The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-04-22

obtained was a little higher than for
the crop of 1906.
The consumption of auxiliary fuel
during 1907 was very much less than
for 1906. and we hope to decrease this
expense still more during the present
] season. To this end a Bergman"
/ feed water heater was installed. an
automatic feed water regulator on
/ each boiler. and mechanical trash
! feeders.
| The new feed water heater uses the
surplus exhaust steam that has been
wasted for so many years.
| The feed water regulators were
much-needed appliance, and will easily
save their cost in one year. To feed
battery of boilers by hand. and
maintain an even water level, with the
/ fiuctuating load that we have, is prac-
tieally an impossibility. Since INSTALL
ing these regulators, not even one tube
in our boilers has burnt out while in
previous years there has scarcely been
a week without some of the boilers be-
ing put out of use by having tubes
burn out.
The mechanical trash feeders are not
yet completed. but they will be a ma
terial help in fuel economy by exclud-
ing the blast of cold air that Is now
being drawn over the fires through the
open bagasse chutes.
1t is pleasing to state that our manu-
featuring results were on the whole
very satisfactory.
KOOLAU AND KAILUA bitches.
During the notable storm Of Deem
Der 22nd, 1906, there was considerable
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Kailua bitches by heavy freshets, es-
pecially on the old Haiku Ditch. where
the pipe at the bottom of Halehaku
Gulch was entirely washed away. For
tunatelv e we had heavy rains in the
plantation during these months. and
did not require the water in the Haiku
Ditch, and, therefore. had ample time
to do the necessary repair work.
To increase the water supply we built
a reservoir, estimated capacity. $1,000
900 gallons, in a small gulch which Is
tributary to the Halehaku Gulch. This
reservoir takes water from the Lowrie
Ditch and discharges into the Haiku
Ditch.
NEW wAIHEE DITCH.
The water was turned into the new
waihee Ditch on May 18th. 1907. and.
that have to be contended with in
running water in new ditch. still,
after the first month, the ditch has
been running smoothly. and the Fl. c.
& s. Co. has gotten a good supply Of
water through this ditch, and at times
surplus water through the old Waihee
Ditch.
PUMPING.
The average cost per million gallons
was 1854, as against $s.4s for the year
1906. This difference is easily account
ed for. as the water pumped in 1907
did not amount to half of the water
pumped for the previous year.
The repair work on the pumps has
been well kept up and the stations are
in good ruH4ing order.
LOCOMOTIVES AND ROLLING
STOCK.
The new locomotive ordered from the
Baldwin Locomotive Works is doing
good work, and will undoubtedly prove
satisfactory in every way.
The cane ears have been kept up
in good condition for work. but the
cost of upkeep has increased. as the
wheels and drawheads are now Begin
ming to give out rapidly.
SIEA VI PlADN =
The steam pIows have all been thn--
oughIy overhauled during the on-soa-
son, and are in excellent shape, doing
as satisfactory work as heretofore.
CONTEMPLATED IMPROVEMENTS.
The contemplated improvements for
1903 will not be very heavy.
A new store at Kahului viii be built,
which viii be devoted exclusively to
retail business.
The capacity Of the sugar warehouse
Il Puunene Mil VIII be increased by
extending the warehouse.
The Waikiki Sugar Co. and II. G. &
5. Co. in conjunction, are developing
water in the Waihee valley.
1t will be necessary to purchase two
arge lathes, as well as some smaller
.O3's for our machine shop.
There viii be considerable building
10 be done. just how much IT Is i'm
possible to say at present.