Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-09-19
CATTLE SHIPPER
VOICES PLANTS
AGAINST CO.
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1915, s25,I05.sS; 1915 Cup TO septem-
Der u, l6,20112. total Of SIS, 229.S4
in addition TO stock whose freight was
paid by consignees. His first com
plant was inifegard to the treatment
or stock in shipment or loading.
I'VE have lost some cattle out
right" he declared in answer to ques-
lions from Chairman Forbes, "bHt this
number has not been large. Most OF
our losses have been from bruises,
something which cuts down the value
OF meat very rapidly"
Have you complained OF this to
the InterIsland people?" asked
Forbes.
We have complained repeatedly
but our complaints ayailed 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
Our loss is increasing" continued
the witness. cit 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 or
1925 cattle carried for grazers in 1914,
he stated, there was a loss estimated
at more than $17O0; of $500 carried
| in 1915, a loss of $3267.lS; OF $500
this year so far, a loss OF s33S5, thus
exceeding the whole year of 1915.
Carter estimated his losses through
the different years as being $725.54,
$105s.60. and $1539.09, respectively.
I'VE have paid full freight, and we
have never been compensated for our
| losses" he declared, and cited one in
stance on April IL Of this year, Which
he declared especially outrageous.
OF as head OF cattle shipped 81 we're
bruised and the prices on them were
cut in consequence. These decreases
| in price amounted to from k-cent to
2 cents pound, sometimes making as
much as 50 less for one steer.
Il 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
ing and treatment of the cattle per-
sonally, and that they had received no
bruises in the operation. The sugges-
ton was made by him that they we're
probably injured while crossing the
channel as a heavy sea swept the
boat and that the captain and crew
had worked to get them on their feet
again.
Our total loss on that one ship
ment was more than $40" said the
witness. I'm June / had 20 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
way"
do 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.
We 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
So cattle being shipped on the Helene.
He said no report OF the loss was CIV
en- the consignees In Honolulu, and
that the loss was not discovered until
the cattle were at the Slaughter yard
two or three days later.
Upon inquiry il was ascertained
from the. InterIsland Company that
one of the bunch had jumped over.
board 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.
which was read by the ranch manager
at today's meeting
81 put in a bill for sS1.43," he said,
-and in reply got the bill and a let
ter stating that we beg to return the
claim as we cannot allow 1t. The loss
isno fault of ours. Cattle are carried
at the risk of the shippers
These were about the broadcast in
strnctions that could be made" re-
marked Carter, "and ] stopped making
claims after that"
There had been losses of other
sorts, he stated. Twice steers had
suffered broken legs in being lowered
into the boats One of these had been
brought ashore and elaughtered. then
did so. Hundreds Of stevedores,
practically all Hawaiians, filled the