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1884 James S. Blackton, Direct Examination.
Q. Do you recall any such conversation on the part of any one — A. No.
Q. Or that you participated in any conversation with any one on that occasion relative to the possibility of the formation of a rental exchange by the licensed producers similar to the General Film Company, or the formation of a licensed rental exchange of any character? A. No, I recollect no conversation of that kind.
Q. Were you ever present at any other meeting or gathering of the licensed producers at which the witness Lodge was present? A. I can only recall one other.
Q. When was that? A. I cannot fix the date; it was subsequent to that.
Q. Would you say a short time subsequent? A. It was subsequent to the meeting at which the licenses were signed, of course.
Q. On that subsequent occasion, when you recall seeing the witness Lodge, and at a time when the other licensed producers or some of them were present, was there any conversation in which you participated, or which you overheard, either between you yourself and the witness Lodge, or between the witness Lodge and other persons present, or between other persons present not including Lodge, in which the possibility of the formation of a rental exchange similar to the General Film Company, or any other kind of a rental exchange, by the licensed producers, was discussed? A. No.
Q. When did you first know of the project to establish a rental exchange on the part of the licensed producers? A. I should say it was about a year after the formation of the Patents Company that such a subject was broached.
Q. Did this matter originate with you? A. No.
Q. Had you actively interested yourself in an exchange proposition prior to that time? A. No.
Q. Was this subject brought up by some one else? A. I presume so.
Q. And did you actively discuss it, or merely acquiesce in it? A. I did not personally actively discuss it.
Q. What were the reasons which induced you finally to favor the formation of the General Film Company? A. I thought that it would be very desirable, and the other manufacturers thought likewise, to establish one or two exchanges, which would replace some of the then existing exchanges