Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-07-12

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| interests are under that association.
II Is organized for a number OF par-
poses. among others the specific
study Of sugAr. They maintain an
experimental station and expend some
| 10000 q year In the Specific study
! OF sugar. They have annual meet
ings and conferences. and committces
are appointed 20 take up questions OF
| Importance TO the whole industry.
| There Is a committee on machinery.
and there Is 4 committee on CONNER
| cial fertilizers. I believe, and a CON-
mittee on field culture. They pre-
pare papers and read them at their
meetings. and look after the industry
as q whole.
Senator Walsh. These various cor
porations, ! suppose, are thus assocl-
ated?
Mr. Carter. Yes.
Senator Walsh. Have you a list OF
the standing members Of that assocl-
aticn?
Mr.. Carter. No; have not with
me here l have no doubt that Mr..
Ballou can give Il to you.
Senator Walsh. Who Is Mr.. Mead.
Mr.. Carter. Mr.. Mead Is an &C.
| cuuntant. or an expert, OF the Ha.
waiian Sugar Planters' Association.
and has been under their employ for
a number OF years. In collating and
arranging the data, systematixing the
accounts OF the various companies,
the object being so that the report OF
| one sugar plantation can be intelli.
gently compared with another. not
i only in their financial matters but
also upon the scientific side. He has
i been In the employ OF the Hawaiian
Sugar Planters Association for q
number Of years. coulc not say how
long.
| Senator Walsh. Employed by the
same association that employed Mr..
Ballou?
Mr.. Carter. Yes.
Senator Walsh. How long has he
been here?
Mr.. Carter. heard him say that
they had asked him to come here for
four months, and that his time will
expire on the LIST Of July.
Senator Walsh. As ! understand. :
he is a kind Of financial or account
ant expert?
Mr.. Carter. Not 50 much financial
as an expert statistician.
Senator Walsh. It Is his business
to collate statistics?
Mr.. Carter. Precisely.
Senator Walsh. And Mr.. Paxton.
/ Mr.. Carter. Mr.. Paxton Is the as
sistant manager Of . firm Of sugar
factors in the islands. named Alexan-
der & Baldwin.
Senator Walsh. who are they,
Mr.. Carter. They are corporation
Of sugar factors. local concern, that
handles quite large quantity Of su-
gar. They do large general bush
/ hess.
Senator Walsh. Reference. has
been made here to Mr.. Baldwin OF
Cleveland. Ohio. Is this the same
gentleman?
Mr.. Carter. This IL q son OF one
OF the incorporators Of alexander &
baldwin.
Senator walsh. That Is the man
Who is mentioned here?
Mr.. Carter. The man mentioned
here Is son OF Mr. Baldwin, who
with Mr.. Alexander, formed the cor
poration OF Alexander & Baldwin. He
has large interests at home. OF course,
and he resides In Cleveland.
Senator Walsh. Do you recall how
long Mr. Paxton has been here?
Mr. Carter. No; / do not He was
here some little time before I ar
rived. ! think month or 50.
Senator Walsh. Can you tell US
where his employment in his present
capacity comes from.
Mr.. Carter. From Alexander &
baldwin. He Is still In their employ.
Senator Walsh That Is. he Is here
on his time as assistant manager for
the corporation?
Mr.. Carter On, yes; they sent him
here just as the chamber OF com
merce and the merchants ass0cia-
ton sent me.
Senator Walsh. How large an In
stitution Is that?
Mr.. Carter Alexander & Baldwin:
Senator Walsh Yes.
Mr.. Carter. | think Il Is capitalized
at S3.000,000. II may be $5.000,000. It
is a large institution
Senator Walsh. Where do they
operate? Where are their plants-
tons?
Mr.. Carter. They represent pIanta
tIOHS on the 1SldnQ OF MAUI, ana also
on the island of Kauai. They have
branch offices in San Francisco, Sc
attic and New York.
Senator Walsh. Can you tell us
about what their production Is?
Mr.. Garter. About 100000 tons.
Senator Walsh. OF the 10000
tons?
Mr.. Carter. Yes
Senator Walsh. You speak OF two
companies. You mention first. l
think, the Hawaiian Sugar Co.
Mr.. Carter. The Hawaiian Com
mercial & Sugar Co.
Senator Walsh. About what Is its
production?
Mr.. Carter. think about $4,000
tons
Senator Walsh. And what do you
call the Spreckels CO.?
Mr.. Carter That was formerly the
Spreckels Co.
Senator Reed What is the name?
Mr. Carfar Tho Hawaiian Con1n,or