Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-09-19
CATTLE SHIPPER
VOICES PLANTS
AGAINST CO,

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by the Interlsland during the las,
three years cattle. sheep, hogs and
merchandise, with total freight
charges As follows. 1914, s23,s27.s4;
1915, $2s,lOs,sS. 1916 tap to septem.
Der ~, e16,2ol.I2. total Of t65,i2s.S4
IN addition TO stock whose freight was
paid by consfgnees His fIrst com
plant was in regard 10 the treatment
OF stock in shipment or loading.
I'VE have lost some cattle out
| right" he declared IN answer TO oues.
tons from Chairman Forbes, shut this
number has not been large. Most of
our losses have been from bruises,
something which cuts down the value
Of meat very rapidly" ~s
Have you complained OF this TO
the InterIsland people," asked
Forbes. -. ~
I'VE have complained repeatedly
but our complaints awaited nothing.
In fact, we got so little satisfaction
out OF our complaints that in a great
many instances we said nothing what
ever about things.
saOnr loss h increasing" continued
the witness "It Is getting worse and
worse. More cattle are bruised and
| the bruises are more severe
The witness then cited figures In re-
gard to loss through shipment. OF
1925 cattle carried for grazers in 1914,
he stated, there was loss estimated
at more than s170o; OF $500 carried
in 1915, loss or $3267lSS of 5804
this year 50 far, loss OF $685., thus
exceeding the whole year of 1915.
Carter estimated his losses through
the different years as being $725.54,
sI05s!60, and $153909, respectively
we have paid fun freight, and we
have never been compensated for our
losses" he declared, and cited one in
stance on April az Of this year, which
he declared especially outrageous"
OF 75 head of cattle shipped 81 were
bruised and the prices on them were
cut in consequence. These decreases
in price amounted to from \ cent to
cents pound. sometimes making as
much as So less for one steer.
4 wrote to the company about this"
the witness explained, telling them
exactly OF my loss and asking what
the captain had to say in regard to
It."
The letter which was received in
reply stated that the alleged loss on
the steamer Hamakua had been in
vestigated, that the captain informed
the company he had watched the load
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sonally, and that they had received no
bruises in the operation. The sugges-
ton was made by him that they were
probably injured while crossing the
channel as q heavy sea swept the
boat and that the captain and crew
had worked &C get them on their feet
again.
"0ur total loss on that one ship
ment vas more than $40, !" said the
witness. TN June had Is head
bruised on the steamship Maui and
made complaint The answer stated
that Capt. Lyons had been questioned.
that he had had every care exercised
in the handling Of the cattle, and that
there had been good weather all the
was"
gDo you know OF any cases where
there has been wilful abuse of the cat
tie by the crew." was the next ques.
ton put by the chairman.
I'VE have no one on board the ship
for ourselves. was the answer. I'VE
have to depend upon the crew to give
them proper treatment
Then Carter recited an Instance OF
when he had lost one of a bunch OF
IS cattle being shipped on the Helene
He said 40 report of the loss was Civ
en- the consignees In Honolulu, and
that the loss was not discovered until
the cattle were at Che slaughter yard
two or three days later.
Upon inquiry 1t was ascertainei
from the lnter-lsland Company that
one OF the bunch had Jumped over
hoard at 1925 O'Clock on the night OF
July 81, 1915. The company stated
that the captain had not lowered a
boat as the night was very dark. The
steer had been very restless ever
since being placed upon the boat-
Much correspondence followed, all of
which was read by the ranch manager
at today's meeting
Il put In a bill for sS1.4S," he said,
land I'm reply got the bill and Q Jet-
ter stating that we beg to return the
claim as we cannot allow It. The loss
is no fault Of ours. Cattle are carried
at the risk of the shippers
esThese were about the broadcast in
structions that could be made, re-
marked Carter saBd1 stopped making