Case Study - MWQ Transport

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In 1969, when I would have been 17 years old and in grade 11 at the old OSCVI school in Owen Sound, I took a course on "Business Organization" with a Mr. DeBoer. Part of the requirements for the course was to do a case study of some business. I chose to do it on my father's business — Maurice Quinton & Sons Transport — which operated out of our home in the village of Walter's Falls in Grey County, Ontario. I recall that I did very well on this assignment, mostly because I followed the guide we were given — organize it this way, cover these issues, include this material, etc.

My father squirreled this report away and it came into my hands as part of his estate and papers when he passed away (1914-2012). Yesterday Kate discovered the single copy of the report while cleaning up her files. Today I've scanned the document as a series of pictures; they are a somewhat hard to read as the paper has yellowed and the ink has faded. But here they are, warts an all (many spelling mistakes), with Mr. DeBoer's comments in red. Someday I hope to restore the text and will share that. For now, the images will have to do.

I have written before on dad's company, e.g., see blog entry "Maurice Quinton & Sons Transport" (2021). If you dig around my blog you'll find lots more about my family.