The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1911-05-05

u
q There is every probability %
% that there will be cut in prices b
q Of gasoline, Obstinate and kero- y
q sene In the Territory by the q
b Standard OIL Company Just as q
soon as a great plant, already @
b contracted for, can be erected @
d in Honolulu. o.
@E aAz aHERH EAa a % HEU
With the purpose of making Homo
lulu the central distributing point for
the Territory, and eventually for the
Pacific islands, the Standard Oil Com
pany win establish a tank line Of steam
ers from the Coast to this city and
build a comprehensive plant on the
Iwilei flats.
George n. Richardson, agent for the
company here, is in, charge of the OPP
erations. Three great steel tanks are
to be erected here, one for gasoline, one
for distillate and the other foRkerosene.
There viii also be can factory and
box factory. The contract for the
concrete work on the factories has been
given to Contractor John Walker, and
work win begin on Monday.
Heretofore all the Standard Oil prod
ucts have been delivered here in pack
ages, but as soon as this proposed plant
Is in working order they win be brought
here in bulk and distributed from here
to all parts of the Territory.
City Delivery.
Besides this a new method of delivery
will be established in this city, and Mr.
! Richardson states that stable is to be
built to hold twenty-five horses for the
delivery wagons, team to each.
Mr.. Richardson yesterday refused to
assert that there will be reduction in
prices, but he also refused to deny that
there would be cut in connection with
the sale of products in bulk. He agreed
that this usually followed where large
saving is made by the company in bulk
delivery instead of in packages.
Speaking of the great development
proposed, indicating the growing inn
portance of Honolulu as n central sta
ton and distributing point, Mr.. Rich
ardson said:
Products in Bulk.
4 Heretofore we have been bringing
down all the kerosene, gasoline and
naphtha in packages. Hereafter we
will bring them here in tank ships.
Three big tanks, respectively for
! gasoline, destillate and kerosene are TO
be erected. One tank viii be sixty
five feet in diameter, another forty.fve
and the third forty feet, and each of
them thirty FIVE feet in height. Their
total capacity viii be 10000 barrels.
! 'tThree pipe lines will run from the
railroad wharf to the property, through
which the oil viii be piped right from
the ships to the tanks.
GIVE shall build a can factory and
a box factory, utilizing for this purpose
one of the present storage buildings
These factories will have capacity of
about 10000 cases a month.
Gan of the products handled will
be delivered in tank wagons through
out the city. Yes, delivery will be
made to individuals as we'll as to gar
ages and stores, TO anybody indeed that
wants any of the commodities.
viii Rush Work.
&C. Just now we are waiting for. the
Hawaiian Dredging Company to fill up
the land. The equipment for the plant
has beben shipped and should be here
in thirty days. The plant will be In
operation as soon as the contractors
have finished their work.
1--WE will be able to supply shipping
as well as shore customers-all corners
indeed will be served. A great many
boats are going in for explosive
engines, and as fast ais they do we will
be able to furnish the naphtha.
"There will be three separate CON
tracts, one of which has already been
/ let-namely, the concrete foundations,
the tanks and the pipe line. Besides
these viii be the erection of the fac
tories. Following the large amount of
skilled and unskilled labor that viii
have work in construction, there wills
be permanent employment for great
many haFds in the can and box fac
tories and in the can-filling department.
An output of 10000 cases a month will
call for much labor.