The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-02-07

! ~ ONTRACTS were made with John
q T. Baker. of the Union Oil Com
pany Of California, before his de-
| parture in the Alameda Wednesday,
| which mean the introduction of oil as
| fuel on the two greatest plantations of
| this island. on the same terms as ar
now being projected the supplies of
the Maui estates. The contract was
made with Castle & Cooke, the agents
of the Eva and Waialua plantations,
and the details of the transactions will
he arranged in San Francisco by r.. ID.
Tanney, of the company. who accom-
panied Mr.. Baker.
This deal, which is second only to he
arrangement which was mad last fall
by the same man. covering the supply
ing to the principal Maui plantations
which use artificial irrigation. Of fuel
oil for the power plants, vas concluded
soon after the arrival here of Mr.. Ba
ker. The contract is said to cover the
delivery of the oil at the various pump
ing plants of the estates, at a price
which will mean a saving of mora than
ten per cent over coal 20 lie planta-
lions mentioned This will involve also
the keeping here Of sIc', a supply by
the company as will protect the users
of the fuel from shortage in the event
of any marine disaster.
The amount of oil which will be inn
ported to this island alone will be in
the neighborhood of 10000 barrels
year. The present coal consumption on
the plantations named is something
like $1,000 tons a year on Eva
and from 10000 to $4,000 on
Wafalua. The basis on which
the figures were made allows for
four barrels of oil for one ton of coal.
Should this be the ratio in practice, it
would entail the keeping on hand
maximum of 100 600 barrels of oil TO
prevent any shortage here. owing to-
the wrecking of ships or tenders.
1t is the intention of the Union Oil
Company to erect storage tanks of
large capacity at various points around
the islands. where there is a demand
for the fuel oil. Before leaving for the
coast Mr. Baker appointed the b. F.
Dillingham; Company Ltd. as the
agents of the Union Oil Company, and
the result is that the latter have been
consulted in the arrangements. The
plan is to erect at the lower end of the
railroad yards in Palama yard of
tanks. with capacity for 100000 barrels
of oil The site has not been chosen
absolutely, but il is understood that
there will be such site chosen as viii
provide easy access to the railroad
wharves. and a cheap loading of the
ears. The oil Will be pumped from the
ships TO the storage tanks and from
those storage reservoirs TO the tank
cars. in which il is to be carried to the
place of consumption. This will mean
that the revenues which ordinarily
come to the road from the carriage of
coal will be retained through the car
riase of fuel oil. It viii mean. how
ever. the construction OF a line Of tank
cars which Will be run between this
city and the various estates sufficient
to more than carry the supply Of oil
which is needed.
1t is the plan of the estates named
to erect at each OF the various pumps
and mills small tank which will hold
oil supply for many days. The type
which is meeting with most favor is
tbe 5000 barrel tank. although there
are tanks WnlCn WIZ httu tH4'e ina
amount The idea is TO have the oil
come from the tank car right into the
storage tank at the various plants
where the small tank will be placed.
This will obviate the hegvy expense OF
large storage tanks on each plantation,
and Will simplify the question of pro
yiding storage out on the plantations .
Tor the fuel. ;
The storage tanks Will be of the lat
EST description. and they Will be built
in San Francisco, where the Union Oil
-,onpanv has its works. They will be
ordered on the arrival of the Alameda.
80 that they may be shipped back as
soon as possible The tanks for the
ocal estates Will be made by the Ho-
1oIuIu Iron Works. on the plans
when have obtained in the making of
he ;, 200 barrel tanks OF the hihei es-
tate.
IT is understood that the service of
he. oil will be started very soon. in
act when the tanks can be erected,
which it is expected Will not take more
han four months. The oil viii be car
led here in the new ships which are
n the course of construction by the
-nion oil Company. There will be
lew sailing ship or barge. which VIII
AIRY 1900 barrels. and a steamer or
,cean going tug. which viii have a
of 10000 barrels. and Whlch
: to have power sufficient to tow the
,reat ship or barge with such speed
IS to bring them down here in ten
lays
This means that there will be TWEEN