Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-09-13

tween them and the Other races, bat
added: Il pity the offspring"
AT the same time he admitted
many Of these had been successful
and said he had In view when he
spoke, Of the admixtures in East In.
dia. ---.
Field Says Too Much Politics.
Fl. Gooding Field, the expert &C
eountant and efficiency expert, was
then summoned. He told Of his com.
ing here, his work for the Honolulu
Chamber OF Commerce and the Hiio
Chamber Of Commerce.
Il came to the conclusion that the
local governments were inefficient,
he said in answer to the query. as to
his conclusions, due to the ineffi.
cheney of the individuals in the var
ious offices" he stated that his
views had been brought publicly in
reports on his investigations
He said he did not know that any
action had been taken on his recon-
mendations, to improve conditions.
He admitted, on questions by the
Secretary, that he had not had occa-
sion to investigate the public utili.
ties companies. $40
! He said he believed there is too
much politics In the Islands, and that
it is impossible for the larger inter.
ests to effect changes because they
are not in q majority at the polls.
Attorney Ashford then asked him
If he understood the testimony yiven
yesterday by w. w. Goodale, on the
.Waialua plantations, and II there are
laws providing against fictitious re-
turns Of property. values. He replied
that there is at present no law pro-
yiding for independent audits, which
must be made to ascertain the verify
of returned values.
A. w. +. Bottomly OF Bishop e Co.,
was asked regarding prices or wages
paid llomesteaders, replying that
most OF the labor was handled by the
Japanese, on contract. He thought
one man could care for about 10 acres
OF cane. His concern had about 20
or 80 such laborers, most OF the 9TH
ers holding smaller tracts. I'VE pre-
fer to rent less than 10 acres, so that
one man will produce larger, better
crops" he said.
I sWe started in about ten years ago
with the idea of getting the coffee
planter to stay as homesteRder.
When the coffee boom failed we
turned to sugar and adopted the
leasing system"
Where his phantom had to adopt q
policy, 1t used the contract, being
willing to give long contracts when
they are desired. The prices paid the
producer vary with the market, at
present being 81 a ton, as sugar is
worth 4 cents at New York.
The Secretary then began figuring
in detail the cost Of sugar production
on Bottomley's figures. Bottomly
thought the small producers could
produce cane a. cheap, or cheaper,
than the large plantation. under these
conditions, largely because the home
steaders In this section have better
land and have been able to give the
crop more attention. He thought that
this year, however, his company and
the small producers are going to get
about the same yield
who will be raising the cane at
the smaller price, he was asked.
that's question It's about q
standoff.o He thought the small man
working for himself win work longer
hours and harder than for wages.
most of these he was thinking Of; are
Japanese. He said there were three
or four white homesteaders there,
and gave the Secretary their names,
There is one large Hawaiian planter
who has about 400 acres and subjects
1t to laborers. All the others are
Japanese, he asserted.
.Our manager considers he can
grow cane cheaper by day labor than
by contract or leasing BtttoHley
said. He admitted he and the man.
ager differed on that point.
Secretary Fisher then adjourned
the hearing until $3.50 O'Clock toner.
row morning.