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William H. Swaxson, Cros*s Examination. 649
Q. After you had talked with him? A. No, not after talking with him. That is how I started to talk to him. I hardly think Mr. Lewis is capable of giving me any instructions.
Mr. Willis: I am glad you referred me to the source of proper information.
Q. I forgot to ask you, Mr. Swanson, from whom did you make your large purchases of films in 1908? A. From the usual sources.
Q. That is rather indefinite. Why don't you just give me the names, so that you will not prolong the cross examination? A. I will be very glad to do that, Mr. Willis, but it would be impossible to tell you, Mr. Willis, whom I bought film from. I have not any idea as to who all the parties were.
Q. Well, when you placed orders running up into the thousands of dollars, did not that impress upon you the person with whom you were dealing at the time? A. As I explained, it was not altogether a method of placing orders. We would go up and just take material that was there at hand, and carry it away.
Q. You had to pay for it sometime or other, didn't you? A. Yes, sir, the largest purchases I made were from the Pathe representative.
Q. Pathe Freres? A. Yes, sir; I bought large quantities from Pathe Freres.
Q. When? A. At all times. Continuously from the first day I went into business.
Q. Well, who else? A. Selig Polyscope Company. The Lubin Company, Vitagraph Company, Chicago Film Exchange, Kalem, Essanay.
Q. Did those purchases run into $10,000 or $15,000 or §20,000 at a time? A. Not with each individual party. No. That would be distributed between all of them. I have made payments of from five to ten thousand dollars at a time to one concern.
Q. Which one of those that you have mentioned? A. Wei!, Pathe Freres.
Q. Mr. Swanson, you spoke of your profits being $100,000 or more. In estimating those profits, what would you include in them besides cash? A. The various businesses that