Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-09-16
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early Thursday morning. Fisher reaf
over list Of names Of witnesses men
toned and still TO be called, the lis
including w. d. McWayne, Wallace
X. Harrington, A. F. Judd. F. l.. Wal
dron, c. G. Biting, DR.. f. V. Wilcox
s. Sheba, J. A. McCandless, B. ..
Clark, J. G. Smith, Cecil Brown, J. w
Pratt, A. L. Castle, ID. l.. whiting.
ton, Waiter Bradley. George F. Rem
ton, s. T.. Starrett, F. B. McStocker
f. /. Spalding, c. X Motley, ID. p. r.
Isenberg and r. w. Shingle. W. D.
.McWayne, a small farmer. and f. X.
Ellsworth, his sOn-in-law, may be
called tomorrow morning.
A. w. Carter, manager OF the Par
ker Ranch, was the first witness cali
ed at the Fisher hearing this morn
ing. He was a member OF the land
board appointed by Governor Frear In
1908.
He explained the activities of the
Parker Ranch, stating 1t is practically
devoted exclusively to cattle and
sheep, though raising some grain and
a small amount of cane. He said he
has 1900 or $4,000 shares of stock
in the Olaa sugar plantation and was
a director of that concern for some
years. s..s. ..a. .....-.
Asked concerning immigration, he
said he had taken little or no part in
that line of activity. Mr.. Fisher said
he had heard good deal of COM
plant against the methods of handling
il here.
II believe the introduction of such
people as the Spanish, Portuguese
and Russians is a good thing for the
Territory. On the other hand, / am
opposed to Filipino immigration, be-
cause they are an inferior race and
viii never become true Americans"
Stated Carter.
Carter. asked concerning the policy
Of the men responsible for immigrat
ton, said he believed the dominant
interests were in favor Of Filipino i'm.
migration because it tends to cheaper
labor.
He declared he thought there is no
shortage of labor here. If there We're.
there would be an elimination of
some acreage in crops. He said Mr.
Ivers and the members of the Board
OF immigration would be most famiI
lar with the situation.
He stated that his plantation en-
ployed Hawaiians, Portuguese, Rus
SLAMS and Japanese. He thought the
Hawaiians were the best class of la
Dor. The plantation pays $24 to $26
a month and food ration costing the
plantation about $40 to So. He said
his concern pays a little more than
the average sugar plantation. II also
furnishes houses, for which no charge
is made,
Fisher then brought forth Carriers
separate report on the Governors adj
visory committee
Discussing the Hilo railway. he said
at the present time practically ali the
lines on that island have steamer
connections. Freight should be pick
ed up at Hilo for direct steamship
carriage to Atlantic Coast or other
world ports.
Big Shippers Favored.
He was asked as to his statement
in the report that great discrimina-
tion was shown between the large
and the small shipper. He said he
believed that is still true, and added,
as q concrete instance, that he, being
a large shipper, is getting q lower
rate than the smaller shippers. He
could ship a full load of rs head. He
did not think the cost of shipping
small numbers of cattle on the small
steamers would be greater proportion
ately than of large shipments on the
larger boats.
He says he does not think discrim-
ination has been done away with. He
thought the Mauna Kea is the only
boat not carrying cattle Three carry
75 head, two or three IS, and the rest,
or larger number of vessels, carry
smaller numbers, % or 80 head
He said his suggestion of Federal
control had not been made thinking
OF interstate commerce commission
control, but said he believed that a
public utilities commission would be
an excellent thing.
He said he thought. that, because
of the divers nationalities the Gov
ernor should have power to exert
large discretion in the homesteading
problems. He repeated portions OF
his report, touching Che various
phases of the homestead question. He
believes there is natural antipathy
of the sugar planters against the
homesteader, because the planter
will not realize as much from a home
steader's crop as from the labor of
the Oriental
The system Of stakeholder cane
growing suggested by Mr. Bottomley
the other day was narrated to him by
the Secretary
do you think they will be success
full in keeping wages down to the
Oriental scale?" the Secretary ask
ed. Carter said wages are gradually
increasing. Eventually the small
landholder system will obtain, he
thought, and believed it would prove
more satisfactory than the day labor
system
He told of the system used in hand
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