The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-03-09
u|HUE REPORTS
better SUCROSE
Results Obtained From Both Mills
Show Improvement Over
Last Year ~.

Sucrose in the cane of the crop now
being harvested from Lihue plantation
shows decided Improvement over last
year according to the annual report of
+. Weber, manager. Failure to sue.
cessfully negotiate an extension of the
lease on the government land of Wal.
lua.uka, the report states, is holding
back the ratooning and planting for
the 1919 crop.
The treasurer's report shows net
profit on sugar and sundry earnings
for the year Of $1,Op6, 677l0, dividends
paid of 100000, an increase in
capital stock Of 100000 and profit
balance for the year of 44,677.10
which added to the balance from the
previous year amounts TO a balance
credited to 1917 Of $1,1o3,377.9S. The
report Of Manager Weber states;
''The 1917 crop is to be harvested
from 1880 acres Of plant cane and 1891
acres ratoons--a total of 367l acres,
which is 103 acres less than the area
of last years crop.
1--WE commenced milling this crop
December IL, 1916, in Lihue and
December 81, 1916, in Hanamaulu,
and TO date have made approximately
$500 tons. The sucrose in cane shows
a. decided improvement over figures OF
last year and compares well with the
quality of cane in average years.
"Both mills are doing good work,
and in spite of the very rainy weather
of December and January we lost only
three days Of grinding, My estimate
for this crop is II 500 tons,
"For next years crop we. have I'M
der cultivation 1912 acres plant cane,
20o1 acres long ratoons, and 81 acres
short ratoons--a total of 3697 acres,
Of which 40 acres are new land which
was cleared in Lihue.makai. ...'
CAN of this cane is in satisfactory
condition, but the fields cut and cult
waited last are somewhat backward in
growth. -. .@..
"0ur lease on the government land
of Wailua.uka expires October i of
this year. Negotiations with the gov
ernment with a view of acquiring an
extension of the lease for this land
have so far been unsuccessful. Unless
an agreement with the government is
reached within few months the
acreage for this crop in the Hama
maulu section will be short as follows:
332 acres now lying fallow and which
should be planted; 445 acres standing
ripe cane which should be ratooned.
Manufacturing expenses were ex-
ceptionally high, due to extensive re-
pairs to and requirements of rollers,
steam boilers, juice heaters, evapora-
tor tubes and saveall, a turbine engine
| for eentrifugals and payments for
Mcsschaert grooves. OF these amounts
$23, 776.22 was charged to permanent
improvements and the balance to
manufacturing expense. The latter
figure increased from $4.90 the previ-
GUS year to $54S for this year.
awe have under construction the
ditch and tunnel line mentioned in my
previous report, and have finished
more than half of it. This line will
make about 200 acres of new land
available for cane. In order to make
this land accessible it will require the
construction of 2l-3 miles of new rail
road. When this railway is construct
ed it will also afford a second connec'
ton between Lihue and Hanamaulu
and will materially shorten the dis
tance between Lihue mill and the
mauka fields of Hanamaulu in case IT
! is deemed advisable to mill the cane
from those fields, at Lihue mill"