The Hawaiian gazette., 1885-10-13

sugar, would require $500 gallons of juice at 81
B. Consequently there were added $3.50 gallons
of water, which Is to be eyaporated-an expense
not called for If 1t had been ground without mac
Grafton. The increase upon the GO 776 pounds by
maceratlon and grinding in the two roll mill is
256S-l0O per 10, ,57T lbs
Ground dry it would have been 1856
per CENT. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 945l lbs.
Difference zoos per cent .............. 6I26 lbs
These results, based upon the stated facts. would
make the increase of yield very paying, if it is not
attended by propurtionate increase of expense
and am assured by practical men that it is not,
that is less expensive as there is less trash
to handle. and when the furnace is in the best con-
dItlon, that II may 60 to 1t Immediately from the
two roll mill. without the added expense of driving
and returning from the trash house TO the furnace
Whether maceration will pay, in particular cases.
must be left 10 the Judgment and careful calcula-
tons of the manager. 1t will depend upon whether
the income from the increased amount of sugar
obtained, will more than pay for the additional
expenses of manufacture. These will consist
chiefly IN cost of fuel to eyapOrate the water ad-
ded, and time occupied and wear of machinery in
doing IT. 10 evaporate the $50 gallons of water
would require 800 pounds coal, or about 1900
pounds of dry trash, or Its equivalent In wood In
this case there be no question but that il will
pay. In where the three roll mill is so power
ful as TO extract large percentage of the juice it
might not pay. In cases where the trash supplies
fuel for the whole of the work, it will paw Each
individual case must be determined by itself. But
think 1t will pay to have the double effect the
two roll mill and macera;iug machinery, on all the
large plantations, yielding fairly well.
The showing here has been better than antici-
pated, especially as between dry grinding and mac
Grafton, and hardly expect 1t will be kept up to
this standard.
The low price of sugar and the high price of la
Dor threaten disaster to both planter and laborer
as well as other industries, for if the planter is
compelled 10 give up where shall the laborer find
employment and without some margin of profit,
TO the planter, or employment for the laborer-
whence IS 10 come the necessarles of life for either
of them. Hence every improvement that profits
the planter, and helps him TO live helps the laborer
to the employment without which he cannot live.
In like manner, though perhaps not as directly he
contributes TO the support of the merchant, the
mechanic, the carrying trade, and every other in
dustry, and the revenue, and government; and
hence 1t IS public necessity, well as a private
personal duty TO avail himself of every honest and
nonofable means to coin that measure of success
which, IN the network of society will help others
to be successful and the greater the range of his
business the more 1t is interviewer with that of
others, the more diligent and solCitous should he
be TO make II success, for il 1t be failure the
more will it involve in distress and disaster The
community of sugar planters here, is small, but
their business enters more into the network of
society, and their faiure would prove more sori-
Gus disaster to society and the government than
the failure of any other Glass; hence they should
make more effort and Others for them. including
the Government. TO sustain and render successful
their calling. With the hope that this new i'm
provement may be all that il promises TO be, and
that the account of its working where tned, may
and IN promoting the general prosperity, remain
most truly yours SN. Castle
n. Bit may be well to add that have esti-
mated each imperial gallon at 81 B., to contain
lSll5 lbs. sugar, and every imperial gallon stand
ing ~ B., to contain LOIS lbs. pan sugar In
theory, H. Of good coal will evaporate g lbs. of
water, and each gallon of water weighs 10lbs. 1S5
lbs. dry trash is equal to lib of coal increase of
dansffx Of Raur,a
to 40 of temperature Thus say if Baume stands
10 at 60 Fahrenheit, at 100 +. 1t would stand 3
at l4O +. ut S b. and so on These are not exact
but sufficiently 50 for common computations.
2. P.S.-lOtl Tins morning brings me the Ko-
hala report. for the past week, of the results of
the new machinery. Ii is as follows-45,60O gal
Ions $50 yielding =, 100 Bs. pan sugar. Trash
run through the roll mill wet with hot water,
yielding 1890 gallons of diluted juice standing
about 40 and yielding 1926 lbs. pan slgar=22.l
per cent. Dc,ease.
sugar was ground. The trash was then run through
the roll mill, without water and gave 1850 gal
Ions at $50 e 969 lbs sugar incTease. 173l41QO0
per cent. or 47s10O0 per cent less than the above
by maceration. To reduce to the 1890 diluted
juice there supposed tc be added 9,309 gallons
Of hot water to evaporate which would require 15
ol2 lbs. of coal costing at &c. per b. $il64. The
saving by fuaceration in this case would be 3,76l
lbs. Of sugar worth at &c. S1Ss.05. With the more
powerful 3 roll mill of Waiakea or Papaikou
grinding drier It is doubtful if the macaratiun
would pay if coal at the high price of this market
has TO be used II trash is sufficient then it will
pay.
Mr.. Chaplin says, The ratoons, we are grind
ing, are some days pretty hard, other days very
fair As far as l can judge, from the reports
thus far, the increase of uice from the roll mill
and maceration Is more than 1 anticipated Mr..
Chapin says. believe when the maceration mills
now under process of construction are in operation
The owners viii be astonished at the good results
and their past losses The prospect now is that
the improved machinery will be quite as beneficial
rs we had reason TO expect. Yours truly,
5. n. C1sIIE.