Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-08-23

segregated Tue rOTtuSueSS anu the
Spanish and the Russians.
Senator Walsh. oh, yes
Mr. Ballou. Russian, 457; Hawaii
an, 1899; Porto Rican, 1859. Under
orientals: Chinese, 2,761; Japanese, 2S,-
LOG; Korean, 1,752; Filipino, 2,269; all
others, 3l6; total, 1927.
Senator Walsh. Have you the aggre-
gate of the Asiatics?
Mr.. Ballou. The Asiatics added to-
gether; no, sir. l would have to add
them together for you They are a
trifle over $4,000, Chinese, Japanese
and Koreans.
Senator Walsh. American?
Mr.. Ballou Six hundred and twen-
ty-seven.
Senator Walsh. Europeans?
Mr.. Ballou. They would total over
1000.
The Chairman. Portuguese?
Mr.. Ballou. Three thousand nine
hundred and six.
Senator Walsh Natives?
Mr.. Ballou. Native Hawaiians, l.
Senator Walsh When were you re-
enforced here by anybody else from
the islands?
Mr.. Ballou. Early in March, to the
best of my recollection. The first man
that appeared was Mr.. Paxton.
Senator Walsh. Who is he?
Mr.. Ballou. He Is the assistant man
ager of Alexander & Baldwin, firm
of sugar factors.
Senator Walsh. Who thereafter
came?
Mr.. Ballou. l am unable to recol-
lect the exact order in which they
came. think the next man who came
was r. d. Mead, who Is an employee
of the Hawaiian Sugar Planters Assoc
citation. A. d. Baldwin then came
down from Cleveland, and afterwards
Gov. George Carter came, and shortly
after he came we sent for this news
papermafl and lecturer, Mr.. Walter G.
Smith, and all of this time there were,
and have been, in New York four rep
resentatives of the Honolulu houses,
their branch houses or agencies there
Senator Walsh. And who are they?
Mr.. Ballou- And they have for. some
months past acted as sort of advisory
committee on anything upon which ]
wanted advice.
Senator Walsh. Who are they?
Mr.. Ballou. William G. Cooke. j. F..
Hamburg, E. d. Douglass, Charles j..
Welsh.
Senator Walsh Mr.. Mead is like
wise in the employ of the sugar-plant-
ers' association.
Mr.. Ballou Yes; he is the manager
of their bureaus of labor and statistics.
: Senator Walsh. He travels about
the country, apparently.
Mr. Bal1ou. Not as habit; no, sir.
That is, his usual business is in Homo
lulu.
Senator Walsh. In charge of statis-
tics?
Mr.. BaIlou.s Yes; in charge of the
bureau of labor and statistics.
Senator Walsh. / understood that
he was something of lecturer.
Mr.. Ballou No; that is Walter G.
Smith. You are. mistaken in the man.
Senator Walsh. Yes; / wasain error
about that
Mr.. Ballou. Walter G. Smith is not
/ sugar man at all.
Senator Walsh. Did Mr.. Mead come
from the islands on the matter of this
legislation before congress?
Mr.. Ballou. He came to render me
such assistance as he could; yes, sir.
Senator Walsh. Mr.. Baldwin came
Town from Cleveland?
Mr.. Ballou. Yes.
Senator Walsh. He is associated
With the Baldwin & Alexander firm 2
Mr.. Ballou. He has large interests
n Hawaii. His father was associated
With that firm. He is not in business
With them. He is practicing law in
but he owns large stock in
erests. / do not know how large it is,
tut know that he owns stock interest
n Alexander & Baldwin and in vari-
Jus sugar plantations.
Senator Walsh. What is. Mr.. Smiths
BUSINESS.
Mr. Ballou. Walter G. Smith has
,een a newspaper editor and Is now
employed by the Hawaii promotion
committee lecturing on the beauties OF
Hawaii, with the, idea of attracting
ourists and settlers there. He has
nothing to do with sugar.
Senator Walsh. And these New York
gentlemen are who?
Mr.. Ballou. They represent firms,
e Baldwin have branch of
ice in New York, of which Mr.. Cooke
s the manager.
The Chairman. Did / understand you
o say that Mr.. Smith had nothing
whatever to do with this sugar fight
lere?
Mr.. Ballou No; said he had moth
ng to do with sugar as such at home.
4. Hackfeld & Co. have branch office
lnder their own name in New York,
md ]. H. Hamburg is the manager of
hat branch office. The firm Of c.
Brewer & Co., sugar factors in Homo
ulu, have their agents here in the east,
he firm of Welsh & Co., and Charles
!. Welsh is the manager of that COM
ANY. The sugar agency house of T.
/. Davies & Co.-they are all corpora
ions-has an agency connection with
he firm of Williams, Dimond G Co. in
Jew York, and E. d. Douglass is the
manager of Williams, Dimond & Co.
Senator Walsh. So these various
in Hawaii maintain Of
ices in the city of New York?
Mr.. Ballou. Yes.
Senator Walsh. How many of them?