The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-11-24

Rnton and Mr. Coodale were here could tell rs some
thing about loading machines and think would be 81
benefit to hear from them.
Mr. ReatoAlr- President we used the WilsonWebster ma
che On the EVA plantation for considerable period during
1907 4 found that I presume two months
work that there was sufficient in them the purchase
ny le Eva falta1lon CoPanyot three machines for the fol
lowing These machines delivered to Us as prom
sed at the beginning OF the crop but delivered different
times during the season and found that they built much
TOO hight We handling
fact each machine had to be taken 10 the machine shop a. the
plantation and practically rebuilt Nevertheless their work has
equipment plantation because Of the stated bv Mr.
Baldwin halted only for the try
bity Of recommending behalf the plantation order
mat SIG IL he last two months at Eva the Wison-W
TO do the bunding by contract fully cheap the work
performed by the japanese aborers by hand
The Chairnan-Dd you handling
MI Renton-No contracted for handling the bundles The
little longer, fully thirty per heavier and
corresponding increase in strength Instead OF horsepower
The Chairnan-Our machine has 20 horsepower
Mr. Renton-Owng, however representations made
the last meeting by those who favored the Kennedy machine
understood that the Kennedy aGhne capable OF loading
not do It IS very large quantity however to be handled by
ticed however the OF Mr. Kennedy Cane Loading
at Waiake that the regular amount loaded which
very good work indeed
in the that did being lighter machine and
much cheaper machine Mr. Kennedy ought be here
but would say that have found that Waiakea
they pull all their seds the railroad whereas the
in, think,
Mr. get by is,
pile in bundles The OF the work performed by day
labor Under these conditions the loading NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Webedd remarkably good work Eva during the last
crop did like giving the whole thing
pqs b the bne nd We cos eD them too 1
able property place the hands OF who leave
the place. They are irresponsible.
The Chanan-Has anybody else anything this sub
Mr.. Renton-Mr President would like have Mr. Ken
nedy tell what load the We know what
1
trying get, have II loaded cheaper
The Chairman have statement about that and do not
know as there is ANYBODY here from Hawaii who has
Mr. Renon-I do think Mr. Kennedy states how many
mules / oadt
The ChaanHe claims that is cheaper than the hand
loading His states that it makes saving OF 90
42o tons OF
Mr. Rentor-since you have speak about VII
Webster loader would that opinion there ought
to be in the machine to enable repair work to be done
That is about the only other suggestion have to make NJ,
Kennedy know about your loading machine
We the subject OF Labor Saving
bo, To,,r machine we would be Glad to hear it.
Mr. KennedvI think in the report how many
machine. 1t tells how many lift
and takes about and oneaf tons OF cane to
make ton o sugar, that ought to be clear.
The Charrnan-I would ask YOU Mr. Kennedy whether YOU
any figures showing the cost per ton to load the cane
suppose OF course, you have figured that out
Kennedy-Yes have figured it out many times The re
port OF last shows that eleven cents IS the cost
Mr.. Renon-Eleven cents to load your cane?
Mr.. Kennedy-To pick up and load IT, yes
Mr. Renon-How about the cost OF getting the cane to the
machine?
Mr. Kennedv-The question is not about that at all The
question much does it cost to load it onto the cars or
trucks
Mr. Renton-I dispaaging your machine Mr. Ken
~ A. ali was saving that the Wilson-Webster machine pulls
in cane with power
Kennedy costs 50 1uch 70 loa
the cane onto the the other ependI-
ture OF hauling the to the loader
Mr. Kennedv-It depends how to haul IT,
The Charan-The point raised here, MI Kennedy that
the machine. without the OF sled or any
b5n nled the cane to the
+be NO machines the Webster loader and your ma
chine YOU naturally would have figure IN the cost OF et
10 be
Webster does pulling OF the to the ace whereas
has to be taken TO the machine Oh
sIeds or carts BIZ OF mules
Mr. Kennedv-e know Of what 1t costs Us to maui the
- - 1Fe-en+ distances We figured pulling the
se lone the ground would be nothing but bunch OF
yo,d bv the time got the machine
have to further than the ordinary
do YOU?