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

ployed in various fields In all the pianta-
lions upon this side Of the Island OF Hawaii
there is a similarity in the methods OF plant.
ing. general appearance OF the cane ana
methods of transmitting the ripe product
to the mill. On the lands Of the Honomu
company are nine miles OF main V humes,
while the necessary amount OF lateral
fumes tap the cane ready for cutting III
various parts of the field. Water TO sup
ply the above fumes. as likewise TOT mill
ing and power purposes. Is obtained from
streams upon the lands, the principal sup
ply being derived from Kolekole. Pahaehae,
and Honomu streams.
At present the highest altitude that cane
Is planted Is about 100 feet, but II mas
been practically demonstrated that cane
will do as well at much greater elevations.
In order to facilitate the planting and
taking of Of crops. the company IS rapidly
perfecting a system OF roads throughout
the plantation. These roads are being con.
structed by contract and, as the price paid
per running foot Is very reasonable, the
expense in their building Is more than JUS
titled. ,s,
to a large degree by system OF contracts
in the building of roads. clearing. planting
and cultivation Of the lands, as likewise IN
the harvesting Of the cane. In some cases
the company furnish the laborer with the
land, pillow It and furnish seed. the laborers
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of cane produced on the lands cared for by
them. The number Of people directly en-
Moved by the company will average SO0.
while in addition to this there are 175 con.
tracing company men cutting cane, while
outside Of this there are 100 men building
roads and carrying out cultivating contracts
Continual planting of one variety OF cane
on the lands for a number Of years without
rotating. necessitates the renewal OF the
exhausted Ingredients in the soil by the
use of high.grade fertilizers. using an aver
age of from 500 to 1000 pounds to the acre,
according to the condition Of the land. The
result of this treatment is clearly observed
in riding through the magnificent fields OF
Rose Bamboo canes planted less than year
ago. some of which is now being stripped
for the first time. From appearances mucn
of the cane which is less than year old
will ripen in from eighteen to twenty
months from date Of planting, and Will aver
age four tons of sugar to the acre. or from
thirty-ave to forty tons of cane to the same
area.
In the blowing of the soil, clearing OF
land and road construction. and In various
other ways the plantation requires the use
of lO5 head of mules and horses, which are
accorded the best of care.
In 1897 the company made contract
with the Honolulu Iron Works Tor the cree
ton of a complete 9roller mill which mas
a capacity for turning out from sixty 10
seventy tons of sugar In twentyfour hours
The mills, designated as Nos. !. and T.
are subjected to an Individual hydraulic
pressure Of 3O5 IA. 313 IL and 1888 IA tons
respectively, and extract from 93 to "a per
cent Of the sugar matter contained In the
cane
The mill contains the latest known appi'
ances for the successful treatment OF the
cane. which consist principally OF three vac
uum pans Deming apparatus, ten aoInch
" eston centrifugals driven by Lenel turbine
wheels which can be operated either by
water or steam, and making 1880 reVoiu-
lions per minute; six mud presses, nve
Blake vacuum pumps 1SxlSx24 that run Two
double effects and the three vacuum pans
and can change from triple to quadruple,
and many other mechanical appliances now
In use in all modern mills. To operate this
labyrinth OF machinery there have been In
stalled furnaces with stepladder gratihss'
one Heine water tube boiler and two tan
dem one tubular and one Galloway boilers
which supply the steam to operate 300
horsepower Corliss engine, which In turn
drives the principal machinery In the mill.
The entire mill and other buildings are
lighted by electricity, which Is furnished
by a 15O.light general electric dynamo, di
rectly connected to marine type OF en-
CINE.
The machine shop appliances are driven
by water power derived from the same
source of water that conveys the cane to
the mill.
In January Of this year the company com
pleted new mill house and boiler building
which is a steel structural affair and erected
by Milliken Brothers Of New York. One
feature Of the mill Is 12.ton overhead trav
cling crane which can be operated IN any
part of the mill. A feature OF the whole
mill is the molasses tank house. built OF
from the boiler house, thus doing away witt
40 much labor and handling OF cars, AMI
keeping the mill in better condition. Tb'
above house Is supplied with large Mag
mum pump, which Ia used for pumping th'
molasses back to the mixer when manufac
turing third and fourth grade sugars
A complete chemical department Is main
tanned, where are kept continually daily test
as to how the sugar Ia cooked. its densi'y
quality of sugar in pans, etc. The quantit'
Of lime used In the clarihers Is from l.
10 o pounds IN TAO limited States gallon