The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-01-01
THE OAHU SUGAR COMPANY.

The third year of the existence of
the Oahu Sugar Company witnesses the
first returns IN a maiden crop of 1900
tons Of sugar, or a yield averaging
about seven and a half tons per acre.
The COmpany's mill is one of the best
equipped and improved in the Islands.
il is a great success in every way.
Although the crushing department did
not show the high results reported by
some other mills; with a few altera-
tons recently made, however. the COM
pany has now the finest plant in the
country, and capable of handling
enormous crops. The next crop will
be taken from about 1900 acres of plant
cane and $50 acres of ratOOns. IL
makes a splendid appearance and some
of the earliest planted has been de-
clared by those of long experience as
the very finest they ever saw. A Red
Ter pump has been ordered which is
something of new departure in these
Islands. II is mining pump, to be 10
Gated in a deep shaft, at the bottom of
which artesian wells are to be drilled.
Manager Ahrens says. that if this
proves successful, the scheme will save
the company fully $3.50. 900 in pipe line
alone. as this pump is to be situated
at the $50 feet line. the highest contour
line. This idea is highly recommend
ed by expert mining engineers from
the States. Manager Ahrens, touching
on the labor question. in his annual
report dated November Sth. 1899. says:
The labor question has been a source
Of annoyance and trouble to us during
the past year. We had a very eX-
asperating and expensive experience
with a lot of Galician immigrants who
arrived here about a year ago. at a
cost to us of over $4,000. After arriv-
ing at the plantation the majority OF
them refused to work under any con-
diuOns. and spent ten months in pri-
son. wheA they were released condi-
tionally. We had a like experience
/ with a small lot Of Spaniards. which
! cost us several thousand dollars; these
people arrived on the plantation one
/ day and decanped the next. Their
contracts were faulty.
Operating expenses for the year end
/ ing September go 1899, were $3.50
| 223.O2, while the earnings for the same
period amounted to 1888. 14161. leaving
a balance of operating expenses over
receipts of S26.0S1.41. The eXpendi-
lures for the year for permanent i'm
| proyements equal 1915. 55615
To cover necessary expenses for fur
Their improvements on the cOmpany's
plantation the capital stock was in
creased on July Is. 1899. from 81 400 00C
| to SO 900 900. by issuing 5000 new as
| sessa5le shares: at same time a stock
| dividend Of 5000 new shares. all paid
up. was issued by reason of the en-
| HANGED value Of the conpany's prop
erty as shown by the market quota
| tons of the stock. and otherwise. thus
| increasing the capital stock to S3.6OO,-
| 600 Assessments amounting 70 80 pet
| cent. on the new assessable stock are
| stiu payable. subject to the call Of the
Board of Directors.
The mill report for the season OF
| 80. commencing Nav 18th and end.
| ing September 9th. shows the follow.
\ ing highly satisfactory figures: DAYS
| grinding. III full davs Of % hours,
tons Of cane ground, 60,b5206; tons o.
cane ground per day, s45; sugar pro.
dGced, 7,S91.77; sugar produced pei
day, 110.06; sugar per 100 cane, 1902
tons Of cane per ton OF sugar. 7.6S
LES. of sugar per tons Of cane. 260.52
| The area now under cultivation i:
| $500 acres. Eight thousand tons o.
| sugar was the total crop for the fisca
year Of 1899. the average production
Der acre harvested being tons
| List of officers as follows. Paul Tsen
| berg. President: p. T. Dillingham; Is
| Vice President: VI p. Robinson. 2nJ
IVice-President: J. +. Hackfeli. Treas
Urer. Ed Suhr. Secretary: w. F. Allen
| Auditor Directors. s. G. Allen. F. ]
LOwrey. J. \. NrCaudless. w. VOTERS
and ex-officia Paul Isenberg. p. F. Dill
bingham. VI. p. Robinson. II. Hackfeld
Ed. Suhr.