The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-03-04
LEAF HOPPER PEST HAS
ALMOST GONE FROM K|HE|
Pretty Good Prospects for the Coming Year.
What Interfered With Anticipated Success
During the Year Just Passed.

/ this is amongst some of our richest
cane lands, which were planted much
later in the season than this for the
1902 crop, and some of which yielded
so tons cane per acre. This then gives
us 3li acres plant cane and Gi7 acres
| ratoon cane or total of 96l acres for
this crop.
| Nearly all fertilizing and hilling-up of
| ratoons for 1905 crop was completed
] the end of January, for which work,
| we had the assistance of some labor
that could be spared by the II. c. & $.
! Co.
PUMPING PLANTS.
Station No. l. The work done by the
, two Worthingtor 6l,OOO,0O0 gals. Pumps
| at this station during the year has
been more satisfactory than hitherto
giving less trouble and doing more
economical work, but, owing to the
amount of grit and sand passing
through the water Cylinders, during
the dry seasons of the past three years,
when the water level was low, the
Plungers and Bushings have been so
badly cut and worn as to reduce the
Pumps capacity considerably. With
the new Bushings now in, and the old
Plungers trued up to suit. we will I'M
doubtedly be able TO do still more
economical work during the coming
season.
Station No. 2. While the three deep
well Pumps at this station have given
more satisfaction during the past year
than previously, the high cost of keep
ing them in repair. and the frequen.
occurrence of such necessity makes
this station Improbable to work. in
comparison with the steam Pumping
Plants at the other Two stations. We
have conseouer ,ly decided to keep this
outfit in readiness as a standby on
ly in case of accident or stoppage to
any of the Pumps at the other sta
tons.
Station No. 3. Since the fire of Jan
uary last year, and the complete over
hauling of all machinery, and erection
of new buildings, necessitated thereby,
this plant is today of more value than
1t has been at any time since it's in
stallation.
The work done by both Pumps dur
ing the past season has been good and
reliable.
The 100000 gals. "Reidler" Pump
has done excellent work at full capaci-
ty, while the 100000 gals. Risdon Iron
Works Pump, though only worked up
to 10 or so per cent of its capacity, has
kept running. Rather than risk anoth-
err breakdown with this Pump, which
in my opinion is not built strong
enough for the work it was intended
for, we have decided not to run it any,
thing over so per cent of it's rated ca
pacity.
Water development at this Station
was stopped in october, when sufficient
wafer had been surfaced for both
pumps at above capacity, with an
economical suction. However, should
we in future have long dry summer,
we can add to our already developed
supply at least one million gallons
more, by simply charging the holes al
ready drilled in the rock, with giant
pow der, and which we calculate will
open up the second Of the two original
wells bored at this station, but until
we have the water in the pump low
enough to allow of men getting into
the tunnels to place the necessary
this work cannot be done nor
viii there be any need for it, until such
exist.
The ventilation scheme added to the
equipment of this station the early part
Of last year, has worked admirably, |
while the temperature between the |
steam parts of each chamber is still |
nigh, the good circulation of fresh air. /
puts both chambers in favorable !
condition for men to work in, in fact |
so much of an improvement over pre-
'ious existing conditions, as not to be !
compared. Both chambers are we'll |
lighted by abundance of electric lights. |
One of the principal money saving |
improvements effected at this station |
turing the year, was the introduction |
II ditch water by flume to storage |
anks' at low cost, for use as boiler
'eed water, the necessary amount of |
water for this purpose being granted |
'Our plantation nv tho IT ~ G. G ~,