The Hawaiian gazette., 1903-09-29
PACIFIC MILL co. SUIT
IN THE PORTLAND COURTS
Honolulu Firm Trying to Get $685. 900 for Alleged
Breach of Contract by Inman, Pou|sen &
Co..-Counter Claim Is Presented.

The s16,ooo damage suit of the Pacific Company
against a, Pousen Co. for alleged breach of contract to
lumber the Hawaiian Islands, and to take certain
stock the mill was placed trial before Judge Sears and
10 jury yesterday The trial is expected last about week
of the plaintiffs contentious that August 1901
Innan Pousen Co. entered into contract with the Pacific Mill
Company extend period years ship Oregon lumber
Honolulu The Mill Company increase its capital stock from
S2ooo to $4,000 and of the increase of dispose
$4,000 stock Honolulu The remaining of stock be
subscribed by nnlan Pouen Co. The Pacific Mill Company
stated obtained valuable franchise from railroad company
that could transport lumber from the wharf to its yard much cheaper
than opposition The originally made to H.
r. Duway in behalf of nan, Pousen Co.. and afterwards
approved in October by another agent of nman Foun Co.
Counsel said broken without and that Inman
Poulsen Co. argo of lumber the Hawaiian Islands which
they refused dispose OF the Pacific Mill Company but instead
sold the shipment the lumber companies of Honolulu There
large margin profit Oregon pine lumber in the Hawaiian Islands
from $40 to SIS per thousand feet.
Calculating the profit that would have been realized had the
been carried Mr. Dunway thinks 100000 about the proper
verdict for his clients receive the hands of the jury.
Johann Pouen manager of nan Pousen Co., the first
witness called for the plaintiff and questioned regarding contract
entered into by his firm sell lumber in China Japan, Australia and
the Philippines for year beginning October /, 1000
Later shown that H. r. Dunway stopped Honolulu his
the Orient and that Mr. Poulsen Next
shown that H. r. Dunway returned Portland in July
and showed letter Mr. Poulsen which he received after he
arrived here from W. Barry secretary the Pacific Mill Company
Honolulu This letter referred the plan increase the capital
stock $4,000 the franchise the mill had secured from e
the deal Mr. Dunway Mr. Pouscn admitted advised by him to
write favorable answer Just before court adjourned for the day
Pacific Mill Company and lnman Poulsen & Co.
The filed by nnan Pouen Co. recites that July
the Pacific Mill Company asked nan Pousen Co. establish
lumber yard Honolulu representing that there the finest kind
OF opening and that the mill could lumber from the
ships its yards 81 to So thousand cheaper than other
lumber firm in Honolulu The mill company proposed increase its
capital stock $4,000 from $4,000 padp
subscriptions for at least half of the remainder OF $4,000 Honolulu
lnman Pousen Co. were to take the balance OF the stock
The states that nan, Pousen Co. their
Honolulu to enter into arrangements and and the mill
agreed to sell $4,000 worth of stock responsible be paid
for three and four months called for Upon
with those conditions lnnan Poun Co. subscribe
worth of stock to be paid for shipments of Oregon pine lumber
Every alternate to be paid cash for by the mill company
the other cargoes applied on the stock subscriptions
lnman Poulsen Co. alge that upon investigation they
ascertained that the Pacific Mill Company did possess
ing to $4,000 claimed by Indebtedness
and nsovent The allegation made the company
tailed to obtain responsible subscribers for the $4,000
on or before September and the subscriptions collected
as agreed.
On December 10, Infan Poulsen Co.,
contract.
nman Pousen Co. have presented $1,000
expense OF sending three the islands, and loss
cargoes
The Pacific Mill Company its reply denies all these allegations
Portland Oregonian.