The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-01-10
PERRY NAMED
GENERAL SUP[.
OF BIG FACTORY
HEN TO BE IN CHARGE OF THE
I NEW NAVAL STORES
PLANT.
Fastory 10 Now In Pun Operation and
Y THrnins Out Many eallens Of
TorPentins DalIy-semethIns About
che Plant.

H. w. Porry, who has been con-
| necsed with the plant of the Southeas-
uern Yaryan Naval Stores company
since that company has been doing
business in Brunswick, has just been
appointed general superintendent of
this mammoth factory, and hereafter
he will superintend the operation of
the large plant. Mr.. Perry has had
many years experience in this line
OF business and he is we'll qualified
Tor the very important position to
which he has just been appointed.
In this connection it may be of in
terest to state that this large plant
is now in full operation and is turn
ing out many gallons of turpeh .Me
daily. Though the factory has been
in operation for only a short time
everything is working as smoothly as
if it had been running for many
months. Brunswick people probably
do not realize the magnitude of this
great factory, therefore some facts
and figures relative to what it is and
/ The plant at present is the largest
of its kind in the world, and at a
| meeting of the directors last month it
was decided to double its capacity.
The work of enlarging and increasing
the capacity is now under way, and
fwiwll be completed within a few
months. There has already been ex-
pended approximately $27O,OOO, and
when completed, the plant will have
/ cost $500O00. The buildings are of
| reinforced concrete, f1reproof through
out, and with electric pow ans
mission. When the factor, ym-
pleted it will have a capac 400
barrels of rosin and 1000 of
spirits daily, and will end NalpC-
gether about 800 men, inclIY<o the
wood yards and camps. ~
One interesting feature of L@ie plant,
and one that has attracted a great
deal of attention, is the Water sup
ply. There Is now needed to supply
the demand, 5000 gallons of water
per minute. This is supplied at pres
ent by three wells, one Of which has
flow of 1000 gallons Der minute,
and the other two, $50 gallons each
per minute. The large we'll is of ten
inch bore, although for several hun
dred feet, it is of 14-inSh bore. An
other 10-inch well is now being driv-
en-, which is expected I'd supply an
other 1000 gallons per minute, and
one or two more small wells will also
be driven. The needs Hof the en-
larged plant will be 10000 gallons of
water per minute, or nehrly fourteen
millions of water daily.
The company has acquired wood
rights on 100000 acres of land in
south Georgia, and the lands will be
cleared. Six miles of railroad, run
ming through a portion of the land, is
now in use, and several more miles
will be added shortly. The company
has its own locomotives and thirty
specially constructed rack cars, while
seven more cars are in course of con-
struction. These will be needed to
supply the plant with 25 cars of wood
that will be consumed daily.
In addition, there is now being cut
canal from deep water to the plant,
which at low tide will take care of
boats and barges of not more than
8-foot draught Several barges will
be built for hauling wood from points
on the Altamaha river, and other riv-
ers in this section Of the state.
Among the first orders accepted by
the company was one calling for
100000 gallons of turpentine, by one
of he largest paint concerne In the
country Another, an order for ex-