The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-06-27
Factors Buy the Crockett Refinery and Mr..
George Rolph Will Go to the Coast
as Manager in September.

per annum, this has meant an annual
tribute paid by the Hawaiian planters
to the Spreckels refineries of S1,225,000
For this the Hawaiian planters have
received nothing. They have paid it
simply because 1t was demanded and
they We're not in position where they
could protect themselves against extor-
ton. 1t is this enforced tribute more
than any other one cause that has
caused the creation Of the Sugar Fac
| tors Company.
THE CROCKETT REFINERY COM
PANY.
| The first step which the Factors
Company took in their struggle with
, the Spreckels Company was to pur-
chase a controlling interest in the
Crockett refinery, situate on San Fran
cisco Bay, at cost of approximately
| SO, OOO, 900. The Crockett Refinery has
magnificent location on deep water and
is fully equipped with wharves, ware
houses and a thorough up-to-date re-
| finery.
| The refinery has been closed for the
Hast two years, after a long fight with
the Spreckels Refinery, ending in
compromise by which 1t was closed by
| agreement until the expiration of the
present sugar contract in the fall of
1905.
| The officers of the Crockett Refinery
! who will handle the fight, against the
Spreckels Refineries are: r. p. Rithet,
president; Wallace Alexander, vice.
president; Frank B. Anderson. treas
| urer; Warren Clark. director; Jas.
Rolph, director; and Geo. Fairchild,
director.
| Mr.. Rithet is the president of WEIGH
& Co., which firm has for many years
been, the San Francisco correspondents
of Castle and Cooke, and G. Brewer
and Company. Mr.. Rithet is one of the
leading business men and financiers of
San Francisco.
| Mr. Alexander is manager of the San
Francisco branch of Alexander and
Baldwin and represents that interest.
| Mr.. Meyer is a nephew and manager
of the Daniel Meyer interests, he be-
| ing a large owner in the Hawaiian
Commercial and other Hawaiian plan
tations.
| Mr.. Anderson is vice-president and
manager of the Bank of California. He
is recognized as being one Of the ablest,
most progressive and aggressive bank
ers of the Pacific Coast.
Mr.. Clark is president and manager
of williams-D imond Company, one OF
the leading shipping and sugar factors
of San Francisco.
Mr.. Jas. Rolph is a partner in the
shipping and sugar factor firm of Hind
Rolph and Company.
| Mr.. Fairchild represents the 2. s.
| Spalding interests in the refinery.
THE SUGAR FACTORS COMPANY.
| The above named directory is an ex-
ceedingly strong one in itself; but back
of it and supporting 1t, is the Sugar
(, Factors Company of Hawaii consist
! ing of all the sugar plantations in Ha-
wall controlled by H. Hackfeld & Co.,
C. Brewer & Co., Alexander and Bald
win. Castle & Cooke, T. H. Davies &
/ Co., f. A. Schaefer & Co. and 2. S.
/ Spalding.
The stock of the Factors Company Is
: held by 81 out of AZ OF the island planta-
lions. which own their own sugar mills.
and control approximately 100000 tons
of sugar out of an estimated total for
1906 of approximately 100000 tons. or
about So per cent of the total estimat-
ed output.
: The officers and directors of the Fac
tors Sugar Company are E. d. Ten.
ney, president; F. NJ. Swanzy and c. NJ.
Cooke. vice-presidents; e. e. Paxton.
secretary and manager; e. F. Bishop,
treasurer; w. Pfotenhauer, auditor,
and ]. P. Cooke. F. A. Schaefer S. M.
Damon. directors.
THE EASTERN SUGAR REFTNERS.
The Factors Company has fortified it
self for the coming fight on the Pacific