The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-12-07
HAWAIIAN SUGAR IS
DE(LAREDEQUAL|N
'GRADETO THE BEST
|compialntt Of Refiners Which
IiWere Considered Last Year
Have Been Met This Year
PLANTERS HOLD SESSION
\ AND DEBATE ON REPORTS
Discussion More Technical Than
During Previous Sessions;
tx .sssa By-products Told

III " ~ ~ ttvuueto tVu
sevsA reports were given consider
tation sof the Hawaiian Sugar Planters,
Association In the two sessions OF the
Ithirty-seyenth annual meeting which
were held yesterday. The subjects nm.
der discussion in the incoming we're
"1fkll Data, s'Cuttivation, Fertile.
alton and Irrigation Of Irrigated
Plantations, ~ and nCuitivation and
and Fetilimtio1 Of Unirrigated Plan.
tations. Y At the, afternoon session
four subjects were taken up an is many
reports. These were "sugar .Machin-
ery,,, Sugar Manufacture s'Bi.
products Of Sugar" and Labor Saving
Devices. During the day the discus
sion was rather more technical than
at the three preceding sessions.
Grade Mich Improved
The report Of R. s. Norris on 'sSuear
Mill Data" was one Of the important
ones Of the session, showing the inn.
Proyement made in grade of which so
much complaint had previously been
made and which was dwelt upon at
length during the session Of year ago.
Relative to such improvement his re-.
port said in part:
"That the refners are pleased with
the Improvements that has been made
so far in the sugars Is shown by the
comments they have made about them
Iapri1g tbs season, some Of which fol.
low.
Isity@ Henry Iienau, superintendent
NATIONAL Sugar Refining Co., April 5,
| l915f There has been much improve.
ment IN the grain, of your sugars this
| tsPennsyiyania Sugar Co., July III.
| l9l7s3I wish to say that the Hawaii.
ianseugers received this year, taken as
i q whole, have been of very good DUAL.
ity and we are very much pleased with
them esrsfa 49, .-s
s"W iHl Hoodless superintendent
tPennsglyapia Sugar Co., August l3.
4 1917: You will be interested in regard
10 tho Aukdfs- 0e are receiving. We
are very much pleased with them in
Ia..w ~ ID .
"Privates eommunieations from New
York. May 10, 1917: mr.. Lienau and
Mr., HoodieAs laid particular stress ON
the Improvement In the grain and
washing qualities of Hawaiian sugars
over that received last year, and both
i were quite enthusiastic on this feature.
Nov Equal Best a. s.-s :
/ y An, examination Of, large numbey
Of samples of Cuban sugars. ~ tba
1917; reason, at the Experiment Sta.
ZION, mas snown that Hawaiian sugars
N.ow oiuni 70 .nem IN gram; With
ING experience gained during the past
i we increased boiling
avnse sduip%en, OF many OF the faeto-
I,itse Z ;,spopid DC no bdlHleulty In
49, ~ grain, OF our sugars AZ
sSgr STANDARD tnan that OF Cuban
~ ~ ~, -.
Ivy much Improvement has been
,....' y tne otaer opJectlonable quail
~ s ~ vuI sugars--their high sulfate
-. Ss.u lew suggestions and some
Il eTpdt $3.50, Sfe oeeh MADE mat wih
49, ! y ~. Palslai Improvement, put there
~ -. sounl to DC muen chance at
.,ne " our oelng able 10
- 90, ny suiIates as low as they are
aoan sugars; hawaian sugars
s.h;ia osel o.ro percent sulfates,
nareent DAn sugars contain. about IVA
percent -. #5t
IL. ,;st mere are, therefore,, certain
VII, nsah dh ne gupan sugars which
20 ~ ggauy commune 70 90 superior
- M ~ -. ;n.a, ~ = e My gong
to.;nns snea ain., Oh nawallan plan
tSs. !, ~ I Imam gram superior TO
- 'ss oupans -.
by-rrodncs discussed 4 "a s,.s....ya
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