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

with cane and take a certain percentage of
the sugar product as compensation.
The Lihue mill is located in Nawiliwili
gulch and is a nineroller Cora mill built
by the Fulton Iron Works Of st. Louis. The
No. mill is 3Ox60, while Nos. and 3 mills
are 34x7S The cane is fed direct to the
NO. mill from the carrier, the rollers hav-
ing been grooved about one inch in depth
which takes the place of crusher. The
mill Is supplied with juice straners, DEM
Ing system of Qualification, S-foot standard
quadruple effect, one and one 16.ton vac.
uum pans German patent), twenty 30inch
centrifugals, four OF which are driven by
water power, as are also the machine shops.
The capacity Of the mill is 100 tons in
twentyfour hours. Extraction of the su.
crosse In the cane will average 92 per cent.
Clear, hot water is used for maceration.
The company manufactures two grades of
sugar, known as A and B. Bagasse is used
for fuel, steam being generated by nine
boilers, four pair.set tandem and one single
multitubular. Two systems Of electric
mill and one for the camp and general head.
quarters, one dynamo being operated by va.
ter power and one by steam.
The Hanamaulu mill contains four Stroller
mills. No. mill, which is 26x52 acts As q
crusher, while the second. third and fourth
mills are the 34x7S Cora mills made by the
Fulton Iron Works Of st. Louis. The mill
contains the old system Of Qualification,
cleaning pans. hitter presses, three vacuum
pans, total capacity thirty-three tons; six.
teen centrifugals, electric lighting system,
machine shops, etc.
II Is the intention OF the management to
install the carbOnatiOn process, using car
bonic acid gas for clarifying. The mill has
capacity for turning out eighty tons Of
sugar In twenty.four hours. This requires
operating the mill fifteen hours a day, but
working the centrifugals and pans the full
twenty.four hours.
At Hanamaulu there has been erected by
the Honolulu Iron Works pumping system
Tor the purpose OF irrigating lands at higher
elevations. This plant simply lifts the wa.
ter IRON the ditch system to height OF
eighty feet,
The company has been operating two
large landings. but now have concentrated
this method of shipping sugar and receiving
freight by the erection OF one large landing
at Ahukfni Hanamaulu Bay, including q
wharf 100 feet In length by fifty feet In
width, whereby the steamers are enabled
to come alongside OF the Wharf and receive
sugar direct into the steamers hold. by
means OF carrier ana chute. This Will great.
" expedite the handling OF sugar; In add.
ton to las, freight VIII be handled and Ia.
ken direct from vesseis ana car by means
Oh steam power.
IN order 10 thoroughly Join the two prop
erles II became necessary due to an enor'
nous intervening guich, 10 construct large
trestie iooo ieet IN length and sixty-seven
rect IN height. In order to convey water
10 the Wailua-kai lands the construction OF
q tunhel througn SOLID olue rock S74 Feet In
length ana oxS In the clear, was found nee
essay'
Inc Lihue flantation company, believing
IN the protectlon ana renewal OF the forests
,won,v va.rs 40 ,o',,s con nan. pseu .
wing ahova Tho cane aa,as "a nos . "a ,SnS
for cane culture with a great variety nj tree
growth such as ironwood koa monkevnod
and other native varieties which now s,,n.
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