The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-07-20


cane to the ponderous shredder. which
slices the cane into thin pieces, but Is not
warranted to do the same with cast steel
hammers. On the other hand. the mis-
cheyous tool tore and crushed the teeth
of the shreddng machine SIS though they
were chips of wood. OF course the mill
stopped. and its ponderous cylinder,
which weighs many tons. had to be taken
out and the broken teeth removed-a
heavy task, which only skilled workmen
could promptly handle. Fortunately du-
plieate sets of the -,rolzen parts were on
hand. and the men ready for the job.
within forty-eight hours this serious
break repaired and the mill started
up. well fitteu as il was before the
accident Mention is made of this TO en-
/ phasize the Importance of having on hand
! duplicate pieces of such parts of the ma
chinery as are liable to breakage We
/ have never heard of a similar accident
/ here. nor any so heavy breakdown mend
ed so quickly. In large factory of any
1 kind time is money" and it is well to
+ be provided for any such emergency.
PAHALA PLANTATION.
Pahala plantation has adopted coop
/ erative system OF cane planting, which is
worth mentioning here. About one-third I
( of the area of cane now growing on the
estate is cultivated by Chinese and Jap
anese, under contracts which allow them
cane. Most of this is on the high noun
tain land. some of it $500 feet above the
sea, and the greater part OF the cane /
grown on these highlands is the Whitney |
variety, which is well adapted to that /
elevation where the Lahaina and other /
canes will not grow so well Some may |
think that one-third of the crop is large |
proportion to allow the growers, but it !
must be borne in mind that the first crop |
,, requires about three years to mature at
. that elevation. Clearing off the forest, |
blowing and cultivating there are more
: laborious than on the mellow lands low
er down. Still the cane of the contract
men turns out four, five and six tons of
sugar to the acre, one-third of which goes
, to them. This system is becoming very
= popular, and though ,--~.r share may be
:, large, they certainly it for their
q three years labor. while the two-thirds'
:, share received by the plantation secures
= to the shareholders the largest dividends
!, obtained by any company in Hawaii, with
II very little outlay. All estates may not be
= so situated as to adopt such profit
sharing system, yet some can do so, and
II is probable that this system viii Re
adopted by others.
= 1t may be remembered by some old resi-
?, dents that Pahala was commenced in 1877
u under very unfavorable circumstance
- severe droughts, a poor mill, poor sugar
&c boilers and many other drawbacks inter-
. fered with it's success. Lahaina cane
IS which does so well on lower fields, disap-
a pointed the pioneers. The scarcity of
- water was also great drawback. At one
=. time of the principal owners thought
oI of abandoning the field as sugar ven
- ture. But the tide turned and year after
~ year gave improved results. The intro
a. duction of new varety-the Whitney
H. cane-originating on Pahala, which would
y thrive on the high lands we'll as the
u Lahaina does the lowlands, has had
tO IL WI he
- ment of the estate For ten years past
nc this has been the leading cane on Pahala
d. estate, and ii is still growing in favor
st each year. So long as il secures returns
gu as at present there can be no question as
81 to Pahala standing at the head of the
~ list of our successful sugar estates. And
ls the cooperative plan now being adopted
20 by the present manager will unquestion-
n ably insure to it for many years a pla,,e
among the safest investments on Hawaii
The public road from Pahala to the vol
$50 cano stll remains of the worst or
of Hawaii, and though sporadic attempts
ms made TO improve sections of it, every
IA. downpour of rain leaves it as it was be
q fore. almost impossible In some places
as A good road between Pahala and tbs
he volcano would secure much more trave
mt through Kau than it has at present.
he CRATER OF KILAUEA.
he OF the crater of kilauea, little can b
"a said. 1t lies in a dormant state, witt
500 abundance of smoke and steam, but n
he fire, unless it be faint gl.mmer now ant
nd then. The fact that the present level o
ay the lava floor in the crater around Hale
ge maumau is fully 300 feet-perhaps 500
&C. higher than 1t was in the early part o
as the last century, Is proof that the crate
)re of Klauea has been raised. at least o.
So the western half of it. The high west
3D. ern wall was reported by visitors in tn
/ ri Of he a
nd above the lava floor. 1t cannot be NOR
no than half that height now. The crate
ion around Halemaumau has unquestionapl
m been raised during the past fifty years
and il the three volumes of the early rec
out ords of the Volcano House could be foun
ok they would throw some light thi
ity point. These volumes We're claimed y
oc- Mr.. Benz. Pitman, and are supposed t
ten have been taken to Boston by him, whe
tlv he left Hilo about 1865.
ca The Volcano Hotel is under the charg
ere of Mr.. F. Waldron, and is well KEEP
ma Stages run to and from Hilo to the crate
ted every two days, and, the road bein
vas good, there is considerable travel over 1
the The fare to or from the Volcano Hous
ter and Hilo is seven dollars. Many change
ard have taken place among the residents
vas the coffee district, some having sold ~
ack to the sugar company. Small car
di- patches may be seen on every side. plan
as ed chiefly for seed, which is in demand
out the district. The improvements of tt
zee Olaa Sugar Company are evident, ar
of work in every direction seems to be pusl
was ed This, of course, is all pioneer wor
ght and intended only to start operations
ow- this new and untried district.
was The first section of the railroad connec
lin ing Hilo with Olaa plantation has bee
of completed, and we were favored by Il
had superintendent, Mr.. Kluegel, with a ri
and over it. The depot is located near q
itch steamer wharf at Waiakea. The road
This ten miles long and runs in an almo
was straight course through the Hilo fore
re- belt to temporary station, some two
Alu- three miles from the site of the sug
ellie mill, yet to be erected. 1t carries all u
ails freight for the plantation and will be Fl
ime ted TO take passengers also There is dc
re- tined to be considerable travel over
9S when extended, as it may be, to perbh
the volcano. whenever trade and tray
call for extension.
81, HILO HOTEL SMALL.
allv Hilo has a good hotel, we'll kept !,