Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-10-18
W. R. CASTLE ANSWERS
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of said Lowrie, deponent believes that
he stated to said Silliman that his sur
prise arose from the fact that said
Baldwin was already working to the
extent of what this deponent believed
10 be the ability Of any strong man,
,.eponent knowing that said Baldwin
was carrying on his shoulders an I'M
mense amount of work; and as to the |
statement that this deponent replied, |
with regard to Baldwin's taking such |
position, that this deponent supposed
h, wanted to be manager of the biggest
plantation on earth and keep the jon
in the family" has no recollection
whatsoever of any such statement, but,
II Il were made, II was absolutely In
consequent and in the nature of
jocular reply to said Silliman; and as
to this deponent saying that the plain
iii in this case was 1.-The very best
plantation manager that would ever
come to the Hawaiian Islands," this
deponent remembers saying that he
had regarded said plaintiff as one of
The best plantation managers, but as
to his being the best, deDonent did not
make any such statement, because he
did not believe II to be true. The
facts in regard to such sma.ter being
that this deponent knew that said
Iowrie. before taking charge OF the
Hawaiian Commercial and Sugar Com
pany's plantation, had for several
years been in charge Of Eva Planta-
ton on the Island Of oahu, In which
this deponent had been, and then was,
| laraat,. tnta ltrnptlr fndf-
rectly, and that by reason Of his ac-
quaintance OF said Lowrie's manage
ment Of Eva plantation, deponent had
formed high opinion Of said Lowrie
as a plantation manager and thought
1t the time that said Lowrie was APP
pointed manager of the Hawaiian
Commercial & Sugar Company's Plan
tation that such selection was good
one and that the Hawaiian CONNER
cial & Sugar Company was getting the
best man available for the place at
that time, and thereafter, for con-
siderable time during said Lowrie's
management of the Hawaiian CONNER
cial & Sugar Company's plantation,
and much longer, in fact, that depon-
ent was justified by the circumstances,
this deponent adhered to the opinion
and believed that said Lowrie was
the right man in the right place and
that he was managing said plantation
skillfully and with high ability, al
though deponent knew that the finan-
cial and physical condition of said Ha-
allan Commercial & Sugar Company's
plantation was in vital respects grow
ing worse during the Lowrie admin
Iistration: deponent in this connection
believing that the unfortunate condi-
ton of the plantation was not due to
the manager, but to other causes ovei
which said manager had no control
shortly prior, however, to the time
when said Lowrie was dismissed, this
deponent learned, from facts brought
to his knowledge, that said Lowrit
was not by any manner of means do
ing as well for the said plantation as
lie had done for Eva, and II was
brought to deponent's knowledge thai
matters had come to point wher;
the Hawaiian Commercial was prac
tically insolvent and was unable to OBJ
tain further credit to continue thu
plantation, and deponent then learned
that several prominent stockholders
including Henry p. Baldwin, had t.
pledge their personal assets and prop
crty to keep the place running. Thi'
deponent himself at that time haC
pledged his own property for the pur
Lose of carrying the stock which h
mad agreed to carry and In order Il
keep the said plantation within tn
control of the majority then havini
such control, and to do which depon
rnt had to add to the securities alread.
held by banks in California.
Deponent further shows that short
~ before said Lowrie was relieved o
1.-The management, the condition OF tn
| lantation was brought to this de
ponent's knowledge and the facts a
then ascertained were as follows:
Crops Fall Short
The Hawaiian Commercial Com
any was owing over $755,000 over an
above the amount outstanding unde
its bond issues, then amounting [
81, 1856 900 more. That up to that dat
Mr.. Lowrie had expended in the thre
wears he had been manager there "
273,395 in permanent improvements d.
, signed to put the plantation on bas'
to produce $4,000 tons Of sugar yea
, That on the 31st day Of Decembe
1901, Notwithstanding the heavy ou'
lay as above, much more was yet n
uuired In the way of permanent In
provements before any such outpl
could be obtained. That the planta
ton for its 1901 crop-the last Gro
harvested BY Lcwrie, produced onl
24,37l tons, when said Lowrie ha
planned. expected and promised thf
said plantation would produce betwee
5000 and 10000 tons in 1901; an
he 1902, which was planted and ms
tured by said Lowrie, but harveste
by his successor, yielded $4,000 tons
. sugar, when said Lowrie predicted an
planned that the same should produc
1000 $4,000 tons. That on said 3li
, day of December, 1901, said Lowri
was still planting the crop that woul
mature and be harvested In the yea
1903. That said plantation was col
fossedly at that time short over zoo
Inen and said Lowrie had unexpected
i ~, and without notice, In Novembt
r 1901, announced that the plantatio
would require 100000 more than tn
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