The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1922-04-28
Large Increases
Will be Made by
Maui Electric Co.
Capacity of Transmission
Lines Will be Practically
Doubled; First Year Shows
Many Accomplishments

Ntdiiy ACCOITlptlSffI16Il
Plans for important changes and i'm
provements of it's transmission lines
have been prepared for the Maui Elec-
trio Company and similar plans for
its distribution lines are to be pre-
pared. The changes in transmission
lines will practically double the pres
ent capacity and are expected to serve
the needs of the community for the
next ten years, the stockholders of
the company We're told yesterday after
noon.
The Maui Electric Company has com
pleted year of operations since it
bought the properties of the Island
Electric Company, sold under fore
closure and the annual meeting was
held yesterday afternoon. The same
officers and directors were elected
with the exception that David S.
Wadsworth was elected to a place on
the directorate, filling the vacancy oc-
casioned by the death of his father
last year which had not been filled
previously, and Douglas Brewster was
elected auditor.
The officers are d. c. Lindsay, pres
ident; G. d. Lufkin, vice-president;
William Walsh, secretary-treasurer
and d. T. Fleming, j. H. Gray and F.
p. Rosecrans, directors OF the $500
shares 1921 were represented at the
meeting.
Year of Progress
In its year of operations the COM
pany has put in $50 new installations,
has reduced prices on electricity for
lighting 25 percent and has made
great improvements in it's service.
AS compared with the first quarter
of the year, the managers re-
port shows, the last quarter of the
year showed increases in receipts for
lighting of 16 percent, SO percent for
power and 49O percent in merchandise
sales. When it took over the old COM
pany the voltage it was able to fur
nish ran only about 80 and now it is
able to furnish full voltage. This has
been accomplished by the installation
of transformers.
Future Plans Large
A detailed report and blue prints
were fuunishedlby j. II. Foss who with
Manager j. C. sBlair has been called
upon to prepare plans of a definite ma
ture for the expansions of the COM
pany to meet adequately the needs
of the community. The plans he pre-
sented covered transmission lines only
and will require an initial outlay of
$4,000. His services have been con-
tinued to prepare the plans for the
distribution lines, work on the i'm
provements to go forward when the
entire plans has been prepared.
Heavier wires, concrete poles for the
transmission and wooden for the de
livery line and the moving of the trans
mission line to Wailuku from the
beach road over and across the sand
hills are part of the proposals. At
present the capacity of the transmits
sion lines is 555 kilowatts and the pro
posed capacity will be $50.
Reports presented yesterday showed
something of the difficulties which
have been encountered by reason of
taking over an old an drum down plant
and the accomplishments that have
been made in building it up. When
taking over an old and run down plant
hind what it should have been, the
managers report said. The policy of
the directors has been to build up and
improve the plant without increasing
the capitalization and without incur
ring a bonded indebtedness. The re-
turn to stockholders has been 8 per-
cent on their investment in the year.
Will Broaden Out
1t was also determined yesterday
to begin as speedily as possible a ser
vice in the Makawao district, probably
at lower Paia.
In the election OF officers and direc-
tors the only contest was for filling
of the place of the late r. A. Wads-
worth. d. S. Wadsworth, Charles Saw
age, Harold w. Rice and ]. j. Walsh
were nominated, Rice and Walsh de-
clining and having their names with
drawn. The vote between Wadsworth
and Savage was 20S9 to 2S2
The matter of securing a permanent
office and store is also before the di-
rectors, whether the present establish
ment shall be rebuilt or a new loca-
tion be secured.
The company has purchased the
franchise of the Maui Gas and Electric
Company, granted by the Legislature
when the foreclosure proceedings
against the Island Electric Company
were in progress.