The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-03-15
OlAA'S FINE
PROSPECTS
will Take Off Twenty.
One Thousand Ton
Crop.
lFrom Saturdays DallY.D

/. A. Thurston president; b. +. Dill
lingham. 1st vicc-president; +. A. Mott
Smith, ed vice-president; Elmer E. Pax
ton. treasurer; A. W. Van Nalkcnburg,
secretary; w. F. Dillingham;, auditor;
c. II. Atherton. director
The reports for the past season show
that Olaa has had very good year.
The report OF the treasurer shows that
the crop of Ioo2-3 yielded 1889 tons OF
sugar which brought the gross sum OF
SI,33z.5 .5SI. The average receipts per ton
amounted TO a little over S72. The net
profit on the crop was S74744 The crop
to be taken off this year is estimated to
exceed 81 900 tons.
MANAGERS 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-1his has been increas-
ed this year by additional permanent
ground fumes intersccting the formerly
existing lateral fumes. This should
facilitate the handling of the canes in
more economical manner than hereto
fore, lessening required lengths OF porta-
Bile fumes, and TO considerable extent
the use of hoists, as well as acting as
feeders to the main fumes, increasing
the facility of delivery to the mill.
Mill-Thc installation of two addl-
tional centrifugals has now equalizcd the
several departments. This installation,
with few MINOR changes, places us i'll
the front rank for effective work, and
anticipate that a 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
evaporator, 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 flume the canes into the cars.
This system is working very satisiac
torily, easily furnishing TO the mill two
hundred and fifty (25o) tons OF cane
per ten hours work.
Labor-Net having completed Our field
work, owing to tbs melelnent weather,
prior TO commencing grinding, there is
somewhat OF shortage; as we Catch np
with the field work, however, this VIII
be more or less remeded.
Crop Ioo2-o5-ln 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 5,277 acres.
Crop Ioo3-oI-lhis 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, n
yield OF I.5oo tons is estimated. En-
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 i'll as
long ratoons in 1905.
Crop Ioo4-o5-This crop is very
promising, view OF the fields showing
very good stand i'll healthy, vigorous
condition, although, owing to the in
clement weather, II IS not as FAR adj
vanced as | had expected.
Weather-'lhe season has been a very
inclement one, wet and cold; in this we
have not been singular, as a similar con-
dtion has existed throughout the island.
General Outlook-ln 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 G,ooo) acres handling a
somewhat larger area each year follow
ing, thus securing plant, first and a
second raloon area for each crop, and
a plant going in This exclusive of any
new areas which may be cleared and
planted
Respectfully submitted,
r. B. McSTOCKFR,
Manager Olaa Sugar Co, Ind
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