The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-08-13
NEW DUST
DESTROYER
Crude Petroleum
May Be Used In
stead of Water.

~ RUDE petroleum Is to be- used in
place OF water upon the streets
~ of Honolulu as dust destroyer
If the experiments ordered by the EN-
ecutive Council yesterday morning
prove successful. According TO the
claims OF Its advocates oil is not only
much better adapted for this purpos
but is also less expensive than common
water. The tests soon to be made un-
der the direction OF Superintendent
Boyd of the Department of Public
Works will prove the truth or falsity of
these claims.
while oil has not been used TO any
great extent in laying the dust on
streets in the States. 1t is now being ex
teusiy ely utilized by the great railroad
systems ot the United States upon their
roadbeds which IL not only hardens,
but also eradicates flying dust-clouds
which have always been "a source of
much annoyance to travellers.
Superintendent Boyd favors the new
plan IL upon investigation the utility
of petroleum for the purpose is proven
II am in favor of the use of petro-
leum for sprinkling streets" he said
yesterday.
1t is claimed that one "dousing" Of
the streets with crude oil will keep
them free from dust for six months. Ii
this Is true there can be no doubt of
petroleum being cheaper than water,
for il viii not only do away with the
expense of water but also with the need
of large force of men and horses for
ioLg periods.
AT present each street is sprinklei
four times day and even then some
~ the roads are dusty during these in
tel walls.
1t is claimed that the oil not only
keeps the, dust down, but also hardens
the roads. This Is of itself strong
Joint in it's favor. and one that com
mcnds itself to the department. The
annoyance caused by the passage Of
the sprnkling wagons would also BE
done away with under the new dust
destroyer | think the experiment we'll
worthy of a trial and after consultation
with Mr. Tenney will decide upon what
street the test shall be made. II II Is
successful petroleum viii probably be
used on all the streets Of Honolulu"
The experiments are to be made as 4
result of an offer made yesterday in n
letter from f. D. Tenney stating that
he had several barrels of crude petro-
lrum which he was willing to donate
for the use of the Department of Pub
lie Works. Bethel street will probably
be the scene of the tests.
J OTHER MATTERS CONSIDERED.
! The application of William Matson
for permission to build "A jetty at tha
q - tai ~t,r n :
granted He asked that he be REIN
hursed later by the Territory, but the
Council decided that all such improve
uents should be made by the United
States Estimates and recommends
tions to that effect will be sent to the
I Secretary of the Interior.
The plans Of the Honolulu Rapid
Transit Company for the extension of
PHO road to the Fertilizer Works were
approved.
! The application of J. f.. Silva OF Wal
! iukn for a liquor license was refused.
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! in the country would not object to is
! the admission to American ports OF raw
sugar from Cuba and Porto Rico free OF
duty. What the growers here want Is a
tarim Oh refined sugar. Give them a tar
| If on the refined product of half cent
That will take care ~ them and we can
get the raw sugar from Cu'a ami Porto
| Rico. When the tariff is adJL, ''" along
/ these lines, the sugar industry tuba
and Porto Rico will he worth wa."I'"g.
! And Congress will give us that kinI Of
IA tariff.
you will notice something in that itt-
ter about the cancellation Ol 100000 OF
4 ~ TO-,
thorized bur never issued. We want to
cancel the authorization and get g. ont
OF the way. And there Is one th!ng
more. ! ha>. noticed In the pn.'"'. re-
Gently that the Sugar Trust '.ns back of
| and interested in the night which Spreck-
els Is making against Oxnard out In Cal
ifornia. Our company has nothing what
ever to do with that fight. The fight was
brought about through the consumption
of beet sugar not equallng the produc-
ton. Oxnard wants to work off some of
his superfiuous product and he thinks II
he can make 1t appear that he's lighting
the trust, he'd get rid Of some leftover
beet sugar. Our company Is not at all
interested in that fight, but l know some.
| thing about the fighting qualities of
Spreckels and I don't think Oxnard will
| win"
It was stated In the sugar district yes
terday that both the American and the
! National Sugar Refining companies had
| advanced their actual selling prices for
| sugar 10 points, or to the base of 5.iJ
cents "A pound for graduated. The Ar
buckles up to the close of business had
not followed the advance
| -s~~
| Court Of Tax Appeals.
! The case of most interest before the
| tax appeal court yesterday was that OF
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