The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-06-25
HAWAII PLANTERS
TOSH|P MOLASSES
HakaIau Plantation Company viii
Enter Market with Coast
Others To Follow

That il be granted permission to sci
mp two immense molasscs tanks and
pumps, ono ashore and the other on the
Kuhlo wharf in Hilo Harhor,, was the
subject of a request received and read
before the harbor commission yester-
| day afternoon from the TlahaIau Plan
tation Company.
1t Is pointed out that tnls will faci-
litate the handling of moasscs to a
great extent in shipping it from Hawaii
to the coast for commercial purposes,
where it is to be used in the making of
alcohol syrup and to mix with altafa
for feed, as it has been mixed with cane
tops here for many years for the same
purpose. -...a y
After some discussion at the meeting
the members Of the harbOr board went
on record az tavoring the granting Of
the permission requested by the Ha-
koIa" company, which is to pay to the
government a cent for each barrel of
mo asses that is to pass over the wharf
for shipment.
Details To Be Worked Out
"Thcr are, however, a number of de
tails to be worked out before the board
IAN take final action on the PROPOSE
tion,' said Col. Charles }. Mccarthy,
meI"Der OF the board, TO The Advertiser
yesterday. "There is some question as
to the rights of the board as regards
the shore end of the proposition. This
will be taken up with the land com
missioner g department TO study out
all the details of the proposed transac-
ton the board will hold a special meet.
ing Saturday afternoon at half past one
o clock, when 1t will go into committee
Of the whole on the subject.
"Of cource, to save all question, the
EOa~d will insist that the pipe over the
wharf shall be owned and controlled by
the board" said Colonel Mccarthy.
- 1t would not do to allow private con-
corn to control the pipe line over this
wharf, as every time the wharf should
he repaired dispute might arise as to
the disposition of the pipe.
Railroad To Figure
The mOlasses will he transported
from Hakalau in specially built tank
Ears by the Hilo Railroad Company,
which will come into quite little bust.
ness on this account The molasses
will be pumped into the shore and
wharf tank, and when the shipment to
alifornia, or elsewhere, is to be made,
it will be pumped into the hold of the
vessel =
As the success Of the experiment Is
demonstrated it is believed that other
along the line, such as the
Iionomu Sugar Company, Hawaii Mill
'ompany, Waiakea Mill Company, Olaa
Sugar Company and the North Hilo and
Hamakua sugar mills will follow suit.
Already Doing II
Molasses is now being sent to the
,oast in bulk by the Wailuku Sugar
romrany, Hawaiian Commercial and
Sugar Company, Maui Agricultural and
Sugar Company and the Honolulu
Plantation Company The product has
been used on the coast for making al
'oho' and syrup and recent experiments
N mixing the crude product with alfalfa
FOR stock feed having proved success
ful and profitable and as n commercial
enterprise new avenue of trade is
thus assured. lin
John A. Buck, president of the Ha-
Ealau Plantation Company, which, by
The way, is California corporation, is
very optismistic over the proposition.
81 believe that it will be a good
hing all round and that it will help
business generally" Mr.. Buck says.
Joint Ownership
As the proposition now stands the
HakaIau Plantation will put up at its
own cost the shore and wharf tanks ami
pumps. The eight finch pipe connect
ing the tanks will be placed over the
wharf by the government and for it's
Use the company will pay royalty of
one cent for each barrel of molasses
shipped from the wharf.