The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-10-13
PLANTERS LABOR AND SUPPLY co.
Reports acknowledgements DOeu-
Snent from the Committee on Le%is-
IRttOE.
MoNDAY. October 12tb.

MONDAY, October 18th.
The President called the meeting to order
shortly after 10 O'Clock. The minutes of
Dillingham;, in the absence of Mr.. Thurston,
Secretary, who was obliged to attend Court
Before the minutes were adopted, Mr..
Mac6e said he thanked the shareholders for
the honor of electing him Trustee, but he
was sorry to be obliged to decline, having
neither the capacity nor the time. In the
Trustees men were wanted Of lengthy ex-
perience and past success as planters, and
with liberal amount of time at their dis
posal. He would esteem it favor if some
one were elected in his place.
The President remarked that the election
Was one Of great value. There was feeling
among the shareholders that it was happy
selection.
Mr.. Davies said the brunt of the work
fell upon the Honolulu members. 1t was
desirable to have good representatives. He
could not see how ldr. Macfe could get out
of it. He WAS practical planter, repre-
eented the Island of Kauai, and was a large
employer of labor.
T.
kind remarks. It was essential that the
country members should attend the quar-
terly meetings, and that he could not under
take to do.
Mr.. Dole hoped Mr.. Macfe would remain
on the list.
The President stated again that the feel
ing in general is that Mr.. Macfe was good
selection.
The minutes were then adopted.
Mr.. Atherton, the Auditor, reported the
Treasurer's account as correct. It was ac-
copted. and ordered printed in the Plant
srs' Monthly
Mr.. Rowell asked to be excused from
serving on the Committee to examine the
ramie machine
REPORT ON MACHINERY.
Mr. Robert Halstead read the report of
the Committee ON Machinery. 1t stated
that the past year had been remarkable for
tho steady application of improved ma
chinery into a great number of our sugar
houses. The Jarvis furnace and others
which were somewhat dOubtfully regarded
q year ago are now on the whole looked upon
AZ economic improvements, although in
some places the Jarvis furnace had been so
plsced as to interfere with the draft. This
may account for conflicting reports regard
ing it. The smoke consumers OF hot air
pipes introduced into the brickwOrk of an
ordinary steam boiler was, in the commit
tees opinion, preferable to the Jarvis fur
mace. They are less costly, and do the work
"A effectively as the Jarvis furnace, as trash
brought direct from the rollers is burned on
common CRATE bars, generating an abund-
ance of steam and consuming its own smoke
The maceration, double crushing pro-
cess, was the most striking advance made
dnring the past year. This is five-roller
mill. The first three rollers are constructed
in the ordinary manner; the second pair are
placed far enough away to admit of bath or
euray of hot water on the trash previous to
entering the final crushing, but if desired
the bath may be dispensed with. Mr.. G. G.
Kennedy. manager of the Waiakea Mill at
Hifo. writes that the automatic feed for the
tWo-roIler mill is the secret Of success with
TIE double crushing, and says further that
after the frat mills good grinding he can
get with hot water from the second mill I6
10 10 per cent additional juice, and without
water 10 to Is per cent additional. with the
iaiee u to l degree higher density than the