The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-10-27
INTERlSLANDW|LL
Prevent DRU|S|NG
CATTLE 0N Ships
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Notifies Commission AT Hearing
Of Steps Taken To Care
'..' For Animals o. :.
BaaIE ~a}.4 U.s., fT---T ,eiti
COMPANY PROVES AID ~
TO GROWING INDUSTRIES
Kona Coffee and Tobacco As Well
As Hardwood Projects As s..
sisted BY Corporation ~:

As result Of the hearings before
the public utilities commission, on the
rates Of the 1nter.Island Steam Naviga.
ton Company, and the hearing Of com
plants regarding the bruising Of cattle,
J. L. Mclean, president Of the
company, announced before the com.
mission yesterday that the following
order had been issued to all masters
of vessels in the service of the com.
pany:
Complaint has been made that cat
tie are sometimes bruised by the empty
boat humping into the cattle made fast
to the gunwale Of the boat which is
Waiting for the empty boat to bring in
the line from the steamer.
'.It has been suggested that the pos.
Sibility Of bruising cattle can be over.
come by using small heaving line fas.
tened to the line from the steamer,
WHICH could be thrown to the men in
the boat loading the cattle without the
iircoming boat getting near enough to
bump the cattle. '.NH'
you are hereby instructed to carry
out this suggestion in the future.
Asks For Suggestions
Kindly sendin any suggestions you
may have tending to reduce the ,bruis.
lug of cattle, in order that they may be
published for the information of other
officers"
Other.information brought out at the
meeting yesterday, when Mr.. Mclean
as being examined by Attorney War
rem, waslthe fact that the company re-
ceives bouquets as well as brickbats,
and that some of these bouquets come
from some of the big shippers of cattle.
The following letter from Hind,
Rolph 4 Company was introduced, and
probably will|prove a valuable piece of
evidence as an offset to charges made
earlier in the hearings that the COM
ranyh had at times been careless in the
handling of cattle:
''By, the steamship Honolulan arriv-
ing from San Francisco the twelfth in,
ttnnt we received forty head of graded
CATTLE which were transshipped per
your steamers.
Learning of the arrival of all of
these animals in perfect condition, we
desire to express to you our sincere
thanks for the careful attention given
the cattle while on your steamers. We
would also ask that you extend our
thanks to the officers and crews of the
respective vessels carrying the ami.
mals.n
No Raise Of Rates
One of >the important facts brought
out yesterday by the examination was
that the company had not raised its
passenger rates because of being
obliged to install modern lifesaving ap-
paratus and boats in accordance with
federal laws. This equipment has al
ready cost the company more than
$1,000. 1t also developed, following
inquiries by Commissioner GignouX
who acted as chairman of the meeting
that the steamship company had gone
to considerable expense to encourage
small industries in the KOna district.
Among these industries was the
growth of thimble- berries, shipments
of which the steamship company car
ried free of charge for three months
II also helped the coffee and tobacco
industry, said Mr.. Mclean, as well as
the hardwood industry, and had lost
considerable money both in subscrib
ing for stock and for carrying freight
on credit.
VIII Issue New Schedule
1t was Indicated at the meeting yes
terday that the officials of the Inter
Island Steam Navigation Company will
soon issue a supplement to the present
schedule of rates which will be based
on study of the effect of the present
tariff. 1t was explained at the meet
ing that it was necessary to place a
tariff in operation for some time before
it could be decided just what changes
should be made.
During the hearing Norman L.
Gedge, assistant manager of the com
pany, gave testimony on the value of
the company's feet, and assured the
commission that the vessels at this
time are worth much more than the fig-
ure at which they are listed. He said
that the book value of the vessels on
January l, last, was $lJ4l6,56S.34. The
demand for ships at present, because
of the war, explained Mr.. Gedge, would
make this feet worth at least 5000, 200
more.
The hearings will be continued next
week at a date to be announced later.