The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-10-06
TESTIMONY or MEAT.
Man IS INTERESTING
Gilbert J. Waller IT., Makes Good
Witness At Inter-ls.and
Bate Hearing

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Gilbert j. Waller Jr., secretary Of the
Hawaii Meat Company, Ltd, was the
chief witness At yesterday Is session o.
the hearings being held by the publ,
utilities commission on the proposal 81
the Inter island Steam Navigation Com
pany to increase freight rates betwee
the Islands.
Waller made a good witness as wei
as an interesting one. He had 4 mas
Of facts and figures to give to the com
mission and was ready with an answer
to each Of the showers of question:
poured upon him.
He had 3 kick against the service
rendered BY the Inter Island eompan,
and did not hesitate to say SO. He haa
complained several times to the man
agement Of the company, he told til,
commissioners, regarding the injury
lone to cattle shipped in the boats q
the line, but had rarely obtained re
lief.
One Case Is Instanced
He instanced one case which happen
ed few weeks. A shipment Of cattl,
vas turned over TO him from the Mi
kahala. There were sevenfy-fve o;
'hem, and two were crippled 80 badl,
hat they were unable TO stand whei
they left the pens In the boat, and an
other was dead.
The witness said that he had takel
his matter up with the company, hav
ing eomplained TO Vice. President Nc
lean personally about il, but aside iron
promise to tlook into the matter
he meat company had streceived NJ
satisfaction.
Charles r. Forbes. chairman Of tn
commission, exhibited curiosity as 4
what had become Of the two cripple'
lnimals and the one which was kilIeI
" transit The eripples were taken I
the local slaughter house, said Waller
where they were killed aud put on Iii
market at a reduced rate. The fhir
lpimal had been made into tallow mn
poultry food.
Jokes Pun At Raymond
Waller took an opportunity 10 gentl
3oke fun at DIR. J. II. Raymond eattl
nan OF Mani, who had preceded him o
the stand the day before. The Mar
mans slaughter house system, whie
he doctor had praised so highly tn
day before, also got a little dig froi
| Waller.
The witness read the commission lei
ter dated last February and April
year ago, In which the Hawaii Mea
Company Ind complained about "eolo'
cd meat received from Doctor RAJ
mond, and also about shipments whic
had been otherwise unsatisfactory.
The commission yesterday also mad
public q letter from Governor Pinkhal
regarding the Kauai railway rates. IN
Governor believes that that matter wi
be settled satisfactorily now that II
Likue and Makee plantations have poo
ID their interests, and says that he
willing 20 grant the request for raj
'oad license. He adds:
issues Will Be Solved 4
nI am inclined to believe that II
-ates and transportation question I
'astern Kauai will be solved as sof
V the price Of steel becomes mel
normal for the control Of private co
ooration lands having passed in
friendly hands the probability Of I
Independent organization TO act
'ommOn barriers seems 20 be assnrs
With a terminus at Hanamnulu or,
oase q breakwater is there built,
Nawiliwih.
| asAs this win meet the object '
iave been for two years eonteudii
sor, y0nr difficulties may not be
erions as al first appeared