Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-03-09
KcSRYDE ECONOMY
Brings PROSPERITY

luis, neaTly Z,DVV TONS more tnau las
years crop, was announced at the an
nual meeting of the McBryde Sugal
Company, Ltd, held this morning a
the Chamber of Commerce rooms.
The reports of both the manager ant
treasurer show the past year to hav,
been a prosperous one, and the out
look for the future is bright. Ths
treasury closed the year with a sur
plus Of $70,909.16. The officers Of last
year were reelected.
Manager Stodart's report shows that
the 1904 crop yielded slightly over 10,
57S tons. For this a total realization
Of $64S.694.07 is expected. The 1906
crops consists of 779 acres plant, 74S
acres first long ratoons. sos acres SEQ
ond long ratoons and 462 acres short
ratoons, with an estimated yield OF
$4,000 tons. Up to March LIST $500 tons
had been taken off. The 1906 crop will
consist Of 1876 acres plant, 1047 acres
first long ratoons, 622 acres second
long ratoons, and 300 acres short ra.
toons, with an estimated yield Of $4,000
tons.
Operating expenses for 1904 we're
1888, 147.40 inclusive Of interest and de.
probation. Excluding those two items
the expenses were $iS7.273.65 or S40,.
6O6.14 per month as against $45,034.32
per month in 1903. and $4S,741.77 in
1902. In 1903 1900 acres and In 1904
5077 acres were carried. Milling and
manufacture cost less than in 1903.
and landing and pumping expenses
were materially reduced.
The cultivation Of second ratoons is
now fully established. IL saves plow.
ing expenses and the yield thus far
equals first ratoons.
In 1904 there was spent $50, OSS. 3s
In permanent improvements, including
clearing PA acres Of land. 1t is plan.
ned for 1906 to build two reservoirs,
extend the permanent track to Koloa
village, fence in the forest lands, clear
100 acres Of stony land. start In a small
way an experimental station to test
new kinds Of cane, put In knives in
front OF the first set of rolls at the
mill for sllcing the cane, enlarge the
Farley tunnel carrying the food wa
,troamn 20 double To- ona., a"a
,nd % .aS.Da Us "es.", 'ap"e''y'
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pe W., ms ."e 'as' year wiz" tn'
l',es anee .na' 'n's ousn. u pe oou'
oe. " se'uie an aueluate supply OF
"a'ei mas o. eh'p"asiZeo the impor'
an VI . cheaper source OIL energy
,nan .oa' mat ,he hauai Electric 20
"as oeen o'sahiNeo Win sutncieht re-
,o''.e' " ue'e'oP anu install ny
o'T'eo.r'c power pant al WANNA on
the horth size OF the isiand-where Q
large stream goes 10 waste-and trans
mt the power 10 the McBryde planta
ton Tor pumping and other purposes
me Kauai Electric Company has be
gun the installation Of Its plant.
The ranch netted $6.SS1.28 last year
During the year molasses burners
were installed at the mill furnaces
with very satisfactory results. The
ash from the molasses and from the
bagasse obtained In Burt furnaces In
stalled In 1903 give $4,000 worth o.
fertilizer on 12,OOO.ton crop, most o.
which was lost before the installation.
In question.
The promise made In the last an
nual report OF more economical worl
In the mill during the year has beer
fully realized.
All OF the sugar went to the East
ern market, quite half by sailinl
vessel to San Francisco, thence over
land. or the other half the bulk of |
went direct from Eleele to the East
ern market, around the Horn, and tn,
balance reached the market via He
nolulu. The "Conemaugh's" cargo o
800 tons destined for the same marke
never reached its destination; tn
vessel is>supposed to have foundered
Insurance. however, fully covered tn