The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1894-09-29
A HOME INDUSTRY.
Prosperity and Purity Promoted by
Local Corporation.

Prosperity and Purity Promoted by
q Local Corporation.
No doubt there are many articles
OF domestic consumption now en-
tirely imported which might with
profit be produced at home. In this
regard capital at the back Of enter
prise might keep much money at
home which is now going abroa',
besides furnishing employment to
many skilled aud common laborers.
This idea has been put ia practice
with gratifying success by the Ho
nolulu Soap Works Company, which
operates the only soap factory 10
these islands. A reporter of the
BULLETIN, curious to see and describe
the process of making soap, visited
the works yesterday. He was shown
all over them by Mr. johnson the
manager.
The factory has been In operation
for some years. IL does not trans
morgify mixture OF grease and re-
fuse matter into base counterfeit
of the cleansing agent, but makes q
pure article OF laundry soap out OF
pure tallow, rosin, caustic soda
(lye), sal soda and palm oil. Posi-
lively no other ingredients aud no
adulterants are employed.
Mr.. johnson says the works rem
der their own tallow from Hawaiian
bred stock. so that the soap must
be pure. The company now buys
aud uses the entire output OF tallow
in the islands, and, as an inducement
tn the country butchers to save
their tallow, has steadily advanced
prices since starting in the business.
The plant at lwilei will now be
briefly described from actual observ.
alton. Iuto a large kettle holding
10000 pounds, rising from the
ground through the second floor
aud fed from the upper story, oil
the ingredients are put. Steam Is
turned on and into the mass Of tai.
low, etc, through perforated inch
pipes running from the boiler over
the side aud down into the bottom
OF the kettle. After certain period
OF "bubble, bubble, toll aud trouble,
as in the witches cauldron OF Mac
beth, the now liquid and thorough,
mixed mass Is run into watts. Their,
IL is mixed with the sodas ant
thence carried to the soap frames, o
, which there are IL holding 1lOOlb
each. In the frames the mass !
allowed to cool.
II is now good honest soap. Tn
frames are removed, each bearing
: hugo cake OF soap weighing llOOit
No housewife wants q cake Of sosl
l., Of this size, any more than she doe
q mamoth cheese like that shown a
= the Worlds Fair. Consequently tn
cake Is cut up into convenient siz,
To have this done IL is placed Ia
slabbing machine, which is . YER
. simple affair, being nothing more Q
less than large wooden frame int
which this big piece OF soap fits to
= nicely on q sliding seat. Two ~
right posts at one end with q wiz
across complete the machine. Til
a soap is then pressed against th
n wire, which cuts II into slabs Ii
y thickness Of tho bars. These slat
4 are in turn placed in the cutter
o similar device) and cut into bars ,
Il the desired sizes. Tho beautif,
glossy yellow soap Is then taken
the packing room, where II Is pacl
}, ed in boxes OF 100 pounds each, Il
q boxes being made On the premise
j. II il then removed to the wareroou
" OF the company on Queen stree
3 ready for shipment.
d NJ. W. McChesney & Sons are Il
agents OF tho company. IL is lear
H. ed at the agency that the prose-
!, output Of the factory is 100
.. pounds a week, but with the dai
ns increasing patronage the compal
a. will be compelled to enlarge
M plant. The soap is sold at retail
all dealers. Every bar is stamp
with the words, Honolulu So
II. Works." without which none is II
in ! waiiau sOuD