The Hawaiian gazette., 1902-04-18
FUEL Oil.
FOR LOCAL
STEAMERS

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sary article. 10 Dr. expected, VIII D
ready very soon. under the plans oi
new pcration which has in u many
persons closely associated Win lhe
Oceanic line.
Jobn A. Buck who Is heavily inter
csted In Hawaiian sugar properties,
and Is az well one Of the d,recto = oil
the Matson Transportation Company,
arrived In the Sierra yesterday FOR an
fusDert ION tour Of the various estates
Of which he Is n director lie Is ac-
companied by John L. Roster, cap
italist of san Francisco, and a. II.
Morrison. one Of the leading attorneys
Of that city.
I'VE are making plans for che speedy
Introduction of oil fuel at our proper
ties" said Mr. Buck last evening. The
Marion Chilcott, now on the way 10
san Francisco from Hilo, with cargo
of sugar, win go to the Risdon Iron
Works as soon as she is unloaded, and
will be Immediately outftted with
tanks for use as an oil carrier. me
Chilcott registers 1911 tons, and will be
so equipped with tanks that she Will
have a capacity of 10000 barrels of oil.
If the experiment Is success other
ships Will be equipped for the trade.
We are making arrangements Tor the
erection of tanks for use by our ships
here for we intend to supply this fuel
to the Honolulu Plantation. The
changes I'm the Chilcott will cost s75,OO0
If we can get the iron here all the CON
struction will be by local companies,
as we want the people here to get the
work.
II understand that the plans con-
cerning the Mariposa and Alameda
will be pushed as rapidly as possible.
There will be oil burning furnaces put
under the new boilers OF the Mariposa,
and when she lS READY TOT sea the
Alameda will be taken off long enough
to be fitted in turn. i have not heard
about any plans for the new steamers
of the Oceanic line, but II Is probable
that IL the experiments are successful
there will be little delay in putting the
system into them too. We are now
building tanks at the foot of Second
street for the supplying OF ships, and
are erecting large storage tanks at the
| Potrero in San Francisco.
Partly owing to the low prices OF
| sugar and the immense amount oi
| stocks placed in the coast market
there Is a decided slump in the price
Of shares, but we have confidence II
the values. and l personally believe II
! the future of the Islands. The mel
( who were with me last time of tn
German Savings Bank, have lent mucl
money here and will lend more The!
are perfectly satisfied with their In
vestments ana have aided many enter
priscs simply by their knowledge o
what Is here.
Il expect to go to Hawaii on tn
Knau on her special trip on Satur
day evening. and will stay some tim
there, returning here for lonBe
stop"