The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-02-21
TESTIMONY OF R. P. RITHET BEFORE HOUSE
COMMITTEE ON INVESTIGATION OF THE
AMERICAN SUGAR REFINING COMPANY

tionment of territory between you and
them
Mr.. Rithet None.
The Chairman. Do you agree with
them as to what territory you shall
sell your sugar in or they shall ship
theirs in?
Mr.. Rithet No; we get all the
business we can, and I suppose they
do the same.
The Chairman. You do not consult
with them about that,
Mr.. Rithet No, sir: not at all.
The Chairman. In what territory do
you market your sugars?
Mr.. Rithet. The Pacific coast ter
ritory and the Missouri River points.
The Chairman You get as far east
as the Missouri River points?
Mr.. Rithet. Yes.
The Chairman. And cover all the
intervening territory, to some extent
at least, as far as your production
will permit?
Mr.. Rithet. Yes, sir;I think there
are eleven States in what We call Pa.
cifc coast territory.
The Chairman Can you name
them?
Mr.. Rithet. California, Oregon,
Washington, Idaho, Michigan, Monta-
ma, Wyoming, Utah, Nevada and Co
dorado Missouri is in another dis
trict. We call that the Missouri dis
trict, and the other district is the Pa
cifc Coast district
The Chairman. Do you get to Mis-
souri,?
Mr.. Rithet. Yes, sir
The Chairman Any farther east
than Missouri?
Mr.. Rithet Well, very rarely.
Mr.. Raker. DO you ship to Mime
sofa?
Mr. Rithet l do not think so; not
very much. We may ship there oc-
casionally.
The Chairman Mr.. Rithet, were
you president of the California & Ha-
waian Sugar Co. in 1903?
Mr.. Rithet. | was.
The Chairman Do you remember
making contract with John D.
Spreckels and William II. Hannah
directors of the Western Sugar Rein
ing Co., in that year;
Mr. Rithet. No. sir; | do not. ]
remember having a contract with D.,
Y. Campbell, our lawyer.
The Chairman. A contract with D.
Y. Campbell?
Mr.. Rithet. Yes, sir
The Chairman. | do not care t 20
into your contract with your own
lawyer, but there has been some testi-
mony given by Mr. John D. Spreckels,
and want to ask you if this is sub.
stantialty true:
In April, 1903, John d. Spreckels
and William H. Hannah, both of
whom were directors of the Western
Sugar Refining Co.. caused their com
pany to enter into an agreement with
the California & Hawaiian Sugar Re-
fining Co., whereby it was provided
that the California q Hawaiian Sugar
Refining Co. should for three years
from April, 1903, refrain from import.
ing raw sugar and from manufacture
ing refined sugar from imported raw
sugar, and from selling, hipping, or
distributing throughout the several
States and Territories of the United
States any refined sugar, and permit
Western Sugar Refining Co. to market
or refine sugar manufactured by il
from sugar beot- and to receive, use
| and pay for all raw sugar thereafter
to arrive from the Hawaiian Islands
/ for California & Hawaiian Sugar Re
/ filming Co., for which it had contracted
with certain planters, and Western
Sugar Refining Co. was to pay Califor
mia & Hawaiian Sugar Refining Co. FOL
its refined sugars sold by it upon al
agreed basis, and in addition to pay
it 100000 each year of the agree
ment."
Is that true?
Mr.. Rithet. That is substantial!
/ correct; yet, sir. The names are not
do not remember Hannah.
The Chairman, Did you hear o
Spreckels in this transaction?
Mr. Rithet. Yes, sir; the transac
ton was really with the Western
Sugar Refining Co.
The Chairman. And Spreckels req
resented the Western in this negotia
ton?
Mr.. Rithet Yes; and l representa-
the other company.
The Chairman. Is that a fair state
ment of what you did agree to?
Mr.. Rithet, | think so.
The Chairman. You do not desir
to correct that at all?
Mr.. Rithet No: except this, tn
way it is put there it would look as