William MacLeod was elected president, Howard Harper , vice-president, James Fitzgerald , secretary. With, lawyer, Mc Carthy Manager of the business. It was difficult at first encouraging fishermen to join the Union. They were not sure what they were getting into and were afraid they may loose the little they had should the business fail. Even the membership of joining at twenty-five cents was questioned as too high a price. It was money they were not ready to gamble in the hungry twenties. Some questioned the strict rules that were printed into the by-law booklets. They could be held against a member for many days to come, and possibly keep them from becoming members. With one cuss word or offensive language a fishermen would be removed from a meeting. The rules in the little blue books of the day were adhered to at all cost, and never known to be challenged. With firm leadership and success in the business, membership increased and the industry became a solid and successful venture for the fisherman. In the spring of 1926 Leslie McCarthy , a brother of lawyer McCarthy, was appointed the first manager of the Fishermen's Union in the cannery. He carried on in the business for a period of thirty-three years. The business at the factory that year was good with large catches of lobster and fish landings. In the fall of 1926 the issuing of share capital was first paid out. It was a happy and proud day for the fishermen and their families. At last overdue bills could be settled up. Needed supplies to live on over winter could be purchased for the first time. Father remarked that fishermen never owning a wallet or needing to carry one, had coin and a few folded bills in their pocket, that