One of the directors of the company, Mataichiro KANAMORI (later, representative director and president of the company) visited Hozan-ji Temple late at night and asked to lend him the money offered to the temple in exchange for 100,000 tickets.
同社の取締役の一人であった金森又一郎（後、同社の代表取締役・社長）は夜遅く宝山寺に向かい、寺に乗車券10万枚と引き換えに賽銭を貸して頂けないかと頼み込んだ。