The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-02-22
CROP Will,
BEADOUT SAMEAS
THAT OFLAST YEAR
Hawaiian agricultural Company
Stockholders Meet and Re-
ceive Reports OF Year
HEAVY RAINS AND LEAF
HOPPER CAUSED LOSSES
Drought Has, Not Injured Crops
For This Year Or Next Is
Report of Manager


ceeded its preliminary estimate for the
1917 crop by ffty-eight tons Of sugar,
as is shown by the reports Of James
Campsie, manager, which was present
ed to the stockholders of the com.
pany at their annual meeting held yes
terday in the Offices Of c. Brewer 4
Company, agent. He places the same
estimate on the 1918 that he did for
the 1917 crop and finds the 1919 crop in
good condition and we'll advanced. 1t
was little retarded but not seriously
Injured by the drought Of last year.
:, The 1917 crop suffered severely from
the heavy storms in the latter part of
. 1915 and also from the leaf hopper out
Z break of that year and as a result the
yield per acre was below the usual
mud amounted TO $50 tons Throughout
the year there was not at any time
an excess of water for fluming but,
taking every advantage Of what there
was the min was kept going daytimes.
Dealing with improvements in the
year the manager says:
NEIL and Boiling House
1--WE have made quite a few i'm
proyements to our boiling house during
the past year-a new elevator cell was
added, one of our vacuum pans was
replaced with larger one of the Calan-
dria type, and the capacity of another
of our pans was increased by adding
n Calandria belt to it. In addition to
this We also raised the whole pan floor
a, IL ID al 20
our pans and eyaporators. These i'm
movements have enabled us to do bet
ter work in This send of the factory.
WE also re -sRelled 10 of our rollers
which were uhderized. At present
we are giving the mill thorough over
hauling and replacing one Of our centri-
fugal batteries with eight 40 inch ma
chimes. As result of these altera.
tions, I expect an improvement in Ou'
mill work this year
Landing Warehouse
"The new sugar warehouse mention.
ed In the last annual report has been
completed; this gives us an additional
storage capacity of 1000 tons. The
building was constructed throughout
Of steel and concrete and is therefore
entirely fireproof. 1t is also equipped
with link belt conveyOrs, which dis
charge directly into the steamer boats.
We can now handle our sugar more
rupidly and with less labor than was
possible under the former system.
Electric Light Plant
I tHAR up-tO-date electric lighting
plant has been installed and has proved
q great convenience. all of the main
camp as well as the stores being sup
Piled with lights from It, The plant is
operated by steam or gas engine, as
eonditions permit.
fumes VIII Aid
. HUThe new flume from Noguchi Tun
nel TO Moaula along the top of the
plantation is proving a good investment
by enabling us to use the Noguchi Tun,
mel water on the west end of the plan
tation as, necessity arises. AS a re-
suit we win not in future have to shut
td6wn as frequently as in the past be-
cause of lack of water on the Moaula
Section. We had many Of our fumes
damaged by the storm of March last,
hut these have all been repaired. -
In the financial reports a net profit
for last year of 800, 587.3 IS is shown
from which dividends at the rate of
twenty-four percent per annum were
paid, amounting to $4S0,000 and $547,-
426.3l was carried forward, from which
must still be deducted the four per
cent extra federal income tax and the
war excess profit tar Of 1917. With
these deductions still to be made the
balance ID $1,027 ,426.3l.