The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-03-05
FIRST INTRODUCTION
Of Steel Flows Into
This Country.

Perhaps some of our older resi-,
dents will remember when the
rolling lands CT Makawao were
covered with beautiful fields of
waving grain, and the -four mill,
where this wheat was ground, was
situated on King street, on the site
now occupied by the eastern end of
our store, now filled with ship
chandlery. Well, in those early
days of the sixties, the only plows
used on these Islands for cnltiva-
ton of grain or cane were the old
fashioned cast iron Eagle plows,
No. 2 and No. 20. A little later
the cast iron Paris pillow or breaker
was introduced into the cane fields
and did good service for some
years. One day farmer came
into our store and inquired for a
steel pillow, something that had
never been known in this country.
He had used them in the Western
States, and said he knew they
would do much better work in our
soil than the rough iron plows used
here. We Immediately ordered two
Moline Steel Flows which were
soon put to use and did fair
work, but were found too light for
our heavy soil. We then made
patterns for some heavier and
larger steel plows which were made
by the Moline Plow Co. These
were great Improvement on the
first, but many improvements have
been made since about the year
seventy, when these first steel
plows were introduced. And now
for q number of years, we have had
the celebrated Hall Steel Flows
and Breakers, cutting from four
inches to sixteen inches. 1t is i'm
possible to make any one plow that
will be equally we'll adapted to all
the variety of soil and climates on
these Islands, but HUNDREDS of our
Flows and Breakers are in use on
all parts of these Islands and have
given universal satisfaction, reduc-
ing in many instances the cost of
the cultivation of cane where form
erly the Paris Flows were used.
We would call attention to our
DOUBLE MOLD BOARD or FURRow
PLoWs. These are in use on al
most every plantation and have
taken the first prize over all
competitors. We have not only
the BEST STEEL PLows AND BREAK
Frs, but can furnish extra Shares,
Beams, Handles and Bolts when
needed. Our line of Agricultural
Implements also is very complete,
comprising Plantation and Goose
Neck Hoes, Shovels, Spades,
Picks, Mattocks. Cos, Moline
and Iron Age Cultivators and
Planet, Jr. Horse Hoes, which we
first introduced here. We have
also Halls Cane Hatchets and Cane
Knives, made from our own pat
terms, we'll known by plantation
managers. We keep all kinds of
Garden Tools of the best quality,
Reversible Road Scrapers, Iron
Harrows, in sections, with steel
teeth, Whiffietrees of all kinds, Col
lars and Hames, Log Chains, Trace
Chains, Back Chains, Ok Yokes,
assorted sizes, with wooden or iron
bows.
If you want Engineers Supplies
for sugar mills you will find that
we have the best of everything and
the largest stock in town. Our
Lubricating Oils for all purposes
are unexcelled, and we have just
received q fresh supply and more
on the way. We keep in stock the
best of pure SPERM Oil, Castor Oil,
Olive Oil, Lard Oil, and Machine
and Cylinder Oils of different brands
to suit all tastes. Our stock of En-
gineers' and Blacksmiths' Tools and
Supplies is very complete, and we
are constantly adding to our large
stock from the best markets in the
world.
We nearly forgot to mention
Rain Gauges. Every plantation
should have one, and many private
individuals also. The kind we keep
are the best in use, and arc recon-
mended and used by Prof. Lyons,
of the Government Meteorological
Department. We can supply you
also with Barometers, Thermome-
tiers, or any other kind of ometers
that reasonable person could wish
to use.
When we once get started we
never know where to stop, but we
will stop right HERE, and tell you
next time about q few other things
that we have, just to remind you.