The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1919-03-28
Board To Fix Rates
For Cane And Pines
Bill In Senate Would Bar Plantations
Use Of Highways If They Refuse
To Obey Commissions Orders
Board To Be Salaried
Especial to Maui News.)

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HONOLULU, March ga bill pro-
viding for a commission to fix rates
between homesteaders and planta-
tions for cane and %pineapples, the un-
usual feature OF which is that plan
tation owners who refuse to come UNI
der the jurisdiction of the commission
in this regard will be deprived of the
privilege of crossing public roads or
other public lands with their railway
tracks, fumes or other NEAR of
transportation, has been introduced
in the senate by Senator j. w. Rus
sell, of Hawaii.
The body, which will consist of
three members, is to be known as the
Industries Commission" each mem
Der to receive a salary. The duties
of the commissioners and the work
ing of the proposed system are out
lined in the following sections:
Section 5, Before any person, firm
or corporation shall be given any Ii
cense, grant, lease or other right to
use any of the highways, roads
streets, lanes or other lands belong
ing to the territory or any county or
city and county, through, owe or I'M
der which such persons, firm or cor
poration proposes to construct any
rails, fumes, cables, wires or pipes
or other means OF transporting raw
material or products for the purpose
of milling or canning, or transporting
water or any other substance; or
transmitting electricity, or as any
means of communication, such per
son, firm or corporation shall engage
in writing to submit his, their or its
business, in connection with which
such license, grant, or lease shall be
given, to the supervision and control
of said commission, as hereinafter
provided, and to the provision of this
act.
Section 6. The commission shall
have the power to examine into the
condition of the business of such per-
sons, firms and corporations, as shall
have submitted themselves to the SUI
pervision of the commission, as pro
vided in section 5 of this act, with
reference to the prices paid by such
persons, firms and corporations for
raw products to any planter, farmer
or grocer, and with reference to n
and all terms and conditions under
which such raw products may be pur-
chased by such persons, firms or cor
porations from such planter, farmer
or grocer; and the said commission
shall have the right and power and
it shall be the duty of the commits
sion to fix the price or scale of prices
at which any such person, firm or
corporation shall offer to purchase any
raw product for milling or canning
purposes, and shall have the like right
and power and it shall be the like
duty of the commission to fix and de-
termine such other terms and condi-
lions as it may deem just, with re-
spect to the cultivation, harvesting,
delivery and milling of such raw pro-
ducts, to be offered by such person,
firm or corporation to such planter,
farmer or grocer.
Section 8. The commission shall
have the power and it shall be the
duty of the commission in the name
of the territory to enjoin the use of
any of the highways, roads, streets,
lanes or other lands belonging to the
territory for the purposes specified
in section 5 of this act by any person,
firm or corporation who shall not
come under the operation of the pro-
visions of this act as is by said Sec
ton 5 provided, or by any person,
firm or corporation violating any of
the provisions of this act or any order
made by the commission. In any ac-
ton or proceeding to so enjoin any
such person, firm or corporation an
injunction pendente lite shall be is
sued by any judge of the circuit court
upon the filling of the petition or de-
claration in such action or proceed
ing, and no bond shall be required of
the territory.