The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-03-26
Independent Growers From Hs-
wan ten Troubles TO Apricul-
tute cotiimittee N House
SUBPOENA ISSUED FOR
COMMISSIONER TUCKER
Probable Sensation For Session
FRIDAY Night ToWhlch Time
Adjournment Is Taken

The small farmers and their friends
: FROM the island Of Hawaii had an in,
ming before the house committee on
agriculture last evening at Q session
that lasted more than three hours, I'M
Guiding enforced recesses covering a
half d hour or moro, caused by the
shutting on Of the electric lightsi Re-
preventative Isenberg offieiated as
chairman and Speaker Holstein was not
present. Three witnesses were exam
ined in all, a mass OF contracts, plahtas
tion reeeipta for cane, sugar mill re-
turns and other evidence was presented
to the committee, which In itself win
insure busy time by that body II 1t
hopes 20 complete its report before
the end Of the present session. 3
In an three eases the witnesses stat,
cd that in cane raising under the sys.
tenn Of deductions made by the sugar
mills, the Independent planters could
not raise cane at profit.
Attitude Of indspendsrts
To use the words Of Am. cabrinha,
a Hilo merchants, who was the last
witness called, the life Of the indep-
endeht planter Is one deduction after
another, I'll
Each Of the witnesses presented a
written statement pointing out the COM
ditions, which they claim the indeps
endent planter on the Island of Hawaii
faces. Attorney Harry Irwin Of Hiic
conducted the direct examination Of
the witnesses. just before adjourn.
ment he asked that subpoena be ist
sied for the appearances Of Land Conn
missioner Joshua o. Tucker requiring
him to bring certain correspondence
which passed between him and the land
agent at Hilo during February Of this
year. IL was currently reported that
when this is presented next Friday
night IL viii mark the beginning of the
long expected sensation in the legislas
tive Investigation. r. az
Attorney Lindsay, on behalf Of the
committee, aided in examining the wit
nesses. A.rt J@at sa &C Sts
Planter cIsi.na Loss ~, - ~
= A.. MacAulton, who has been plant.
ing cane at Thirteen Miles since 1908,
and who has been selling bis cane to
. Olaa under contract, described his ex.
perienee with his fourteen and one half
acre homestead in which he claimed
that he received from the Olaa CON,
pany a total of 81 ,049.o4 for his crop,
out of which he was compelled to meet
expenses of 81 ,f84,I9, leaving him to
stand a money loss OF $l9425, together
with TIE labor OF himself and wife who
wo, ked In the field with Japanese
while the crop was being cultivated
and brought to maturity. ~ nj
On examination by Mr.. Lindsay, the
witness stated that he had no com
nla ~ H. 4.
which the olaa company deducted from
the weight Of the cane as II was har,
vested, stating that the company was
, emitted to clean cane and that its
deduction for tare was fair in every
wHy. He did object, he said, to the
Chemist's deduction which he could not
understand, he admitted. ~ -" "-'" ~
Condition Is Too Deep r,.' II
( Asked IL he had any method to sug,
gest for romedying this condition Ne
stated that II was too deep for him
In his written statement submitted TO
the committee he urged the establish,
nient Of p central min by the govern.
nent foryise 81 the small farmers. He
quoted the figures Of Former Cover,
nor Carter, who claimed that 1t cost
the plantations fifty.two dollars a ton
~ sugar manufactured and laid down
AZ the Delaware Bfeakwatef, ana with
his figures showed that If this is true
the mill by simply turning out the
sugar and sending II to market had
tnsde the enormous profit Of &15g d
acre from the fourteen and one-hali
acres Of the small planter, while the
latter and his wife, in addition to being
out their two years. labor, closed thciI
work with an actual cash loss of
sevehty'two dollars and Rineteen cents
He maihtained that the establishment
of a. government mill will put an end
10 this, because the Qovernrnenj
chemist would have no benefit out 81
this" y ~. "t'F @s '3 III
Feeds Cane To Pigs 80 d. ave. HI.
Mr., MacAultoh also told Of fifteen
acres Of cane he had raised at Twenty.
three Miles, after two and one halt
years work and how he had offered
II finally to the Olaa company fol
twenty-five cents ton IL it would
harvest it. Tho cane went Bixty
tons to the acre, he said, and was In
@ splendid condition. This was refused
Finally ---MacAultin contracted with
a Japanese to cut the crop and deliver
IL at Glenwood for $3.50 per ton. There
was delay in harvesting and the mill
closed, When II reopened, said the wit.
ness, sugar had dropped. Even at that
he figured, he could make about
twelve Or Fourteen cents ton of cane,
but the mill charges showed that he
would lose about one dollar ton sugar
The result was he gave up the job and
is now feeding the cane to his pigs al
Twenfy!three Miles.
The Witness also explained in way
ths difference between the so-called
1905 --eontract and the 1918 contract
the latter being much to the disadyan
tage Of the independent planter, he
claimed ~
Demand Central Mil"
In concluding his written statemen