Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-03-05
Big CANNING
PLANT TO Be
ERECTED HERE
Libby, MCNEIL & Libby Behind
Plans for Enterprise to
Cost $3.50, 900
BIDS FOR BUILDINGS TO
BE OPENED NEXT MONDAY
Factory To Be Located at Ka-
lihi and Operations Expected
to Commence by June !

Another big pineapple canning plant
which viii cost IN the neighborhood
of $250.000 is TO be built at once in
Honolulu. Bids we're TO have been
opened for the construction Of the
buildings today. but owing to some
minor changes in the plans the con-
tract will not be let before next Mon.
Gay.
Libby, Mcneil e. Libby are the
promoters OF the new enterprise,
which will be one OF the largest pack.
ing plants in the territory. The fac
tory is to be located in Kalihi. on a
tract of land leased from the Bishop
estate, lying back OF the Kamehameha
school for girls, on King street. The
company has been working on this
matter for some time, but various de-
lays have help the proposition up UNI
til now. IL will require some very
rapid work TO get the big plant in
shape TO handle the pines which will
be available early this summer.
Fred w. Macfarlane, president OF
the company In this territory. did not
wish to discuss the details of the mat
ter this morning. but confirmed In
general the fact that his company is
soon to have an extensive plant in
this city. The building Of the new
factory will not have any bearing on
the plant which the company already
owns beyond Heeia. on the other side
Of the island. except that the local
cannery will take care Of consider.
able quantity Of fruit on this side
which last year was shipped BY rail
and water 20 the old factory for pack
ing.
The company controls a consider
able area Of land in the Wahiawa dis
trict and between Wahiawa and Bo-
nolulu, part OF which, IS now pro-
ducing, and the balance of which VIII
come into bearing soon. Besides this,
a is said, that the company expects
with Its new cannery to supply an
outlet for some $4,000 tons or more
or fruit which will be produced this
year by various small growers In var
ious parts OF the island.
There has been considerable guess
ing for some time past as to what
would be done with the big crop OF
pines due to ripen this summer, and
not under contract to the canneries
on this side OF the island, most Of
which have about all the fruit they can
handle from their own fields. A com.
pany OF Japanese considered the prop
osition Of building factory for taking
care Of this surplus, as was reported
in the Star Bulletin, but owing to diff.
cuities in the way Of sufficient work
ing capital and uncertainties in the
matter of marketing their product, the
matter apparently fell through.
AS before stated. work on the new
Libby, Mcneil & Libby factory will
be rushed with all speed. An expert
of the firm from the coast arrived here
on Tuesday, and has already taken
over the burden of getting the plant
built and the machinery installed
Bids are to be opened next Monday
morning at 10 o'clock for the erection
OF the buildings, the pineapple COM
pany having secured the material al
ready. The plant is to be in opera
ton by June l. Plans are drawn in
the office of Architect H. L. Kerr and
several local contractors are figuring
now on the work 1t is stated that
three buildings are to go up at once.
occupying about two and one-half
acres Of ground