The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1910-06-03
DISCUSS STEAMER
ADMINISTRATION
Continued from Page Two.l


If you are not doing anything un.
lawful, l don't see why YOU don't set
all suspicion aside and accept it. 1t
doesn u set rates but it prevents any
unrighteousness against the small ship
per who can't help himself"
The Other Side.
Mr.. Mclean was then called upon
to state his views on the matter.
We feel that someone has endeav-
ored to railroad an amendment into
this bill and that there is local in
fluence behind it," he said. "Our
main objection is that it applies to
Hawaii alone. 1 believe that similar
measure was introduced into the SEN
ate some time ago, only in that in
stance directed against all the steam
ship lines, and it was killed in two
minutes.
"We receive no concessions from
the government,-no franchise, no
right of way. The sea is open to
everybody. Our great surprise is the
great ignorance shown in congress dur
ing the debate.
"They said Look at that great mo-
nopoly' and said that our rates were
~ cents mile. In reality they are 6
cents a mile and to Hilo it is frac-
ton over 5 cents. Our freight rates
have been lower since we amalgamated
with the Wilder Steamship Company.
"There is a difference between the
steamship and railroad transportation.
There is a great difficulty in making
landings at certain places. In many
cases the wharves are owned privately
and we are charged as much for land.
ing our freight there as our freight
rates come to- We are blamed for this.
''Our objection is that we are the
only company in the country singled
out to go under the interstate com.
merce commission.
Unfair Discrimination.
at would he unfair to apply the in
terstate commerce commission 8 ruling
to the railroads and not to the steam.
ships" said Mr.. Dillingham;. "You
would be less liable to competition on
water. If you are not doing anything
contrary to law, would come out and
accept it all"
After this the matter was laid aside
while other questions before the meet.
ing were taken up. Later the directors
resumed the discussion and were unan.
imous in stating that Mr.. Mclean had
given no reason showing that the new
move would injure Hawaii and no other
argument against it except that it was
unfair to apply it to Hawaii alone,
which all admitted was very good
one.
Selling at Cost.
Mr.. Silva, proprietor of an independ.
ent store at Eleele, was then called
upon to give his views on the discus
sion by the planters association of the
move to sell at cost in plantation
stores. He could give no definite argu.
ments against it, although he was very
much opposed to the move, saying that
he would have to shut up his store
He stated that his principal objection
was that it was a big advertisement
for the plantation stores and that the
o Luso printed some misleading stats.
tics on the subject.
1t was later decided to postpone con.
sideration Of the matter and in the
meanwhile to examine closely into it.
Mr.. Berndt then read an editorial
from The Advertiser giving notice of
the impending call for bids for the
marine barracks at Pearl Harbor and
advising the merchants to get together
and make arrangements to have q citi.
zen labor clause put in the contract.
Mr. Berndt gave an outline of similar
negotiations when the dredging con-
tracts were up, and after a short dis.
cussion President Waldron appointed
committee to go into the matter thor.
oughly.
A.