The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-03-12

| c. H. Atherton, director.
The reports for the past season show
that Olaa has had a very good year.
The report of the treasurer shows that
the crop of 1902 yielded 1857 tons OF
sugar which brought the gross sum OF
S1,337,5sI. The average receipts per ton
amounted to a little over S72. The net
profit on the crop was $74,744. The crop
to be taken off this year is estimated 10
exceed 1000 tons.
MANAGER REPORT.
The following is the report of Man
ager F. B. McStocker:
To the President, Board of Directors
and Stockholders OF the Olaa Sugar
Company, Limited.
Gentlemen. | beg to submit the fol-
lowing report covering the year ending
December 3Ist, 1908:
Flume System-This has been increas-
ed this year by additional permanent
ground fumes interesting the formerly
existing lateral fumes. This should
facilitate the handling of the canes in a
more economical manner than hereto
fore, lessening required lengths of porta-
BILE fumes, and to a considerable extent
the use of hoists, as we'll as acting as
feeders to the main fumes, increasing
the facility of delivery to the mill.
Mi1l-The installation of two addi-
tional centrifugals has now equalized the
several departments. This installation,
with few minor changes, places us in
the front rank for effective work, and |
anticipate that still better showing will
be made this year over last
An experiment in the use of the
Ginaca-Keech furnace is showing very
satisfactory results, as the fuel require
ment is reduced and the steam produc-
ton increased.
II this experiment proves the success
that is to be expected from the results
now shown, a considerably larger per-
centage OF maceration will be permitted
There is no chance, even in macer
ating to the limit, of overcrowding the
evaporation, as we have never yet reach
ed its capacity.
am now, however, remelting with the
juices from the filters, and pumping back
the thin juices from the last mill for
maceration behind the first, water being
used only behind the second mill
Railroads. have avoided the expense
of constructing several miles of railroad
to take off the canes below the mill by
installing an inclined railway system
The cars on this system are hauled by
cable, power being furnished from the
mill. The waste water from the mill is
used to hume the canes into the cars. |
This system is working very satisfac- |
torily, easily furnishing to the mill two
hundred and fifty (25o) tons of cane
per ten hours work.
Labor-Not having completed our field |
work, owing to the inclement weather, |
prior to commencing grinding, there IS |
somewhat OF shortage; as we catch up |
with the field work, however, this will |
be more or less remedied
Crop Ioo2-o3-In spite of an unusually |
cold and wet season and considerable |
areas of twelve months ratoons, fair !
showing is made on this crop, the out
put being 1857 tons from SIT acres.
Crop Ioo3-o4-This crop, now being |
harvested, including that from outside |
planters, will be cut from approximately |
5000 acres, the largest yet handled, and !
in spite of the excessively wet season, a |
yield of 2I,5oo tons is estimated Ex- |
perience has shown that long ratoons do |
as well in Olaa as plant, while short |
ratoons cost almost as much as long, |
and only give about half the yield. For |
this reason nearly all short ratoons were
cut back last year, and will come in as
long ratoons in 1905.
Crop Ioo4-o5-This crop is very
promising, view of the fields showing
a very good stand in healthy, vigorous
condition, although, owing to the in
clement weather, it is not as far ad- /
vanced as | had expected.
Weather-The season has been a very
inclement one. wet and cold in this we )
have not been singular, as a similar con-
dition has existed throughout the island
General Outlook-In reviewing your
estate, | may safely say that the condi-
ton thereof appears very satisfactory.
The fields are looking well and the mill |
doing satisfactory work, the harvesting
keeping the mill regularly supplied.
The fields are now so arranged that |
an equalization of crops can be expected,
allowing the handling of regular and
contiguous areas each year for planting. /
This year | shall plow and plant about
one thousand (I,ooo) acres. handling a
somewhat larger area each year follow
ing, thus securing plant, first and a
second ratoon area for each crop, and
a plant going in. This, exclusive of any
new areas which may be cleared and |
planted
Respectfully submitted.
F. B. McSTOCKER.
Manager Olaa Sugar Co., Ltd.