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beginning, Paul) Ten years after they started the For approximately nine months | "7" oate of opera-jand Edward Gallant and Art/Eastern Packing Company, thejof the year, 150 to 200 persons) @, inack

were few|Pélers have developed a busi-jenengetic officials opened East-|are employed by the well known) p44 rie;

who could even visualize the ef-|mess that, through salaries andjern Fisheries Lid. and pioneered|Souris plant and in filleting op-| jperation

_ ~““fect-the-plant would have on thej/purchases alone, causes upwards|dragger fishing operations. andjerations, emphasis is placed on company Be et ee he ee oie ee Sree ee ee ee OS Serr cod, haddock and Edward Island Town.

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the past five years, the popu-jindustry which- has created ajward Gallant, President of Eas | ing and fish meal plant to pro-j!ation has increased by 500 per-| flow of new money and new vis-|tern Fisheries Ltd. and Arthur’ sons and openings have been/ tas for a rapidly expanding town. | Peters, General Manager of Eas- created in the business and pro- fessional fields. . The officials of Eastern Pack-| are: Paul Gallant, president of| John Mullally is the office mana-| ing Company pioneered a new /| the f

The men responsible for giving| tern Fisheries. Mrs. Rena Boylan the province this new-.industry|ig the company secretary and

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The Story of Eastern Packing Co. Limited in Souris ...a firm dedicated To The High Ideals of The Fishing Industry :

Established in 1941, this firm has constantly, over the years, striven to provide the best of facilities to all who patronize our company . . .

augmented continually by the addition of new facilities.

As a new year

forges ahead, we of Eastern Packing Company Limited once again renew our pledge to do everything in our power to make the Prince Edward

Island fishing industry as successful as possible in 1959, .

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years which lie ahead . .\. and take pride in the fact that our business, through salaries and purchases alone, cause upwards of a million dollars te be put in circulation annually.

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flere te the fishing boat—Souris I1l—built and completed te 1958. Souris III has a new design, and is longer and wider than the average fishing boat, thus making it possible for her te

handle much bigger loads. Operated by Captain Jonas Bjorns- ton, Souris II proved most successful during the past year.

E & giant cod, weight about 75 pounds, featured this exception-

ally heavy catch of cod made during the past year. An average , sod weighs between 6 and 8 pounds. In the background men

are engaged jn dressing the catch . . . and during a year .our

firm will process more than two million pounds of cod.

. |. A Firm Dedicated To

improvement of

Mr. William Pierce, government Fisheries Inspector inepdcts eur products during production season. Here he is shown with John McCormack. examining a package of Eastpack Haddock Fillets. Eastpack Products have been known for their quality. . .

~ and constant inspection guarantees the continuation of this quality for the consumer.

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