The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-03-20
Oyyics o. BUCKEYE STATE issURAseE CO., }
No. 10 Front street, bet. Main sId Sycamore

No. 10 Front street, bet. Main ald sycamors,S
cincinnati, o., Dec. lotn 1850.
To all whom is may concern:--rbis 10 TO cert ~
that hAy examined specimen. ana roofs OF W 4.
ohildsA CO.'S p 70 aud wsier Proof cement Roof
Ing, nd beievet 10 be sminsntly Superior 70 any
other kind Of RooanS nov in use. was an eye
witness Of severe trial Of one Of these Roof, from
. large ,sians of fame from sn adjoining bulldog
nssTty half an hour. u Stood ihs Trial beyond al
expectation, and savsd hsSaiadins su,,
President Buckeye State Insurance CO
oscIss.rI Asssor ROI.L Is., CO.,
iLsys examined W. 4. ehilds q co.'s Elastic Fire
I'd Water Proof cement Rooang, and al far as can
jadge ooasidsrn good invocation and am Wiling to
sirn. .s '-' 49, JOHN S. LAW,
Assni RoyaiIls. CO., London and Liverpool.
eIscissA11 pecembes lsih, 1856,
| 10 whomitmsy eonesrn s-This S 10 certify that
and Ws,sr Proof cement Roofing upon our stores
and dwelling houses. IL has given The mos! per,
feet satisfaction, and We can recommend u TO all
"''I s,s.. ..' and "'i sa sIss 'SoSPHyL
Gas Fixtures, No. % wsss fouHh street.
CINCINNATI, January 7tb, 1857.
IL Of he Patent Elastic cement Roonug introduced
.aa: s 10 IL. sS y many
Judges that his meeting with very ready and gene.
~ ~ ssgs' mo- 9,.s ays sarsa
ans, inaily, expect = adopt IL for my asxt root,
which viii Be lat offended 70 We
You" YosSsIui J,B. BENNETT.
CINCINNATI, Jsuusr ~ 9TH, 1857.
BY rsqus e. give my opinion OF The childs co.
com DO sition roof. have had two roof put on my
baiiainss, and believe Il fully =. good 2.
this place. am acquainted with Hand & Ihomp-
son, Of chicago. W. W. STEWART,
A builder In oinciunati for 20 ysars.
cscrrsAri, Dec Der a4th, 1856,
Yours ofths TIA instant making inquiries rsspsct
came duly to nd, aud will checrfully give you
my opiniou--bassd, however, upon only limited
kleslsdgs Of i've duIabiii,y.
buildings covered with u, and, 50 far, has fully
mst my expectations, and have every confidence ~
isus nr are altogether favorable. The appsoranee
OF The roonng rsmsius unchanged. IL were build
ing, shouia use this roofing In preference to any
use here, which speaks the Increasing confidence of
the community In 1t.
PSI sec that the CON mon tar paper 10 putdo
under the canvas hide ~ this time. This thiuk
decided Improvement In the manner Of putting
on. ~ q.
CINCINNATI, 18th III Onth ed, 1856.
Thine Of the l7th instant Is before me, for reply
Rsonnx OF W. Z. childa d co. 1 have examined
several Toefs put by them, and have my dwelling
house and stable covsrad with the same matsrisl
believe they are the best, or Otherwise, the most
complete roof in every respect ever put build.
ing, costing the same amor nj Of money. They are
gro proof from spsrks or light eombustbe sub
stances. Thy Friend, EZRA BAILY.
&c, 8. HUBBARD, Ftna ms: CO.,
3. &. HOOkEk, ! chicago.
Your inquiry as 10 ohild's sement Roofing, l say
have from OK perience the utmost confidence In Il
for roofing purposes, and Tecomnendit for all build
ings which / am engaged In pu ting mp, superior
10 lin shingles or any cement roofing used here.
IRA FO0TR,
chicago, Feb 81, '57. builder ofkichmoud House.
oniee, Dasenports block, opposite Leoiaire
House, Davenport, where any info TInation can be
OBJ aimed or orders left
All persons warned agaisss mining apon thi,
patent.
City and county right. for Iowa aud Minnesota 70
le. J. b. VAN BUk0EN d CO
nuch5 dsH o. II. BENJAMIN, Goar, Agsut.