The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-03-10
CROPS.

The crop Of 1908 yielded Ia,r16 1885, tons, Of which
AIS osd manufactured the mill of the Koloa Sugar
Company and for which service paid OF the yield
100 1870 tons sugar
0I5 1888 1908 crop shipped and
credited reazations for the year realizing @
1903 of the crop shipped in December 1903 which
realized $775947 These items added the balance OF the
crop gives total income for the years crop of $697534o
The crop now being harvested consists OF 545oo acres OF
plant 47 8 of long atoons and 2887 OF short
making total OF 224475 which is estimated
this date to yield Io5oo
large block Of short intended for this crop
thrown long for the 1905 crop This with the leaf
hopper and unavorabe weather. will bring the much lower
than anticipated year ago.
The crop 1905 consists 1913 plant 1882
of long and about of short making
total of than have thus far been harvested
this plantation any crop The condition of this crop
the present writing promising and from preliminary
estimate has been figured yield about $4,000 tons
The eafhopper that did substantial injury to the crop
being harvested when young decreased materially this
and has had detrimental effect thus far the young
be ground next year.
The Company has acquired lease from the Hawaiian Sugar
Company and Messrs Gay Robinson OF MAXWELL Of the Ha
napepe surplus which will permit plant larger
and in enable larger in future
Our Accounts show an expenditure (see En- "A Tor Perma
Improvements throughout the year of $43 o. excluding
$l25oo for Depreciation which appears Operating Expenses
which is in payment of series of large contracts covering prn
cpa reservoirs land clearing and railroad extensions which
entered the year previous and closed this last year
The railroad ooa fields finished and in operation
We grinding from those fields for the first
time at mill thus saving large yearly expenditures here
tofor paid to the KolOa Sugar Company for doing this work
Ageoba trees have been planted in the gulches the
period the of fuel for aboers Other in large
bers have been set out for wind breaks, etc.
large of work consisting of rprappng, gassing
fencing and otherwise safeguarding reservoirs which
first class condition. has been completed during the year
camp for aboers employed the East Laval and Kooa
lands with good water supply and including mule stable has
been established at point the railroad at Kukuula.
We have added stock of cars built additional
waste moasse tank reconstructed the furnaces at the
factory to the Burt system of burning bagasse together with
number of other small Improvements enable further
reduce the cost OF sugar manufacture
No more Permanent Improvements as far as know are
contemplated for the present excepting such minor matters
may up incidentally in the regular routine
Our net operating expenses for the year, including but
exclusive OF interest bond expenses and depreciation $780,
All 90 being less by 89 than the previous although
harvested and manufactured 1862 of sugar and
rd about 500 Further substantial reductions
in operating expenses planned for this year.
The total of manufacture for the S. 90
ton which includes the expense of manufacturing the low
grades all labor and supplies and pro rata share of general
superintendent office expenses and directors fees which gen
orally from go 1919 of the labor The factory whole
is doing excellent work and expect to be able to report next
year still further reduction in the cost of manufacture.
We will make this year for the first time direct shipment of
$500 tons around the Horn by sailing vessel from the crop
being harvested. tft