The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-02-27
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Throughout the season the juice was
of good quality and fairly high in sug-
ar. Mill work was of a high order.
Sugar manufactured per day averaged
227.19 tons.
| Three "Hersey Dryers were added
to boiling -house equipment during the
year. These machines are each % feet
| long by feet in diameter, with a total
of $500 square feet of heating surface.
All the sugar, after being dropped from
the centrifugals is carried by convey
ors to the dryers" passed through
them and, finally. delivered to elevated
hoppers from which it falls into sacks.
The result is cleaner, neater, cheaper
| handling all around. They We're set
up and placed in operation on April 1st
April oath and May 25th respectively
I consider them a great success in ev-
cry way.
The Eva Mill is one of the few mod
ern mills which have not yet installed
crystallizers. Without passing upon
the question whether it would be profit
able to set up a costly plant for the
purpose of running all the sugar
through crystallizers, 1 am inclined to
the opinion that q small number of
these machines for handling third grade
only would give a good return on the
investment. I, therefore, recommend
that, as soon as expedient, one crystal
lizer be purchased for experimental
purposes to determine number required
and the financial prospects from hand
ling third sugars in that way.
IRRIGATING PUMPS.
There have been more alterations and
additions during the year in this de-
partment than in any other. A 175-
H. P. Babcock & Wilcox boiler has
been set up at No. 5 Station to COM
plete it's equipment. This was absolute
ly necessary to allow one boiler to be
set aside for cleaning purposes.
At No. 2 Station there has also been
added a 75-H. P. Babcock & Wilcox +.
boiler. The boiler formerly used for
generation of power at this place was
worn out, and it was necessary to re-
place it.
year or more ago it was decided to |
lower the two pumps at No. Station, !
one during each rainy season. On Nov. |
1, 1902, excavating was commenced. BY |
May 10, 1903, No. Pump had been re-
moved from its former position, over
hauled. set in place and put in motion.
On Dec. 8, 1903, work was begun remov-
ing No. Pump. AS all of the walls
and foundations were completed some
time ago, the installation of this pump
will take a much shorter time than did
No. A. In its present position the ca
pacity of No. has been increased over
3, 100000 gallons in "a hours. There is
no reason why a proportionate increase
may not be expected when No. Pump |
is placed alongside of No. 4. The ne
cessity for and financial results from
this alteration require no comment
Both of the Climax boilers at this
station We're retubed in 1903 and are
approaching the end OF their useful
ness. Further, owing to the increased
water supply, their steaming capacity
fore, been placed for g B. & w boilers.
This viii allow one boiler to be set
aside at all times for cleaning purposes,
as has been done at No. 5 with profit
No. 1 Station and fields dependent I
upon same have at last been connected
With the main irrigation system by an
inverted siphon placed across Honouli-
Iii Valley at its narrowest part imme-
fiately west of this station. The adj
7antage OF this connection is very ,
great. 1t not only supplies what wa
er is needed for fields below No. 1
which, with the increased area in that
this pump was unable to en-
irely supply; but it will enable the |
irrigation overseer, in case of a break
Town, to use water at once from the
main system as needed without putting
he old spare pump into commission
his spare pump may thus be used
lsewhere if necessary. |
The electric lighting of Stations 3.
and is now obtained from a Cen S
raP' at No. T. This arrangement (ef-
acted during the year, is fully as con- '
enient and more economical II
FUEL OIL.
With the exception of No, 8, change q
fuel, for all the pumping stations, t
ON coal to oil, was effected during
ecember last. Owing to the peculiar
of the furnaces of the