The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1899-11-17
FOUNOR|ES BUSY
Pressure Of Plantation Work and
LaIls Orders TO Fill
laeenstios Of 800 Ger Loads Of Raw
Material Pumelag P,ssts ssd
lrcs Pipe.


comes the periodic pressure Of BUSH
ness anon the local foundry establish |
nents. The wave Of Hawaiian indus
try, In fact. reaches both San Fran
cisco and Eastern foundrymen, as Is
evidenced by the activity shown In
their local agencies. The rapid in
crease and development in plantation
work since annexation has, indeed.
taxed the local foundries to their ut
most. This increased demand for plan
tation machinery has caused the local
plants to largely increase facilities for
aandling both the present and future
work Of the numerous plantations on
the Islands. which. of course, results
in the employment Of a largely in
creased number Of skilled mechanics.
Inquiry at the various Honolulu as
Establishments and agencies shows great
activity to meet the demands. The
following Is some of the work lately
completed and finishing in the Homo
l,Hu fOundries and the Risdon Iron
Works of San Francisco for the various
plantations:
The Honolulu Iron Works, the larg-
est and Oldest foundry in Hawaii. Is
now shipping to the Makee Sugar Co.,
q fine nine roller mill, thirty-four by
seventy-two inches. with engine OF
al l,,yc civ Thnv also
shipping to the Ookala Sugar Co., a
similar mill. 80 by 60, with engine.
"a by 81 and gearing complete. An
eight foot vacuum pan and three of the
largest sized mud presses, with large
number of water tanks are also being
sent to this plantation. Honokaa plan
tatlon Is also TO the front with two
fine three roller mills. 80 by 60, with
engine complete. 22 by AZ. Hamakua
SANITATION Is now receiving 1c-foot
vacuum pan together with an eight
foot single effect with mixers and CEN
trifugals; and Waianae Is having
shipped q three roller mill, 80 by so
complete, with engine, 20 by AZ inches.
Besides these there are nearly finish
ed an eight-foot vacuum pan complete
for the Waiakea Mill Co.. and SINH
lar pan for the Pepeekeo plantation.
A quantity Of machinery has also lately
been shipped to Kekaha. Besides the
above heavy list of machinery the
same firm has made and shipped this
year one hundred and fifty-thousand
feet of large water pipe ranging from
twenty to thirty inches in size.
In regard to the latter item it is es-
timated that duplicate order at the
present time would cost the plantation
men, owing to the late advance in ma
terials. at beast 100000 more. Taking
this and other facts into considera-
ton the Honolulu Iron Works has
lately placed in the East heavy order
for material aggregating 5000 tons.
This Is the largest order ever sent out
from Islands for raw material and will
load 800 cars in its passage overland
to San Francisco. The Iron Works has
made a special contract with the rail-
way company for transportation and
expects that the big order will begin ar.
irving here In January next. Owing
to tho large increase of trade in al
directions the Iron Works Is constant,
Increasing It's capacity for turning ou
werk rapidly and satisfactorily and 1.
at present working between five and
six Hundred men, in night and day
SHIFTS. to keep even with the incoming
orders.
Close to the Honolulu Iron Works
csoes the old reliable R!sdon Iron
Vests Of San Francisco. whose agents
here have lately moved into their fint
usw s6aces on Nuuanu street nea,
Kiag. The Rlsdon company reports
tAat the new plant Tor the Honolulu
Sugar 90. IL progressing favorably am
Will be Aaished within the coming year
NE aew pumps OF seven and hal
million gallons capacity daily have jus
bsen started and are giving entire salts
faction. pumping. In fact. more watel
than eau 10 used at the present time
Tho set Of pumps for the same com
pany Of eleven and half million gal
lons daily Is stated to he nearly read,
for delivery, The large pump for tn
American Sugar Company Of Moloka
Is also well under way In the shops O.
San Francisco and will be ready To-
shipment within the next six months
The large set Of powerful pumps for IN
Kihel company Of Maui are well upde
way ana large force Of men are al
ready an the ground sinking shafts 10
their reception The manner 10 While
these pumps are belng put In ID . ne'
departure IN ,hese Islands, and viii un
doubsodly Interest thoss e9nnsc,e'