The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1890-03-18
HONOLULU IRON WORKS.
A Busy Establishment. Machinery Being
Made for the New Sugar Works
at Waikiki, Maui.
Some Particulars OF Young's Patents
Now In use-An Electric Light Plant
About to be Placed In the
Works The Managers
Trip to Hawaii.

Thursday afternoon 3 representative
of the ADVERTISER paid visit to the
office Of the Honolulu Iron Works for
the purpose of obtaining some particu.
lars from the manager, Hon. Alex,
Young, of his recent trip on the island oI
Hawaii. A chance for an interview
looked rather dubious as Mr.. Young was
head and ears over in business, and has
been since his return. However, he Was
able 10 grant few moments. Mr.. Young
was absent on the island OF Hawaii
nearly three weeks. During that time he
visited all the plantations on the wind
ward slope OF the island, viz: Waiakea,
Wainaku, Papaikou, Pepeekeo, Honomu,
two at Hakalau, Ookala, Paauhau,
Honokaa, kukuihaele, Multi, Halawa,
Kohala, Star Mill, Union Mill and Hawi.
Many of these plantations contemplate
important changes and improvements
after the present crop Is harvested. Mr..
Young said that the crops all along were
looking well and promising for the COM
ing year. There was one great advan-
tage in Mr.. Young's visit, it gave an OPP
portunity for the managers to consult
with him in regard to anticipated
alterations and improvements.
The reporter then went through the
works, visiting each shop. 1t revealed
the fact that, as usual, the full staff OF
hands are employed, and are as busy as
bees preparing machinery for several
plantations, to be placed as soon as the
present crop has been harvested. Great
activity prevails in all the departments
of the works, and some very important
changes and additions to the machinery
and tools belonging to the concern are
being made, some of which are worthy Of
notice.
An electric light plant OF seventy-five
lights, sixteen candle power each, is on
hand and being put in. The plant will
be driven by ten-horse power Westing-
house engine, and all is being put in
readiness for the usual night work which
at times is unavoidable in the Honolulu
Iron Works.
A new steel boiler OF superior construc-
ton, sixty-fve-horse power, is nearly
ready for setting in position This boiler
is TO be used in the works alternately
with the one now in use, so that any ac-
cident to the boiler may not interfere
with the progress of the work in the
shops.
The boiler making department has
been increased in efficiency by the addi-
ton of a new and larger steam engine to
run the tools, steam riyeting machine
and q plate planer. All such changes
must necessarily be made between sea-
sons.
Among the new plantation machinery
being manufactured, were noticed sew
eral large sugar mill rollers fitted with
steel shafts and pinions, spur wheels OF
large dimensions, parts Of vacuum pans
and vacuum evaporating apparatus,
vacuum cleaning pans, ETC., which were
said to be for the new sugar works at
Wailuku, Maui, This new sugar factory
is in part copy OF the one at Honomu,
Hawaii, but having a six instead OF
five roller mill, all 30x6O inches. The
two last pairs of rollers will be fitted
with Young's Automatic feeder. The
boilers are to be fitted with Young's ex-
haust steam super heaters, and most i'm
proved furnaces, and instead OF the
wasteful open steam cleaners Ioung's
vacuum cleaner is to be adopted, SO that
all the Improvements so far introduced
by the Honolulu Iron Works Company,
with the exception of the diffusion tube,
will be embodied in the new Waikiki
plantation sugar mill.
In the several departments OF the Iron
Works were to be seen parts of 1oung's
diffusion tube being put into shape for
a trial at the Waiakea Mill this summer.
The patentee feels confident OF success
with his latest invention, and is anxious
to have the apparatus thoroughly tested
before recommending it to other pro-
gressiVe sugar manufacturers.
A marine boiler for the steam tug Eleu
is in course OF construction, also several
land boilers Of various kinds.
The moulding shop is busy depart
ment The wonder is that so many
castings can be turned out in quality
equal to any in the world 4 number of
men We're at work on a model for casting
a large vacuum pan at the time of our
visit.
Altogether the Hawaiian planters are
to be congratulated in having such an
as the Honolulu Iron
Works at their command day or night,
with a never firing corps OF excellent
who sometimes seem as if
they could get along without sleep, for
the clang OF the hammer and the whir OF
the machinery is to be heard day and
night, Sunday excepted, for months at
time.
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