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

Rade on the freight, upon q schedule
previously agreed upon. ..>--
What Railroad Has Done.
Ashford questioned Dillingham; fur
Their on the stock issues and diyi,
dends Of the o. r. & L. Co. -,
I'll tell you what we paid for our
franchise" said Dillingham;. THE
Government granted us this franchise
and we've built up the taxes on all
this island from $4,000 in 1892 to
between q million and q half or two
millions, which this government re-
ceives from the efforts of one or two
men. Beyond the point where the
railroad reaches on this island, the
taxes have remained about as they
were. That's what we paid for the
stock" -
Questioned further, Mr.. Dillingham;
said warmly: Il don't own all the
stock, Mr.. Ashford. Humanity has
enjoyed the blessings of this railroad. /"
Ashford asked as to the trustees of
the bondholders and Mr.. Dillingham;
said Governor Frear and r. w. At
kinson. @.. r.: .7-
Fisher asked Dillingham; If any
statement has been prepared and
made public showing the financial
condition OF the Oahu railroad, in
GLIDING the capital account. Mr.. Dill
bingham said he did not know
whether this had been publicly
shown since the start because of or
ganization and reorganization in the
early stages of the road, but that 1t
can all be determined from an exam.
nation Of the books. The annual re.
ports, he said, show these accounts
in all their details. Mr.. Fisher said
he Is anxious to get an accurate re.
port showing what amount of cash
money has been actually put into the
road in construction, extension, etc.
On examination by Attorney Olson
Mr.. Dillingham; said that Governor
Frear has been trustee for the Oahu
for some eight years.
We'll. Mr.. Dillingham;" said Fisher
good humoredly, III you've got q road
with the capitalization you've men
toned, your stock selling at 40, and
only two millions of bonds outstand.
ing. we can safely assume that the
duties of a trustee for the bondhold-
ers would be rather perfunctory." !
Rath Talks on Social Problems.
Mr.. j. A. Kennedy was then called
for, but was not present. James A..
Rath, head Of Palama Settlement,
was called. He said he came here.
from Springfield, Mass, where he
had acquired Training in social work.
He came here in March, 1906, and
since that time has been engaged in
settlement work. He stated that the.
settlement or mission work into which
he entered was started by the Cen
trail Union church. He described the
general nature of the work, declar-
ing that it sometimes even extended
to finding wives for the men.
The population IN the settlement is
largely Japanese, though there are
large numbers Of Chinese, Hawaiians,
ETC., the records last year showing "a
nationalities.
Asked regarding the report that
plantation workers are drifting into
the city and going into other lines Of
work, ne said the Filipinos are the
only noticeable race In this respect
He admitted that In many instances
the Filipinos are not strong enough
for it. He said their complaint is.
usually that the work is too hard.
While the Filipinos make little
complaint of small wages, many
Spaniards enter that objection to
life. They often say, he
asserted, that they have to pay SO
much at the plantation stores that
they cannot make a living. He had
made no comparison of the prices at
the plantation stores with prices in
the city.
Doubted Homestead Plans.
He though demonstrating under
present conditions is q difficult pro.
position.
az don't see how 1t can be made a
success he said. my father-in-law
aptly explained the situation when II
sought to get him to come here from
his home near Boston. He said If he
came here anS raised cane. his only
crop, he would be at the mercy of one
man, while at his own home he could
haul diversified crops to the Boston
market and get good prices, being at
the mercy Of no one man"
81 can't see how Governor Frear
has anything to do with the condition
present here" he added minute
later.
Concerning the shifting of i1nmi-
grants from the Islands to the main
and, he said he could not explain it |
more than that they are drawn by
he glamour of going to the white |
mans land"
He gave an interesting narrative of
The manner in which the different
races mix here, declaring that the
mixture is very free and unlimited. |
Asked as to the effect where An
took homesteads on land
and found themselves neighbors of
1rientals, he said he thought the An
ylo-Saxon would eventually move
,ut. They don't like the close social
position, though they are willing to-