The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-06-04
FU[[TOFI RUMORS
RGTaTiilL Hatilg Of the SlgaF
Pl3ItH1
REFlncRf STORY DENIED
Arranging for Shipments
After Contract Ends.
SprscSels Makes Sig Demands
EHawaHzn; sugar wsu Sc Snip
ped . New YORK.

ne secret meeting o. men interest
ca in tha sugar industry u the Islands,
which is sid 70 have taken place in
r.e hack room o. p c. Jones o5cs
twi-Eles down 70 ar informal discus
sion o. the situation BY haH dozen
merchants. Stories regarding Sp-eck-
els attitude and s Hawaiian refinery.
which have been floating III the air for
ne PAS. - hours. nave, If the state
mems given out BY those most deep
IL interested. are 70 be relied upon.
fallen 70 The earth with dull snd pa
Lhsdc thud.
we have simply talked over mat
tsrs.~ said J. B Atherton 10 reporter
OF the Advertiser yesterday. AS they
nov stand. and discussed plans for The
future in the event OF the abrogarion
Of the treaty Or the passage O. the tar
IL bin as II now appears Our contract
with Spreckels expires December Slst-
this year. and we wish 10 ind 8 mar
ksr tor our sugar. The terms which il
i said Spreckels viii demand for next
wear are unreasonable. and il is prob
able al OF the Hawaiian sugar viii Be
shipped 70 New York In this case, we
vii require more sugar vessels. Snd
they must be arranged for Between
ROW and January next many things
nay happen that would change what
ever plans we may have in view now.
The amount Of our sugar used II
. s--
be worth while shipping il there Half
the outpur gOss 70 New YOrk-Say l0Q,-
b9f tons the balance goes 70 san
Francisco and Of that. about three
quarters Is consumed IN The State; the
rest Is SHIPPED 10 Nevada. Idaho and
Colorado There are refreries else
where than in san Francisco 10 which
wsr nav shin. There's New York Phil
a6elphia- Boston or St Louis We may
arrange 10 send 70 any q them, but
really nothing definite has been done
Il would not surprise ne If between
now ard The expiration 81 our contract
half a dozen BUYERS would be in Ho-
nolulu 70 bid for ON crop The idea
that we viii build 8 refinery is prepos-
ferrous
From another source IL wsS given out
rrsr The rate demanded by Spreckels
for handling Hawaiian sugar under s
new deal Is 5 Of I cent per pound, an
increase OF 6 quarter over the present
Rather than meet such q demand. the
Hawaiian planters viii ship their su-
cars 70 New York Independently OF
course. this would not include any OF
the sugars produced On plantations
controlled by the Spr=ksls oonbina-
ton. But 70 successfully carry this ont
would necesSitate the locking up OF
funds necessary. and thus pass divid-
ends The object Of 8Tr. RitheC's visit
Is sid % BE- 70 provide ways and
means for such E campaign and pos
sfbIv % arrange for representative
in Nsw York OF the Hawaiian plan
tiers. some one who viii look after
The sugar The refinery project may
Il SCI down IS 8 dream OF some indi-
vidual Who has nothing else 10 do but
build castles
Whatever has been the mission OF
VI Rirhet the planters appear 10 be
l-biIznt- Il Is said they are preparing
for The sbrogztio1 OF the treaty. IN
event. which I'D 20 Z week ago seemed
70 Be the most disastrous that could
hzr1E ID The country While Mr. Ath-
erto1 states that not single detail
has bes1 COMPLETED. the countenances
o. The plantation agents would indicate
satisfactory results