Meat Packers Council of Canada records, 1954-1961

The Meat Packers Council of Canada was originally founded in 1919 in an effort to encourage farmers to produce better quality livestock. Originally known as the Industrial and Development Council of Canadian Meat Packers, charter members included Harris Abattoir Co. Ltd.; William Davies Co. Ltd.; Swift Canadian Co. Ltd.; Gunns Ltd.; Canadian Packing Co. Ltd.; Puddy’s Ltd.; F.W. Fearman Co.; Ingersol Packing Co. Ltd.; Whyte Packing Co. Ltd.; Gallagher-Holman & Lafrance Co. Ltd.; Gordon – Fronside and Fares Packers Ltd.; Wilson Canadian Co. Ltd.; and Armour & Co. Most of these firms were based in Ontario, but the Council’s operations were soon expanded with the opening of a western and eastern field office. The Council was incorporated in 1961. In 1980, the name changed to the Canadian Meat Council.

Canada's livestock and meat industry /

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Uruguay's livestock and meat industry.

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France's livestock and meat industry /

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The livestock and meat industry of West Germany /

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Ireland's livestock and meat industry /

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A review of the frozen and chilled trans-oceanic meat industry, by order of the Swedish government,

"List of the chief Argentine publications consulted": p. 73-74.

[Miscellaneous bulletins on the canning and preserving industry and trade]

Mimeographed.

The story of English industry and trade.

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The meat industry of America.

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[Miscellaneous publications on the rubber industry and trade]

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Progress report, Automation Committee, formed under agreements of September 1, 1959 between Armour and Company and United Packinghouse Food and Allied Workers, AFL-CIO, Amalgamated Meat Cutters, and Butcher Workmen of North America, AFL-CIO.

Appendix (p. 28-29): Text of the "Automation" section of agreement ... dated August 31, 1959.

Directory and hand-book of the meat and provision trades and their allied industries for the United States and Canada.

Advertising matter interspersed.