The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-02-23
SMALL FRY
HANDICAPPED
The Big Lumber Firms Had
a Heavy Freight
Discount.

evidence in the lumber trust case
Thursday was such as to acquaint the
small fry of lumber importers with
Just what struck them at any time
during the past few years.
1t was divulged by Percy Morse. gen
eral freight agent of the American
Hawaiian Steamship Co., that hand
leap of four dollars a thousand had
been maintained by that company
against all importers of lumber by its
steamers in favor of Allen & Robinson,
Levers &c Cooke and Wilder & Co. of
Honolulu and the Baldwin interests of
Maui.
Lee Chew told on the stand of the
gradual extinction of the Oahu Lum-
Der Co. in which he was a leading
owner. Its business steadily decreased
since 1901 until 1905, when the company
went under. In 1901 its business was
100000, in 1902, s12O, 900 to s15G0oo, in 1903
100000 and in 1904 $4,000 In the early
Fart of 1905 the rate was less than
$4,000 a year and then the company
went out of business.
Defendants raised the objection yes
terday that Levers & Cooke and Allen
q Robinson were not liable to the ac-
ton before their Incorporation in 1904
This was referred to Judge Dole, who
will give a ruling on Saturday.
Mr.. Morse. before Commissioner
Hatch. testified that the American-Ha-
waiian Steamship Co. made a discrim-
ination in freight rates between lots
OF 150,00 feet and over and lots Of less
than that quantity shipped in its
steamers. For the minimum stated the
freight was 81 a thousand and for any
quantity below that minimum $11 a
thousand feet.
Nobody but the three defendant COM
panies and the Baldwin interests on
Maui, the witness further testified,
had received any benefit from the $780,
900 feet rate.
That rate went into effect three or
four years ago. Prior to that. Mr..
Morse said, lumber was a dead letter.
but when we found lumber coming
frequently we made the rate. Prior to
that the rate was 81 per M. After the
reimbursement we made the rate 81 for
of a minimum quantity of
$50 900 feet
He could not say if any of these
three firms (defendants) had brought
in shipments Of less than 100000. If
they had brought in shipments of less
amount the rate would have been $11.
Mr.. Breckons-You are sure of that?
Mr.. Morse-I think so.
Mr.. Breckons had questioned the
witness previously about shipments to
C. B. Reynolds and Matlock Campbell.
Witness remembered shingles coming
to Reynolds about the first of this
year and thought the rate was 10
cents a bunch. About four punches
would be thousand
He thought Campbell had brought in
one shipment of 10000 feet of lumber,
but did not remember if there was
any increase in the tariff after that
shipment came.
Witness said lumber required more
space than any other article of mer-
chandise he knew of. Other classes of
freight that might require special rat
ing as lumber were weighty articles
that might damage other merchandise.
With that exception the rule adopted
as to lumber had no application to- any
other class Of freight.
Mr.. Breckons, just before adjourn
ment, asked Mr.. Morse to note down
the arrivals of certain lumber ship
ments, by certain steamers, on certain
dates, between January /, 1901, and
the middle of October, 1905, the ship
ments being to Allen & Robinson,
Levers & Cooke, Wilder & Co. and
May & Co. The District Attorney
instructed him to look up his letters
relating to all such shipments ana
showing the respective rates of freight
thereon, and bring all such data into
court of Friday morning.
s*Sgss V v kSSesssss
cred and was taken home in a hack.
During the parade the horse of one
Of the pau riders bo1ted, in his rush
knocking down little boy near Pa
waa Junction The youngster was rem
dered unconscious but was brought
around again within few minutes.
What might have been a nasty affair
at the park was prevented by Mount
ed Patrolman Lane. The horse har-
messed to the hanson of J. c. Cook
bolted during the exhibition of prize
winners before the stand, the breech
strap of the harness having broken,
the rig to run into the
animal. The runaway dashed back of
the vehicles in line, then turned and
circled back towards the autos Lane |
rode alongside and seized the bride, |
the animal to a stand, but not |
before the hanson had collided with |
Judge Kingsbury's runabout and brok-
IN one of the wheel tenders.
PARADERS ENTERTAINED AT
CLUBS.
Following the parade the partici- |
pants were entertained at the various |
clubs of the city and at a big luau at |
Waikiki, everyone in the line receIy-
ing a hearty invitation TO luncheon |
This was a happy termi- |
nation of the floral festival, impaTtfng |
to the event, which has now become |
established firmly as an annual one, |
/ social side most to be desired.