The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-11-03
ISLAND PLANTERS WILL
OPERATE REFINERY
REFUSE TO SELL SUGAR TO THE SPRECKELS CONCERN
AND GET CONTROL OF CROCKETT PLANT-TRUST
HAS PAID TO KEEP WORKS CLOSED-PROSPECTS OF
A THREE-CORNERED FIGHT AFTER MARCH FIRST.

SAN FRANCISCO October 24-The relations hitherto existing
between the Western Sugar Refinery controlled by the Spece in
ests sugar planters the Hawaiian Islands rup
ed The planters have acquired controlling interest the refinery
by the of big indemnity and making preparations ope
the competition with the Western Sugar Refinery They
will refine there the sugar which the old had been renewed
would sold the Spreels This product
ito about 10000 for the To keep its plant going the
Western Sugar Refinery will be compelled buy in
Java and elsewhere.
Speckes interests and the island growers looking " renewal OF the
agreement The which these negotiations have split the
pared with the selling price IN New York Under the od contract
(which expired September the Western Sugar Refinery paid
1.-THE planters price treeghh Of per pound less than what
lis known the worlds basis New York The planters admit
that deduction should be made but maintain that teeegs
LOT pound too much Over and during the
negotiations they have asserted their willingness sign
Involving reduction Of oneeghh of cent To this the Western
from the old 1t is believed that the the Western Sugar
Refinery generally known would have signed up the basis
who have recently manifested independence than for
past The attempt reach has practically been
The planters their with American
trust under which something like 300 900 tons of raw sugar shipped
Ito prohibits shipping
East that portion of the which has heretofore been delivered
1.-THE Western Sugar Refinery amounting 10000 and failing
the renewal of the arrangement with the Speckes their
on refine that portion of the yield themselves either
here or in the islands, Prominent planters already held considerable
number of shares in the Crockett refinery and purchases made since
the of this year have enabled them acquire
Gg Interest o In Wo n6ns TACT which has made the growers SO
The refinery opened by planters
the past three years the Western Sugar Renery has been paying
100000 year the California and Hawaiian Sugar Refinery Com
pay keep the Crockett plant shut down. and the contract covering
this is force until next March 1t presumed that
1.-THE planters will the plant under the old OF the Caor
mia and Hawaiian Sugar Refining Company The
making to the refinery after March 1st
las possible OF there is still the possibility OF the difficulties
between the Sprecke and the being composed but the
present temper OF both parties such outcome extremely mpob
able Those who know will the Western Sugar Refinery
millions to fight the Independent concern
The prospects of hreecomered fight in this market after
March, The Honolulu Plantation Company has for the last been
making washed graduated which has been competitor here
with the refined article OF the SPrecke company and the former
Grafton extending its plant in the islands The parties the
prospective triangular duel will therefore be the Western Sugar Rein
ey the Honolulu Plantation and the Independent
1.-THE Crockett plant When the contest begins low prices for
nay be looked for