The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1909-04-01
AnSMNr 10 II. s. naYids0n.


aIhe president of the Light & Water
Company published 10 the Glacier
Mrach %, 1909, IN which you say the
Portland Trust Company have had
financial statements of every phase
and change of the business Of the com
pany and In tie transaction of the
law suit there was nothing whatever
developed of interest that was new to
the Portland Trust Company. AS you
have I'M jet ted that suit into the pub
lilo question ! refer you to page 366 of
said stranscript. Benjamin /. Cohen g
evidence. Question: asked Mr. CohenI
We'll you didn't know that the three
directors, Henderson. Davidson, and
Butler brought their Coon property at
forty-five hundred, plus the survey
ing and expenses etc, was five thoua-
and and turned il in together with
this Schenck lease to the Light Com
pany for twenty five thousand dollars
did your"
Answer by Mr.. Cotau. "No
didn't know that. "
l will Ieter you to Mr.. Buffers evi =
dence, same transcript, page l67.
Question; You testified you WASH I
paid until the 10th.
Answer: 81 wasn't interested |
wGs not an officer of the company at
that time. ="
Question: "These are the minutes
OF the directors meetings (showing
witness book"
Answer: ayes"
Question: al call your attention
to the minutes nf stockholders
meeting on page 26 Of the Hood River
Power Company and | will ask you
1t your memory is refreshed by the
record, at what took place at that
stockholders' meeting? call your
attention to the bottom now (indicat
ing where the roll of stock was call.
ed II. + Davidson l0l shares, Leslie
Butler lOl shares, and John Leland
Henderson l0l shares. The president {
then declared all the subscribed stock
present: Now Mr.. Butler how many
shares of stock did you hold In the
power company"
Answer: 1.-THE record here shows
10l."
Question: "You remember being
present at that stock holders' meet
ingY"
Answer: "No, don't "
Question "You recognize the hand.
writing?"
Answer: "Yes."
Question; "And the signatures to
the minutes belngY" Witness inter.
upting and continuing former answerl
" | think this was the first that
was connected with; believe this
time, | don't remember that had
anything to do with the transfer of
any of that: | know | had nothing
to do with the transfer of any OF that /:
| know had noshing to do with
the transfer of the property to the
Light Company.
Question; Then you know that
you had nothing to do with the trans
fer of the property of the Light Com.
pany-you make that a positive state
ment IN conflict with these minutes
do your"
Answer: "The part OF it shows all
this stock, about the twenty five
thousand dollar deal, | had nothing
to do with that and wasn't party TO
1t In any way at all "
Question: Nov Mr.. Butler the
question is whether or not these min.
utes are correct. Now then do Won
say when you just said that you know
that you had nothing to do with the
transfer of the property from the Pow.
or rCompany to the Light Company do
you Insist upon that answer?"
Answer: 81 had nothing to do
with the twenty rye thousand dollar
zeal then paid over at all. | hadn't
any part In It,"
Question: "Well | must insist on
-four answering that; is it your in.
.entio1 to say these minutes here are
lot correctY"
Answer: "'They must have been
don't remember of being there. ="
will also reter you to your own
'vidence same transcript, page S42
Question: "ln this book which
las just been offered in evidence
exhibit No. AZ, Is certain
ntries of account in it aud, wish
o be entirely fair to MIR Davidson,
ONE Items | wish to give vcu an op.
'ortunity to exIliin; have you an
xplanation, for instance, page SO
Iividend accounts under date of Jan.
IaIy 10, 1905, as follows: Cash paid
leslie Butler two dividends, nine
hocSaGa dSiiars and as follows: Ii.
;. Davidson ditto, nine thousand
nd same thing John Leland Hendel.