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

| this was expended for the boiling
house plant. " ~. -.....
machine of q 900 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. IF
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 60 hand fire extinguishers,
which have been placed in every i'm.
portant place where small fires might
start, "a in dwellings of employees,
and 26 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 1916.
These will not be anything like as
much as in 1915.
las 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.
I'm this matter of Improvements 1t
may perhaps be well to say that II 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 1t as pre-evapora-
tor. This will result in large saving
in steam, and 1t is my belief that the
Lille being 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.
It is with great qualification that II
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 1903-1904, the other in
1906-19O7. 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 noted in 1904 and 1902.
Since 1907, however, the rainfall ior
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
fumes, and the water Overlooking |
lEOIu lI0IuS anu SlOIA ullCHco uduld6- |
ed railroad tracks here and there, the |
loss to this company from, the rains
has been trifling, and the offsetttng |
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
to 80 feet above sea level. This is but |
one foot six inches below the level
when the plantation began pumping
for irrigating purposes in 1890. :
General. .... .=... 49,.
THE plantation equipment is all in |
good order. There we're no labor
troubles during the year The bonus
paid by the plantation to its employees
in November and December amounted
to $57,S97.25, and was substantial
gift to the workmpn which am /
certain they appreciated
Under the head of new business,
the stockholders voted to establish
reserve fund, as provided in article 90
Of the bylaws. The principal and in
terest of the fund will be used to meet
'or for equalizing divi-
lends, repairing, extending, or main /
aiming the works or property of the