Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-10-21
SUGAR INDUSTRY
Will PROSPER
ON THE ISLANDS
Such Is Decision Reached by
. Mill Engineers Now in
Convention
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cation Company's new drydocks, and
through the power plant of the Ha-
waiian Electric Company, where a
new turbine is being installed. By
10 o'clock they were gathered again
IN their convention quarters when II.
McCubbin, of the Pioneer, Mill at La
hania, finished the address he began
yesterday on the subject Of Milling"
after which q discussion began on the
paper read by James Ogg yesterday
on "Evaporators and Clarifiers. The
latter was devoted mainly to the sub
iect OF centrifugal Qualification and
pre-heating. E.
There was a lively discussion Of
both of these papers, different ideas
being argued and tested, sometimes
Illustrated on the blackboard, placed
in the room for that purpose. 1t was
almost noon before the morning ses-
sion, which was an extra meeting of
the engineers to finish the business
impossible to dispose of this after.
noon.
Two papers are being read this
afternoon, one by ]. e. Kennedy of
Hakalau on vacuum pans and the
sugar rooms. This paper will be fol-
lowed late this afternoon with one
from H. s. Truscott of MAXWELL on
iabor saving devices and general
topics, and the remainder of the ses-
sion will be taken up with discus
sions on the two papers
r. R. Hind presides this afternoon.
One of the features of Kennedy's
paper related to the relative merits
Of the calandria pan and the coil pan,
the latter one of which Is IN general
use throughout the territory. The
delegates seemed strongly inclined to
favor the calandria, its many advan-
tages, as affirmed by Kennedy, being
endorsed by other engineers who have
had experienced with such pans.
The convention viii come to close
with an annual banquet of the Ha-
waiian Engineering Association which
will be given at the Commercial Club
this evening at 1880. Now that the
sessions are almost over, there is q
growing feeling that the mill engi-
neers should meet annually. The
idea is strongly endorsed by them and
It will probably be acted on formally
this afternoon.
The extra session this morning cut
short the inspection tour, but it was
sufficiently long for the engineers to
obtain very clear idea of the me-
chanical workings of the two plants
named. They first visited the Inter
Island drydock, The principal features
of which were explained by Superin.;
tendent j. E. Sheedy. The dock will
cost 100000 when completed and
will be capable OF handling q steamer
the size of the Wilhelmina. 1t may
later be extended making it 460 feet
over all. A demonstration of the sand
blasting machine which is used to
scour the metal parts of the dock be-
fore they are painted was given The
painting of the wings of the dock it.
self, pointed out Superintendent
Sheedy, will cost $4,000. The ex-
pense is due to the necessity of using
q certain paint to overcome the effect
of salt water on the metal when the
dock Is submerged.
Ten of the ten-inch centrifugal
pumps will be used in raising a yes
sci, which will be driven by cou.
pie of 200 horse power electric mo-
tors, the current to be furnished by
the Hawaiian Electric Company. The
dock will be ready for use in a month
The engineers were greatly interest
ed in the description of the plant as
given by Superintendent Sheedy.
From there they went to the Ha.
waiian Electric Company plant, where
they were shown through by w. II.
Marvin, who described all the ma
chinery under his care, giving a clear
idea of the technical features.
Excavations are now underway to-
put in a new turbine dynamo of 5000
XIV. Two such machines of an earl
Ter model and Of, less power are now
being used. one producing $50 and
the other 1,500 k. W. One of the fea-
lures of the new machine is that it
has four times the capacity of the
smaller dynamo while it occupies on
ly the same space and weighs no
more.
Following the dinner this evening
the delegates will leave for their
homes.
Two more delegates arrived from
Hawaii this morning to attend the
last sessions of the mill engineers
convention. William Napier. engi-
reer of the Multi mill OF Kohala, and
Henry Hind, assistant engineer of the
Hawi plantation mill, were the two
arrivals. They were present at both
sessions of the convention today and
win appear at the dinner this evening.