The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-09-17

haps $40 month OF thereahouts -
"rhat is Tor the most unskillod
lal ori"
"That is the general crew."
"Do they get their meals on the
boati"
" Yes, and hunks aud so on
"Do YOU pay the japanese the same
ratef"
Just the same
Hawaiian Sailors,
"Now you say it is difficult to get
the Hawaiian at that rate-$401'
eyes. "
al think that we were told the 9TH
or day that on some plantations the
rate Of wages was $24 month and
they had house or place to sleep. How
Is it that you don t have plenty of men
at $40 month If the plantations only
pay s24f"
''Those are Hawaiians thatsere poor
and brought up in the country and
haven't come to town. That is the
trouble with the Hawaiians, they all
want TO cone to town. And there are
so many contracts for federal works
and so forth that labor is very hard
TO get.
"fHow long hours do they workf'
"There are regular hours for work ;
/ am not sure what they are whether
1T is ten hours OF nine hours.
Heard no Rate Kicks.
"There has been some complaint
made that your rates are unsatisfactory
to some of the shippers heref Have
you had complaints made on that
scorei' queried Mr.. Fisher.
"They haven't reached me yet, ~ re-
piled Manager Kennedy.
"'They would start complaint
complaint would go through the
agentf"
.'It would come to the Office
"And then it would come up to you
personality
"You haven't had your attention
called to any complaints of that
kindi'
"Nothing that I know of at the pres
emit time"
Landing Charges.
"Have you heard of any complaints
of charges made at the landingsf" was
another pertinent question by the See
rotary.
owen, 1 do not know that hav,
heard any particular complaint as re
CARDS landings, except from repor
which was made by some commission
that was looking into the landings anC
other things.
"They did not come to you at allP
"They didn't ask your company TO
any informationi"
"Not that heard of.
"Now i have copy of that repor
in my hand here. For instance in tina
report there is this statement: Her
the Secretary read from the report o
the special commission to investigat
private wharves and landings regard
ing conditions at Kahului. Now hav
! conditions of that sort been called t
your attention. They say, they cal
, it an intolerable condition. Do 20
) know any jurisdiction for language o
that kind
"Well, of course, you must bear i
mind that these landings are expensiv
; landings.'
"You are familiar with rules o
wharves and landings on the mail
u land7 The general rule is that an
8 business in the public interest can
d regulated by the public whenever the
wish to pass an act to that effect. VIII
should not such steps as that be take
r here. Don't you think it would be
Q good thing if an act of that sort we,
passed so that this question could /
y tried out fairly and impartially and
there is not basis for complaint the
Il the public would be set at ease" WI
s the Secretary's next suggestion,
eyes"
No objection to Fair Commission.
''What would you say to applicatio
of that principal to your compan,
would you have any objection to it'll
e "No.n
y ''The interstate commerce commi
n sion has no jurisdiction ever you"
Y enc"
: "What do you think of commissio
n here7"
D eff it is run by commission b
men of no prejudice and men of goo
e judgment, think it would be u goo
r thing. 1t would depend on what kin
of a commission you got. "
: CHOW suppose an act were passe
Inv w hppOli
a such commission. Would you regar
that as an appropriate step to takel
) asked Mr.. Fisher.
"We would have no OBJECTION II
a piled Mr.. Kennedy.
"You would be less likely to hav
the thing controlled by local polite
if the Governor appointed the commits
sion than if it were an elective CON
mission7"
"Yes."
Service Up to Date.
. els there any complaint of the Sol
4 vices that your company renders as t
its being inadequateH"
~ think it is the other way. Talin
the conditions of things altogether,
think we ought to be congratulated fo
, keeping ahead of the times
| "You have adequate facilities7"
eyes. OF course once in a Will
. there may come along holiday an
the next week there may be a congei
| ton"
"Of course, it would not be just
fable to maintain an equipment suiI
Gent for all times to carry the MAJ
imum freight"
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