Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-11-11
RAPID WORK DONE
ON san CARLOS
new SUGAR Mill.

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Rapid progress Is being made on
the erection of the big modern sugar
mill at San Carlos. Negros. Philippine
islands. project in which much local
capital is invested
Alfred d. Cooper, promoter of the
enterprise, said this morning that the
mill is nearly finished. He has set
of photographs showing the work in
various stages. When the San Carlos
Milling Company began its develop
ment work at the port, including the
construction of a long wharf to deep
water, the government became inter-
ested and has now made San Carlos
a first-ciass port, as is Manila, the
order being issued last July.
The Iloilo Enterprise of September
Is says Of the construction work:
The erection Of the new modern
min at San Carlos, Negroes. is fast
nearing completion An army of
workers II busy on both railroad and
NIL, and with the arrival On the s. s.
Zafiro on Sept. Sd of the last piece
OF machinery, there is no doubt that
everything viii be in readiness to re-
ceive the cane now growing so luxiir-
iantly in the San Carlos valley.
The San Carlos Central aA the
planters who supported 1t, met with
many obstacles, and negotiations be-
tween the planters and the Honolulu
capitalists lasted over several years
before q satisfactory agreement
could be arrived at This was only
natural as neither party knew the
other. The planters had to guard
against being exploited by some un-
scFupHlous promoters and the capt.
talists had to guard against placing
an investment In a country with
which they we're not familiar without
first securing protection for the in
vestnent.
"One not acquainted with the mod
ern process Of sugar manufacture can
not realize Lie enormous amount Of
money required to build and equip
first class central mill liz all the
cane land in the San Carlos valley
was sold for 400 pesos per hectare,
the amount expended would not equal
the amount expended by the Central
company IN completing their present
plant,
A central mill must therefore be
a mutual investment to be success.
No legitimate company or individual
viii even consider investing 1000, 900
pesos in q community without ample
protection from the contracting plant
ers. and no planter should even think
Of contracting his land to a central
without first definitely
that the central company is
q legitimate company and that it is
prepared to erect and operate first
class mill Sugar central mills like
any other commodity, vary in price.
You can walk into a store and buy
q suit Of clothes for 10 pesos or one
for SO pesos and not be cheated in
either purchase The same obtains
with the sugar machinery, some are
built to sell, some are built to do the
work and continue to do it year after
year.
1T takes an expert to tell the diff !.
ference even under inspection, but
here. is great difference and also
he difference In price. i
The San Carlos planters took no
chances They took their time to in-l
Festigate and contracted with people
who had had lifetime experience in
he manufacture of sugar and for a .
irst-cIass mill In every respect.
Today they have mill in San
Carlos of which they or any district
d the world may point with pride
% and say @our Central Not only
lave they a mill for grinding their
:ane, but they have a railroad, a
lock available for freight or for en-
,arlxing their families on steamers,
IN ice and cold storage plant, a tele-
hone system, a physician and bet
er steamer service. Also the price |
{ the land has Increased at least %
Ter cent in the last year, notWith- :
landing the low price Of sugar.
The mill viii be equipped with
line 34'sx78v rollers superseded by
evolving knives, and two crusher
oils. alIsdriven with caststeel gearing
" a $50 horsepower engine. The 4
oilers are five in number and can ].
eVelop 1875 horsepower. They are
Implied with bagasse fuel by means
I machinery direct from the mill.
he clarifying department is equipped
nth Howe scales for weighing the
uice, Inning tanks, settling tanks,
lHd presses and filters. The clear !
nice is boiled under vacuum in
uadruple effect with copper calan-
rias and then delivered to the two
acuum pans where it is boiled by
team until 96 degree sugar is OBJ
aimed. There are 1910" centrifugal
lachines for extracting the molasses
riyen by a 125 horsepower Corliss
ngine, and another similar engine for
irving the vacuum pump.
The buildings are entirely of steel
eight Of 80 feet. The sugar ware
ouse is .66x400 feet, with a carrier :
1nning the entire length. And there
,mclasses storage tank holding
$4,000 gallons. The actual mill has
miles of railway with three Bald
in locomotives and 225 cars Of five
,ns cane capacity The cane is han
led entirely by machinery from the
me it is cut in the fields until it is
,aded into the steamers at the end