Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-10-04
WILL FINISH RILOIBREAKWAIER
HRATE OF lOOOfONS EACaDAY

property.
+ From high up on the cliffs pure wa
ter Is piped to every part of the bic
Plant. Steam is also piped to the
! place where il Is used in driving the
drillssthat penetrate the huge masses
, OF rock 30 as to allow of giant powder
. to be used Fuel Oil and lubricating
oil Is also handled by pipe and 1t Is
forced. up the steep grades by the use
OF pumps. On every side, clinging to
the sides of the pail, can be seen pipes
that convey either water, steam or
Toll. = .. -.
Automatic ehawsefs.
i On the big scows that convey the
rock to Hilo are installed a system Of
tautomatic give-and-take steel hawsers.
The automatic arrangement so regu-
lates the strain on the hawser : by
which the scow is towed that there
can be no sudden pull that might part
4 the line and allow the sscow to drift.
As the line slackens ii lis automatical-
~ taken In and as the strain increases
the tcontriyance gives away lust
enough line to counteract the sudden
jerk that might result in choppy sea.
| AT the Hiio END of the big Job the
tscows are unloaded In quick order and
the rock is placed in position by an.
iother big derrick The rock is handed
very rapidly and the breakwater ap-
pears to be walking out into the ocean
arr marvellous rate offspeed. 4
and be, rock that the contractor Is
9f the ( in is at times far heavier
IS hat IN called for by the specifi.
water Is DeIoweyer, when such rock
than the orie*crd is given to place IT
ess,s Sos co 9, it lay n at aa benefit
The diree E equipment usnSs
Suretys Conn ! ght tend to 81 p.ea a,u
faith IN the. AZ on the origin ~ s.a9
shall to finish Il tor, or fact ~ ,os;,.as
on time and in q. 81
At the present tinf9 It" n,art.a,,
rock per month are belt 4. 5000 |
the sbreakwater. For the tuee o. 49,.
1900 to $4,000 tons win bea 81 t.,sail
down each month, At that sb,onnar
present contract VIII be fihist ms Of
fore winter sets in. Iott,.5, an
Contractor Marshall has edH &c.,
500, 900 so Ear on his plant. @}tS1ght
took over the other eontractda; Hftba
at valuation of 500. 600. ,.!.Nfhs3
The Waipio bfeakWater andR
are permanent improvements atNdI
ready the rice and taro groWG%SNX1
the big Waipio valley are fguri mn
shipping their produce from tn. ne 81
wharf instead of conveying it on pun l
back up the steep pail trail III 4
The wharf lisa strong structure aAt
the breakWater is there for e. "a
Under those circumstances the 1t
tory has now "a new landing place
and all at the expense Of private
individual. . .=.. z.s., q
AFFAIR offsr. Ii b s n
s.If / can secure the remainder OIL
the breakWater work, said Mr.. Mar
shall, tsor at least $500, 900 worth oil
Il, / VIII at once duplicate my cranes,
ierrfcks, scOws and locomotives and |
get ready TO handle 1O00ior more tons |
of rock day. would also extend /
my Waipfo breakwater so that two
scows at a time could be loaded thefei
and / would SO arrange things that q
constant train Of sc6ws loaded with
rock would be taken to Hilo where
two huge derricks instead Of the pres.
emit one would continue the good
work. s..
George Marshall has made good
and unless some Unforeseen accident
should happen, such as an earthquakes
or some other disaster, he will de-
liver the goods and finish the fHilo
breakwater Iextension well on time.
II given the chance and not called
upon to bid for the next and all other
sections, he viii also finish the whole
fDreakwater within = comparatively
short time If bids are called for
again and some mainland concern
(which knows nothing about the propo.
tsition secures the contract by under.
bidding Marshall, then Hilo can
whistle for another six or seven years
land wish that the breakwater were
an accompl ished fact. 81 -. ~ t.s..3