The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1902-02-28
twa's Output Close TO
tho Eleven Ton
Mark.

when the report ~ Manager hrutum
- the EVA Plantation Company vas
reed ~ the meeting of The sturkhold-
srs yesterday morning held in the
castle A Cookies directors runm there
VAS applause over The showing he
made, and this was followed by "a
unanimous vote ~ thanks Tor the re-
suits accomplished. IN addition, The
stockholders received with applause
the statement of Chairman ktherton.
of the board of directors. that there
seemed to be no reason 60 believe that
there would he any change made dur
ing the year In the matter of the pay
mcnt OF the regular dividends. tie
said also that stockholders must not
believe street rumors. but get infor-
nation direct from the agents.
The meeting was a large one. and
the stockholders showed "a lively in
terest in everything which was
brought before them. The questions
were many. and the meeting was char
acterized by harmony throughout. The
matter OF the use Of cane loader was
brought to the attention of Manager
Renton, and he said that the expert
ments on Maui were being watched
with interest. There was "a question,
when In the report of the treasurer IL
was shown that there was surplus
uf 100000 II this was available for
dividends. IL was shown that this
amount, while considered as surplus.
was in reality invested in betterments
of the plantation. An appropriation of
$500 for kindergarten and religious
work was made, and the hospital was
ordered charged TO the general expense
account for the coming year. The re-
port of Manager Renton in part is as
follows:
The product OF the past year has
been taken from the largest area and
has reached the greatest yield per acre
in the history of the plantation. Had
it been possible to have manufactured
the whole into sugar before the end of
last August the average would Ger
tainly have reached over eleven tons
of sugar. Grinding was begun on
January Sd and completed on Novem-
Der goth: and, i'm spite of the attend
ant drawbacks at mill, the factory out
put exceeded that of any previous
year. averaging 3.l27 tons per calendar
month. inclusive OF holidays break
downs, or delays from scarcity of la
Dor. This showing is in excess by
306 tons monthly of any former sea-
son.
The amount of land from which cane
is to be harvested during this coming
year is greater by 451 acres than that
for 1901. Owing. however. to the de-
lays in grinding consequent upon the
scarcity of labor during 1900 a por-
tion OF The ratooEs had "A late start
on account of the same stringency
some of the plant cane was not set
out until the winter season of that
year had commenced. Nevertheless,
in all but two of these backward fields
there has been no Towering to speak
Of. and the canes are still growing,
which will offset very materially the
late start. Taking this into considera-
tion, together with the probability
that the crop OF 1902 will be harvested
earlier than that for the past season
with correspondingly lower depTe-
citation of canes. / have no hesitation
in placing the output of this year at
20, 900 tons.
Reference TO field statistics viii
show the crop of 1903 to be 1882
acres. OF this, but COS acres is plant
cane. With two exceptions of fields
ground during the rainy season of 1901
and necessarily very much cut up by
teams, every acre of the plant cane of
1901 was ratooned BY comparing cost
of cultivation of plant cane with that
of ratoons. IL will be seen that the lat
ter in 1901 cost SAG per acre less than
the former.
The second ratoons. which, for the
first time on this estate cover "A fairly
large area, were carried on for pre-
cisely the same reasons as the first
pearances they will yield fully ten tons
per acre. 1t is obviously premature
to calculate the probable yield of this
young cane, but IL is certainly in good
condition, Is growing well, and / shall
probably make the usual estimate on
it.
The actual expenditure to produce
the crop of 1901 was $34. "a per ton.
Not only did a higher rate for labor
cause the greater cost, but also a cor
respondingly high rate for general
material, taxes, etc. An itemized state
ment of cost of production is herewith.
to which you are refe red for details.
The following Is merely "A very con-
densed recapitulation:
Cost OF crop. 1901, per ton of sugar
Preparing and planting .........$ so
'ultiVatinB Observation-Disclosures. 10. ~
Delivery to mill .................. 500
Mill repairs, manufacture and
Medical, hospital and sanitary
q expense .'.'...,............... Is