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that company or acquire it by
purchase?

Mr. Sanderson[underlined] That question is objected
to for the same reason and the
same advice is given.

A. I decline under advice of counsel
to answer.

Mr. Cohen[underlined] Q. 40 Do you refuse to state how and
in what manner you obtained the
stock of the San Francisco Bay
Railroad Company.

A. Under the advice of counsel I
decline to state.

Q. 41 After the consolidation between the
San Francisco Bay Railroad Company
and the Western Pacific Railroad
Company whereby another corporation
was formed known as the Western
Pacific Railroad Company was there
any stock of the Western Pacific
Railroad Company issued to you

Mr. Sanderson.[underlined] We have no objection to
that.

A. Wont you ask that over.

(The question 41 is read to the witness)

A. The consolidated Company issued
to the members of that corporation
such stock as they were entitled
by the terms of the consolidation
and I received whatever I was
entitled to of course it must
have been issued and that is

that company or acquire it by
purchase

Mr. Sanderson That question is objected
to for the same reason and the
same advice is given.

A. I decline under advice of counsel
to answer.

Mr Cohen Q. 40 Do you refuse to state how and
in what manner you obtained the
stock of the San Francisco Bay
Railroad Company.

A. Under the advice of counsel I
decline to state.

Q. 41 After the consolidation between the
San Francisco Bay Railroad Company
and the Western Pacific Railroad
Company whereby another corporation
was formed known as the Western
Pacific Railroad Company was there
any stock of the Western Pacific
Railroad Company issued to you

Mr. Sanderson. We have no objection to
that.

A. Wont you ask that over.

(The question 41 is read to the witness)

A. The consolidated Company issued
to the members of that corporation
such stock as they were entitled
by the terms of the consolidation
and I received whatever I was
entitled to of course in must
have been issued and that is