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     June 28, 1920 for building channel piers. Lumber was taken from 
     
    

    
     New Brunswick by railroad in round logs. Most of it was sawed at 
     
     the railway station. More was bought on the Island and sawed at 
     
    

    
     the lake bridge by a Shepherd from near Peake‘s Station. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Columbia MacDonald was inspector for the channel pier. 
     
    
   
   
    
     In 1922 the first bridge was built to span the channel, but 
     
     it was not satisfactory as it interferred with boats and with ice 
     
     leaving the lake in spring. A new bridge of superior type was 
     
     built later by Joseph Campbell of Fairfield. 
     
    
   
   
    
     It is almost impossible to determine when the first lobster 
     
     factory was built. In 1881 C. C. Carleton and Sons enlarged 
     
     their lobster factory and several new ones were built in the 
     
     eastern end of the Island around this time. 
     
    
   
   
    
     In 1883 MacLean and Heartz first started canning lobsters. 
     
    
   
   
    
     A factory owned by MacLean and Heartz, later Matthew and 
     
    
   
   
    
     MacLean was in an isolated position. In 1922 a new lobster 
     
     factory was constructed in a different location, for Tidmarsh by 
     
     Patrick Maclnnis and Son of Souris River. It was sold in 1941 to 
     
    
   
   
    
     Eastern Packing Co. which operated until 1944 when it was pur— 
     
     chased by E. C. Johnston. When Mr. Johnston passed away, his 
     
     wife continued to operate until 1965. It was then sold to 
     
     ”National Sea Foods" which still operates. 
     
    
   
   
    
     In 1920, W. Harry Tidmarsh, Charlottetown, bought lobsters 
     
     at North Lake and packed them at Campbell's Cove. A. M. Savage 
     
     also did business here and he was the first to advance the price. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Fred Bennett, Stanley Bridge, was manager of the factory 
     
     during the 1930's. 
     
    
   
   
    
     In 1940, Albert Griffin started buying at the harbour paying 
     
     15 cents per pound. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Arthur Robishaud also did business and W. Harry Welsh in 
     
     the late 1960's and early 1970's. 
     
    
   
   
    
     In 1960 a new factory was built by Griffin and in 1968 a 
     
     cold storage was added to it. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Sealing of cans was done by hand for some time, but very 
     
     few men could qualify. The late Henry MacLaren, Souris, served a 
     
     number of years. In 1912 mechanical sealers came into use. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Prices paid at this time were 50 cents per 100 lobsters (by 
     
     count), later 50 cents per 100 pounds (by weight). Highest price 
     
     to present time 70 cents per pound for canners, 90 cents per 
     
     pound for markets.