The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-10
FIGHTING MR.. SPRECKELS.
HE Will RAISE THE FREIGH HIT ON
HAWAIIAN SUGAR.

Planters say They won't stand It-They Are
Casting About FOR Other Vessels and May
ship Directly to New York-Piantntions
Continue TO Flourish In spite or sprecheis.
HONOLULU, June ., via San Francisco, Juno0.
Interest In Japanese immigration has been
superseded by speculation over the probable re-
suit of the fight Of Hawaiian planters against
Millionaire Sprcckels for the disposal Of the sea.
sons sugar crop. Feeling against him has been
bitter since he tried TO ruin his two younger
sons by beating down the quotations Of the Ha.
waiian Commercial Company by declaring that
tho reciprocity treaty would DO abrogated, and
the planters arc determined to leave him out in
the cold in selling the sugar crop noxt year, and
to do their utmost to ruin his present monopoly
Of transport from these islands by sail and
steam.
II. p. Rithet OF tho shipping firm of WEIGH &
Co., San Francisco, has been here for a week
comforting with tho planters. The contract Of
the planters with Mr.. Spreckols will expire on
Dec. 81. He now receives one-eighth of e cent
a pound for handling Hawaiian sugar. lie will
ask for three.eighths OF o cont per pound II the
planters desire 10 renew the contract. This Is
regarded as an effort to deprive tho planters Of
legitimate gains, and they refuse to submit, and
will rather take their chance of selling the prod.
ucts in open markets of the world. This would
mean almost tho total ruin Of the island trade
with San Francisco, as all Of the sugar. except
that raised on plantations controlled by Spreck-
els, would go direct to New York, and the gen.
eral merchandise that now comes here from
San Francisco would come on the sugar feet
from New York.
More ships will be needed In case the sugar
goes to New York. J. L. Atherton, one Of the
heaviest plantation owners in the islands. in an
I'VE have simply been talking over, informal.
viii probably not be renewed. as the terms he
proposes are not within reason. At present half
and of tho balance, which goes to San Francisco,
not more than three.fourths is consumed In Cal.
aGfs,H; to ~s S san P Tort. Sh az RsfpSf y S Sstlppie oF
81. Louis. We may. after all. have to hunt for q
market; Chances are even hat the market will
II a deal goes through to ship all the sugar to
New York direct the large sailing fleet now en-.
drawn and planters will have opportunity to
carry out the threat often made to start a steam.
Oceanic. which is under the control Of spreckels.
1t 10 not improbable that such action will be
eskin BY to the xii pfl" an t fog sp 1ssEs + PP naasyns Si
The, outlook for favorable treaty relations
able now thanft was six weeks ago. Below the
surface there has been no actual fear Of the re
have had cold feet and have been selling
their holdings, but purchasers have been found
In almost every instance. All the large planta
tons. where the work has progressed beyond
profits.
1t is learned here also that the Canadian Pa
citc Railroad is ready TO make discriminating
rates by steamer and rail on Hawaiian sugars u
Montreal'and Halifax by way OF Vancouver. tn,
moment the reciprocity treaty is abrogated.
There is a constant effort to underrate the out
put OF the various plantations and to withhold
the actual profits; Within, a week, six planta
tons have paid big monthly dividends. The!
were the Eva. 8 per cent; the Pacific suga!
Mall. 8 per cent: Honomu. 4 per cent. Paia,
per cent; Waikiki, 3 per cent, and Haiku,
per cent. Work has progressed steadily upol
the new Oahu plantation just as II the chief In
dustry OF the islands was not threatened witt
ruin" by the. abrogation OF the reciprocit,
treaty or the imposition OF a tariff on sugar
improvements have also been made on othe
plantations. In fact, plantation owners hav
shown either that they have an enormou amour
Of faith in the American Congress or they be
lieve that sugar growing will pay in Hawaii, n
matter what conditions exist in the Unite
states. Arrangements are already under wa
for the establishment Of several more large plaI
~tations.