The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-09-25
CEMENT PROJECT
FOR THIS island

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"The proposed Hawaiian Islands
Portland Cement and Lime Company
for the purpose of manufacturing Port
land cement, and lime, is, or should be,
of interest to the philosophical men
of the islands, said Frank Winter
yesterday. I" There is today no line of
investment that promises larger, more
certain, or more permanent returns on
capital invested, nor one where the alb
sence of all speculative features is
more marked. There is no prospecting
or experimenting to be done, no chance
to be taken.
''The fact that experienced engi-
neers will select the machinery and
erect the plant, who have had success
full experience with the class of ma
chihery required, and that the company
has or can obtain the services of ex-
perienced men to operate the plant and
produce high-grade article at the
start, thereby obviating any prejudice
which might arise by producing low
grade article. there would be nothing
to overcome, and success should be as
sured.
"The quality and quantity of the
raw materials on the company's prop
serty have been thoroughly examined
by experts, and by them pronounced to
be equal to any for the purpose of man
ufaeturing Portland cement; and as for
lime product, the more experienced
hme.producers, who had samples say
that it is the hest lima they haue seen,
The quantity OF supply is snlirhited, is
capable of supplying 3 plaut of ten
times the proposed plant for a long
number of years With quality and
quantity, the company's property is un,
surpassed by holdings of any other
plant of its kind.
"The future of this undertaking de-
pends upon the present and future de-
velopment of the disposal of the man
Fufactured products. For the informa-
ation of the investors, let us call their
attention to the uses of the product
that they will produce. There has been
imported to the Islands, during 1906
1907, 1908 in the neighborhood, of co.
600 barrels of Portland cement each
year from the United States, England
Germany, and China, at cost, with
freight added, of, 100000. and lime
for the same periods. 110, 1000 barrels, al
an average cost, with freight added, OF
100000. The last three years show
the lowest importatiops for some tipir
past. The future outlook, for, the use
iiof. Portland cement is more encourag
ing than in the history of the Islands
+ The immediate improvements to BIZ
carried out by the United States gov
eminent at Pearl Harbor will cause the
use of thousands of barrels of cement
and other works to be carried out by
the United States government in forti
fications, breakwater, harbor improve
ments on the islands, will, for the mex
few years, warrant the output of tn
proposed plant. 1t is reasonable to ex
4 pect that, although the contract 70
improvements are let, or will be shortly
for Pearl Harbor, that the company
having the plant in actual operation
and producing a superior cement, abb
to supply the demands, that it will &c
its full share of the trade.
"Outside of the United States gov
eminent, the local demand will be in
creased over that of the past tire
years, as there are private enterprise
being developed, such as the Hamaku
ditch and railroad, Territorial govern
ment Improvements, such as roadmak
ing. The Queen street improvement
laying the road foundation with cor
crete, is starter for further road
which will be built in the future. A
more economical rate per barrel fo
cement, the plantations will look int
concrete for their main waterways an
number of their lateral waterway
for irrigation purposes, thereby cor
serving the water that now runs t
waste in the present bitches, The build
ing of houses will be big factor i
the near future, when the buildin
public finds that they can build home
, which, when built of cement, will b
almost indestructible and cost no NOR
than an ordinary frame house, bein
cooler and more sanitary in every way
Many ways will the use of Portlan
; cement come in that are not at th
r present in use here
| --s.&.s.