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R. R. Perkins the Dominant Factor in the Naval Stores Industry of Hancock County.
Mr. Perkins is the President of the Imperial Naval Stores Company, and he isalso President of the Hancock Naval Stores Company. Through the progressive methods pursued by Mr. Perkins and his Associates Hancock County has made tremendous strides as a Producer of Spirits of Turpentine and Rosin.
IMPERIAL NAVAL STORES COMPANY, Ltd. This is one of the largest industrial enterprises in the State of Mississippi. It is capitalized at half a million dollars, and
Caesar, Miss ; the J. L. Long Co., Vidalia, Miss.; Perkins Turpentine Co., Sellers, Miss.; Kenton Turpentine Co., of Fenton, Miss ; Standard Turpentine Co., of Standard, Miss.,
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The Fenton Still’s output is 2,500 Barrels of Spirits and 10,000 Barrels of Kosin.
has headquarters at Bay St. Louis, Miss. The company manufacture spirits turpentine and rosin, and the operations of this corporation are confined practically to Hancock County. The Imperial Naval Stores Company have branches in various sections of the County. The following companies are owned and controlled by it:	The	Center	Turpentine Co., of
and the Catahoula Turpentine Co., of Catahoula, Miss. This season the Imperial Naval Stores Co., are working 169 crops, consisting of 10,000 boxes to each crop. The products will total in value over $500,000. R. K. Perkins is the President and General Manager, and C. H. Robinson, Jr., is the Secre-8 tary-Treasurer.