Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-10-03
w. z. CHEEDS & co.'s
Patent
ELASTIC TIRE AND WATERPROOF.

W. lie CERAADS ~ COS
Patent
ELASTIC FIRE AND WATFR.PROOF,
CEMENT ROOFING.
THE undersigned having purchased the State Right for
into general use, and asks the attention of Architects
Builde Railroad Companies and the public generally
ARCHITECTS AND BUILDERS shout not fail to exam
Inc this roofing, as is better and cheaper than any thing
use The material forms hard and smooth surface that will
resist the action of the atmosphere in every climate is
mPeryous to water, elastic and flexible II contracts and
expands with the changes othe atmospheric and will neh
er evaporate crack rot and to its durability there
Iii practically mperishabe, and will perec.fuy resist
any ordinary exposure fire, abundany prov
ed, and will warTantit water proof We will engage to
put our Re DING on over ordinary good sheahng old shin
gles tar and gravel tin zinc and zinc "copper" IRON
it making difference how steep fat they may beor
seven dollars hundred square ee being cheap
or than any Roof Of the old style, and we it will
| give better satisfaction.
1t will found best thing ever invented to
cover mend old eaky tim and gravel roofs around
emmneys scute dormar windows, and CUTTERS where the
TINS rused through. This Cement be put last as
long as stone, and form perfect adhesion any to
aned not TO leak, at dollars and fifty per hundred
feet which cheaper and much better than paint
large Roofs where they exposed 70 fre-such as
Steam Mills, Saw Mills, Factories, Railroad Cars Bridges
DepOs, Station Houses, Steamboat Decks fact eyery
kind Of Root here there external exposure
the[oof is perfect, without joint it, presents no
chance for IRE 70 communicate and light will
II Insurance Offices at Cincinnati, and other place.
where Chlds d Co.'s Cement been Buildings
with Roofs covered with this Cement at the same rates as
Tor those covered with Iron, Copper or lin.
IL The Cement will be furnished to those at distance
with directions for using.
IL County Rights for sale.
IL Orders to the undersigned through the Post-or
1T. NATHURsT,
TESTIMONIALS AND REFERENCES.
OFFICE BUCKEYE STATE IEsUR AEcE CoNPArT,l
Cincinnati, Dec. It, 1856.
To all whom may This to certify thai have
examined Specimens and Roofs Of w. T. Childs Co.'S
eVe TO be emnenty superior any other kind Roof
lpg use was al eye witness of trial of
building, which struck directly upon and cornice
for nearly an hour stood the trial beyond expectation
President Buckeye State Insurance Co.
CINCINNATI AsENcT ROYAL Insurance CoMPANY,(
Ihave examined W Z Childs & Co.'s Elastic Fire and
WATERPROOF Cement Roofing and as far as can Judge CON
slider II great invention, and willing insure buildings
TINS PreceduPon the same terms Insure those
Agent Royal Ins. Co. London ana Liverpool
From Bennett, General Agent OF Etna ms Co. for the
southern and Western States
Having made considerable inquiry merits Of the
Patent Elastic Cement Roofing introduced into this CITY
BY Childs d Co., ind to be highly recommended in this
cy by many excellent judges, that meeting with very
ready and general nrOducou that ITS perioy the
Roofing decided freely admitted; and
dneIy,l expect adopt it ormy roof which will
summehsvng intended TO use tin, but will try the
OF the Patent Elastic Roofing as substitute.
OrrIcE or TIE Crs. HAN AND DATroS RAILROAD
Childs Co.'s Patent Cement Roofing is now used here
Cars with and Master Mechanic reports very favOra
bic 10 S 5 LHOMMEUIEU, Pres.
OFFICE OF TIKI OHIO AND MISSISSIPPI RAILROAD Co.
CinciunsI Jan I, 1857.
DEAR SIR;-nsnsWeT 10 your inquiry, our
opinion The practical of your Roointhe covering
OF that from observation,
avery favorable one-sO much so, that intend testing
thoroughly roofs OF buildings cars after which
will with pleas you decided opinion ul
ity. Yours, truly, LIPPENCUTT,
Supply Agent Ohio d Miss. r. r.
, Since the above written the Ohio and Mississippi
Railroad have contracted covering cars depo and
bridge between Cincinnati and Vncennes this Cemen,
considering the best article they have the
Lord, Pres ind aid Gin Railroad.
h Gest, Pres Wilmington and GAINESVILLE Railroad.
Seares, Pres Merchants u Manufacturers Ins Co.
James Carter Agent for Etna and Hartford Cos
HeSry Morton, Pres Central insurance Company.
George Garlic, President afay cite Bank.
George W Coffin, Bell ManuiT No lu2 East Second ST.
Baker d Won Phul, No To Fourth street.
Ezra Bailey, smith street, between Fourth and Fifth.
J GodeD, Tailor an Draper, Fourth street
Miles Greenwood, Iron Foundry.
Judge W Y GhOlsOn
John ShiIlto d CO., Dry Goods Dealers, Fourth st.
Mitchell q Rammelsberg, Furniture Manufacturers and
Dealers, Fourth
W Stewart, Builder 345 p e..
NerriWether x SIlWell, Louisville.
" McReynOlds d Co, Ciarksville Tenn.
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