H. K. White Statement - Part 1

rectors or anybody else to increase his salary from $100 to $400?

A No Sir. I never asked him any question in regard to it.

Q In 1873 his salary was charged up by you at $500 a month, why was that?

A It was under his orders if I did it.

Q On August 15 1873 in addition to the salary of $500 a month you credited an extra salary of $8500. Why did you do that?

A Under his orders.

Q Did you ask him for any explanation about it at all?

A No sir I did not ask any explanations. I did not think that it was proper for me to do so.

Q On October 28 you credited him the further amount of $6000 for salary, Why did you do that?

A That was done under his orders.

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Q Did any of the other directors or officers of the Company or Shareholders tell you that Mr Colton's salary was to be increased from $100 a month to $400 and $500 a month?

A I never had any conversation with any of the directors in regard to it. All the orders with regard to his salary came directly from him to me.

Q Do you know whether any of the other stock holders or directors, I mean Stanford, C.P. Huntington, Hopkins or Crocker, ever knew that his salary had been increased from $100 a month to $400 or $500 a month or otherwise?

A No sir; not to my knowledge.

Q Never had any talk with them about it at all?

A No sir, no conversation with them about it. I think there was a resolution on the books at one time

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giving to each director $10 for attending regular meetings of the Company, and for quite a long length of time I paid Col Gray and Mr Harrison $10 each time that they attended the meetings, that was according to his order, and charged up according to his order to the Company.

Q When you say his order you mention his name.

A Gen Colton's order.

Q Do you remember any resolutions being adopted at any meetings of the Company fixing --- the salary of the president and treasurer, which you attended as stock holder or director?

A No Sir. I do not recollect of any such meeting and I do not think there was ever any such meeting held to my knowledge.

A If it appears on the book, of the Company, would you say that such a meeting was

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or was not held, or that the resolution was subsequently devised and put on the record book?

A Well I do not now recollect of any such meeting where any thing was ever said with regard to a salary of Colton or any thing pertaining to it. My instructions in regard to his salary always came directly from him and I had no other knowledge except from Colton in regard to it.

Q And his orders were simply to charge a certain amount to him?

A Yes Sir.

Q Or to credit him with a certain amount?

A To credit him a certain amount and charge the compamy, for his salary.

D 2 [left margin]

Q D 2 is an item of May 30 1872. Central Pacific R. R. Co Demurrage Rice & Co $30 "which appears to be a collection made and not accounted for. What

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information can you give about that $30?

A I do not know anything about it.

Q You cannot give any explanation about that?

A No Sir. I cannot now.

D 3 [left margin]

Q D 3 Amount paid by the Central Pacific R. R. Co. for broken car locks, $18. If that amount was collected from the Central Pacific R. R. Co. what became of it?

A I cannot say Sir. I know there was a bill of $18 for broken car locks a long time in the office. It was sent down from the mine. My impression is now that it was refused payment but whether it was subsequently collected is more than I can tell. I do not know.

Q There appears to be a letter written by H. K. White Secretary — dated, January 2nd 1874 "There was an old claim of $18 for broken car locks on

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