Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-09-15

at 2 o'clock this afternoon.
A committee from the Maui Cham
berFUf Commerce has lodged perhaps
the most emphatic complaint from a
responsible organization ever made
against the steamship company. The
committee declares itself ready to
furnish evidence TO bear out its state
ments.
Chairman Forbes Of the commits
sion had subpoenas served on mem.
bers Of the Maui chamber to carry out
the formality Of insuring that they
would appear at .today's hearing
However. the committeeman say that
there is no necessity of subpoenaing
them-they will be ION the job to
back their written complaints.
A. w. Carter. manager Of the Park
er ranch on Hawaii, was also expected
TO be present this afternoon to pro-
test against the new freight and pas
senger rates Of the steamship COM,
pany. Attorney c. H. Olson, his coun-
sci. recently asked continuance Of
the hearing OF the raneh's complaint
until the manager could appear per.
sonally.
The Maui committee is composed
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Howell e.re,s II S q ns So, alsn a,,e,.
and e. r. Beyine ! n a acfiSr as )
result OF q meetihE 81 iis Maui cham
Der, which passed resolution pro-.
testing that the new rates are unwarS
ranted.
The text OF the c0nlmNtee's letter
TO the commission cites directly four
speclflc causes " complaint The let
ter " fuii tolioNets -.
WaiIuku, Maui, Sept. ls, 1916.
Public Utilities Commission, Homo
lnlu. 0ahd s
.Centlemen. Ata meeting of 4 spe.
cial committee OF the Maui Chamber
Of Commerce appointed to represent
the Maui Chamber OF Commerce in
considering the new tariff of the In
ter-Island Steam Navigation Company
and make representations on behalf
OF that body to your commission.
which meeting was held on the 18th
day OF September. the new tariff and
the service given by the Inter-IsIand
Steam Navigation Company were fully
discussed and the committee on, be-
nalf OF the Maui Chamber OF Com
merce wishes to make the following
representations to your commission.
eFirst: R,te. On c,ttle
.xry. A.,.. 80. .,-
s.s. oci'o.s usal ny Ia,se On sns
- ae,s.. ~ ~ eT.ls tLon. nanulua ~ view
~ sne ezSeiiene snlpplns iacliities -
~ ..ss.-.. -. sn.' Ti. rlleesonaDie l anu uls
~. ~ ..-s.s ~ w lylsns ta.e On eae
ue rom nAnuiui % nonoiuIu - 20 per
- nss1, " Wn,ou = 1uueu MhaIase
cllel g ~ ovc PCT neau. ine ca.tic
80 1tlsss ~ tne s.ealel .s,,s t1vn sne
Mnet ,.. sl1 VIII placeleaay NO ,,s,s, nvSs u
u,ns. u,ns = ,..ss. sns s.ss MT Miu1s Min.a,,.,
r.s,s s,s.', = senue,.s ~ she sane..
,nitta. thsS - osa rcc.sicr 20 hea5
~ cattle were ,oaded an the steamer
.clandine n Kahulni within so seconds |
aftar -ha tlme thsy we're driven unon
ths ,,hsrs Thss e of cc,,rse IN. hes,
tim. = e,hich record has heen kart
hns Mr wslsh fsrthar inforns fbis
rnr, n,,ttaa that the averara time for
losaing st1 hea,l az catfle 81 Kabului
Is not more char Il minutes. and |
that tha loa5,ng 4. Sore With nract;-
callv - risE ~ & i,,rv ~ the cattIe
axs eomnsrison sttention is called /
IN the fact fhst the rate an cattle from
Rannn ~ * nar heaa whare the cat. /
tie nnnst ~ sw,,m, ~ the small boats
towed - the staa mer and boisted on
~. s,ss,,.er ~ az stesmar,s crew
,,ndar r,h,ch condition the time con.l
snmea an1 labor involved is yeryI
much .yresfar
ann acco,,nt ~ the exeellent facili-
tias !. KshrIrs . : snaciaI rate prevails
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