A commission to inquire into the formation and operation of the Manitoba Pool up until 1931. Charges were brought against the Pool by J.R. Murray, then Assistant General Manager of UGG. The four charges were, briefly: (1) producers had been mislead into forming elevator associations, (2) members are bound by contract to the association, (3) financial statements sent out to associations are inaccurate, (4) Pool members are not getting as good a deal as they would on the free market.
The first two charges were deemed provable by the commission, while the last two were not. It was noted by the commissioner that no pool members had come forward with complaints.
See also fonds level description of RG 4 for history/bio of MPE
Scope and Content
.This sub-series contains volumes 1 - 25 of the Royal Commission on Manitoba Pool Elevators.
Submission to the Commission on the Costs of Transporting Grain by Rail / K. J. Cooksley. -- Memorandum to the Inquiry into the Costs of Transporting Grain by Rail / Manitoba Pool Elevators, Saskatchewan Wheat Pool. -- Pool's participation in the Snavely Commission on the Costs of Moving Grain by Rail / A. D. McLeod, K. J. Cooksley
