The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-06-05
Output Of l62 IL Tons in a Day
and 025 in a Week.
TAKES AN ISLAND RECORD
Water at MaunaIeI-Cane at X ihei-
New Ditch for ~. c. Irrigation
Social Life of Maui Mirrored.

MAUI, June 3. 1S99.-The new nine
roller mill from the Fulton Iron Works
of st. Louis is now working most sue
cessfully at Spreckelsville. As well as
the new Deming clarifying system.
During the past week the largest
output of sugar within twenty-four
hours was reached. the amount being
1929 tons. The largest production for
the week was S25 tons. which record
surpasses that of any other mill in this
country.
These manufacturing achievements
reflect credit upon all concerned in the
construction and running OF the new
machinery. but especial praise is due
Chief Engineer Stoddard. who leaves
his position in a week to assume the
managership of Maunalei plantation.
Lanai. Mr. Stoddard will take with
him TO his new field OF labor the "alo-
ha nui" OF all the ''Spreckelsvillc
boys" and all the acquaintance made
by him during the ten years he has
been engineer at Puunene. who feel as
sured that he will fill his new position
with marked ability.
Tuesday. May 30th. word was re-
| ceived from Lanai OF the successful
operation of a new well on Maunalei
plantation. The flow OF water is very
large. the action OF the pump not
seeming to exhaust the supply in the
| least. Not only that, but the water Is
of the best quality in regard to fresh
ness, being excelled in that respect
| only by rain water. The we'll is stu
| ated about forty feet from the shore.
| Those interested in Maunalei are feel
| ing very jubilant.
McCandless Bros. are boring n well
at Kihei a long distance mauka from
the plantation buildings. The cane
\ now growing on this plantation pre-
sents a most healthy appearance.
| The Lahaina English Church is soon
to be thoroughly refitted Inside and
painted outside. Among other i'm
provements two stained-glass memo
rial windows are to be added. Six
hundred dollars has already been rails.
ed, and bazaar and concert are soon
to be given to raise additional funds.
| During the week the Wailuku mill
has come to a standstill. having pro-
ken a main shaft.
Mr.. p. McLane took charge OF Ka-
malo Plantation May oath.
| DR.. Wetzel, late OF the =. s. Engi-
neers, has charge OF the Lahaina med
ical practice until the return OF DIR.
Davidson from the coast.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. b. Castle and Mr.. w
y. Armstrong are at Olinda House
1000 feet above the sea.
| Miss Ella Thrum. of Honolulu. is a
guest at Haiku.
The Makawao Polo Club will have
a contest this afternoon on the Sun
nyside grounds. weather permitting.
During the afternoon OF the LIST the
Thursday Club held n meeting at Mrs.
ID. c. Lindsay's. of Paia. There was
an unusually large attendance of la
dies
f. w. Beardslee, of the Oakland
Realty Syndicate. has been in I.ahaina
during the week.
Mrs. ]. w. Lowrie and Miss Clara
Lowrie, OF Spreckelsville. will leave
for the coast by the steamer OF the
9th.
The Hawaiian Commercial Company
has been marking out new ditch.
which. when completed, will reach the
many acres of mauka land belonging
to the corporation. The Hamaku1
Ditch Company has given permission
to run, a waterway through lands
controlled by them. The supply OF
water is to be obtained from the head
OF Honomanu Valley.
weather-Rainy today. but cool and
pleasant during the week.