 1931 By-law nos. 12 and 13, 24 July 1931 Agenda - shareholder's meeting, 24 July 1931 Agreement between Government, Manitoba Wheat Pool, MPE and CEA, 24 July 1931 Memorandum re: elevator membership and agreement, 24 July 1931 Memorandum re: Platform shippers questions and answers at conference, 24 July 1931 Department of Education and Publicity, Memorandum re: terminals credential forms, 24 July 1931 Agreement between Holland CEA and MPE, 1 August 1931 By-law no. 14, 4 November 1931 One share, 1 December 1931 Confirmation of share allotment, 14 January 1932 Supplementary agreement between Holland CEA and MPE and covering letter, 1 February 1933 Amending supplementary agreement and covering letter, 15 October 1936 By-law no. 16, 31 October 1939 By-law cancelling share capital, 29 October 1940 By-law nos. 18, 19, 20 and General By-laws, 29 October 1941 Letter re: General By-laws and By-laws 18, 19 and 20, 6 August 1942 1945-46 Officers and Directors, November 1945 Agreement between Holland CEA and MPE, 1 August 1951 Directors' Resolution, 18 October 1961 Agreement between Holland CEA and MPE, 15 December 1966 By-law no. 26, 3 April 1967 Minutes of Executive Board meetings, volume 1, 4 June 1927 - volume 8, 24 November 1969 Minutes of Shareholders Annual meetings, 1929 - 1969 (22 reports) Financial records and statistics Statement of surplus, 1938 - 1944 (6 reports) Final statements, 1930 - 1952 (20 reports) Auditors' reports, 1928 - 1968 (25 reports) Correspondence, 1927 - 1980 Membership list, 1927 - 1969 Miscellaneous Directors' attendance lists, no date (2 reports) Blueprint for elevator and area, no date. Group Meetings of Local elevator Associations, Boards and Agents notebook March 29, no year. Corporate Name: Rural Municipality of Victoria.
Pool Insurance Limited was created in 1939 and re-incorporated at Pool Insurance Company in 1940. It was designed to internalize some of the insurance risk of MPE, which had previously been carried by an extenal company.
Co-operative Life Insurance Company was formed in 1945 to offer pool members affordable life insurance tailored to their lives as producers.
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This sub-series consists of documents and minutes.
Co-enerco was a co-operative energy company that resulted from the Co-operative Resources Project.
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This sub-series consists of records pertaining to the formation of Co-enerco.
Manitoba Pool Elevators was a part of and associated with many other producer co-operatives in Manitoba.
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.This sub-series consists of records from the following co-operative organizations: Canadian Poultry Pool Ltd, Canadian Poutry Sales, Manitoba Co-operative Poultry Marketing Association, Manitoba Dairy and Poultry Co-operative Ltd, The Co-operative Promotion Board, Manitoba Fish Products, Pool Co-operative Seed Association, XCAN Grain Pool
Records for the above organizations may include but do not necessarily include the following: financial records, minutes, correpondence, reports, addresses, and memoranda.
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Description by Jillian Sutherland (2010)
Original order in this sub-series was rearranged by Eileen McFadden. The order established by her has been left intact.
The Wasagaming Foundation was founded in 1964 to plan an educational centre at Clear Lake, part of which would become Camp Wannakumbac in 1965. The Foundation was the joint effort of MPE, Federated Co-opertives Limited, Manitoba Farm Bureau, and United Grain Growers.
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.This sub-series consists of two files of the Wasagaming Foundation.
This commission was appointed in late 1944 and made it's reports and recommendations in late 1945. The commission's tasks were the following: (1) give a legal opinion on existing taxation legislation affecting co-operatives, (2) reccomend taxation legislation in respect to co-operatives, with due regard to current tax burdens on privately owned busniess, (3) provide a picture of the actual structure of co-operative enterprise in Canada, its growth, and the effects of taxation upon it.
The commission's findings were, briefly: (1) Section 4, paragraph (p) of the Income War Tax Act is so ambiguous as to justify its repeal, (2) commission reccomended legislation permitting both co-operative and joint stock companies to deduct patronage dividends in computing taxes, whether paid out or available on demand, (3) appendicies of research staff findings that provide statistical and historical information on the origin, growth and distribution of co-operatives in Canada.
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.This sub-series contains volumes 1 - 31 of the Royal Commission on Co-operatives, the brief and report on the Commission, an outline of argument on behalf of certain co-operative organizations.
The Manitoba Wheat Pool and Manitoba Pool Elevators kept and preserved a chronological record of the meetings of the MPE Board of Directors and annual delegate meetings. The minutes were typed and bound, then placed in the MPE reference library so that employees and members could access them.
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This sub-series consists of minutes of organizational meetings and later meetings held by the Central Office of the Manitoba Wheat Co-operative Producers, Ltd (later known as the Manitoba Wheat Pool) from 1923 until it went under in 1934, and of meetings held by the central office of Manitoba Pool Elevators from 1925 until 1997.
CSP Foods Ltd resulted from an amalgamtion of Co-op Vegetable Oils Ltd with MPE in 1975. The company operated crushing plants in Altona, Manitoba and in Saskatchewan, and was overseen by members of MPE and the Sask Wheat Pool.
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This sub-series consists of minutes, correspondence, reports, and promotional materials.
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History taken from F.W. Hamilton's "Service at Cost"
Co-op Farm Implements was a subsidiary company designed to serve Pool members in Manitoba and Saskatchewan.
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This sub-series consists of general documents and photographs.
The Pool livestock advisory boards and livestock markets were organized under the MPE when MPE merger with the Manitoba Co-operative Livestock Producers Ltd in 1948. The livestock pools operated in much the same way the grain pools did. The MPE Livestock Division was overseen by the Canadian Livestock Co-operative (Western) Limited (known as the C.L.C.). Local shipping associations shipped livestock to a central selling agency in St. Boniface, although this changed with the development of the rural highway system in Manitoba and the founding of Pool Packers.
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This sub-series consists of Livestock Division records, Virden Auction Market records, Brandon Livestock Advisory Committee records, Elkhorn Co-operative Livestock records, and Swan River Livestock Association Ltd.
Elgin Co-operative Elevator Association Limited Organizational papers: 1926 - 1965 Memorandum of association and general bylaws, June 1, l 1926 Certificate of incorporation, June 4, 1926 Meeting - Bylaws no. 1 - 7, June 17, 1926 Lease between MPE-ECE, August 1, 1931 Memorandum re Bylaws no. 8, 9, 10, 11, no date Bylaw no. 12, July 27, 1931 Bylaw no. 13, July 27, 1931 Shareholders' meeting - Bylaws no. 12 and 13, July 27, 1931 Directors' meeting - Bylaws no. 12 and 13, July, 1931 Bylaw no. 14, November 6, 1931 Agreement between MPE-ECE, October 15, 1936 Meeting - Bylaw no. 15, March 6, 1933 Agreement between MPE-ECE, October 15, 1936 Bylaw no. 16, October 23, 1939 Bylaw to authorize cancellation of association authorized share capital, October 21, 1940 Approval of resolution - share capital, October 21, 1940 General Bylaws, June 19, 1941 Bylaw no. 18, June 19, 1941 Bylaw no. 19, June 19, 1941 Bylaw no. 20, June 19, 1941 Bylaw no. 21, April 2, 1948 Bylaw no. 22, May 9, 1949 Agreement between MPE-ECE, August 1, 1951 Bylaw no. 23, October 31, 1951 Agreement between MPE-ECE, August 1, 1952 Allocation of Surplus, January 15, 1958 Directors' Resolution, October 18, 1961 Cancellation of Manitoba Pool Elevators Capital Stock Minutes of Executive Board meetings, volume 1, 17 June 1926 - volume 7, 7 October 1982 Minutes of shareholders annual meetings, 1946 - 1964 (19 reports) Financial records and statistics Statement of Surplus, 1939 - 1953 (14 reports) Final statements, 1933 - 1952 (13 reports) Auditors reports, 1928 - 1931 (3 reports) Comparative statement, July 31, 1932 Interim elevator receipt, July 8, 1964 Cost of transfer engine, no date Motion to approve the Annual Financial statement no date Membership list, 1950 - 1961 Miscellaneous - Certificate of post office registration 1927 Minutes of a special meeting of Elgin & Fairfax Elevators January 26, 1981 to discuss future grain handling facilities in the Elgin-Fairfax area. Elgin & Fairfax local Pool Committee minutes Oct 20 1982 - Nov 28 1990.
Carmen Co-operative Elevator Association Limited Organizational papers: 1928 - 1961 Bylaw No. 3, no date Approval of Financial Statement, no date Bylaw re Member's Equities, no date Meeting - Bylaws No. 1 - 7, January 5, 1928 Agreement between CCE-MPE, February 1, 1933 Meeting re Bylaw No. 15, March 8, 1933 Resolution re Supplementary Agreement, October 15, 1936 Directors' Resolution, October 18, 1961 Minutes of Executive Board meetings, volume 1, January 7, 1928 volume 6, November 9, 1967 Minutes of Shareholders Annual meetings, 1932 - 1967 (16 reports) Financial records and statistics Statement of Surplus (5 reports), 1938 - 1952 Final Statements (16 reports), 1929 - 1952 Auditors Report (4 reports), 1929 - 1932 Comparative Statement, July 31, 1932 Cost of Elevator and Equipment, May 31, 1929 Report on Activities in Business, November 2, 1934 Quotas and Space Available, August 9, 1965 Monthly Report to the Board of Directors, 1960 - 1967 (2 reports) Receipts (5), 1939 - 1946 Statements of Account (58), 1941 - 1946 Correspondence, 1927 - 1959 Membership list, 1965 Miscellaneous Directors Attendance List, 1945 - 1946 (1 report) Officers and Directors, 1942 - 1943 Officers and Directors, 1945 - 1946 Directors Report, 1930 - 1966 (22 reports) Newspaper Article "CEA Holds Meeting", no date Newspaper Article "Grain Annex Mooted for Pool Elevator", no date Corporate Name: Rural Municipality of Dufferin.
Roblin Co-operative Elevator Association Limited Organizational papers: 1925 - 1970 Meeting of Incorporation-Winnipeg, 4 July 1925 Elevator lease, 1 September 1925 Elevator lease, 1 August 1930 By-law no. 1, Power of Attorney, 8 October 1925 By-law no. 2 and 3, 11 February 1926 By-law no. 4, 10 March 1926 Resolutions passed at local meeting, 16 November 1926 Memorandum re: Pool elevator policy, March 1928 Operating agreement, 1 August 1931 By-law no. 14, 1 December 1931 Agreement between RCE and MPE, 1 February 1933 Special meeting re: By-law no. 15, (2 copies), 16 February 1933 Amending supplementary agreement, 15 October 1936 By-law no. 16, 24 March 1941 By-law nos. 18, 19, 20, and General By-laws, 30 June 1941 Agreement for sale-MPE and RCE, 30 July 1943 Operating agreement, 30 July 1943 Directors' Resolution, 18 October 1961 Agreement amending operating agreement, 15 December 1966 By-law no. 26, 7 March 1967 Transfer agreement, 31 July 1969 Arrangement, 16 June 1969 Arrangement By-law re: members equities, 4 December 1969 Transfer agreement, 31 July 1970 Minutes of Executive Board meetings, volume 1, 24 August 1929 - volume 9, 6 January 1976 Minutes of Shareholders Annual meetings, 1927 - 1971 (26 reports) Financial records and statistics Transfer of surplus capital, 1945 - 1946 Analysis of Operating Results, 1960 - 1963 (2 reports) Auditors' reports, 1926 - 1969 (25 reports) Allocation of surplus, no date Correspondence, 1927 - 1957 Membership list, 1927 - 1932 Miscellaneous Directors' attendance lists, 1947 - 1949 (2 reports) Minutes of special Directors meeting, 18 July 1931 Minutes of special Directors meeting, 1 November 1932 Directors Resolution, 31 July 1956 District Council meeting, 9 August 1976 Average pool price per bushel, 1924 - 1927 Resolutions (16th Annual Meeting), 22 October 1941. Letter dated December 14, 1971 regarding resolutions. Corporate Name: Rural Municipality of Shell River.
Beresford Co-operative Elevator Association Limited Organizational papers: 1940 Minutes of Provisional Board of Directors, 21 November 1940 Minutes of Executive Board meetings, volume 1, 18 July 1940 - volume 4, 21 April 1965 Minutes of Shareholders Annual meetings, 1941 - 1972 (25 reports) Financial records and statistics Statement of surplus, 1940 - 1955 (15 reports) Final statements, 1940 - 1952 (12 reports) Auditors' reports, 1941 - 1971 (10 reports) Analysis of Operating Results, 1951 - 1963 (11 reports) Review of Operating results, 1960 - 1961 (2 reports) Allocation of surplus, 1950 - 1957 (6 reports) Summary of capital expenditures, 31 July 1951 Working capital required, 17 April 1952 Monthly report to Board of Directors, 1970 - 1973 (9 reports) Annual financial statement, no date Correspondence, 1940 - 1974 Membership list, 1940 - 1971 Miscellaneous Directors' attendance lists, 1943 - 1959 (9 reports) List of Officers and Directors, October 1947 Minutes of meeting of CEA, 11 July 1955 Directors Resolution, 31 July 1956 Plans for construction of pool house, 18 August 1972 Sub-district 406 Council meetings, 1971 - 1974 (9 reports) Corporate Name: Rural Municipality of Whitehead.
Osborne Co-operative Elevator Association Limited Organizational papers: 1940 - 1969 Application for members to the Co., 10 September 1940 Memorandum of agreement, 10 September 1940 Minutes of Provision Board of Directors, 18 November 1940 By-law re: Approval of elevator purchase, 18 November 1940 By-laws, 18 November 1940 Operating agreement, 18 November 1940 Agreement for sale, 18 November 1940 By-law no. 5, 12 November 1941 By-law no. 6, 10 November 1947 By-law no. 8, 12 November 1951 Resolutions re: New agreement, 1951 Agreement, 18 November 1940 Agreement, 15 December 1966 By-law no. 11, 1967 Arrangement, 13 June 1969 Transfer agreement, 31 July 1969 by-law re: Members' equities, no date Minutes of Executive Board meetings, volume 1, 3 October 1940 - volume 6, 1 December 1971 Minutes of Shareholders Annual meetings, 1940 - 1967 (27 reports) Financial records and statistics Statement of surplus, 1942 - 1955 (11 reports) Final statements, 1942 - 1952 (7 reports) Auditors' reports, 1954 - 1968 (14 reports) Analysis of Operating Results, 1951 - 1963 (7 reports) Detail of Grain earnings, 1964 - 1967 (3 reports) Analysis of Operating Results, 1951 - 1952 Review of Operating Results, 1965 - 1966 Correspondence, 1941 - 1971 Membership list, 1963 - 1969 Miscellaneous Directors' attendance lists, 1969 Minutes of Red River Valley Association Meeting - Morris, 16 February 1951 Corporate Name: Rural Municipality of MacDonald
Helston Co-operative Elevator Association Limited Organizational papers: 1940 - 1979 Application for members to the Co., 5 August 1940 Memorandum of agreement, 5 August 1940 Agreement for sale, 18 November 1940 Operating agreement, 18 November 1940 Minutes of first General meeting, 18 November 1940 By-laws, 18 November 1940 By-law no. 5, 6 November 1941 By-law no. 6, 3 November 1947 By-law no. 8, 1 November 1951 Agreement, 1 August 1952 Agreement, 1 August 1960 Directors' Resolution, 18 October 1961 By-law no. 11, 11 November 1966 Agreement between HCE and MPE, 15 December 1966 Act of Incorporation, 14 April 1969 Arrangement between HCE and MPE, 27 May 1969 Agreement between HCE and MPE, 31 July 1969 Resolutions, 1976 - 1978 General By-laws, 9 April 1979 Minutes of Executive Board meetings, volume 1, 5 August 1940 - volume 4, 21 December 1977 Minutes of Shareholders Annual meetings, 1956 - 1971 (4 reports) Financial records and statistics Surplus payment, 22 November 1956 Annual Financial statement approval, no date Auditors' reports, 1945 - 1967 (8 reports) Analysis of Operating Results, 1955 - 1963 (4 reports) Detail of Grain earnings, 1964 - 1965 (2 reports) Review of Operating Results, 1962 - 1965 (2 reports) Surplus payment, 22 November 1957 Crop year information, 31 July 1978 Receipts, 6 December 1976 Country Organization expenses, November 1975 - 1977 Correspondence, 1953 - 1979 Membership list, 1943 - 1967 Miscellaneous Directors' attendance lists, 2 November, 1943 - 1978 (14 reports) Directors' reports, 1956 Corporate Name: Rural Municipality of Lansdown.
Glenora Co-operative Elevator Association Limited Organizational papers: 1925 - 1982 Petition for membership in MPE, 1925 Memorandum of Association and General By-laws, 14 March 1927 Minutes of Provisional Directors meeting, 8 June 1927 Minutes of First Shareholders meeting, 8 June 1927 Minutes of Permanent Directors meeting, 8 June 1927 Lease, 1 August 1927 Application for share of stock, 22 July 1931 Shareholders meeting, 22 July 1931 Directors meeting, 22 July 1931 By-law no. 12 and 13, 22 July 1931 By-law no. 14, 1 December 1931 Agreement, 1 August 1931 Agreement, 1 February 1933 Minutes of special Board of Directors meeting, 15 February 1933 Approving of cancellation of share capital, 29 October 1949 By-law 18, 20 and General By-laws, 11 November 1941 Approval of By-laws no. 18, 19, 20, and General By-laws, no. date Amending supplementary agreement, 19 June 1944 Guarantee - Agreement, June 1947 By-law no. 21, 27 August 1948 Agreement, 1 August 1951 By-law no. 23, 15 April 1952 By-law no. 1961-149, 12 October 1961 By-law no. 24 and 25, 7 November 1961 By-law no. 26, 15 December 1966 Agreement, 15 December 1966 Agreement, 1 August 1972 Consolidation order no. 1162/76, 4 March 1976 New operating agreement March 4, 1976 Certification of dissolution, 18 May 1982 Minutes of Executive Board meetings, volume 1, 2 April 1927 - volume 7, 12 December 1977 Minutes of Shareholders Annual meetings, 1929 - 1967 (13 reports) Financial records and statistics Statement of surplus, 1940 - 1955 (12 reports) Final statements, 1939 - 1952 (8 reports) Auditors' reports, 1928 - 1975 (40 reports) Analysis of Operating Results, 1952 - 1963 (8 reports) Detail of Grain earnings, 1964 - 1967 (4 reports) Statement of Grain account and Handle, 15 July 1931 Capital loan statement, 31 July 1951 Outstanding coal accounts, 12 March 1953 Outstanding coal accounts, 30 January 1953 Distribution of surplus, 31 July 1946 Resolutions, 1951 (2 pieces) Review of Operating Results, 1961 - 1964 (2 reports) Correspondence, 1928 - 1961 Membership list, 1953 Miscellaneous Directors' attendance lists, 1944 - 1966 (12 reports) Board meeting held at Glenora, 8 June 1936 Requisition for payment of Directors fees, 20 November 1965 Requisition for payment of Directors fees, 19 November 1966 Record of attendance 1978 A meeting of the Members of Glenora Elevator Association January 21 1976 List of Country Organization Expenses Letter re forms for use in requisitioning payment of fees and attached forms Pamphlet "Act of Incorporation" General By-laws 1977 Historical Data Manitoba Pool Elevators and Grain Industry 1977 Corporate Name: Rural Municipality of Argyle
