The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-10-17
CATTLE LOAD|NGlS
subject OF INQUIRY
Parker Ranch Acting Manager
y AHd|steamship CAPTAIN Differ
8lj'As To Times Of Injury

- .
When o. L. Soreusou, assistant man
agef OF the Parker Ranch, Hawaii, was
served with a subpoena to appear be
fore the public utilities eomnIiSsion in
the absence Of A. w. Carter, to protest
against the new freight and passenger
schedule Of the Inter Island Steam Nav.
igation Company, the order called for
the bringing of all books, records, cap,
italizRtion and sources of income of the
cattle ranch on, the Big Island. Is
SSorenson, was at the meeting Of the
commission yesterday afternoon but he
did not bring any records. Soon after
the hearing of Sorenson began Attor.
ney L. J. Warren, for the steamship
company asked for the records. His
excuse was that in the hurry to get the
boat at Hilo in time TO reach Honolulu
FOR the hearing he did not have time
to equip himself with the data demand.
ed by the commission. Following di.
rect line Of examination by, Chairman
Forbes, Sorenson admitted that in the
absence of Carter he was in full author
ivy and was familiar with the financial
status of the ranch. III
A dramatic moment was reached
when Forbes asked: - =
Are you in custody Of all the cor
respondents between the ranch authori-
ties and the. Inter.Island Steam Navi.
CATION Company"
After long pause Sorenson replied
"I can get hold of it,"
Who Hurts the Cattle -. ~.
In the absence Of this data which
Warren needed to, carry on his examina.,
ton little of general interest occurred
at the meeting. Sorenson admitted
that cattle were frequently bruised after
they reached the vessels of the steam.
ship company and declared that the pos
sibility of cattle being bruised while
being driven from the range to the
ships was remote. Much of the trouble,
he said, was due to the crews of the
ships losing their temper while unload
ing cattle. 1t was rather deeorous
meeting and much time was devoted to
minor technicalities regarding the hand
ling of cattle. SOrenson will be put on
the stand again this afternoon at one
thirty clock.
Capt. William G. Bennett Of the
steamship company injected some pic
tuTesque features into the hearing by
declaring that in many cases cattle
are bruised and have their horns broken
while being driven from the corrals to
the steamship. In terse but vivid Ian
guage he told how in many cases the
steers are stampeded by the COW punch,
.0Is in their work of driving tho cattle
to the loading shutes.
Another interesting fact brought out
by Captain Bennett was, that cattle
frequently break their horns when they
are lowered to the decks of the vessels.
Cattle Crazed
"When the bullocks are landed on
their feet" said Captain Bennett,
"they appear to be terrified. Just as
soon as the sling and ropes are re-
moved from them they charge head
first at anything in sight. Usually they
charge the, head Of the winch In this
wav they break their horns"
When asked If the cattle are Wild or
tame, Captain Bennett admitted that at
such times of loading be had TO desire
to go down amongst them. He sail
that he still carries several wounds
from the times he did take a part in
loading the steers
The hearing of Captain Bennett will
be continued on Thursday.