The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-03-15
mill can be supplied by gravity instead
of by pump as at present
MILL.

mill can be supplied by gravity instead
of by pump as at present
MILL.
| There were unexpected delays IN the
! completion of the mill. that il was
not ready TO begin grinding until Deem
Der 23rd, when the taking of of the croE
began With the exception of a few
matters OF detail. easily remedied, the
| mill is an extremely satisfactory piece
of work and gives every indication that
Il viii fully comply with all expectations
and estimates as to its power and capac-
ity. The estimated capacity IS $50 tons
per twenty-four hours. Although no
complete run OF twenty-four hours has
vet been made il is a practical certainty
that the mill has more than the esimat-
ed capacity. 1 believe that under favor
able conditions the mill will be able to
turn out 200 tons per day.
II is due TO the contractors. the Homo
lulu Iron Works, and their efficient fore
man in charge OF the erection work, Mr..
James Scott, TO say that the contract
has been carried out in the most con-
scientious and satisfactory manner. and
most up-to-date economical and efficient
sugar mills in the world.
RAILROAD.
With the exception of the car yard
at the mill. and the connections with the
main tracks of the Hilo Railroad Co.,
no plantation railroad has been installed
during the past year. A large part of
the third crop will be planted below the
mill and a railroad track will be nee
essary to harvest this crop. The neces-
sary rails are all here and will be in
stalled in ample time for the harvesting
Of that crop.
The Hilo Railroad has during the past
year extended its track from the mill
ongitudinally through the plantation
at,
the Seventeen Mile point on !
he Volcano road. 1t has also graded !
is road approximately to the Twenty |
wo Mile point on the Volcano road.
The plantation has made arrangements !
With the railroad company for the trans |
to the mill OF all cane lying |
lbove the plantation fumes, at a rate |
which makes 1t inexpedient for the plan
alton TO construct tracks to such fields. |
The construction of the railroad will |
llso bring into cultivation with sugar
ane for manufacture at the Olaa mill, a
arge area lying above the plantation
leld by private owners.
LABOR.
In common with the entire planting
interests of the country, Olaa could have
sed to advantage a larger number of
aborers during the past year. but has
uttered as little as almost any planta-
ion. But for the fact that harvesting
now going on. we would nave ABOUT
nough people; as it is we could do bet
er with several hundred more.
During the past year a number of Por-
o Ricans have been added to the labor
orce.
We have on the plantation 23z Porto
sicans, including women and children.
Although there is among them a good
cal of poor material. the majority of
hem are fair workers and we have had
title trouble with them. I think that
ne prime reason for this is that we have
maintained in our employ
thoroughly competent interpreter, so
hat there has been no misunderstood
lg between laborers and manager as
D what was wanted on either side.
The total number of employees on the