The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-03-31
FOUNDRY TO MOVE
TlG Iron Work to Have Six Acres
In Kakaak0.
AN EXTENSION OF PLANT
May Have Marine Railway New
Large Buildings - Something
About Heavy Operations.

The city district which has so long con-
tained the site of the Honolulu Iron
Works will soon be minus the smoke from
the furnaces, the reports of the hot blast
ings, the hum of the machinery and the
wild changing of the hammers. This great
industrial plant of the mid-Pacific is to
be moved. Negotiations for new land
have been under way for several weeks.
Mr.. Swanzy, the vice-president of the
company, said last evening that the trans
action would in all likelihood be closed
today Further than this he would not
proceed when asked for information.
It is learned that the Honolulu Iron
Works Company has secured from the
3. P. Bishop Estate six acres of land in
Kakaako on long lease-said to be fifty
years It is understood that the company
will secure the prize it has so long covet-
ed-use of harbor front, with the priv
ilege of having it's own marine railway
and Golfer dam on the premises. The
Bishop Estate land at deep water is maui
ka Immediately of the Healani boat house.
The location chosen is in every way admir-
ably adapted to the uses of the Iron
Works Company. 1t offers the advantage
of the most economical handling of the
enormous amount of shipping repair trade
that has grown up during the past few
years and that is increasing constantly.
Another great feature for the company
will be that its great cargoeS of material
can be landed at the storage yards. This
alone will save thousands of dollars an
nually. The Iron Works Company is one
+l,o
have.
Every effort had been made by the Iron
Works people to use the small space at
the old stand. But the business has SIM
ply extended beyond the proportions of
the place. In Kakaako there will be built
large structures after the style experience
has proven will be best suited to the ex-
act work of the company. II providing
these buildings there will be expended lit
orally fortunes in material and labor. An
army of men will be employed in con-
struction work It is said to be the set
tied purpose to move to the new place
without unnecessary delay. For a long
time the Iron Works people have been
cramped at the present compound. From
time to time small bits of ground have
been secured from adjoining possessions
and within q very few months new build
ings of considerable size have been add
ed.
This new turn of the Iron Works will
have marked effect in several direc-
tions in Honolulu. 1t is anticipated that
a new residence district will appear. Thu
force of men will be increased. More
work will come, as it will be advertised
all over the world that the largest ships
afioat can be repaired in Honolulu In
all likelihood the plant will be so extend
ed in the new location that vessels of
considerable size can be built right in
Honolulu. Freight from the East will be
as cheap as San Francisco concerns en-
joy.
AS was pointed out by Theo. H. Davies
in his address recently at the annual din
ner of the Iron Works employees. the es-
tablshment is largely local concern.
Mr. Davies is the president, F. NJ Swanzy
is vice-president. Other local stockhold-
ers are W. G.. Irwin, John F. Hackfeld
and Castle & Cooke. The three widow
ladies living abroad mentioned by Mr..
Davies in his speech as owning stock in
the concern are Mrs. Greene, Mrs. Janon
and Mrs. Perry.