Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1901-11-30


the point Of dumping The braces that
carry the wire rope are simply made port
able ana are held together by their own
ground weight, and a simple iron clevis 1T
each end OF the cross.brace, which can be
raised or lowered to any desired height ~
simply loosening the nuts that hold their
intact In place.
The bundles Of cane. which weigh from
125 to $50 pounds each. pass a given point
at the rate Of five bundles minute, while
the number OF men required in its opera.
tic for a distance of ~ miles is eighteen
men. which include those hooking on the
cane to the wire rope, where It has its be.
ginning, the men along the line at one or
two points, and the men discharging the
cane at the terminus from the platforms
to the cars.
The mill for handling the product IL a
nine-roller mill operated by steam power AMI
having capacity for turning out sixty tons
OF raw sugar In twenty-four hours, and sup
piled with the latest modern appliances,
such as six CHARTERS. one 10, 8 and 5-to1
vacuum pans. triple-effects, four filter
presses and eight 30-inch centrifugals max
Ing from 1900 to 1900 revolutions per min.
ute. The vacuum pans and triple-effect are
operated by separate pumps Of the Blate
pattern. while the centrifugals are driven
by separate engine
In order to economize in fuel all the OK.
haust steam from the triple.efYects, as like
and pumped into the boilers. thus giving
the boilers the benefit of water that is heat.
ed to from so degrees to 20 degrees.
The nine-roller mill is operated by
25O.horsepower Hamiton-C orliss engine
with from 65 to 80 pounds OF steam, while
the hydraulic pressure on the three mills
Ia S65 tons.
The residual matter resulting from the
boiling Of the sugar. which contains more
or less sucrose. is subjected to dilution, thus
reducing the density of the Juice to 4 per
cent. after which II Is put through the
mud presses and the extraction Is returned
to the mill for maceration purposes.
The mill extraction averages about 93.15.
The cane Is delivered direct to the mill by
the endless carrier. the trash being con-
veyed to the fre.foom automatically an,
fed direct into the furnace by hand. Two
grades OF sugar are made and designated as
Nos / and q From the mill the sacked
sugar is conveyed direct to the warehouse.
at the landing. which has a capacity for
holding 5000 bags. The transmission OF
the sugar from landing to steamer Ia per-
formed by the aid of a finch steel "Patert
Wire Locked cable connected to the
steamer lying of shore. the steamer making
fast to II from buoy. The capacity OF the
cable Is one and one-half tons to the load
or twenty-four bags, and by this system
1000 bags of sugar can be loaded direct 20
the steamer In a day of eleven hours.
w. G. Walker. the manager Of the above
plantation. has followed the industry of cane
culture on the Hawaiian Islands for the past
twenty-four years, at such plantations as
Laupahoehoe and Hakalau. on Hawaii. AMI
Spreckelsville. on the Island of Maui. For
the past twelve years he has acted as man
ager for the Ookala plantation.
Following is the list of officers:
Jas. F. Morgan. President
J. NJ. Dowsett, Vice President.
Geo. II. Robertson. Treasurer.