Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-03-17
M'BRYDE'S YEAR
showed PROFIT
Kauai Plantation Begins
To Cain On Its
Indebtedness

T. N'''is'iS 'hip il'l hlilt hFl'Hth W lllt
most favorable report of the planta.
ton that they have ever had submitted
to them. This property which has
been held back for years on account
Of It's inadequate water supply. seems
finally In condition to meet all
drouths, Nth ample electric pumping
capacity and reservoirs for storing
storm waters. The Indebtedness with
the agents has been reduced by a sur
plus Of income over opcrsing ex.
pensos.
Extracts from Manager stodart's re.
! port follow:
! Crops.
The crop Of 1905 which experienced
dry weather in starting, realized II .337
tons 1875 pounds.
The crop df 1909, now being harvest.
ed, II estimated to yield IL 500 tons. OF
which over 5000 tons at this date have
been harvested. II should give III
considerably more, but as It is, the
crop will be the largest yet taken OFT.
due to the fact that our water supply
has been materially increased, so that
In spite OF dry weather this crop is
fal ing on less than others have done
| wien exposed to such unfavorablc con
| d. 'ons. In fact the difference I'm the
yield of the crop OF 1908 and the yield
OF the crop Of 1909. now being har.
vested and which can hardly help OK.
cecding the 1908 crop by at least 1000
tons, is due substantially to more wat
er during the dry summer months.
The crop of 1910 consists of GS5
acres of plant cane 21O5 acres Of LONG
ratoons and l5D acres OF short rltoons.
] submit a map which shows the fields
to be harvested for this crop.
Additional Pumping Capacity.
Within the past thirty days we have
added to our pumping capacity and
our supply Of pump water by starting
up the new Worthington rour.stage
turbine centrifugal pump at Electric
station No. 3 in Hanapepe Valley
This station has been under process of
construction for over a year. Thu
new pump lifts eight million U, s.
gallons pcr "a hours against a total
dynamic head of ii2 feet. The pit
for this pump IN 80 feet inside dla.
meter and 40 feet deep II is con.
structed of reinformed concrete and
arranged so as to accommodate anoth.
or pump of equal capacity at some fu.
ture time when required.
Our nIimnq unW ,nnyfyt Of IL.
trio and two steam pumps tone aux.
Hilary and one independently giving IN
the aggregate n guaranteed pumping
capacity daily of thirty.fivc millions
gallons. The new pump at electric
station No. . lifting water ms Il does
to an elevation where additional wat
or Is most needed cannot but have a
most beneficial effect on our crops.
The total amount Of water bumpcd
Tor the year Is as follows: Electric
pumps, 1912 million gallons: steam
pumps, 2645 million gallons; total 59l7
million gallons.
Operating Expenses.
Our net operating expenses for the
year, exclusive of interest and bonded
debt expense, was SG26,25l.72 or an
average of s52,1S7.Gi per month. being
slightly under the average for 1907
Cultiyating and planting cost us less
than In 1907, but pumping cost nearly
S3O'OOO.OO more, due TO the dry wealth.
err which kept our steam pumps going
steadily throughout the whole year.
The now electric pump at Station
NO reaching, as II does, the same
elevation MS the steam pump will do
away with the use Of the steam pump
except In the summer months.
Our receipts for the year have OK.
ceeded our operating expenses for the
hrst time In several years, and the
Agents account has been correspond.
lngly reduced from last year.
Permanent improvements.
There has been spent on permanent
improvements during the year 1908
S2l,9lO.l3-sl4G99 SO of which was ex.
pended in clearing land. leaving bal.
ancc of s72lO.27 for waterways and
reservoirs, forestry, electric pumps.
etc.