Daily Honolulu press., 1885-11-24


retrogrode movement, and the delega-
ton was of opinion that the prospective
capacity of the whole plantation would
not exceed goo tons of sugar per
annumn. Fortunately for all interested
parties, better councils prevailed ;
j0rwdrdl was the order; cultivature
progressed rains came at last cane
fields almost white, put on their man
ties Of thrifty green, and hope revived.
In 1885 the ponderous mill, which had
already been condemned under the
euphonious name of "White Elephant"
was removed from its quiet resting
place and put in active service. 1t
was easy for those who never attempted
to raise crop Of sugar cane, or could
not possibly distinguish II ton roller
from vacuum pan, to make all manner
of fun of the projectors of the great
enterprise, criticise and condemn the
purchase, of the giant mill; but who
to-day, among the promoters or stock
holders of this "White Elephant" care
farthing for the unkind or cruel sport
of those who could find pleasure in
jeering at the prospective failure Of an
enterprise which if successful would
advance the interests of the whole
country
The area of cane under cultivation
has steadily increased from 1900 acres
in 1880 until now there is belt Of cane
fields stretching over distance OF
seven miles, lying in a north easterly
and south-westerly direction. The
lower edge of this belt barely reaches
the elevation of the mill, rising thence
toward the mountain top to height OF
1900 to 1000 feet. The number Of
acres under cultivation by the Com
pany is 1000; and 600 acres more are
cultivated by private planters, who
have their cane gronnd on shares at
the mill Of the Company Since 1883
the annual crop of cane taken off has
not been less than 1900 acres, which
have yielded an average of N tons of
sugar per acre. The present entire
crop for the current year is estimated
at 1000 tons. The largest days work
performed this month was 81 CHARTERS,
yielding IS tons of sugar The highest
numbers Of tons of sugar made, bagged,
weighed, and shipped during any ene
day this year is a6z tons The best
weeks work during the year shows an
average Of 46 clarifers per day, or 1873
tons of sugar for the week. From the
9th. to the 10th. of the present month,
period of eight working days, IT'S
tons of sugar were made and shipped
to Honolulu from the mill. The pre-
sent manager Mr.. Daniel Foster has
been in charge of this plantation since
1881. This gentleman, with a degree
of modesty which can only be appre-
cIated by those who best know him,
seems disposed to accord to his pre-
decessors much of the credit, which
beyond doubt is fully dne to this
master of the Situation" The pre-
sent results which are the unmistakable
fruit of his own foresight and energy
speak volumes for the enterprise, push
and brains apparant on every hand.
VISIT TO THE MILL
This much abused "White Elephant
| am informed upon indisputable au
thority, has no superior in this King
dom, if any where else. Its mechanism
seems perfect as indeed do all its ap
pointments. Its three little rollers, eacl
Of eleven tons weight, reyolve with ma
jestic quiet and dignity, performing
their work Of crushing cane in ;
manner which force upon one th'
thought suggested in the adage "Th'
Mills of the Gods grind slowly but the.
gaind exceedingly fine" The trasl
which drops from these huge rollers il
SO completely crushed that it seems ex
tremely doubtful if any kumu process
could possibly extract half enough
saccharine matter to pay the expense
of rchandling. The bits Of trash art
only from ''a to 4" inches in length
and seem almost dry when they leave
the rollers. 1t is evident that this mil
does better work than the average, t
say the least, and the improved result
is accounted for by the fact that these
rollers are SO much larger in circum
ference that they afford more extended
pressure surface.
Six clarifiers Of capacity of soc
gallons each are arranged to receive thu
juice, as it flows from the mill, just be
low the clarihers is another row OF si'
500 gallons recepticles for juice, which
are called precipitators. This mill il
equipped with the new patent muc
press and a double effect. The vacuum
pan was reached at ago P. M. just il
time to witness the "strke." A quantity
Of melada is drawn into the mixer
sufficient TO make nine tons of sugar
Sixwestensc centrifugals are suspended be
meath the mixer; lntotheserecepticles the
melada is drawn at pleasure, and in 9
very short time the whole ''strike" j:
dried of, and dropped to the floor ii
the packing room below In this room
which is kept scrupulously neat, are
found four men, who bag, weigh
mark, sew-up, and load into the freigh
wagon, (Which are driven to the door a
the rear OF this room), all the sugar
which passes through the mill. Whilt