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

mills. which are subjected to com.
bined hydraulic pressure of sos tons.
All weighed cane which passes through
the mill will average 81 tons of sugar to
the acre. or thirty tons of sugar cane to
the same area. while the mill shows re.
markably high sugar extraction, which is
93 per cent. The mill is supplied with
the very latest known sugarsaving appli-
ances. such as one 10 and one 1S.ton vac.
uum pans, Lille evaporators having a ca.
pacity equal to 100000 ganons in twenty.
tour hours and operated by a 45horsepow.
er Westinghouse engine, complete
Deming process Of Qualification, capacity
100000 gallons. twelve 3O-inch centrifugals
operated by an Independent 14x32 Putnam
engine, series Of mud presses whereby
the residue sugar matter from the boiling
OF the sugar is subjected to a double press.
ing. which reduces the sucrose waste 70
about u per cent. In the operation Of the
Lille effects the amount of water that
passes on from the condensed vapors Of
the Juice is sufficient in its supply for
feeding the boilers. In the operation Of
this vast labyrinth of machinery a st.
Louis and a HamiltonCorliss engine hav.
ing a joint capacity of 800 horsepower
have been installed. The steam necessary
to drive the mills Is generated by a series
OF multi-tubular boilers. which operate the
engines and pumps connected with the su.
gar boiling house. All power used in and
the cane residue or trash, which is fed d..
rect to the furnace room floor Dy an end.
less automatic trash carrier, from whence
II Is fed into the furnaces by hand. In
close proximity to the mill engines are the
machine shops, where all repairing is done
at moments notice.
Water for mill and other purposes around
the plantations Of the Hamakua district is
an important item. particularly during a
dry spell. and In order to obviate this local
condition the above company through It's
manager has developed practically at sea
level a magnificent and unlimited supply
OF pure and wholesome water. which more
than supplies the mill and adjacent build.
ings. at which point has been installed
complete duplex, triple.expansion. condens
ing Worthington pumping plant, which
raises with 40 pounds of steam 100000
gallons In twenty.four hours to height OF
$50 feet. This amount does not represent
the capacity Of the well. which is to all ap-
pearances practically unlimited and capa.
BILE at the present time of supplying L.
100000 gallons in twenty-four hours.
Adjacent to the above pumping system Is
the shipping point of the plantation, where
all freight Is received and the sugar prod.
uct shipped to the Mainland and elsewhere.
Here has been erected an incline tramway
leading from the warehouses to concrete
landing. where has been erected a large
crane for receiving freight and the ship
ping VI sugar lntO tHe STEAMER DOdtS lylnR
OF shore From the warehouses the plat
form cars connected with the incline sys
TEN are loaded with sixty-four sacks of SUI
gar In a single trip to the landing. where
thirty.four sacks are loaded at one trip oi
the crane into the boats waiting below
With this system 5000 bags of sugar arc
loaded into the steamers hold In a day OF
ten hours. depending OF course upon the
weather conditions. The ascent and de-
scent of the cars are controlled by the aid
of two donkey engines operated by steam
power. The combined sugar room and
warehouse capacity is $4,000 bags of sugar
In order to expedite operations In the
mill and grounds at night, a general cleo
trio lighting system having a 200-light ca
paclty has been installed, power for which
Is developed by an Atlas horizontal engine
During the rainy season the company uss
to considerable extent series of portable
fumes for transporting cane from the