The Hawaiian gazette., 1913-10-24

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INV IANN' VI iidNAAAfN FtaA'A ~ w
American markets, the sugar mill en-.
sucers Of the Territory, ia their con
vcntion yesterday, dealt with the prob.
lens OF solving the best methods OF
producing the product with the highest
percentage of efficiency and thu cheap
est rate per pound to getting II into
1ags, U.. t|. .lH
At ten clock yesterday morning
there was an extra session. not on the
regular program. The meeting was call.
ed 10 take up unfnisLcd business, and
Mr.. McCubbIna of Pioneer Mil, com.
plcted the talk on milling commenced
Monday morning .. u,N
Tour of Inspection. sHtIt
The morning was largely devoted to
an inspection OF the floating drydocl
which the Inter Island company is in
stalling on the waterfront opposite the
HONOLULU Iron, Works, the Honolulu Ra.
bid Transit Company S ppwer house on
Alapai street, and the Hawaiian ,Elec
tric Company : plant on Alakea street.
At the Hawaiian Electric Company s
plant tue engineers watched, the install
lntiOn Of new turbine engipe..s.. .n
At the drydock, Superintendent
Shecdy escorted the engineers over the
plaut, which will represent a cost of
S5DD,000, He explained that it would
be large enough to handle . vessel the
size of the Wilhelmiua, aud, would be
ready for this or any other service
within a mouth, Under the direction
Of Mr.. Shecdy q demonstration was
given with the sand blasting ma
chine, which is used TO seour the metal
parts of the dock before being paint
ed. The .naintipg of the wings alone
will cost 10000, He also explained
that ten of the ftep.inch centrifugal
pumps will be used in raising the dock
after a vessel has been placed in the
choeks. The pumps are TO be driven by
a couple of 200-hQrsepQwer electric mo-
tors to be furnished by the Hawaiian
Electric Company. .ny.,
At the rapid transit power house the
visitors were conducted through the
plant by General Manager Ballentyne
and Chief Engineer Menaugh. The in
tricate poYerprodueing machinery was
greatly admired by the engineers. Chief
Engineer ,Menaugh has been in charge
of the plant since it was established
nearly twelve years ago. While there
u group picture was taken of the WISH
tors. .....- .,Y.
Final Meeting in Afternoon.
At the afternoon session the third
and faal meeting took place, being pre-
sided over by X. X. Hind. Two pa
pers were read, one by II. S. Truscott
of Maxwell, on labor saving devices
and items of general interest to the en-
gineers, and a, paper by j. T. Kennedy,
of ilakalau, on vacuum, pans and the
sugar room, .t
Renton Hind, who presided at the
session was n keen observer as in
stanced by the manner in which he
asked for discussion of the two papers,
his intimate Knowledge of the systems
favored by each engineer giving him
opportunities to call for varied opin.
ions,
At the conclusion of the afternoon
session an adjournment was taken to
the evening, with stern injunction by
the chairman to be present at the ban
quct at the Commercial Club.
calandria Pan Favored.
Mr.. Kennedy's paper was so com
plete and embodied the opinions of the
engineers so well that the discussion on
the suhjecr was hardly necessary. The
points of interest in the paper indi-
Gated that the mill engineers of the
Territory are very conversant with the
chemical end of the business as well
MS with the engineers end. His paper
was the longest that had yet been pre-
scented, but was absorbing in its inter
est to the engineers.
The opinion was practically unanim-
\ Gus that calandria pans were superior
to coil pans, the latter heretofore hav-
ing been in general use. They are
! gradually being superseded by the new
! type. The question of central condcn-
sation was brought out very concisely.
1t was agreed that central system of
condensation is an Improvement, but
owing to the influence of temperature
on the technique of sugar boiling, it is
/ important that each evaporating unit
I have its own condenser. the air pipes
I from which lead to a central apparatus.
Truscott Brings out Point
Mr. TruScott 5 paper dealt with one
or two questions that are Of vital I'M
! portanre. Particular stress was laid
ON he point that the planters associa-
| ton should give more encouragement
| TO those OF the engineers who have an
Inventive turn OF mind, for, as ELI
cheney is demanded, the encouragement
Of ideas towards this aim should be
| greater than il has been
4 \ resolution was adopted asking that
I more details of engineering interest be
incorporated in the weekly reports Of
| the various mills which are distributed
among those belonging TO the planters
association, for IL was pointed out that
the engineer is us big factor in tho
economical production of sugar rs the
heads Of the other apartments.
James Glib, of Honolulu plantation
WAS called upon by the chairman &c
make few remarks. llo seemed Il
he very heartily in accord with th,
sentiments expressed. lie congratulate
Air. osg It Pahala ON his inycntiy,
ability rs displayed by the many origi
nal devices M use al the Pahnla mill
N this luu,iure Chairman Hind pOute,
out thai Whilesit WIS not his wish {,
dntrNt irum the genius shown by Mr.
! ugg, 10 was his opinion that opportunity
hul entered larsaly into Mr. uge7s SUE
e'ss, and ho painted that il the nNolag
mil engineer u given the opportunity
tu show his Intent talent, tho result
NuulI d. lrutttyiuu