Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-08-02

Senator Reed. understand; but !
have different viewpoint Of the mat
ter. Is there any concert Of action or
common arrangement with reference
to sending you several gentlemen
here?
Mr.. Carter No.
Senator Reed. DID you all just hap
pen to come, or was there some ar
rangement?
Mr. Carter. Mr.. Ballou. as testified
to. is here permanently.
Senator Reed. Who keeps him here?
Mr.. Carter. The Hawaiian Sugar
| Planters, Association
Senator Reed. Now, the rest OF
them. Did you Just drop in here or
happen to como In here, or did you IN
derstand that you were coming?
Mr.. Carter. / have testified why /
| came. The others can best testify why
they came. ! can tell you what !
| know
Senator Reed want to cover 1t in
one question as to whether or not
there was any understanding that you
| were to come, or whether you came
at different times from independent
motives.
Mr.. Carter. We came at different
times. and Alexander q Baldwin sent
Mr.. Paxton on without consultation
with any of the others. Mr. Mead was
sent on
Senator Reed. That is sufficient. You
say you did not come here from COM
mon instructions. but you came here
at different times.
Mr.. Carter. And common instruc-
tons in that we were all Interested In
the same thing. was sent on also as
the result Of mass meeting.
Senator Reed Senator Walsh tried
TO get from you the statement as to
whether or not the Hawaiian sugar
] planters or you representatives have
effected any kind of organization OF
have any kind of officers here?
Mr.. Carter. We meet regularly al
headquarters.
Senator Reed. But you have no or
ganization?
Mr.. Carter. No.
Senator Reed. No treasurer?
Mr.. Carter. No.,
Senator Reed. But Mr.. Mead pays
all the bills? g4l..
Mr.. Carter. Yes:. we have team
work We get together and talk
over things.
Senator Reed. Il am talking about
the organization.
Mr. Carter. No; there is mo presi
dent or secretary or treasurer elected
Senator Reed. When yon came here
however, you came into contact with
the Representatives Of the beet-sugal
industry? II
Mr.. Carter. When / came personals
", or when they came?
/ Senator Reed Oh, when you all
came?
Mr. Carter. We all came at different
times.
Senator Reed When you came hers
and since you have been here there
has been common action in a great
many respects between the beet-sugaI
men of the country and the cane-su
gar men of Louisiana?
Mr.. Carter Yes.s
Senator Ree, Do you have a head
quarters at the same place that Mr.
Palmer has?
| Mr. Carter No.
Senator. Reed. Your headquarter:
are in what building?
/. Mr. Carter. In the Colorado Build.
ine.
i Senator Reed. How many room,
have you?
! Mr.. Carter. Three. / have one, ant
there are two others
/ Senator Reed. How many EN-
ployees?
Mr.. Carter I have a stenographel
and ono clerk.
Senator Reed. What do the Other
men who are here from Hawaii have.
j Mr.. Carter They do not have AM
employees They use my stenograph
er from time to time or use public
stenographer.
i Senator Reed. You have written al
the briefs?
i Mr.. Carter Not by a good deal.
Senator Reed How many brief.
have been written?
i Mr.. Carter / 4do not know.
] Senator Reed. | mean by those Ha
waiian people?
Mr.. Carter. do not know. Mr.
Baldwin has prepared one; Mr. Ballot
has prepared one.
i Senator Reed. Who are the three
men in New York you sent your ad
yertising matter 20 to be looked over
j - Mr.. Carter 1t was formerly sent tt
Mr.. Cooke and Mr.. Hamburg and Mr.
Welsh, and also to Mr.. DOUGLASS
There is the fourth one.
Senator Reed Whom does Mr.
Welsh representa-
/ Mr.. Carter c.. Brewer & Co.
! Senator Reed. Where are they?
Mr.. Carter. In Honolulu.
Senator Reed And whom does tn,
other man whom you named repre-
sent?
Mr.. Carter. Mr.. Douglass repre-
sents I. H. Davies & Co.
II Senator Reed From Honolulu?
Mr.. Carter. Yes.
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