The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-12-15

w Ildl Capacity VI VIII bC
quired, and how many do you expect to
want?"
The maximum capacity of the
pumps will be about 12,500,000 gallons
per "a hours. The number of the pumps
will depend upon the area of cane plant
ed. If 1000 acres only are planted
each year, four pumps will be suffi-
cient. If 1000 acres are planted each
year eight pumps will be required"
In your prospectus issued in De-
cember, 1894, you estimated three
pounds of coal per horse power per
hour would be required to lift the wa
ter for irrigation. In the guarantees
which have been made to you by the
pump manufacturers in the United
States, do you find your estimate of the
quantity of coal to be used safe?"
Five different companies guaran-
teed pumps and boilers that would do
the work required for one-half the
quantity of coal named in my estimate,
and Frazer & Chalmers guarantee q
still higher duty, or lower consump-
ton of coal per horse power per hour. y
Upon what quality of coal did Fraz-
Gl q SndlulClS DcioC lnCll
Upon an analysis of the New South
Wales coal, used so extensively here. -
What do you think of the objection
raised by some to the expense of pump
ing, as compared with plantations de-
pendent upon rainfall?"
Excepting certain localities on these
Islands, where rainfall is always abun-
dant, to depend upon rainfall or ir-
rigation from running streams, which
run very low in the dry years, l re-
gard an investment in such a locality
hazardous speculation While in a
locality where the rainfall is light as
on the Kona side of these Islands, the
soil is far more productive. If water
can be found in a natural reservoir, as
we find it on this island, a good pump
ing plant is not only an insurance
against draught, but it insures the
heaviest possible yield that good soil
warm climate and plenty of water, al
just the time when most need July
August and September), and when
crops dependent upon rainfall always
suffer. We only need to note the fact
that the average yield of plantations
dependent upon rainfall is about
two to three tons per acre, while
lands irrigated with an abundance OF
water yield fully six tons per acre
and Eva Plantation has done even bet
ter than six tons per acre.
I'VE know that less than two tons
of sugar at the present price will pay
the cost of pumping to the highest
elevation proposed in the prospectus
of the Oahu Sugar Company, hence ii
| is easily seen that if Oahu Sugar Com
pany lands yield six tons per acre, and
two tons will pay the total cost OF
pumping, there will be four tons left
which would be 80 1-3 per cent more
per acre than the average yield of lands
dependant upon rainfall in the most
favored localities.
IF Hackfeld & Co. are to be the
agents for the company, Mr. Dilling-
ham, where do you get OFF,"
MY interests are largely in the O.
R. & L. Co.: what benefits it helps me-
By the consummation of this deal the
railway company disposes of a lease OF
$500 acres of land, and Mark Robin
son, who has large land interests here
will furnish the land on which the
pumping plant and buildings will be To-
Gated. He has agreed, and l believe
the railway company will agree to take
stock in the new company at par for
this land. If the plantation company
is success, and there is not the slight
est doubt that it will be, the railway
company will profit by the increased
traffic it secures and the dividends on
the stock"
rs the stock on the market now, so
that persons can purchase if they
wish?"
Il am authorized to receive subscrip-
lions, and the time is limited to 10 days,
so as to allow persons ON the other
Islands to enter their names. Person
ally, | believe the demand will be SO
much in excess of the stock to be is
sued that the applications will have to
be filled pro-rata. Eva has proven
such good thing that people who did
not buy it when it was offered below
par feel badly now that it is selling at
$3.50. There is no reason why the
Oahu Plantation Company should not
bring just as good results as any other
on the Islands. | am satisfied with the
prospects, and so are Messrs. Hackfeld
& Co., or they would not have bought
the large block of stock they did"