The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1880-02-28
The Honolulu Iron Works Company.

Among the many industries which occupy the
time and attention of our business men none con-
tribute more to the progress OF the island interests
than the Honolulu Iron Works. This establish
ment during the past two years has finished a large
amount of machinery for the various plantations
on the different islands. Subjoined we give a list
of the principal manufactures which have gone
forth from there. and which amount in value to
over $500, 900. During this period the company
have received from the United States, machinery
and material amounting TO over S23O,OOO. so
much for the treaty.
mill, " by 80 inches.
with massive double gear and Putnam steam en-
CINE. 20 inches diameter by 60 inches stroke three
tubular boilers, 6 by l6 feet. and three Galloway
boilers, 6 by 20 feet, with other apparatus. Also
an 8 by 10 feet vacuum pan. a Blake combined air
pump. and a set of Weston's patent centrifugals.
Honomunu PlantatiOn-A sugar mill, rs by "a
inches, with w~ater-wheel, capable OF grinding ten
tons per diem, and one large sorghum pan for
cleaning and concentrating.
OokaIa Plantation-A 10 ton per day plant,
consisting OF a sugar mill 70 by "a lncnes' ana
heavy double gearing, driven by a Is by 36 inch
Putnam steam engine. Also CHARTERS, cleaning
pans. concentrators, and a 6 by 2 feet vacuum pan.
with Blake's air pump, &c. Two 8 by 20 feet Gal
loway boilers, built at the mill site, being sent
from the shops plated but not riveted. With this
plant a Urge crane. capable of lifting eight tons at
end of a 65 feet arm, was supplied Tor the landing.
Heeia Plantation-A sugar mill, 26 by "a inches.
and double gearing, driven by a Is by IS Inches
Putnam steam engine. juice heater, three CHARTERS,
two cleaning pans. two cOncentrators, a & by Z feet
vacuum pan with Blake's air pump, two Weston
centrilugals and engine, one 6 by l6 feet tubular
boiler. one 6 by 20 feet Galloway boiler, one inter
nal fre-box boiler 6 by 20 feet, iron smoke-stack,
tanks. blOw-ups. &c, for the entire plant.
Wailuku Plantation-A sugar mill, 20 by d
inches, with cane carrier.
Koloa Plantation-A sugar mill, &c by "a inches,
With double gearing, driven by a 10 by 80 inch
Putnam steam engine, with cane carrier. trash car
cier. juice pump, &c.
4 Hamakua Mill Goa sugar mill &c by "a
inches, with double gearing and cane carrier drlv-
en- by a Is by Sc inch Putnam steam engine, four
CHARTERS. two cleaners. two copper coneentrators,
one 6 by 7 feet vacuum pan with Blakes combined
pump, tour tubular boilers, each 6by 10 ieet, plat
ed in the shops and built on the mill site also
tanks, ~blow-ups. &c. for the whole plant.
G. AlOng's Plantation (Pepekeo)-A sugar mill
80 by 90 inches, with double gearing, cane carrier,
&c, driven by an Is by AZ inch Putnam engine,
juice heater, five CHARTERS, vacuum pan s by 9 1T,
with Blake's air pump. four Weston centrliugals.
one mixer. three 1000 gal. juice tanks, bl0W-ups
and coolers, together with a l6 feet dia. by 4 feet
iron water-wheel for driving centrifugals, three
tubular boilers 6 by 20 feet. plated in shop and
built on mill site. two iron smoke stacks also
sundries to make plant complete for from IL to Is
tons per diem.
Part of two plants for A. Hutchison-Two sugar
mills 80 by &c inches. with double gearing and
cane carriers, driven by twol Is by AZ inch Putnam
steam en- gines, one vacuum pan 8 by 10 feet with
Llake's direct air pump, one vacuum pan Z by y
feet with Blake's direct air pump, five hre-box
boilers, Galloway and tubular combined, 20 feet
long by 7 feet diameter, three ditto 6 by % feet.
Honokaa Plantation-Sugar mill &c by 81 inches
with double gearing, cane and trash carriers, drlV-
en- by a Is by SO inch Putnam steam engine, one
tubular boiler 6 by l6 feet, and one Galloway
boiler 6 by 20 feet, with iron smoke stack.
Waiakea Mill Co.-Sugar mill 80 by &c inches,
with double gearing and cane carrier. driven by
an Is by AZ inch Putnam steam engine, juice heat
er, six CHARTERS. four cleaning pans, one concen-
traitor "copper", three 1000 gal. supply tanks, one
s by 9 feet vacuum pan on iron staging, Jour ives
toms patent centrifugals, one 9 by Is inch engine
to drive same, cooler tanks, blow-np pan, &c; also
one 7 by rs feet combined Galloway and tubular
boiler, one ditto 6 by % feet, one tubular boiler .
by l6 feet. and one Galloway boiler 6 by 20 feet,
with two iron smoke stacks.
In hand, nearly completed-A sugar mill 30 by
"a inches, with double gearing and cane carriers,
driven by a l6 by AZ inch Putnam engine, four
CHARTERS, one juice heater, two 6 by 20 feet Gallo
way boilers, for Alexander d Baldwin.
Kipahulu Plantation--A complete 8 ton plant.
Besides a large amount of miscellaneous ma,
chinery, the total valuation OF which would swell
the figures considerably.