Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-02-23

this was expended for the boiling
house plant -
+ The Standard quadruple effect, a
machine of $1,000 square feet of heat
ing surface, manufactured by the Ho-
nolulu Iron Works, is doing very good
work, and is now, after some slight
alterations to the condenser which
were made at the mill, in every way
satisfactory.
+ With the greatly increase capacity
of the mill as enumerated, the harvest.
ing of present and future crops will
proceed with much greater rapidity
than heretofore.
ITO our fire equipment there have
been added so hand fire extinguishers,
which have been placed in every i'm
portant place where small fires might
start, "a in dwellings of employees.
and rs in the office, store. shops and
warehouses.
twenty-five animals were purchas-
ed during the year to replace the
waste in livestock, and the compile
ton of our sewerage system for hous-
es of skilled employees has been effect
ed during the year.
Projected improvements for 1915.
These will not be anything like as
much as in 1915.
AS a matter of necessity a num-
Der OF filter presses will be purchas-
ed to replace those wearing out in the
mill 1t is also my opinion that 1t
would be profitable to remove the sew
eral small pumps, now used for sup
plying the pans and evaporators with
condensation water, and replace them
with one large pump; and to increase
our electric plant at the mill sufficient.
ly to furnish power at various stations
and shops, both inside and outside of
the mill, where distance and convent
ence would make for economy. These
matters ! propose to take up soon and
submit them to the board of directors
with detailed proposition.
In this matter of improvements It
may perhaps be we'll to say that 1t is
the intention at the end of this har-
yesting season to remove the Lille
quadruple effect, place it near the first
cell of the new Standard evaporation,
and make use Of it as a pre-evapora-
tor. This will result in large saving
in steam, and II is my belief that the
Lille being a film evaporation, will
lend itself very well to this scheme
No new material will have to be pur-
chased for this alteration. save such
things as valves and piping, because
machinery needed is all on the ground
Rainfall.
1t is with great qualification that
submit herewith the record of rainfall
for this winter, if it may be so ex.
pressed, to date of writing
Since the plantation was started
there have been only two similar sea.
sons: one in 19031904, the other in
1906-1907 Prior to 1907 there were |
occasional dry years, but not more !
than two in succession, the remainder
being slightly above normal with the
two exceptions neted in 1904 and 1907 |
Since 1907, however, the rainfall Tor |
almost eight years has been very |
much below normal.
Although the wind accompanying
the storms of the past few months
blew down a few of the smaller |
TUNES, and the water Overlooking |
from fields and storm bitches damag-
ed railroad tracks here and there, the
loss to this company from the rains
has been trifling. and the offsetting
benefits incalculable.
THE irrigating pumps have been
shut down for months, practically.
since the end of November. The level
Of water in artesian system has risen
70 30 feet above sea level. This is but
one foot six inches below the level
when the plantation began pumping
or irrigating purposes in 1890.
General -"
The plantation equipment is all in Il
good order. There were no labor
roubles during the year. The bonus
paid by the plantation to its employees
n November and December amounted n
o S57,S97.25, and was a substantial II
gift to the workmian which | am Il
.ertain they appreciated. n
Under the head of new business, II
he stockholders voted to establish a
eserve fund, as provided in article 20
# the bylaws. The principal and in
crest of the fund will be used to meet
contingencies, ''or for equalizing divi-
lends, repairing, extending, or main
aiming the works or property of the
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