The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-09-25
CEMENT PROJECT
FOR THIS ISLAND
Frank Winter Tells About What
Gould Be Done
Here.

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. ''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
chinery 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 a low
grade article, there would be nothing
to overcome, and success should be as
surea.
''The quality and quantity of the
raw materials on the company's prop
erty have been thoroughly examined
by experts, and by them pronounced to
be equal to any for the purpose of man
ufacturing Portland cement; and as for
lime product, the more experienced
lime producers who had samples say
that it is the best lime they have seen.
The quantity of supply is unlimited, is
capable of supplying a plant of ten
times the proposed plant for a long
number of years. With quality and
quantity, the company s property is I'M
surpassed by holdings of any other
plant of it's kind.
''The future of this undertaking de-
ponds upon the present and future de-
velopment of the disposal of the man
ufactured products. For the informa-
ton 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, 10000 barrels, at
an average cost, with freight added, of
$l60. 600. The last three years show
the lowest importations for some time
past. The future outlook for the use
of Portland cement is more encourag-
ing than in the history of the Islands.
The immediate improvements to be
carried out by the United States gov
I hn
use of thousands of barrels of cement,
and other works to be carried out by
the United States government in forti-
fcations, breakwater, harbor improve
ments on the islands, viii, for the next
few years, warrant the output of the
proposed plant. 1t is reasonable to ex-
pect that, although the contract for
are let, or will be shortly,
for Pearl Harbor, that the company,
having the plant in actual operation
and producing a superior cement, able
to supply the demands, that it will get
its full share of the trade.
FOutside of the United States gov
eminent, the local demand will be in
creased over that of the past three
years, as there are private enterprises
being developed, such as the Hamakua
ditch and railroad, Territorial govern
ment improvements, such as roadmak-
ing. The Queen street Improvement,
laying the road foundation with con-
crete, is starter for further roads
which will be built in the future. At
a more economical rate per barrel for
cement, the plantations will look into
concrete for their main waterways and |
a number of their lateral waterways
for irrigation purposes, thereby con-
serving the water that now runs to
waste in the present bitches. The build |
ing of houses will be big factor in
the near future, when the building !
public finds that they can build homes
which, when built of cement, will be |
almost indestructible and cost no more |
than an ordinary frame house, being
cooler and more sanitary in every way.
Many ways will the use of Portland
cement come in that are not at the
present in use here