Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-04-25

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dividends expected materiaiized thi,
afternoon. Directors Of the Pioneer
Mill Company at meeting voted te
pay an extra cash dividend Of pc,
cent on May I. q was also decided e
increase the regular rate Of dividend
from ~ per cent to per cent .
month. Thus Pioneer will pay reg
ular dividend Of 20 cents per share
and an extra Of 90 cents.
With the bogey of free sugar" out
OF the way, Hawaiian plantations are
expected to turn loose some extra divi'
dends, and already the stock market
s'sharpshooterss are figuring out which
OF the island companies are. likely to
make announcements next month.
Last year the plantation corpora.
tions piled up heavy surpluses. for the
menace Of free sugar had not disap-
peared. But what with the extraord.
inarily high prices OF sugar and the
prospect OF q continuance during an
indefinite period OF wartime, and with
fat treasures. the plantations are ex-
pected 70 distribute some OF these sur
plnses among shareholders.
A few weeks ago the Star-Builetin
publisheq figures showing that 10
companies at the end of 1915 had on
hand cash balances totalling more
than ,S,75D,OO0. Since that time prof
its have been mounting right along.
and even the comparative slowness In
getting some Of the island sugars to
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As told n an ASSOCIATED Press oes-
patch 70 the btarshuiietin last Satur-
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On April 70 n.seess sne ue'na,'u'
OF ene niel'
Demands of Men.
Mail adTices z few days ago gave
these demands IN brief as foiiowss
I. IN al but PASSENGER service the
pay Tor lvV miles Or ~ nours or less
shah be gwen TOT 1oO miles or eight
hours or less,
2. Overtime shall begin after 10y
miles or eight hours and shall be PAID
for at one and one-half times the new
higher pro rata rate instead OF for
time at the old lower pro rata
The railroads have been given until
April 29 10 present an answer to these
demands, which are IN. effect for an
eight-hour instead OF q lO-hour DAY.
The unions presenting the demands
are the Brotherhood Of Locomotive
Firefnen and Enrinemen. the Brother
hood 81 Locomotive Engineers, the Or
der az Railway Conductors and the
brotherhood OF Railroad Trainmen.
Their total membership is between
100000 and 100000.
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