The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-09-22
Utilities Commission
~ Hears More Testimony
In I1ter-Isldrd Case

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! ."The result is that the company does
not grasp the situation fully that We
I have TO contend with. and. does not
realize how our growth IL tied 10 lie
own business and accommodation.
IL has Inflicted hardships, as a re.
suit, that in one or two instances have
Deen nothing short of criminal He
mantioned the case Of n Mr. Bassett.
VINO bud invested his entire capital and
credit in project at Kipahulu and had
encountered "damper" from the al.
titndc or Tho shipping company that
the witness said checked the enterprise
| eifectually. ~.
! Attorney Warren asked him n the
people of Mani had ever invited the
officials Of the Inter-Istand 90 20 over
and confer with them concerning NJ.
tairs OF community and company inter.
est Rice said he had spoken 60 Presi.
dont Kennedy concerning n change IN
steamer service, and knew OF several
instances in which other Maui pecpla
hah written the Inter Island seeking
rehet; They had not got il, he added.
a. ". Carter. manager for. the Par.
ker Ranch interests, proved a wealthy
mine or information concerning the
r""N'nT and livestock shin.
ping industry of the Islands. He has
teen years =
In all that time, he asserted. he navar
had known the Inter. Island 70 nav tbs
Parker Ranch for any Iosses incnrrad
IN shipment of its livestock from tbe
Hawaii port of Kawaihap. 10 ,Honol,in 3
Yet these losses have been large and
have grown rapidly. : q
Assumes No Responsibility ..s..t'
The Inter.Island will assume no "a.
sponsibility, said Carter. The araziers
who are organized into the eooperatiye
concern knor'n rs the Hawaii Meat
company shipped s945 head Of cattle
20 Honolulu in 1914, Carter said OF
this number 44G were bruised more or
less badly, but sufficiently 10 cause loss
to the shippers.
10 1915 they shipped 967g head; se2
we're bruised. creating loss TO the
owners In actual money Of $3267.Is. In
'SlB, M TO August 81. 5sO4 head have
been shipped and 100 have beon In.
lrred, creating u loss Of $33s5.sO 10 the
shippers. In. one shipment from Ka.
"athac, Sid the witness, thirty.one
head were bruised.
He had grown tired Of entering conn.
plants with the company, he said. and
or late had not taken the trouble TO
inform them when losses occurred. be-
couse results never were Forthcoming.
He also had found that in trying to IN.
Vestigate causes of large losses the can
tain Of the vessel would tell him one
story and tell an entirely different one
TO the Inter Island officers. - N. 4. n \
'"fhe worst Of Il Is that these fel.
lows are liable to stretch their YER
sions,'' be said. They all are afraid
Of the Ipter-Island company. Captains
have told me details of certain shin
ments and asserted that the boats could
not carry the number safely. The
company takes issue with me on the
point, and / can't quote these captains
to the company, for. II 1 do. the officers
liable TO lose their jobs" ff 1850
NH'culty About Steamers Ea 20 Hs
Carter said there were difficulties
with the. Inter-Island concerning date
of arrival Of its vessels at Kawaihae.
information which he should have two
or three days before, II he is 10 get his
cattle. TO the port with minimum loss Of
flesh TO the animals. ..H'' n, ~
He declared the question OF rates "a
lied up with that of service. If the
service were prompt, the matter OF
ratios would be another matter. Attor.
new Coke asked IL he ever had at.
tempted to take up the question OF
rates in the courts for adjudication.
'Hrter answered in the negative. p. N'tl
"Whyf" Coke asked. .s.,'.
Well was the reply, ~ have felt
nat eventually the graEiers will have
10 handle their own shipments with
Ihelr own boat, Dispensing with the In
ter,lslsad serVice.' AEl.. ~ F. l's@
he thought the trouble is that the
company endeaVors. to do too much
business with one boat to give him
good service for livestock shipments.
sometimes the vessels do not reach Ka:
s",H%e at the houT specified, and in one
cpSe TINS resulted IN an entire ship.
ment OF cattle being delayed several
Jays, because his own men do not work
=" ~ H"naay: =. =, f
iionai Doae on the Bag Island run, Civ
t rs sS",.s.so a''en sl 70 the livestock