Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-04-10

amounted TO 1911 per cent, which Is
the smallest manufacturing loss ever
sustained by this factory. and is
worthy of comment considering the
fact that the mills were driven harder
than in any previous year.
The notor-driyer shredders that
were added during the last off-season.
as part of the permanent installation
in front OF each mill, are doing excel
lent work They have not given any
trouble and we are now obtaining IS
per cent extraction and grinding over
ITO tons OF cane per hour.
THE mills have feasibility here
tofore unknown. Their capacity is
NOW governed by the crushers, which
are far too small for the mills.
The new continuous subsiders and
clarified juice filters are giving excel
lent results and the operators are we'll
Satisfied with them
Pumps.
After an unusually busy pumping
season our pumps are now being over
hauled and repaired. At Well 8, Kihei.
the timber lining of the 300-foot shaft
is beginning to give out and We are
patching 1t up. removing loose stones
that are pressing against the lining.
We now expect the shaft to last an
other four or five years.
"The installation of the 600 horse
rover Diesel oil engine and the two
stage turbine pump of 12,000,000 gal
Ions capacity was completed in
March, 1915. This unit replaced two
5000. 000-gallon Worthington pumps.
which we're very extfavagaIft in fuel
and out OF date generally.
at took some time for those In
charge to handle the Diesel engine to
advantage. and, due to this and minor
mechanical troubles. there were a
good many delays, One of the prin-
cipal troubles that caused delays dur.
ing the first three months was the
failure OF the oil filters to clean the
lubricating oil. This, however, was
overcome by using a better filtering
system.
eral days during July when, due to the
breaking of a crank box bolt, the
fourth cylinder was disabled. The en-.
CINE was then operated for six weeks
with three cylinders until new cylin.
der could be obtained from the fac
tory.
The crank shaft was slightly bent
in the breakdown and therefore we
were not abIe TO get Thoroughly salts.
factory results up to the end OF last
season. The shaft has now been re.
paired and we have good reason to
believe that the service of this plant
will be satisfactory this year. The
engine burns the low grade of fuei
without delay and the economy is all
that is claimed.
improvements 1915. /.
aThe statement for Improvement sx
penditures for the year 1916 totals
s450,597.17.
1--WE put more extensive improve
ments in3, the sugar factory that was
contemplated at the time of writing
the last years report This was done
with the object of bringing the factory
up TO higher standard.
THE mill improvements included
two Searby shredders, three boilers, q
new filtration plant to filter all TIE
juice coming into the house, continu
Gus subsiders. four centrffugals, sia
|crystallizers and several motors and
pumps.
"All the other 1915 improvements
were taken up in last years report
Contemplated improvements for 1916
As we had a good cash surplus al
the end of the year, and as we are
taking off crop of not less than So,
600 tons, for which we will in al
probability get a good price, it has
been decided to follow last years pol
icy and spend about 100000 on i'm
provereats.
By putting in substantial improve
ments during good years we will be
able to keep the. plantation up to the
necessary standard and will be in I
good position to- cut down expenses
when the price of sugar goes down.
The Improvement work will be
along the same lines as last year, ant
while it is impossible at this early
date to give an accurate detailed esti
mate, the following will give a genera
idea Of what We expect to do in thi:
line for 1916:
Mill so Oh
New sugar room. ~. IS, 90;
Pumps h...... 40,o0t
New cane cars. i......... 10000
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