Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-12-07
SUGAR TARIFF I
IS CERTAINTY, SAY
men FROM COAST
E. D. Tenney, Returning on
Matsonia, Sums Up Fav-
orabIe Situation
NEW MATS0N LINER WILL ]
BE A SPLENDID STEAMER
viii Be Completed Early In
1917; Honolulu Console
dated Oil Prospects

"The general opinion was that there
was nothing TO It, that II was an abI
solute necessity for revenue pnr
poses"
f. d. Tenney, president of Castle
& Cooke. Ltd, thus emphatically stat
cd his impression OF sugaf duty re.
tention by Congress, which he had
formed on the mainland whence he re.
turned in the Matsonia this morning
"They simply have to continue tho
sugar tarin. That seemed to be the
general opinion and the opinion OF Q
limited number OF Congressman whom
] met
Asked If there was any danger OF
action being delayed through an open
ing wide Of tariff legislation. Mr.. Ten
ney answered:
asome people have expressed a fea'
along these lines. and / should thinf
that there might be danger OF that
IN the president, however, is able +
hold the Democratic majority In lint
that undesirable result win probably
be prevented.
~sugar win likely again recede ir
price," said Mr.. Tenney when ques
toned on the general situation OF ths
industry, after the Cuban crop comes
IN. This Is going to be very large
and the only thing holding II bacl
from market is. carrying tonnage
They are now paying 40 cents a hun
dred, or IS ton to New York, agains'
our rate from Hawaii of $2.75 and IS
and tonnage very scare at that ex
orbitant rate. The probabilities arr
that higher rates even than that viii
have 90 be paid for moving the CubaI
crop"
Referring to the new contracts,
whereby the quota of Hawaiian sugar
that formerly went to the American
Is now divided equally with the Penn
sylvania and the National refining
companies. Mr.. Tenney said that at
least 225.000 tons of the new crop
would 60 to the Pacific coast. This
year the coast refinery Of the Hawaii
an planters took 250.O00 tons.
Inireplying to q question introducing
the subject Of the projected new
steamship Of the Matson Navigation
Company. Mr. Tenney first made the
curious revelation that, on one inter-
esting item, he was behind the news
published here. For the first time he
heard that the name of the floating
palace was going to be "Makiki."
ct is the first / have heard of
Makiki," he said with a smile. How
ever, she Is to be built by the Union
Iron Works Of San Francisco and of
the same dimensions as the Matsonia.
She will probably carry the same num-
Der of passengers as the Matsonia and
have similar arrangements.
Some minor improvements will be
made where they have been shown to
be necessary. She will be a twin-screw
steamer operated by Westinghouse
Parsons geAred turbine engines and,
of course, an oil-burner. The Matsonia
is a single-screw boat with recipro-
eating engines. The new vessel will
have more power and be faster than
the Matsonia She viii be completed
some time early IN 1917 but We can
not tell definitely"
In reply to question on the oil
situation. with reference to the re.
ported legislation to be introduced at
this session of Congress for relief of
conditions in California produced by
the Taft withdrawal orders, Mr.. Ten.
ney was optimistic with regard to the
company with which his name is iden-
titled.
so far as the Honolulu Consoli.
dated OIL Company Is concerned" Mr..
Tenney said, 1T seems to be in a very
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