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Show 4893 Cleary- D 2906 been shown. BY MR. BLACKMAR: Q As preliminary, then, -- if he objects to your qualifications -- just tell me, Mr. Cleary, since you have been in the oil business, what experience you have had with transportation for oil fields. A I have had experience in transportation of equipment into each and every oil field the company has drilled. It has been one of my problems to determine what type of transportation goes into that field., and how it shall go in, the construction of storage material, yards for the storage of for its transportation on. Q During how many years? A Eleven years with the Midwest Refining Company, nine of which have been spent particularly in that subject. ( The reporter read the former question, as follows:) " Q. Why couldn't you use the river in the event a paying oil field was discovered down there?" MR. FARSWORTH: We renew the objection to the question, and we add the further objection that no proper foundation has been laid for any such question. THE SPECIAL MASTER: How is this witness competent to testify on that, Mr. Blackmar? Doesn't appear he was |
