The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1903-11-24


had worked successfully for the re-
| mainder of the season. The highest
| average loaded in one day was 164
| tons. Japanese did just as well in
| operating the machine as did the in
ventor, and Mr.. Goodale believed that
| the presence of the machine was a
great object lesson for the japanese.
| The average during the season had
been twenty TO thirty ears day. Mr.
| Goodale said the cost of one machine
| would be $500 and ten or twelve thou
| sand ton plantations would require
| seven of them. The cost per ton of
| loading has been seventeen and a half
| cents per ton. Mr.. Goodale said all
| of the planters should be willing to
| help an inventor.
The report of Mr.. Kennedy was adop-
ted without any action being taken tow
! ards offering a rize for the inyen-
| ton of cane loader.
John A. Scott, chairman of the COM
nittee on machinery announced that
| there would be no report.
THE MACHINERY REPORT.
| j. A. Low started to read the report
of the machinery committee which had
been prepared by William Stodart
| The report was fifty-eight pages in
| length and after Mr.. Low read a fourth
it was decided to have the report
| printed, SO that the planters might
study the data at their leisure. Re-
| turns from various plantations, twenty
| one in all, showed the actual cost of
| producing one ton of sugar ranges
from s4.O7 to sll02 per ton. The COM
mittee thought it possible to save from
l 1i,f1-
building 100 to $50 ton factories by
| putting the crystallizers on the first
floor, and by cutting out the useless
ornamentation on buildings. Various
interesting statistics were given in
proof of this assertion.
| USING BY-PRODUCTS.
Another very interesting report was
that of the committee on Utilization
of By-Products,' of which W. w.
Goodale was the chairman He esti-
mated that the loss averaged fifteen
per cent, and said that the by-products
could all be saved as is now done in
slaughter houses. He believed the
matter was one for the scientific men,
Bagasse, the committee did not count
as waste, as it was used for fuel. AS
to molasses, he said that the sentiment
in the Territory fostered by the fore
fathers of the present plantation men,
! the missionaries, was against the use
of molasses for liquor. A sub-report
was read also from J. n. S. Williams
, who had made a study of the question
on the mainland. He reported that
while ba agasse was valuable as a fuel
the attempt to use it in the manu-
: facture of paper had not met with
| rIy of
ses was fifty pounds for every ton of
cane. The question Of making this
into alcohol had been considered, and
Mr.. Williams reported against it. The
4 internal revenue tax of $1.10 per gal
lon was prohibitive if the spirits were
made to sell in the United States
Again the sugar alcohol did not blend
with other liquor Alcohol could be
used in the manufacture of smokeless
powder, fuel for automobiles, etc., and
for lighting purposes. but with the
heavy tax, its sale would not be profit
able. The cost of distilling plant OF
5000 gallons per day was estimated al
100000, while the running expense per
: | month would be s24,200. Germany put
/ alcohol into Japan at 81 cents per GAL
Ion which cost in Germany 1875 cents
The cost here would be at least 1876
| per gallon, and the conclusion was
| drawn that its sale even in Japan
without the tax would leave too small
percentage of profit.
MOLASSES AS FUEL
The use of molasses as a fuel was
! next considered, and the committee
gave some interesting information as
, to the methods of burning, also Civ.
ing descriptions of specially construct
ed furnaces. The committee also con-
sidered bagasse the more valuable OF
the by-products and molasses best as
a fuel. With methods of manufacture
being daily improved the percentage
: of sugar left in the moIasses will be
| decreased. The practice of feeding
to stock was also said to bring good
|, results. The results of a sale of mo-
lasses to a. San Francisco vinegar
house was reported Improbable and
although a new offer of two dollars pei
, ton had recently been made, it was
found that the use of molasses as fuel
fertilizer and feed would be of more
value. The three methods given for
disposing of the molasses were: % dis
tillation; 90 burning in properly con-
structed furnaces; and (0 the use for
, ! feed. The committee recommended
, that further study of the subject
be made.
OTHER REPORTS TO-DAY.
The report by r. c. L. Perkins on
, Diseases of Cane" was not given be-
/ cause of Mr.. Perkins illness. re-
| port may be prepared this morning.
Mr.. Smith presented an invitation
from the trustees to attend the opening
of the Bishop Museum today.
; Further reports were postponed un-
til today. After the regular session
today meeting between the trustees
. and plantation managers will be held
to consider the various questions raised
during the meeting. This will be an
! execI1tiye session