Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-03-12
0lAA MAKES A
| GOOD SHOWING

At the annual meeting Of the Olaa
Sugar Co. yesterday afternoon in the
assembly hall above Castle & Cookies,
the following officers were re elected:
l.. A. Thurston, PRESIDENT; b. +. Dill
bingham, list vice president; Z. A.
Mott-Smith, I'd vice president; Elmer
Z. Paxton, treasurer; A. w. Van Val.
kenburg, secretary; w. +. Dillingham;,
auditor; c. H. Anterior. director.
The treasurer's report shows 1887
tons of sugar for the crop Of 19O2.3,
bringing in $1,337,5S1. The average
receipts per ton amounted to a little
over $72. The net profit on the crop
was $74,744. The estimate for the
crop to be taken of this year is some
thing over $1,000 tons.
Following Is the managers report.
Flume System-This has been in.
creased this year by additional perma.
nent ground fumes intersecting the
formerly existing lateral fumes. This
should facilitate the handling OF the
canes In more economical manner
than heretofore, lessening required
lengths of portable fumes, and to a
considerable extent the use Of hoists,
as well as acting as feeders to the
delivery to the mill.
Mill-The installation of two add.
tional centrifugals has now equalized
the several departments. This install.
lation, with few minor changes,
places us in the front rank for effect.
i've work, and anticipate that a still
better showing will be made this year
over last.
An experiment in the use of the Gi.
naca .Keech furnace is showing very
satisfactory results, as the fuel re.
quirement is reduced and the steam
production increased.
| If this experiment proves the sue.
cess that is to be expected from the
results now shown. considerably
larger percentage Of maceration will
be permitted.
There Is no chance, even in macer.
ating to the limit, Of overcrowding the
evaporator, as We have never yet
reached its capacity.
I am now, however. remelting with
the juices from the filters. and pump.
Ing back the thin Juices from the last
mill for maceration behind the first,
water being used only behind the sec.
ond mill.
Railroads. have avoided the ex.
pense of constructing several miles OF
railroad to take of the canes below
the mill by installing an inclined rail.
way system. The cars on this system
are hauled by cable, power being fur.
nished from the mill. The waste wa.
ter from the mill is used to flume the
canes into the cars. This system is
working very satisfactorily, easily fur.
| pichinu IN tho mill CSn toms 30 M, N
per ten hours work.
| Labor-Not having completed our
field work, owing to the inclement
weather, prior to commencing grind.
&, Ing, there Is somewhat of a shortage; ;
as We catch up with the field work,
however, this will be more OF less rem.
edied.
Crop 19O2.O3-In spite of an unusu
ally cold and wet season and consider
able areas of twelve months ratoons
a fair showing Is made on this crop
the output being 1857 tons from 5,277
acres.
Crop 19O3.04-This crop, now being
harvested, including that from outside
planters, will be cut from approx.
mately 5000 acres, the largest yet han.
died, and In spite of the excessively
wet season, a yield of 81, 500 tons is es.
timated. Experience 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 19c4-05-This crop is very
promising, view of the fields showing
a very good stand In healthy, vigorous
condition, although, owing to the in
element weather, 1t is not as far ad
vanced as I had expected.
| Weather-The season has been q
very Indictment one, wet and cold; In
this we have not been singular, as q
similar condition has existed through
out the island.
General Outlook-In reviewing YOU
estate, may safely say that the con
dition thereof appears very satisfac
tory. The fields are looking well ant
the mill doing satisfactory work. tn,
harvesting keeping the mill regularl!
Supplied.
The fields are now SO arranged tina
an equalization of crops can be expect
ed, allowing the handling Of regular
and contiguous areas each year TO
planting
This year shall pillow and plan