A. I don't know. You understand that is only for routine business.
Q. Does he sign your name to your personal bank check?
A. No, sir; he does not.
Q. Then the company's business with the citizens of this state receives less careful attention than your own personal affairs?
A. No, sir; the company's business comes first with me. I am a poor man to-day.
Q. When you are away your chief clerk has to sign instructions to the general officers in your department?
A. Only routine matters.
Q. Does he receive a higher salary than they?
A. No, sir; a lower.
Q. What determines relative salaries?