Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1899-04-12
ACTIVE WORK AT LAHAINA

BanalDd, April O.-OapC. II.
Ahlborn, Manager of the Pioneer
Mill Co. and the plantation at
Lahaina, projects a trip abroad
accompanied by Mrs. Ahlborn and
family. They intend leaving at
the end of the month and from
Honolulu by the Coptic of the
9Th Mr.. and Mrs. Ahlborn intend
going as far as Germany and will
probably remain away about a
year. While in Germany Mr..
Ahlborn will visit the Carlsbed
Springs and expects to benefit by
the waters there. Since sssum.
ing the management of the Lahai-
ma plantation at the end Of '95 the
captain has been untiring IN his
efforts to build up and improve
the plantation under his control
and now feels the want of
change and rest we'll earned.
While he is away Mr.. Kruser is
in charge ut Lahaina and Mr..
Birkmyre at Kaanapali.
The plantation has now under
cultivation about $500 acres of
land. 1t employs about 1900 men
and expects this year yield Of
over IL 900 tons. According to the
directory of 1895 the output for
that dear was 1880 tons with an
acreage of 800 under cultivation.
This year the captain contem plates
putting a thousand acres Of new
land at Kaanapali under cultiva-
ton and a thousand at Lahaina
making a total of 5000 acres in
cane at the end of the year. This
does not include some 1900 hun
dred acres at Lauuiupoko (be-
tween Lshsina aud Olowalu (which
will be cultivated as soon az the
new pumps are installed and the
water supply thus increased.
At Kasnapali is a pumping
plant with capacity of 1900, 900
gallons. in twenty four hours, and
new wells are now being sunk to
increase the supply for a new
pump which will be erected there.
Wells have already been sunk in
Lahaina for two new pumps hav-
ing a capacity of 100000 gals. in
twenty-four hours and forcing the
water to an elevation of five hun
dred and two hundred fifty feet
respectively. This is to irrigate
the new land. A new we'll has
been sunk at the mill and this
pump will be used to supply the
requirements of the mill.
The nine-roller mill which was
put in this year has worked with
out any mishap and reflects great
credit upon Mr.. Scrimger, the en-
gineer of the Pioneer Mill Co.
The automatic furnace-feeders
have proved eminently satisfactory
and great saving of labor.
The captain has erected for the
company wharf landing at
Kasnapali. Here all the heavy
machinery and other material
may be landed with the greatest
ease by means Of a powerful don
key engine and derrick. Vessels
discharging at this wharf may
almost lay alongside and are only
prevented from doing so by the
swell of the sea at that point.
The value Of this wharf to the
plantation and the steamship
company is inestimable.
The wire trolley system of car
rying cane from the uplands is
now in operation on the planta-
ton. The same was introduced
this year by the manager and is
giving every satisfaction. Mr.. Fl.
p. Baldwin now will use this sys-
tenn on his Maui plantations.
With all these improvements
the prospects of the Lahaina
plantation are more than encour-
aging, they are splendid. 1t is
safe to cay that the stock of the
Pioneer Mill Co.,, Ltd, is the
most desirable in the Islands
and the holders of the same seem
to be very we'll aware of that fact,
f. l.