The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1889-04-11
OUR FUTURE PROSPECTS,
INTERESTING CHAT WITH MANAGER
YOUNG OF THE IRON WORKS.

A BULLETIN reporter dropped into
the office of the Honolulu Iron
Works this morning, to get a little
information from the manager, Hon.
Alex. Young, who returned from the
Coast on the Umatilla. That gen
tlemen was found at his desk look
ing a perfect picture of health and
as Young as ever. His trip has
evidently been successful one for
no sooner had the reporter sat down
than the managers talking battery
was quickly opened and he gave full
account of the trip, Mr.. Young
left here February 18th on the Aus
trslia. Upon arriving at the Coast
he of course first went to Oakland
to visit his family, found them all
well and advancing rapidly in their
studies. The following conversation
then took place.
Did you visit the beet factory at
jacksonville, Mr.. Young?
Oh, yes. and enjoyed it avery
much. l was very pleased with the
equipment of machinery, and the
perfection of arrangements to do
the work expeditously and economi-
cally. Mr.. Waters the superintend-
ent, showed me all over the factory.
There is no doubt this industry will
increase in the near future, but not
with great rapidity, 1t is without
doubt, success, as long as the
farmers can make it pay, and it
does not cost too much for trans
portation. Once thoroughly organ
lied outside it will be success in
California. Mr.. Burr formerly of
the American Refinery, with others,
have bought the Alvarado beet
factory. They will put in new i'm
proved machinery and carry on the
work on a more extensive scale and
under more systematic management.
Mr.. Burr is sanguine of the success
in making beet sugar a profitable
enterprise.
What was the real object of your
visit to Watsonville?
Well, to see the place; and then
l wanted to find out whether there
would be an opportunity of introduce
ing my method of exhaust steam and
vapor superheaters, operated by the
heat of the spent gases on the
weight of the chimney, for the pur-
pose of economizing fuel. This me-
thod is patented in the United
States and many European coun-
tries. Mr.. Burr, Mr.. Waters, and
also the new superintendent Of the
American refinery were much taken
with the method, and predict a great
future for its application in all the
sugar factories and refineries Of the
world.
You brought news of big rise in
sugar.
Yes, we did. There was steady
progressiveness in the price of sugar,
with indications of a further rise.
| should not be surprised if it reach
ed Z cents by the end of this month.
Probably the steamer due on Satur,
day will bring news of a rise of lie
| or 1-S.
From what you have seen and
heard while on the Coast, have you
any fears with regard to the future
prosperity Of sugar in Hawaii?
l believe that we have seen the
worst of it in sugar for some time
to come. 1t is the opinion of thos,
interested and who make study O.
the tariff question, that nothing vii
be done in that direction in the neal
future 10 interfere with our inter
ests. 1t is pretty generally believed
that the bounty system will not b'
adopted, it being supposed tina
such procedure would lead to nu
merous complications in othe
branches of industries in the States
Neither do | believe that the tariff
on sugar will be materially reduced
by the next Congress. With regar,
to the surplus, which has proved
such nightmare to some people
there are strong indications that TIT
present administration will use it il
public works, charging the navy
etc.
What have you to say of the fu
ture of the Honolulu Iron Works?
AS of the future know little
but of the present the prospects ar
very good. We have now in han
all the work possible to take care c
for the balance of the present yeal
together with the repairs which O
course must be promptly attende
to. The present efficient force wi
have to be augmented considerable
in order to get through with cor
tracts in time. / have taken tn
work in close competition with foI
eign manufacturers but it is our in
tention to adopt every new and use
full labor-saving machine with
reach. We have ordered from on
of the largest concerns in the Eas
steam boiler rivetting machine an
plate planer, which will enable Il
to get out larger boiler contracts o
much shorter time and {
less expense than heretofore
Labor here, both skilled and III
) skilled, is much higher than tn;
paid by any of our foreign compel
tors. The high price paid for labC
has been against us in competin
with FOREIGN manufacturers who's