Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-10-11

local sugar interests In opposing the
new tariff VII. Attorney 8. N. Ballou
OF the Sugar Pianters' Association Is
being questioned. The testimony II
being printed from WeeF 20 week.
Senator Reed. "a the last year the
company has paid you your salary
here?
Mr. Ballou. Yes.
Senator Reed. And your expenses,
which are 5000 more? II
Mr.. Ballou. Yes. .-e. :. ~ 81
Senator Reed. So that there have
been expended here $64, 800? ..@ ... r.
! Mr.. Ballou. Yes. .... s:s :.
Senator Reed. BY your people d.
rect? s.. 49, -.
Mr.. Ballou Yes. Il
Senator Reed. Have your people
not contributed otherwise than In this
way?
Mr.. BaIIou. No, sir; not to my
knowledge contributed to whati
Senator Reed. To the sugar cam
paign.
Mr.. Ballou. No; do not think so.
Senator Reed. BY the sugar CAM
paign mean to embrace anything
that they have done in the way OF
trying to enlighten the public or to
maintain campaign.
Mr.. Bailou.t said not to my knowi-
edge. The expenses Of Gov. Carter
and things OF that Kind are paid. but
nothing has been paid through my
hands Of which have any knowledge.
Senator Reed. Do you pay the rent
OF the ONCE. or does the company pay
that in addition?
Mr., Ballou. That is the one ex.
pense that the company pays. $50 per
month.
Senator Reed. How about the
stenographer7
Mr.. Ballou. have TO pay my own
stenographer's expense.
Senator Reed. DO they pay for
postageg
Mr. Ballou No.
Senator Reed. DO these items In
clude your printing bill?
Mr.. Ballou. Yes.
Senator Reed. In raising this fund.-
preparing for this campaign, was
there an assessment made upon the
members OF your association?
Mr. Ballou. / do not know, except
as / have heard Coy Carter testify
here this morning. ] have been in
washington and the money II coming
from Hawaii. ! understood Gov. Car
ter to say that II was assessed to ey-
cry stockholder. Just what he meant
by that. do not know, and never
inquired,
Senator Reed. ] win ask you II
there was not an assessment made OF
4 certain number of cents per ton on
all the producers who are members
Of your association
will state OF course that the Hawaii
an Sugar Planters Association mas
large funds raised In somewhat that
manner. That Is. this campaign y
only one thing. AZ ! say. their ex-
pertinent station has cost them nearly
100000 year for the past three
years.
Senator Nelson. Where is that ex-
.periment stationf
Mr.. Ballon. In Honolulu. They
have the control OF large funds 10
that way, and to answer your cues,
tion directly, do not know Whe-
ther any special assessment was
levied by the Hawaiian Sugar
planters Association for the expenses
Of this campaign in Washington. DO
not believe that there was. | think
that the money came in the usual way
and was expended for this purpose.
Senator Heed. Are you prepared to
say that some sort Of central authors
fy or organization did not make an
assessment upon the beeteugar fac
tories Of this country and the Louis
lana cane producers and the Hawaiian
lproducers of substantially 10 cents q
ton. and notify your people OF that
fact?
Mr.. Ballou. cannot answer that
for either the beet,sugar people or
the Louisiana people. No such assess
ment was ever levied on the Hawaiian
sugar people in any way, shape. or
manner by any central organization,
that Is any organization except our
own Hawaiian Sugar Planters Associ-
alton, raising .neir own funds in their
own manner. No inner council, no or
SANITATION containing any beet men or
Louisiana sugar men or Porto Rico
men has ever assessed cent against
the Hawaiian sugar people for ex-.
penses of this campaign.
Senator Reed So that we will not
misunderstood each other about the
matter of terms, do not mean legal
assessment
Mr.. Ballou understand that.
Senator Reed. do not mean an
assessment that they had right to
enforce, but were your people not no.
titled that they were expected to con-
tribute an amount of money based
upon their tonnage. produced.
Mr.. Ballou No, sir; they were not
notified in any way, shape. or manner
by any outside person.
Senator Reed. Requested?
Mr.. Ballou. You mean by somebody
outside of Hawaii?
Senator Reed. Yes.
Mr.. Ballou. Ny answer is no; en-
phaticaily.
i Senator Reed. Was there anybody
inside of Hawaii who made request