The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1876-08-23

70 dc Esiio- q iIs Rs,-uiSas Saseise: -
sm.-Doub;lcss the question Of sconOnisiug faslis
ose greatly eOnserniag rs as growers Of cans and
Manufacturers Of sugar. The rate a, which our fer
es;s a-p destroyed. beth BY the axe and by cattle
promises 70 leave depending trash OF
coal.
How can car planters 1aSre thoroughly eeOnonise
thei- fnel Any one Who can satisfactorily answer
shis question, eren n modified way. or HhO can
throw ont any suggestions. should tSiak communal
cate his ideas II sseh wise that those Who are nest
interested ray see then.-hsuee, Mr.. Editor take
TIE liberty q addressing you and hope that the few
crude thOaghts here ihrown cut nay &c Of some ase.
It's true It's said that Fools rush in where angels
fear to TRAD, bat then angel. are. as rule sas-
pec;, rather conservative.
The extraordinary results in saving feel brought
about by the best manufacturers in the class Of engines
used fo- agricultural purposes have not been owing
solely, OF even in larger part, to the exceeney Of
their workmanship and the adoption Of al the best
means Of eeoaoiziag steam for although both the
one and the other have had their share in the result
yet there Is smother and most Important point to
which the AID practical minds Of the manu-
fseturers have been a;;entiTely tarued That point
Is tie stokiag. The old system 10 feed the fur
seldom IS possible, say four Eve times an
hour, AID consequently large quantity Of fue had
70 be put IN the furnace az one tine, and matter
Of fac; great deal Of smoke had 70 20 up tie chin
1ey. Much smoke means = disastrous waste Of fuel
The mode Qraeteed Il all competitive trials be-
iEeeo rival manufacturers to test the comparative
economy Of their machinery Is. 10 stoke say forty 70
forty-6ve times II hour, throwing in : Tery small
Quantity q fael tine This being easily acted
q by tie fire. fame and heat result, with lile OF no
smoke. giving thoroughly good and useful eensunp-
tioa Of flel-
Now taking for granted tia; cane trash is used for
feel and splendid fael Il Isl BY all cur planters,
the question presents ITSELF do they get all the work
from cane trash that Il Is capable Of renderinE1-I
hardly think that any who has stood By the fur
uaces Of many Of our plantations. and watched the
feeding. imagine for moment that proper
Auoani OF heat Is, be obtained. owing TO the
mode in which tie Trash Is eroEdsi IL. As raie
rrea; mass s thrown upon the Ere, practically daup-
ing it down for time, instead Of clear, bright,
curling lame. smoky suoaidernE FIRE results, and
consequently an Improbable consumption Of fuel
shall be told that the boilers Of the engines alluded 70
-e tended By trained and careful stokers that sasha
class Of net 70 be fIGDd here and Il induced
70 cone they would after the fashion Of the country
soon cease 70 he careful The first part Of the pro-
position admit the truth Of; the latter, as it does
not szee; the mode Of feeling propose TO call 81
ieation 70, may be passed BY
Nov I would speak Of the introduction Of an appa-
ratus. ne use WHICH, certainly bellsFe
decided and economical results EOald accrue. where
cane trash is usej as fuel. refer TO Head and
Sehemi0th's arrangement for burning straw, cotton
and maize stalks. &" Engineering" says, although
coal and wood not Indigenous in these countries
re; many vegetable products abound sueh reeds,
maize stalks &c, which are capable Of generating
sufficient heat to keep up steam in the boiler, if
method discovered 70 feed them into the furnace
in sneh manner that each separate piece might be
exposei 70 the action Of the Ere and proDsr omit
If 44rr aIulItred q
combustion. Mr.. Schemioth . Russian
engineer, conceived the idea that sfrar, might be
forced into the Ere box Of either portable OF fixed
boiler in the form Of fan By means Of rollers so
that each separate piece would under the action
Of the fame. allowing more rapid combustion to
take place than when the straw fed into the fur
mace and burnt IN comprised state. Mr.. s. com
urnicatei bis idea 70 Messrs- RaEson, Sims, and
Head Of IpsSiek. E1glsud, who forthwith commenced
making experiments, and after Hfeen months con-
tnao1s trial, this firm have produced the most perfect
arrangement yet Invented for burning straw and
other vegetable projects" The apparatus Is self
acting, and Is driven BY the engine By means Of
strap. II case where il nay be expedient to burn
wood OF coal It can readily be disconnected from the
boiler and the ordinary fire door substituted in its
pace. The London Tines commenting upon it SAYS
. the straw IS passed between 4 couple Of rollers,
which spread It cut lightly with lateral fan like no
ton, exposing it to the full ,orcs Of the FIRE. 0ne
nan OILY required supply reducing the average
Of straw 70 something ike four times
the weight Of coal. II is exceedingly simple, and IL
deed its general utility mast depend almost entirely
on its simplicity in country where the laborsEs have
been only accustomed to the most primitive impie-
rnents and where the most skilled artisan to be found
within reach is probably ordinary village black
smith,
The constant admission Of cold air into the furnace
reducing the temperature Of the heated
gases, is BY this system Of feeding, sToi3cd and
competent judges will doubtless agree, that this /
feature alone readers the apparatus deserving trial
number Of boilers Stted with the apparatus have
been st work for some tine 70 Russia burning straw
il Egypt cotton stalks and in India the refuse Of the
Indigo pant, and in all with the most successful
results. By Of this apparatus small branches
Of trees, tEigs &c, also be employed as f1el.
Why, ask, can It nst be used here for feeding the 1
furnaces Of cur boilers With cane trash
II nay be said that STRAW and cane trash are very
different substances, and they are, bat Tapprehsnd
that il the Of the apparatus the advantages would
be equally manifest with the superior fuel, (esne
trash,l as With the inferior one, (straE-)
Il might possibly require some slight modification I
TO e. il for feeding 10 trash Iris would
be seen, and hardly think there Be doubt that
i use would make the trash 60 8 great deal further
than al present The expense Of sitting such al ap-
paratus would be 50 small that, hope some at
least among planters, may be induced to try it,
and conusaeate the result Of his experience for the
benefit Of otherx Tourz obcdfentfv