Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-12-05


pairs in sugar manufacturing machin
cry being carried on carefully and thu
need Of repair In many Of the planta
lions mills at present TO assure steady
and continuous operations next sea
aon Is emphasized In the report of the
committee on manufacturing mach
. tnery Of the Hawaiian Sugar Planters
association. The report is submitted
by the following committee which has
investigated the subject thoroughly
J. y. s. Williams, chairman. w. A
Hind and A. Gartley.
The report deals with the following
. types Of machinery: Mills. carrier
and conveying apparatus. Boilers and
steam generating plants. CHARTERS,
settling tanks and filters. including
molasses cIarification+ Evaporatin2
apparatus and vacuum plans. Crystal
lizers and centrifugals, apparatus
dealing with low grade sugars, each
plantation contributing letter on its
experience with the various items.
Boiler insurance
On the subject OF boiler insurance
the letter of B. Won Damn is quoted
TO the effect that the boiler insurance
situation in these islands was such
that the limited number of boilers
here could yield only sufficient insur-
anee business for one company and
that the Hartford Steam Boiler and
Inspection and Insurance company
was not willing to enter the field uh'
less the planters could guarantee it
sufficient business.
The letter also declares that when
the matter of boiler insurance was
placed by the San Francisco agent OF
the company before the president the
Insurance company could not see its
way clear to enter the territory. On
this the committee reports:
I'VE are convinced that the reason
for this decision was the uncertainty
as to local conditions and the possibly
small volume Of business obtainable
in the absence Of territorial law
making boiler inspection compulsory.
ae lie the case in California and a
great many other states.
I'm order to secure for the owners
OF boilers in this territory definite
estimate of what the Hartford could
do, we respectfully suggest that the
sugar planters enter into an agree
ment with this company to send down
to these islands one Of their experts,
ouaii;!ed to make an initial inspection
OF every boiler owned by them, and
20 make a report on local conditions
and of the approximate premium rate
the company would have to levy in
fliis territory; the planters to pay for
such initial inspection.
Both the company and the sugar
planters would thereby be placed in
position to approach the subject mat
ter intelligently and a resulting. ar
rangement would without question be
mutually much more satisfactory.
The expenses of an initial inspec-5
tion may run as follows: Il
Salary Of inspector for four !
months ........ q..,,.....,, $l,oOOl
travelling expenses from San @sI
Francisco TO Honolulu and
return ......... .....,t...s oVJi
Travelling expenses between the
islands and on the islands at
SO per day $50. l,2oo1
~. 49,. -------
Total ......,. ..............$ 50 500
rWe have recently reopened our
NEGOTIATIONS with the Hartford Steam
Boiler Inspection and Insurance com.
pany and have inquired as to whether
OF not they would be willing to make
"a Initial inspection under the con-
difions outlined above. Their reply
should be in our hands within short
time.
we would like to state that new
boiler manual went into effect on
July LIST Of this year, superseding all
former schedules issued. We are not
IS far in possession of this new SEIZED
ile. but understand that rates have
had to be raised generally. We are
under impression that every new
boiler has to be constructed under the
supervision of q licensed inspector,
and believe that the provisions OF the
Al. s. M. Z. code are made to govern
the construction. Furthermore, boil
ers may be held unsafe and uninsur.
able at high pressure and still re-
main safe and insurable at lower
pressure.
"As soon as we are in possession Of
further communications from the
Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and
Insurance Co. we viii supply you with
copies thereof.
Your committee recommends that
the trustees of this association give
due consideration to this important
matter with a view to establishing q
system of boiler inspection and insur-
ance especially applicable to the steam
boilers. of sugar factories In operation
ia this territory.
Second Sugars
On the subject of crystallizers and
anC apparatus dealing
with low grade sugars the COMMITTEES
reports as follows:
.For several years past a great deal
81 attention has been given to the
probIems connected with the manipu.
iation of second sugars and after.prod-
nets. as it is realized that the bulk OF
factory losses now occur in the final
molasses. /
..During the period 1S9S-1902 when |
most of the very large factories aow
n operation in this territory were de.
signed and constructed, crystallizers |
for handling low-grade massecuites |
were included in the equipments, but