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

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of the island is somewhere about
600. 900 tons?
Mr. Carter Yes.
Senator Walsh. How much is pro-
duced by those 81 corporations?
Mr. Carter. IL Is all produced by
these 81 corporations | know OF no
individual owning a sugar mill II
costs too much.
Senator Walsh. Where does the or
binary small grower come in.
MIR. Carter He sells his cane to the
mills.
Senator Walsh Can you tell US
how much OF the total product is thus
purchased by the various mills. as dis
tinguished from the cane grown by
themselves?
Mr. Carter No. i could not.
could only give you in a general way
1t is a small proportion.
Senator Walsh. You have been here
! for some time?
Mr.. Carter. / left Honolulu on the
18th of April, and arrived here on the
25th.
Senator Walsh. What was your
mission?
Mr. Carter / was sent here to do
what l could to bring facts before the
public and before those who are TO
decide the question OF sugar tariff.
during the period that It Is under de-
bate before Congress.
Senator Walsh. And you were sent
here by whom?
Mr. Carter The chamber of com.
merce and the merchants association
committee called On me and asked me
to represent them, and mass meet
ing was held, and l was nominated at
that mass meeting and sent on with
credentials from that as well.
Senator Walsh. The chamber Of
commerce and what other organiza-
ton?
? Mr.. Carter. The Chamber of Com
merce OF Honolulu and the Merchants
Association Of Honolulu think 1
fought to say that they asked me to
! come on and offered to pay my ex-
penses and asked me to name my own
fee. declined to accept any remuri-
Grafton except my expenses.
Senator Walsh. OF what are those
[ two organizations composed?
Mr. Carter. We have had for many
years-it was started many years ago
Ia chamber of commerce In Homo.
lulu. Some time since some Of the
younger merchants thought that the
chamber of commerce was not active
enough. and they organized a mer.
chants association; they organized
the merchants OF the community into
an exchange or association. Both Of
those organizations are still in exist
ence and they represent the CONNER
cial interests of the islands.
Senator Walsh. Were you ever sent
on similar mission from the ISLANDS.
Mr.. Carter. Never by these associa-
! tons; no. / have been to Washington
q number of times in my official capa-
city, and once before In an individual
/ capacity
Senator Walsh. Did you ever come
here in connection with tariff legfsla.
ton before?
Mr.. Carter. No.
Senator Walsh. Were you present
ton of the sugar tariff bill by the
House during the Sixty-second Con-
gress?
Mr. Carter. Is that the Congress
before this one?
SeudIOT w ASH. les.
Mr.. Carter. No.
Senator Walsh. Who else. II any
body, came from the islands in con-
nection with the same legislation? y
Mr.. Carter: I found when / got
here three others from Hawaii, who
had preceded me- Mr. Irwin repre-
sents the Hilo Board of Trade, and he
came about the same time. Those
here already we're Mr. Ballou, Mr.
Mead and Mr.. Paxton. After got
here / telegraphed and obtained Mr..
Walter G. Smith to come here also.
Senator Walsh. Who is the gentle
man you said came with you?
Mr. Carter. About the same time;
Mr. Irwin came in the steamer before
/ did.
Senator Walsh. What is his fret
name?
Mr.. Carter. Harry. He is already
subpoenaed here.
Senator Walsh. Do you know under
what authority he came?
Mr.. Carter Yes; the Hilo Board of
Trade, the second largest town in the
community. sent him. He is resi-
dent of Hilo. get this from news
i paper vi COuIoC 4 nav
not seen his credentials myself, but
understand he comes representing the
town of Hilo.
Senator Walsh. And the gentlemen
who were here-Mr. BaIlou-
Mr. Carter Yes, Mr.. Ballou
Senator Walsh And who else?
Mr.. Carter Mr.. Mad and Mr..
Paxton.
Senator Walsh. And you sent for
another gentleman?
Mr.. Carter. Yes; Mr.. Walter g.
Smith. He was in New Orleans.
Senator Walsh Mr.. Ballou resides
here in the city?
Mr.. Carter. Mr.. Ballou is perman-
emily employed by the interests at
lone, the commercial interests, to re
side here in Washington; yes, sir.
Senator Walsh. To remain here
permanently?
Mr.. Carter. Yes; that is. as long |
as he is under their employ.
Senator Walsh. Is his home in the
islands? ="
Mr.. Carter. It was before.
Sonator Walsh What iS his bIlSi- |