The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1910-06-07
IMPORTANT DISCUSSION ON.

The matter of applying interstate
commerce regulations to the inter
island steamship business here is likely
to be the main business topic Of the
coming week. The merchants associa-
ton will hold meeting on Thursday
afternoon, at which the matter viii be
discussed, and in the meantime there is
lot of private discussion going on
among business men, as the result Of a
pretty active campaign on the one hand
to secure a declaration in favor of the
Jaw, and on the other hand to have
Honolulu protest against the law.
It is said that the issue even involves
the possibility of establishment of an
other interisland steamer service, as a
rival of the Inter-Island service, by the
Dillingham; interests. B. F. Dillingham;
has made, no, secret of his campaign to
have the law apply here. He mas cabled
to Washington, stating his position and
declaring that il is q discrimination
against the Island railroads to leave
the steamship company free from the
regulations. This campaign is under
stood to be largely in the interests of
the new extension of the Hilo Railway
Company's lines on Hawaii.
The railroad company's representa-
tives contend that the interisland bust
ness here is practically that of local
railroad company. If the company is
not placed under the interstate com
merce laws and made to publish its
rates and submit to the conditions of
those laws, the railroad company may
be found entering the steamship bust
ness itself to insure rates to its over
land shippers beyond their island ter
minal ports.
The railroad company's attitude in
the matter is said to be due to an opin-
ion that the interisland~ rates are too
thigh and that the proposed federal
regulations would cause reductions, to
the benefit of settlers, Hsmall farm
ers,,' etc. AS the railroad company is
extending its lines into a big district
on Hawaii, where many small shippers
may be its clients, it wants to have a
federal commission allowed to fix rates
definitely, so that through prices for
shipments may be quoted.
The terms of the interstate commerce
law provide for the placing of freight
and passenger rates practically under
the control of the interstate commerce
commission, the following being some
of the principal provisions of the act
as to means of enforcement, ETC.:
'Sec. 6. That every common carrier
subject to the provisions of this Act
shall file with the commission created
by this Act and print and keep open t
bubble inspection schedules showing al
the rates, fares, and charges for trans
portation between different points OF
Its own route and between points OF
Its own route and points on the route
Of any other carrier by railroad, by
pine line, or by water when a through
route and joint rate have been estao
Iished.
"Such schedules shall be plainly
printed in large type, and copies TO
the use of the public shall he kept post
ed in two public, and conspicuous places
in every depot, station, or office of suel
carrier where passengers or freight, re
EFFECTIVELY, are received for transporta
ltion, in such form that they shall b.
accessible to the public and can b.
conveniently inspected.
emo change shall be made in thu
rates. fares, and charges or joint rates
fares. and charges which have BEEF
fled and published by any common car
rier in compliance with the require
ments of this section, except after thir
ty days. notice to the commission an,
to the public published as aforesaid
which shall plainly state the change
proposed to be made in the sehedul
then in force and the time when tn
changed rates, fares, or charges will G
into effect; and the proposed change
shall be shown by printing new SEIZED
nles, or shall be plainly Indicated upo
the schedules in force at the time an
kept open to public inspection.
ffEvery common carrier subject t
this Act shall also file with said CON
mission copies of all contracts, agre'
ments, or arrangements with other con
mon carriers in relation to any trafi
affected by the provisions Of this AC
TO which 1T may be a party. The con
mission may determine and prescrih
the form in which the schedules requil
ed by this section to be kept open
public inspection shall be prepared an
arranged and may change the forl
from time to time as shall be found e1
pedient. No. carrier, unless otherwii
provided by this Act, shall engage {
participate in the transportation of pa
sengers or property, as defined in tn
Act, unless the rates, fares, and charge
upon which the same are transporte
by said carrier have been filed and pu
lished in accordance with the pr
visions of this Act; nor shall any ca