25 In 1881, a lobster factory was established by Cairns and Maclnnis . Its location was about halfway between the East Point and . It stood where a gravel pile now stands at the intersection of the "" and "Susan's ."112 Maclnnis was Gus Maclnnis from Murray Harbour . They were pion- 113 eers in this business for the area. ^ They operated factories 114 at Chepstow and Little Harbour later as well. The opening of the factory, the first in the local area, strengthened the fish¬ ing industry and more people began to fish off the "Point". The factory first stated that it would take all the lobster the men would catch. With the lobster being so plentiful around the reefs, the fishermen hauled three times daily. The first haul was canned before breakfast. The second haul was brought in, counted and paid for (half a cent per lobster). The third haul (or surplus) was taken to Haley's factory, Red Point . The can- 115 ning took place in May and June. The process of "putting up" lobster was as follows: The lobsters were first cooked by being thrown alive into boiling water which steamed in great open kettles. The black-iron kettles hold twenty gallons. Cans after soldered shut were boiled for one and a half to two hours. After taken out of boiling salt water, they were sealed with a drop of solder and boiled again for an hour. The cans were usually tall pound cans. This factory was a large one so it did have its own cannery where the cans were made. As lobsters grew more expensive