“MR. MARCHAND. Do you remember receiving from the Union Pacific Railroad Company $1,400 in 1898—January 25, 1898? “MR. WATSON. I do not. “MR. MARCHAND. You have no recollection of that? “MR. WATSON. No, sir. “MR. MARCHAND. In 1899 there appears upon the ledger of Armour & Co., or rather the Fruit Growers’ Express, an item of $47,000, a credit. Do you know where that came from? “MR. WATSON. I do not know anything about the books of Armour & Co. “MR. MARCHAND. Do you remember having received from C. & A. as on the books of Armour & Co., on the 10th of October, 1899, the sum of $45,219? “MR. WATSON. I do not. I guess if you look it up you will find it is ‘credits and allowances.’ “MR. MARCHAND. ‘C. & A.’ stands for ‘credits and allowances’? What does ‘U. P.’ stand for? “MR. WATSON. I do not know. “MR. MARCHAND. Does that stand for ‘Union Pacific’? “MR. WATSON. I do not know whether it does or not.” Mr. Robbins, vice-president and manager of the Armour Car-Lines, was also afflicted with loss of memory, which was specially unfortunate in view of the fact that the Trust had destroyed the accounts some time before the Hearing. “MR. MARCHAND. Can you explain the item of $14,000 paid to the Union Pacific? “MR. ROBBINS. No, sir; I can not. “MR. MARCHAND. Is there anybody in your employ that can? “MR. ROBBINS. I do not think so. “MR. MARCHAND. You say you have destroyed your records. “MR. ROBBINS. Yes, sir.” Footnote 289: