The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-09-18
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shown but to show.
OF course, the main object ofS
sawmill force, Just as it is just
with the Office force at Hilo headsn
terssand the numbering force in th$ys
est, is to turn out ties for the big SIi
F'e contract, and every energy is til
directed toward this end. But the n,
pany' has plans for the future, pin
for putting the by-products of the a
saws to commercial uses, uses which wiz
add materially to the income from thtgV
sales of ohia without adding greatly toy
the cost of production. n
w. W.. Harris, the general manager
of the company, has file of orders on
hand for ohia lumber from various
manufacturers from many points on
the mainland The value of ohia as
tough, workable and seemly wood has
been spread abroad, and the many or
ders for sample lots and the numerous
inquiries are the results.
One manufacturer has sent in an
order for ohia which is to be worked
up into shoes for ear brakes; implementS
men are writing, wanting to know what
prospects there are to secure supply
of the heavy, white wood to be worked
up into pillow handles, shafts and Whit
fle-trees and gear boards for reapers
and binders; great wagon manufac-
turing firm wants figures on supply
for axle shafts, for spokes and wooden
wheel-rims, and other inquiries are in
the company's Office for ohia flooring.
Later on, aIsey wben it is possible 70.
get around to it, after the tie-cy
is well under way and the aecumi
orders are begun to be filed, it is
intention of the company to exper,
with ohia as material for stree%
ing blocks. Ohis has a density ~
greater than northwest fir, tel
surprising hickory, and a wearing X
ity and power of resisting both l'V
and wet rot that should commend ia az
those interested in getting paw
block capable of wearing smooth a
resisting the wear Of heavy traffic. NI
Then there is the possibility of @et
tracing tile fannie acid from the SAD
dust waste, the wood containing hhf 4
percentage of this valuable predit
Altogether, there is small danger of aNigAN\
portion of the oRia log going to wastNt
once, the main contract work is weEN
under way, which should be long beforkAI
the end of the year.
General Manager Harris is looking,
after the game from every end, being
untiring in his duties, which take him
from office to forest many times during
every week. One hour will find him
busy behind the koa counter of the [
Wainuenue avenue Office of the company
in Hilo, attending to the thousand and
one things which crowd upon the 'ex-
ecutive head of any large concern,
meeting inquirers, prospective purchase
ers of lumber, and company direee2A
and shareholders; the next hour III
find him whirring away in his Franbs
over the Puma road, ready to pluf
into the difficulties met with by the mi.
superintendent or the outside managei1
He can meet the railroad magnate on
an equal footing, or settle fight in q
japanese camp. His work for the,
company tells, and the way everythiIgih
moves every day from end to end
the business shows it. A&t'
The arrangements for the loading1
the ties, either direct from the cars
the Hilo Railroad Company s. wharf IN
by lighters, are now under consideratioijI
and viii be settled this week, although
so far, the company manager here hast
net received definite information as to-
the carrying contract with the Matsony
Company. JUST how big contract this
transportation is can be seen when it is
figured that the mill can turn out
cargo for a twenty-five thousand ton
sailing vessel every ten days and give
a yearly tonnage in ties alone equal to
one-eighth of all the sugar shipped FROM
all the islands. A train of eight cars a
day win be required to keep the mill
clear of sawn ties.
When everything is running smoothly,
the company will have in the forest
and the mill, including the men at work |
on the Arioli tree-pulling contract, a
force of FIVE hundred men on it's pay
rolls. AT present there are over three
hundred at work, and the payroll last
month for the laborers was over six
thousand dollars.
MATHEsoN.