The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1909-08-26

was quite uumDeF OF uS.
Q. At that time, did you talk with
! Mr.. Cohen about the bond issue, and
| the issuance of the mortgage?
A. There wasn't anything said par
ticulatly about the bond issue talk
ing about the values aud what could
done with the leases aud what the adj
vantages cf the company holding on
in getting were made from Mr..
Coheu's standpoint. 81
q. Had the question of the loan OF
S35, 0G0 been suggested to Mr Cohen
at that time?
A. ios
Q. VIVA did Mr.. Cohen FAY about
the lue Of The property!
A. lie made the loan.
q What did he say after he made
the loan? What did he say to you at
thst time?
Q / think be said If those proper
ties were grouped together he would
make the loan.
Q. Which properties?
A. The Coon property and the Eliot
and Schenck leases
q. Had these three properties been
especially pointed out to Mr.. Cohen
at that time?
A. | don't remember all OF that.
@ Was be told at that time that the
Power Company owned them?
A. | don't think 81: | don't think
they did at that time; | don't know
anything abJut what the rest told
him; don't rememer about that.
Q. Do you know of no business the
Power Company transacted except In
connection with the Coon property,
and these leases transacted about the
time you executed them in relation
to the Coon property and the leases!
| A. That is all. don't know moth.
ing about the obtaining of these
leases; know | hadn't anything to
do with it.
Q. Do you remember that you Ie.
ported that you had called in fifth
of the per cent assessment voted
amounting to 1903, and hat the same
had been paid?
A. | don t remebmer that.
@. Do you remember you were
treasurer of the Power Company?
"A. Yes; | was treasurer.
@ Didn't you remember, MIR. But
Ter, that the resolution was read In
that regard about the sale OF the
Coon tract and the leases at board OF
directors meeting, at which you
we're present.
A. No,l do not.
@. Will you say that you we're not
present at such a directors meetiugi
A. have no recollection being
| or ha hn 10
q. You have just stated to me that
the handwriting on these minutes on
page y was Mr.. Henderson
A. Yes.
@. Do you recognize the signature?
A. Yes.
Q. Whose signature Is that?
A. Mr.. Davidson
Q. After seeing these minutes, sign
ed by Mr.. Davidson and Mr.. Hender
son, will you say you were not present
when the acceptance OF the contract
and the leases was brought before the
board of directors?
A | donL remem Der anything
about that mveti,g.
| q. These aie tie minutes of the
directors meetings (showing witns sss
book.
A. Yes.
Q. call your attention to the min
utes Of ttockhoIders' meeting on
page 2G of the Hood River Power Co. i,
and | wilt ask you il your memory
is retrr shed by the record at that
which took place ht that stockholders
meeting, | call your attention to the
bottom now indicating where the
roll of stock is called: "H. f. Dav-
idson, l0l shares; Leslie Butler, l0l
phares, and John Leland Henderson,
l0l sh1res; the President then de-
Jared all the subscribed stock pres.
ent." Now, MIR. Butler. how many
shares OF stock did you hold in the
Power Company?
A. The record here shows l0l.
.. Do you remember being present
at that stockholders meeting?
A. No, | don't.
Q. You recognize the handwriting
A. Yes.
@. That is Mr.. Henderson's? (refsr-
ring to writing.
4. Yes.
Q. Then you know that you had
nothing to do with the transfer of the
property ot the Light Company you
make that a positive statement, In
conflict with these minutes, do your
| A. That part Of 1t shows about all
this stock-about the $25, 900 deal,
had nothing to do with that and
WASH + party to 1t In any way at all.
Q. Now, MI. Butler, the questio n
Is whether or not these minutes aie
correct; now then, do you say when
you jlst said that you know that you
had nothing to do with The transfer
OF the property from the Power Com
pany to the Light Company--do ou
insist upon that answerY
A. | had nothing to do with the
S25, 600 deal there paid over at all /;
hadn't sny part in it.
O. Well, | must insist on your an =.
swsring that is 1t your intention to
say these minutes ale not correct?
A. lhey must have been; | don't
re member of being there.
O. Did you read the resolution
hich shows-I will read it: "lhe
ollowing resolution was read and
on motion adopted. This appears
on page y, minutes of the directors
meeting sd journed meeting OF the
Hood River Power and Water Co, at
the office Of John Leland Henderson,
vt Hood River. December IA, 1904,
at O'Clock p. IN. Whereas, ii. +.
Davidson, Leslie Butler aud John
Leland Henderson own that certain
tract Of land standing in the name of
John Leland Hen erson, known rs
the Coon tract OF l03 acres, in Sec.
|, Township N, K. 10 E., aud also
own two certain 80 year leases #
lanus ia SEQ. 36, townships N. Il
10 h one of which leased tlscts IL
owned ty Henrietta Eliot aud T. Il.
Eliot, aud the other by A. A. Schenck,
aud for whioh arrangements are eX-
eouted but said leases are not now eN.
ecuted and whereas, the said parties,
purchasers and leasees have paid full
Consideration for same in and of their
Own respective funds; and whereas,
tia said parties have agreed to sell
I'd land aud said leases to said Hood
Rive Hower and Water Co., for the
sum a. gDS 00n paVat la in afOpk pf