Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-09-27
BAlI0l GOES INTO DETAIL ON PRODUCTION AND MARKETING OF HAWAIIAN SUGAR CROP


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panIes organized this Sugar Factor.
Coz
Mr. Bailou. res.
Senator Walsh. And they have an
agreement among themselves thai
they will constitute the Sugar Factors
Co. their selling agent?
Mr.. Ballou.. think not ] do not
think there is any such agreement
among themselves. They all got to.
gether and made this corporation and
took the stock, and at the same time
each one made an individual contract
with the Sugar Factors Co.
Senator Walsh. Has any other re-
finery ever gone to the islands there
and bought the output of a single in
dividual plantation.
Mr.. Ballou. The part that is not
controlled by the Sugar Factors Co.
goes to the Western Sugar Refining
Co.
Senator Nelson. Where is that To-
Gated?
Mr.. EalIou. In California, near San
Francisco
Senator Nelson. And that is dis.
tinct from the Crockett Refinery?
Mr.. Ballou. Yes.
Senator Walsh. Is that crop hand
led In the same way BY the Factors
Co. which handled the other IA per
cent!
Mr.. Ballou. No: think each indi.
yidua1 plantation n. thai resnect deaIs
directly with ffe' Western e,ear Ra.
filming Co. agreeing 10 sen its sugar
"a the Westsrn f sr,e.r pafs,,rg ~,
Senator walsh How many cor.
porafions thus sell?
Mr.. BalIo3 NV impression i ahont
5 or 10. but / am not quite sure.
Senator Walsh. Do they ever sell
to the refineries on the Atlantic sea-
board here?
Mr. Ballou / think not thin,
their entire cron is contracted for o,-,- =
substantially the same wav onlv con-
tracted for bv the refinsr " Sr's -
Senator walsh Ana AZ tbev th.,,,.
selves in the. same wsv own MI thss faa
tory9 = : :, - -
L. nm.
Aa -, a''o1 :, 70 5ir me lac1ofy Is
49,, Z .,.'1. S.'e4 = - SptecAeis ana
$500 49, ~. $500 anu until re-
5000 5000 ..'e .luss oMhsu g one.haiI IN
80 3. sss = 1lae, Dut SOFA y out WITHIN
ss,stcr 1 60 :.
Mr. Rs,Ia, 90, ce,d = = - e : mn, {
els and ISei,,h 3 u.,s - :. =, s'pl -
senst,- Wa1sh = So s ~
brrth go 49,, 49,. .,s1. sat sloss tWo
NJ p.,,n,, '. re q. 0 la...s q,
$500. 49,.
he 5srsss : &c Seua yous' give US
i az 49,, :. ~ pol asiohs g oeailhg
ss,. 49,.
Z, "a 7. baliou. no, sir; can not. /
- tnlnklng 4 4 had any data here.
senator walsh. Are they clients Of
y9uLH
ME: baIiou Yes, sir; they are
members OF the Hawaiian Sugar Plan
tefs association, think In fact, 4
Know tney are.
senator Walsh. | wish you would
explain 20 US how It Is that the 'Sperc-
- - 49, 49, - ~ ~ ~ VI al VA
those or ~ mills and no other re-
nner gets any OF It
MT. baiiou. That Is the last REM
nant OF the Spreckels interests in Ha-
wall That i accountable for that.
Senator Walsh. Yes.
Mr.. Ballou. That is to say, there
have been described here the various
agencies. like Alexander & Baldwin
ltd. }, sugar factors; Castle & Cooke;
and c. Brewer & Co, who act for the
different planters. One Of those agen-
cies, until few years ago. when it
dissolved, was in the hands Of a man
named w. G. Irwin. The firm was
called w G. Irwin & Co., and ". g.
Irwin & Co. had been, in the old days
when Claus Spreekels was interested
Ia Hawaii, partner of the old man,
Claus Spreckels, who is now dead.
Now, when all the rest Of the planta-
tons are in the hands Of other agents
and making their own independent ar
the plantations for which
WAC Irwin & Co, were the agents
sold thar a11Qar IN this Western SUI