Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-09-15

The growth of the island has been
stimulated by our railroad facilities
and the sugar output of Oahu has in
creased from 5000 tons to over 125, 900
and pineapples from an occasional
shipment to 10000 tons per annum.
This company, whose railway de-
partment was exempt from taxes for d
period of years, now pays to the gov
eminent in taxes every year an
amount about equal to the total taxes
collected from the whole island OF
Oahu in 1897 and every, two years an
amount equal To TIE subsidy of $780,
$50 which was granted by the legisla
ture to assist In starting the enter
prise.
During the Is years of operation
no passenger has been killed or seri-
ously injured; but one suit for in
juries has been brought for trial, and
verdict for the company was given
I'm that case" j.
General Managers Report.
The report Of General Manager Den
ison Is, in part, as follows:
THE locomotives have received ne
: cessary repairs and have been main
tanned at the usual standard. No ad-
ditional engines were purchased dur
ing the year. Freight cars have re-
ceived necessary repairs and nearly
all of them have been reprinted. The
passenger cars have had the neces-
sary repairs. Four passenger cars
mentioned in the last report as under
construction were put into service
early in the year. Thirty Bottom ven
tilated box cars were added to the
equipment.
The roadbed, track and bridges
have been maintained at the usual
standard. Six miles of 60-pound rails
were received during the year and
used to relay the main line from Wal
pahu to Eva Mill branch and at Kae-
ma Point. The rails replaced were
used for a branch line from Puuloa
running along the Pearl Harbor naval
station boundary to WatertoWn, dis
lance of 2.57 miles, the Rrodie branch
of .73 mile, an extension into new
pineapple fields in the Halemano sec
ton and an extension of the Van
branch, 1.43 miles, through the COM
pany's lands leased for pieapples.
"0ne and seventeen-hundredth
miles of rail was used for the extern
sion of existing sidings and new sid
Ings at Pearl Harbor. Brodie, Van 2,
Van and Van 4, Kipapa, DoWsett,
Leilehua and Waimea OF the double
tracking to the Libby eannery at Ka-
lihi mentioned in the last report, the
grading and bridges are in. No rails
were available for the track.
"A new concrete paint shop at the
end of the car shed was built and
foundation work for the new boiler
and blacksmith shop is under wav.
Many Improvements TIanneo.
Manager Denison suggests that the
following improvements be made dur
ing the fiscal year ending June so,
1916:
Six miles of 60-pound rails have
been ordered and are due to arrive
during September. This rail is TO be
used for relaying more Of the main
line along kaena point and the double
track to Libbys Cannery. The rails
taken up are to be used for the addi-
tional side tracks near DOle's siding
and "a Waipahu TO facilitate the hand
ling Of pineapple trains during the
rush season. and additional sidings in
the Honolulu yard.
"A track should be built connecting
the line near the oil tanks with the
main line west of the Cannery. The
was secured several
years ago.
The continual increase Of pine
apple tonnage will probably make it
necessary TO add number Of pine
apple cars to the equipment for the
1916 crop, 1t will also be necessary
TRY MURINE EYEREMEnXI