Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-09-19

bring suit against me. he declared.
and was promised one, but nothing
was ever done. Id like TO get these
things Strengthened NJ"
Carriers last complaint at the morn
ing session was over raises in freight
rates Cor horses. he declared the pre-
sent charges unreasonable.
Foilowfng Is the complaint OF the
wailuku Sugar Company over the in
creased rates OF the Inter,lsland Com.
pany. filed today with the public utit
tiles commission. Il.
"Nailuku, Maui. Sept is. 1916.
Public Utilities Commission, Homo
lulu. r
Gentlemen: On behalf of the Wal
lukn Sugar Company l, wish to pro-
test AGAINST the raise In lnterlslsnd
Steam Navigation Company's freight
rates as shown in their proposed
Freight Tariff No 2, which apply &c
shipments which may concern the
Mailuku Sugar Company, and 10 make
the following representation to your
commission. J ..' b H.
First. In making comparison be-
tween their Tariffs No. ! and No. 2
Il becomes evident on the inspection
Of same that in many instances the
proposed raise is an arbitrary one,
the higher schedule shown in the old
tariff being substituted in the new,
an illustration being found on page
% of No. I--comparing the first sec
ton under G with the same page t22l
OF their No. 2 under G, which shows
r. 90
under their No, 2, column II is made
to apply to KahuiHi instead OF g rs
in the old schedule, the first section
of column II in each instance being
the same; but column H is higher
and made to apply to Kahului in their
No. 2 That is, II appears, that ii
new conditions exist which the Inter
Island claims call for an increase in
rate, they have not been carefully
considered, and an arbitrary raise in
rate has been imposed. In other
schedules no change has been made.
That is, the same rate applies in both
the new and old tariffs. For llustra.
ton, see column G, page "a, of each
tariff. That is, although other rates
are raised, the same conditions are
apparently not considered OF sHffl'
Gent importance 70 warrant raise
in this instance. Also by comparing
No. 3, page S3, of their Tariff No. /,
with No. 8, page SO, of their Tariff
No. 2, you win notice there has been
no raise. ..r. T.. T.. Is .,. .~ 49,. -.
Further support Of the above con-
tention that the proposed raise is an
arbitrary one and not, Justified at the
rates set, can be found by comparing
the lumber schedules found on page
rs in each tariff; they are identical
with the exception that in their Tariff
No. 2 the higher rate as shown in
colum / is applied to Kahului instead
Of column E, which applied under
Tariff No /. ~
'In other words, If conditions have
arisen which warrant the InterIsland
in raising their rates, complete re,
vision of their tariff is called for, and
not an arbitrary one such as they
offer. :
IF these conditions which they are
basing the necessity of raise on do
not warrant them in increasing their
rate on machinery, certainly they are
not of sufficient moment to call for .
raise in the freight on baled sugar
bags. which sFe as easy, il not easier,
to handle; this also applies to fertiI-
izer. II sufficient time is taken, many
similar comparisons can be found he.
tween the two tariffs.
Second. That in many Instances
fhe freight rate has not been raised
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