The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-03-03
BIG PROJECT IS
WELL UNDER WAY
Lihue Company Developing Hun
dred Million Gallons Water
Supply on Kauai.

Lihue Plantation Company earned a
net profit Of $335,42 during 1918. Ten
por cent dividends were paid on its
capital stock of $2,lO0,lOO and profit
balance Of lsl05, 42l carried forward 10
1914. Total balances carried forward
are s2S5,S75. The book valuation az
the property December 10, 1918, stood
at $2,s77,SOD. .....
The 1913 crop was 23.5OO tons from
400 acres, which includes the W. III.
Rice and Grove Farm, acreage. II took
s.45 tons cane to make one ton OF sugar,
The sugar yield was Eve tons per acre.
Mill improvements produced gain in. ex.
traction and decrease in losses.
The estimate for 1914 is H,0OD tons
from 1894 acres. The area in 1915 crop
is 1869 acres. "
Improvement during 1919 and In
progress are extensive. The mill was
brought up 10 a twelve,roller basis.
Railroads were extended.
Manager J. Weber says, in part. con
eerning water and power development:
Building Mile Of Tunnel.
"We have under construction, tun-
mel line Of an aggregate length Of one
milo, 10 replace four miles of old Polka
NJ p,Den' NOst OF the work ON tnis
tunnel y aone, and the line viii be
nnisnep ~ 2 rev months.
Ihe hydro.eieetrlc plant was com.
p'eped ana pug IN operation July !.
rover TOT this pinnt is derived from
water IRON tne Naiahi and Waiilihi-
ula streams. these streams deliver a
"a hours. and are situated on fcs simp S
property of the company. The water is
diverted from these streams and con,
Quoted through o. series Of tunnels az
greKaung approximately Sk miles and
one-hnii mhe OF open ditch 20 q point
JUST above our irrigation ditch, where
drop or wv feet is obtained, Here
Is CONQUERED through pipe thirty
vhree inches IN diameter 100 rect long
70 phe power stauon' Bhe power sta.
Na,ahi dteg 70 tnM when the wafer
~ ~ ulSenarge4 from tne wafer Wneels "
I4s piFen up Oy the irrigation ditch ana
eohdhenea 70 our heius, IS suostant
NAVY Dhlit 81 eonGhete ana steel IN
Iact, no WOOD rs used on the entire IN
stailation, except nj cross arms Tor m
suiaIIon. M. ..f
ne power piant consists OF Two IN,
aePehoent feltoh water Wheeis OF 4oo
". II llhA~isnnih ahpasipiy, eael plreet
eonnse.ea y I've slterhatlng eurrsnI
generators ~ ovV n. Y: A. eacN,t Plus
IN over'Sau q tWehtynve PEI GEM, u
puMefy OF rour transforihers WIN
lsWitcnpoard' ana eNe'perS ss
Electric Power Wen Developed
Tba e,rrent \ oeoe,ated M a4O0
volts, stepped up to l6,50O volts and
delivered over the transmission line to
the substatiOn at Lihue. At the sub
station the current is. stepped down to
2HOO volts, and is then conducted to
the switchboardF' in the two mills, and
from there deliNered over the different
distributing lines supplying current for
lighting and power purposes. The
total length Oh transmission, aud main
distributing lines 10 approximately
fifteen miles. The poles supporting
these lines we're made here and are of
reinforced conerete, -
1.-THE combined efficieney OF the plant
when operating at normal full load,
after dedncting all losses in wheels, gen
orators. transformers, transmission and
secondary distribution lines, is 800 h. p.
available for service.
~ Liberal use, " being made Of the
power by plantation employees and pri'
vate people. Most Of the plantation
houses are wired and furnished with
| light, and q new heln above our ditch
i I;nat 10 ha;n0 ;rr;oatad hu nm alactria