The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-01-01
THE WAIALUA AGRICULTURAL
CO, LTD.

The Waialua Agricultural Company.
Limited is one Of the recent great en-
terprisas in the sugar industry. having
been organized October 18th. 1898. The
following are the officers OF the com
pany: President. J. -. AthertOn. Vice
President, b. +. Dillingham;; Secretary.
+. H. Tanney; Treasurer. w. A. Bowen;
Auditor. n. WaterhOuse: Manager,
Wm. w Goodale.
4 summary Of trial balance on Sep
TEN Der 30.h. 1899. placed the capital
stock Of the Waialua Agricultural Com
pany az 81. 400. 10000.
1le whole crop OF cane Of 1899 was
sold to The Kahuku Plantation Con-
p1ny az $500 per ton, as the mill on
the plantation was found go be IN bad
repair. requiring the expenditure OF a
large sum OF money IL order to put
il into condition for grinding. The
total weight OF cane harvested from
about 300 acres OF plant and ratoons
was 1892 tons. Grinding the crop
commenced in June and the Juice OF
| the cane was Of very hign density and
purity. The total weight OF seed was
62G tons.
Manager VIM. w. Goodale in HIS last
| published report furnished the follow
| ing information.
Planin ing for the crop OF 1900 began
| i'm May Of 1898: the total area planted
was 900 acres. The crop Of 1900 will
be 500 acres Of plant cane, and 100
acres Of ratOOns, while the output is
estimated az 5000 tons of sugar.
The total area TO be harvested in the
| year 1901. will be 1850 acres Of plant.
and 300 acres Of ratDons
| For the crop of 1902 there are al
| 81 a
and ready for blowing and 900 acres
more are about to be cleared. In July
about $50 acres OF rice lands. all az a
| low level. that can be watered by flow
| ing wells. will come into the pogses-
sion Of the Waialul Agricultural Com
pany. One 100000 gallon Riedler
pump Is on hand and an order has
been placed for another OF 5000. 900
| gallon capacity. These. with the
pumps already on hand. the flowing
wells. and water from the mountain
streams. will cover the area 10 he plant
ed this year The area to be harvested
for rhe crop OF 1902. may be placed al
1000 acres Of plant cane. and 500 acres
OF ratoCns.
| OF the completed railroad track the
highest point reached g. 2G7 feet above
sea level. BY October Isl Of the pres
ent year the grading OF the main line
will be finished and track aid. All
the most difficult and most expensive
| grading has been completed on that
par. Of the line already surveyed.
Three hundred cane ears. two freight
cars and two Baldwin locomotives are
al present In use on .hc plantation.
Another locomotive OF greater power
| has been ordered. and Is now on the
way from Philadelphia. Five miles of
. / g.. Tn hs4 ntsin
% o. on the ground.
Surveys have been made for several
storage reservoirs. Three have been
! built for storage Of night water from
the pumps and bitches.
II is expected that the new mill and
boiling house will be ready Tor This
years crop. They will have the capa-
CITY Of $50 tons OF sugar per day. and
= the buildings are so arranged that the
boiling plant can be duplicated in the
original building and another mill
added at slight expenses. The Honolulu
; Iron Works Company have the con
4 tract for building the mill and boiling
5 house
q During the past year suitable houses
= have been constructed for the skill cd
labor. ard houses 70 accommodate
S about 1900 laborers and their families
/. Stables have been built ar the different
I section camps. also new office. store
y boarding house. warehouses, ROUND
) house for locomotives. pump buildings
:, machine shop and blacksmith shop.
!. Ever since the first Of last year there
has been On abundan. supply or iaboi
and there have been no labor troubles
T. 1f any con seque-e During he yea
that has just commenced the new
% mill IS 20 be built and paid for. rail
reading completed and final payment
j made. pumping plant for the year
g. pIanting 10 be On. in. artesian WE'LL
is borcF and paid for, besides a grea
n amour o. other new work inc.denta
70 20 mo s.arting Of a new plantation.