Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-06-16
w, n. CHILDS s. CO.'S
Patent
ELASTIC FIRE AND WATERsPROOF,
CEMENT ROOFING.

THE undersigned having purchased the State Right for
tennessee OF the above patent prepared 70 Introduce
Builders Ra Companies, and the public generally 70
examine lis superiority over other Roofing.
inc This rOoug better and cheaper than any thing IN
use The material forms hard and smooth surface tnaI viii
mpervioas water, elastic and flexible II contracts and
expands the changes Ofthe stmosPhee and viii neilh-
eyapOrae, crack rO and as 10 It's duraDy mere u
prsei;eaIIy imperishable and will perfse fully resist
auy ordinary re as abundanIy
cd will WsrTanLit water proof W VIII engage 70
mt ou H o6Bg on over ordinary good sheathing old
ss tar gravel, Tin zinc and zinc, copper, lron roofs
making difference how steep or naI the5 may 0eIor
seven dollars per hundred iee being cheap
or than any Eoof The old syes and are sure IL will
give better satisfaction
II win also b. found TO be the best thing invented
end old eaky tim tar and gravel roosof around
chimnsys seutes doImar WINDOWS and CUTTERS her the
rUsted through This cement Can De put on 10 last as
long stone, form perfect adhesion 70 any object 70
which applied Tin koeis can be painted over and az
TaHted not 10 leak, Al Two dollars anu MY cents per
square se which cheaper and much better than paint
lDs ROOFING viii De iound 70 De me Oes hlig iot
large Roofs where tney are much exposes " a
Mills, saw Mills, FsctouesI Railroad Cars, Brdges,
Depos Station Houses, Steamboat Deczs, and fact every
KIM OF Kool where tlsfe Is an
thereof is perfect, WihOut joint ~ - presents no
chance for IRE to communicates and any viii
ii ? Insurance. 0ises Cincinnati, and other places
with covered with This Cement at the same rates as
Tor those covered with iron, Copper or lln.
V The Cement will be furnished 10 those al distance
with directions for using.
IL County Rights i0r sale.
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n's' IA O' P''-- J. T. NATHURsT,
No. "a, spruce street.
TESTIMONIALS AND RBFERENCES.s
OFTrcE BUCKEYE STATE Insurance. CoHPANl,
To all whom it may concern: This is 70 certify thatI have
examined Specimens aud Roofs Of W. T. Chids d Co.'s
ssEIasc Fire and Waterfront Cvment Roofing, an be-
ueve eunnenty superior - any other knd OF Roof
irgn was an eye witness OF severe rAl Of Que Of
these Roofs IRON large volume Of hame sm ado nIng
building struck directly upon the roof and eonce
nearly hour. stood the trai 6e ond all exPeetuon,
ftba nufIdiu T.. M ~
President Buckeye STATE Insurance 90.
CINCINNATI AsrHcY Royal Insurance CoNPAEY,l
have examined " Cbilds & Co.'s "ElasEe Fire and
Cement Roofing and as far as Judge con-
thus protected upon as insure those
Agent Royal Ins. Co. London ana Liverpool.
From Bennett General gent Of EIna ms Co. for the
Southern and Western States.
CINCINNATI, Jan :, 1857.
Having made considerable inquiry as 70 the merits Il me
"Pa.ent Elastic Cement Roodng introduced into hls city
by Uhds Co.. find 1t to behghy recommended il thls
cy by many excellent Judges that s meeting with very
ready general ntrOducIon its superiority over the
position Roofing decaed and freely admilteci and
summer-havug intended tin, bet will ny the virtue
Yours truly, } 3 BENNETT.
OFFICE or TEX CIN. HAx AID DAYTON RAlLRoAD.
Chds & CO.'S Patent Cement KOOaDg is used acre
best class OF buildings, We gerng our Freight
bic Ioii S 5 L'HOMhEDIEU, Prs.
OFFICE OF TIKI OHIO AND MIsslsslFFI RAlIEoAO Co.
DEAR SR-InansWer TO your tnquir, 10 reference ID our
opinion The practical OF Roof in the Gov ring
of may say that from our observation, emit rain
avery yorabe One-sO much that intend testing
thoroughly roofs Of buildings, cars e amor which We
will pleas give yOa decided opinion 70 is uu
ity. Yours, truly, LlfPENCOIl,
supply Agent Ohio g. Miss. K r.
II , Since the above written, the Ohio and Ms5ppi
Railroad contracted erHg their cars depo and
bridge Cincinnati and Vlncennes, this &c uent
considering article they have used for the
H q LOgd, Pres ind aud Gin Railroad.
b Gest, Pres Wilmington and Evansville Railroad.
NJ Seares, Pres Merchants q Manufactured ms Co.
James Carter Agent Tor hna and other Hartford Cos.
Hesry Morton, Pres Central Insurance Company.
George Carlile, President lafayette Bank.
George Coffin, Bell MaBuf'T No IO2 East Second st.
Baker & Won Phul, No 90 Fourth street.
Ezra Bailey smith street, between Fourth apd Fnh.
} Goden, Tailor Draper, Fourth street.
Miles Greenwood, Iron Foundry.
Judge w GhOlsOn.
iona ShihIo & Co., Dry Goods Dealers, Fourth 81.
Mitchell RammelsbeTg, Furniture Manufactures and
Dealers, Fourth 81.
W H Stewart Builder 34j P um Ct.
blerTiW ether SIilwell, Louisville.
" McReynOlds q Co, CaTksYille, Tenn.
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