Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-12-03

$3.50 and there was slight increase
of tonnage per hour. He had often
felt sorry that he discarded the old
shredders for the iKrajewski ctuslier
Messrs. Kopke, Gartley, Pdllar and
Hagen continued the discussion, the
last" named saying SO degree sugar
could be made here as well as SO II
the refiners would offer a price at
tractiVe enough.
Waste IN MoIasses.
|. Mr. Bodenheimpr OF the Crockett
refinery. California. was introduced by
Mr.. Bottomiey The first thing he
talked about was the damage 10 So
gar bags between the factory here and
the refinery. from which he proceeded
to give a description OF the various
processes Of refining. Mentioning the
fact that some Hawaiian sugars show,
ed more discoloration than others. n
said he would like to know whether
the practise OF burning the cane be.
fore cutting and grinding 1t had any
thing to do with that condition. Also
he told OF sugars with high content oil
iron which blackened the lips when
taken into the mouth.
Mir. Hagen said The eastern refiners
did not complain so much as the west.
ern refiners about our sugar, becauss
they had market for the syrup re-
sulung from the refining process.
Mr.. Bodenheirner said the waste in
molasses was two per cent. They
could make as good syrup az the
fasteners, but could not Sell it ex-
cept at a very low price to distillers.
Sugar Bags.
Mr.. Norris said one benefit from
the new tariff was the enforced &c
nomy among other small ones of max
ing sugar bags 1T home. II was start
ed by the fertilizer works, which had
made some bags for sugar factories.
He was Informed tllat Pioneer Mil
Company was making bags this year.
Manager Weinzheimer Of the com.
pany named stated that II was max
ing bags for threeNquarters of its crop.
and he understood Maui Agricultural
Company was making it's own bags.
in reply to Mr. Gartley, who said he
heard the sewing was defective, he
stated that the fault had been merely
In the style Of stitch. This had been
rectified and there was no further
trouble.
not large enough to make. a central
bag factory for all the plantations an
economical project.
Mr.. Weinzheimer thought individual
could do the work Just as
cheaply as central factory. because
the latter would involve the cost of a
site and the employment of a manag-
err, bookkeeper. etc. Every planta-
ton now had its own bag warehouse
and the machinery was>not costly. The
saving IN home Manufacture would
be in proportion to the price of the
Imported article, which was now high.
j. p. Cooke described the automatic
installed BY Maui Agrieultur-
al Company. 1t was estimated home
manufacturing OF bags would save the
company $4,000 on its crop of $4,000
tens Of sugar. ... ~. |
c. D. Hedefiiana stated that planters
IN Cuba were arranging to ship their
sugar ia bulk, but he could not de-
scribe the details. ~. a.. Z
Mr.. BOdenheinaeT wanted to know
bow the various grades could be def.
'efentiated In, bulk. He told of some
sugar received in comuressed blocks
It Crockett which were as hard as
och.
Mr.. Norris raised a laugh by saying
hat II the raw sugar producers found
t economy to ship their product in
bulk the refiners would have to find
some way Of treating il.
Qualification, the utilization OF bag
lsse and the most economical DISPOSE
ton of molasses We're topics that ellie
tied technical remarks from Messrs
Norris, Kopke, WILCOX, r. BALDWIN,
Hagen. NOR. Eck0rt, Glib and 9TH
rrs
President 1p&sett followed up 4
by Mr.. Baldwin, urging
hat all the theories regarding the iiti.
Iization of byproducts should be put
IN concrete form IN a report, SO that
he saving OF vanies alleged possis
DE might be made effective when free
sugar came into operation in 1915.
Mr.. Peck stated that nothing re-
1iained to be done so far as laboratory
work was concerned Mr.. Agee fol-
owed with a remark that the recovery
II potash from Inolasses was a simple
natter. Mr.. Norris read paper Oh
he subject handed ID BY w. J. Dyer
Mr.. Dyer having given prices Of
,ther liquid and gaseous fuels to
Ihow that alcohol would have to be
reduced at a very low price to COM
,ete with them, Mr.. Norris said that
United States government tests had
5rosed that Alcohol, in engines con-
;tructed for it, compared favorably
With the other fuels in question. /
At 4;30 o'clock the association ad-
burned until 9 o'clock this morning.