The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-01-26
Arrive On Ecuador With Commits
sion To Purchase Searby
Shredder In Honolulu
WILL ALSO INVESTIGATE
@JTHER ISLAND IMPROVEMENTS
JaVan Mills Are Planning Expen-
diture Of Thousands Of Dol
lars In Near Future

Commissioned TO purchase improved
sugar mill machinery in Honolulu for
plantations in Java, two representa-
tives Of the sugar interests Of the Dutch
East Indies arrived last night on the
steamer Ecuador from the Orient. They
are w. Won Baak, plantation manager
of the $. +. Kawarassan, and ], y. Go
| gelcin plantation manager Of the s. II.
Soemberdadi, both in the district Of
Kediri, Java, and both owned by big
Amsterdam sugar corporation.
The Searby shredder, the most recent
of long list of improvements in mod
ern sugar mill machinery that are the
product of the inventive genius Of the
Hawaiian sugar industry, is the magnet
that draws the two Java men TO Homo
lulu. The fame of the remarkable
work accomplished by the Searby shred.
ding system in preparing the cane for
the mills reached Java some time ago,
according TO Mr.. Won Baak and Mr..
Gogelein. The main purpose Of the
two Java sugar men Is to investigate
thoroughly the workings of the Searby
shredders in Hawaiian mills prepare
tory to placing orders for the installa-
tion of the system in all Javan sugar
mills. s.H IT, ..'ns
"Our firm has been carrying on cor
respondence for some time with Cation,
I,Neill & Co., of Honolulu said Mr..
Gogelein last night, land they are sat.
isfed of the value Of the Searby shred.
ders. The owners decided that per-
sonal investigation should be made be-
fore purchase of the Searby system on
large scale, us the Jayan mills are
planning the expenditure of many thou
sands Of dollars TO install these ma
chimes, %& t
, 1--WE will also investigate other inn
provements in Hawaiian mills and in
tend to make study Of the Hawaiian
sugar industry for our interests.y
HJava and Hawaii, added Mr. Won
Baak, 1--WE consider as the two places
where the sugar cane industry has
reached the point of highest develop.
ment. There is a close Feeling Of mu-
tual interest between the two countries
We feel and our plantations are always
/ touch with the improvements and
progress Of cane growing and sugar
manufacture in Hawaii. Our expert
nent station keeps in close touch with
the work of the Hawaiian station and
we have learned much from the work
,, that the Hawaiian experiment station
! has announced. In the same manner
, we have found your station interested
in our work.
Both Mr.. Won Baak and Mr.. Goge
: lein report that the high price Of sugar
last year has been an aid to the devel
opment of the sugar industry in Javi
E and a means of making possible the i'm
provement Of the industry for leanel
years which may come.
Last year most Of the Java crop wal
marketed in England, they said, and Al
ing as the war continues they expec
lat this situation will continue. Afte
ne war they expect that Java win re
turn TO her regular sugar markets.
China, Australia and Japan.
The Javan sugar industry does no
suffer from scarcity Of labor, the,
said, as there are more than enough 10
torers to be found for the sugar plan
tations. The next Javan grinding sea
son. according to their reports, win Sc
o fine crop, as the rains have been plen
tiful, and even the usual dry seasol
has been tempered by rainfall. Tn
Javan grinding period is from May !
November.