Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-04-19
PROSPERITY IS
Shown IN HAWN.
COM'L'S REPORT
Territory's Biggest Plantation
Pays Dividends. and Has
Big Balance

With climatic conditions that could
not have been better and the uneXpeCt-
ed imprO4emrnt OF the sugar market,
Hawaiian Commercial 4 Sugar Com
uany obtained results for the year
ended December ~, 1914. which the
stockholders can only regard as salts
factory.
The report, while not in general cir
culation among the stockholders yet,
has been secured by the Star-Bulletin
and is OF interest throughout the ter
ritOry.
In his report F. r. Baldwin, presi-
dent and manager, calls it "a fairly
prosperous year This mildness OF
statement will be understood from the
fact given further along in the report,
that this crop suffered severely from
lack OF water during 1872 and 1913.
otherwise it would probably have
given our record WELD.
Crop Above Estimate.
AS ii was the crop Overran the eSti.
mate by 2jOO tons, the report saying:
The crop was estimated at $4,000
tons, but actually yielded $4,000 tons
Of sugar. This was due in part to
the excellent juices: it took only 6.S5
tons OF cane to make a ton of COM
merci4l sugar" Grinding started on
November II, 1918, and was finished
in seven months to the day.
The mills did excellent work during
the year, grinding 1858 tons OF cane
per hour with an average extraction
OF 1853 per cent" the report says.
improvements.
Our experiment of shredding the
cane with beating machine has prov
en- so successful, even with machine
too small for the mill, that We now
feel confident we will be able to obtain
equally good results in both capacity
and extraction with our 12-roller mills,
when equipped with shredders, as is
now being obtained from 21-roller
mills elsewhere. We have therefore
ordered two motor-driyen shredders
large enough for the mills, which will
be installed for the 1916 crop. From
the data that we have obtained for
the past two months, we can reason.
vestment in less than one crop. .~
The total losses for the season
amounted to 11.6S per cent, which was
fairly good showing, considering the
fact that the mills were taxed to their
utmost capacity during the greater
part Of the grinding season.
o. 1T is fortunate that we are usually
able to finish harvesting by the middle
OF June. Otherwise, here at Puunene
where we have a dry climate and high
winds, the loss Of sugar in the fields
would overshadow any slight manu-.
featuring loss that we incur by crowd
Ing the mills"
Various pump improvements and
ditch extensions are described by the
manager, although, on account of the
fine climatic conditions In 1914 already
referred to, the pumps were not called
upon to do as much pumping as for the
previous two years. I'm order to sup
ply our laborers with pure water for
domestic purposes" it is stated, I'VE
are installing sand filters through
which all the drinking water will be
filtered. A complete new piping sys'
tenn will be installed to take the wa.
ter from the filters to the various
camps This work is being done un.
der the general supervision Of the ter
ritorial board of health
In addition to the two shredders be-
fore mentioned, two new boilers and
two 750 XIV. turbine-driven generators
will be installed this year. The gen.
orators will supply the factory with
sufficient power for motor drives al
ready installed. motors for the new
shredders and motors to take the place
Of the old Scotch engine, which has
been in service for 81 years and now
drives the crystallizers, vacuum
pumps, sugar elevators, dryers, etc.
Preparing for Free Sugar.
With free sugar." the report de-
clares in this connection, lit will be
impossible to set aside any money for
improvements. 1t has therefore been
decided to spend no less than $3.50, 900
for this purpose in 1915. for there are
several improvements that are abso-I
lutely necessary in order that we may
be better prepared to meet future con-
ditions."
Besides the factory improvements
mentioned and the domestic water sup
ply, the report states that new store
will be built at Kahului, that there
will be a large amount of ditch work
to carry on, that it will be necessary
to purchase about $4,000 worth of
horses and mules and to build new
quarters for the 1aborers. It is men
toned that the company is Sufficient
ly we'll off for labor to carry on all
branches Of the work.
A feeling tribute is paid to the loyal
ty of the late A. J. Mcleod, head luna
of the Kihei division, who died Of tu-
berculosis on December last, and in
conclusion the manager states that 1T
is a pleasure to say that the loyalty
to the company Of the responsible men
of the various departments played no
small part in the results, obtained"
Coming Crops.
Up TO date of the report, February
IL. 1915, 1900 acres of cane for the
1915 crop had been harvested. yield
ing 7.1S tons of sugar an acre or a
total of 2O,S20 tons. There being 3671
acres then still to be harvested, the
manager felt it safe to estimate the
crop at $4,000 tons Of sugar. For the
1916 crop planting was finished on
Julv 40 and hillinR-un on October u