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meeting recommended one site and at the next mouth falls to the

ground as no site had been decided upon until at the december meeting when the upper or western end of the lock was designated as the one that would not affect the private rights of any parties. The application in the first place being merely for the right to put the building upon the berm side of the canal at Berlin. As to the change of Political jurisdiction I can only say that in the discharge of my duties to this company I know no mans politics.

Mr. Jordon is comparative unknown to me except as a man

who has long been connected with this canal for a long time in its employ and later as an energetic business man upon it owning boats and transacting a considerable business together with Mr. Wenner. I have also a limited acquaintance privately. say about him.

I have nothing to

But in his connection with the canal I may remark

that he is now and has been for some time in the position of a warehouse built upon the ground of the company and upon a grant requiring a canal business to be transacted therein.

Several

months ago my attention was called to the matter and I was informed that Mr. Wenner was using the warehouse referred to for storing wheat to be sent off upon the railroad. Upon enquiring I found this to be a fact.

But upon learning

of his situation to have a boat rebuilt for the purpose of doing a transportation business.

I looked the matter over. Although he

continues to do a busy railroad business.

Refer to the last point.

I went to Berlin on the fifth day of November.

I think it will

occur to the minds of all reasonable men that I have not dealt with Mr. Wenner in a spirit to indicate a feeling of hostility toward