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Point area because the majority of local people were farmers. Jim 'MacLean told me that the packers advertised in the paper for fisher— men. Some fishermen from as far away as Nova Scotia came. 15 Stewart MacIntyre explained whey there were so many fishermen from the Montague-Peter's Road area. "i suppose you see the Macintyre's. The MacIntyre (who) started the factory was from Montague. They were recruits from down there I suppose". 16

In the early days of lobster fishing, the lobster factories 'nsed to set up boundaries where each company could set its gear. This was put in writing and "set in verse". 17 Gradually, however with the decline of the small factories and the rise of independent fish? ermen, the berths became part of a ”gentleman's agreement" among the

. different packers. 18

The boundaries for the East Point factory were from Charlie Dan's east to the East Point Reef. 19 This is another area which demonstrates the power of the factory owners. Berths are still in traditional;iif;not legal) use along the south shore and to a lesser extent, along the North shore today. The in— fluence of the small lobster factories is still felt by the restrict~ ion of fishermen to a particular area due to the fact that their grandfather fished the same area fifty years ago for a small lobster factory. I . I

Earl and Janet Johnston did not fit into the mould of most packers at that time. Through the comments of former employees and fishermen as well as through comparison with other packers at the

same time, they seem to stand out as two extraordinary people. They

were forced to compete with other packers on their industry's terms