Up to the present time Blixton had not been used for harbor purposes.

But the Melliston owners had conceived the idea that a great breakwater could be so built as to shelter the waters of the bay.

They had quietly bought up most of the shore front of the little town, which had railway connection.

Then they had searched about for engineers capable of building the needed breakwater.

Reade & Hazelton, hearing of the project, had applied for the work.