Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-06-26
". T.. CHILDS & CO.'S
Patent
ELASTIC FIRE AND WATER-PROOF,
CEMENT ROOFING.

CEMENT ROOFING.
HE undersigned having purchased the State Right foI
it into gone use, aud asks ths architects
Builders Railroad companies, and he pubic geRsRly 20
examine iIs uoriJ over OIher kOohug.
ARCHITECTS AND BUILDERS sBO1id not fail to exam
This roOd= 0seT aud cneaps tnAn ANY lining
use The material forms hard sud smooth surface tuat Will
resist action Of sphersln every climate Is
lmysrvous elastic and flexible Il ana
expands Win ihs changes Of tie almosgneie and w neIn
eyapOats erack 1of oE and as 70 It's Durability, mere Is
l. Is practically imperisha5le and VIII psrIse.fuy resist
any ordinary exposure 20 e, a5is aoundunty
ca, will WaTaulit water proof. will 70
put our ohhg on over Ordinary o. sh' aAIhs' Oh -
gies aud grave Tin zine and zinc, copper
seven dollars per hundred square eeJ u being cheap
than any KOyf The old sls and We are sHre IL viii
IL viii also b. fOuad 10 be the best thing ever invented 10
end old lsy I'm, Tar and gravel roofs, arOund
in Is ruslsd through. Tins be put
tong stone sBd form peec adhesion any bsct 10
rlod leak a. collars and dy cents per aF5d
square Feet cheaper and mu5u better lhan paint
arge Roofs EEer they mu exposed u nre-surh
steam stills, saw Mills, FACT nsss kanroad cars Bridges,
kn Of Roof where there external exposure are
lheT00l is peret, wi,1Out jOinI n Is presents no
IL Insurance Ohscs az Cincinnati, and other places
vH6re Uhd- COS Cement been use, insure uidiu q
win Roofs covered with this Cement a. The rates
Tor hose covered with iron, Copper or I'm
AAt ISAAeth AA " l-AA4aASN ~ q 1A1sAAAse
win uirecti. for using.
IL County Rights iof sale
Urcsrs the undersigned, through the Pos,-of
Ut. NATHURsT,
No. "a, spruce street.
TESTIMONIALS AND REFhKENUES.
OFFICE bUCEEYE STATE Insurance. UoHPANs,l
mai, Dec. %, 1850.
examined Specimens ssd kUois Of W. T. Chlds q Co.'S
'Ease Fire and "a.er-Prool q ment Roofing and be-
eye 70 DC emneniy suPenort) any other knd Of Root
use. wes eye witness Of severe trial Of oas Of
these koos IRON large yolnmeot lame rsm an adjoining
building, which sIuek directly up1n NE rOJl and cornlce
for nearly an nour stood the tfA 6eJ ono All exPsctaoni
President Buckeye Slst5 Insurance Co.
CINCINNATI 40 lScr RoTaL INSURANCE ConPASr,j
/ have examined W Childs & Co.'s"ElssGie Fire and
WaIer-groJ Roofing and as far a. eau judge con
sdor great hveuuOn ana Wiling insure buildings
thus projected the same terms as Insure those
Agent Royal Ins- Co. LOndOn and Liverpool.
From Bennett General Agent OF lna Inc. Co. for the
Southern and " sstern states
CIseEEATI, Jan Z, 1857.
Having made considerable inquiry The merits Of Ihe
"PaeuL Elastic Cemebt ROohI q introduced into ths cry
by ChIlds q Co., nnd It % highly recommended in Tins
by many excellent ju ges, thasH meeting very
ready and general mOducOnj lnat its euOnJy
Tar comp sLUH Roofing decied and freely admted and
draIy expect adopt il my rpOi which will be us1i
summs-havlng intended 70 tin, but viii ny The virtue
Yoursiruiy, JBBENNRTT.
OFFICE THE CTH. HAa DAYTON RAlLEoAB.
ChIlds q co.'s Pdtout cement Roofing is used here
Cars gih and Master Mechanic reports very fay0ra-
be % O.. L'hUMME DlEUs Pres.
OFFICE o. THE ONO AND MISSISSIPPI RAILROAD Co. ,
Cincinnati, Jan Z, 1851.
DKAK sIRnansWeT to your inquiry, reference 70
opinion he pIsCCal OF Jour ROCf iuthe covering
Of cars may cay observation, entertain
avery Orab,e Oues0 much thai intend Testing %
thoroughly roofs OF buildings, cars, &c; after winch
viii win pleas give decided opinion u
iUs hoars1 uuiy, LtfPENCOlEs
supply Agent Ohio & Miss. r. g.
N Since The above written, the Ohio and Mis- issippi
contracted covering theIr cars, OspOs and
bridge CiuciHBat sud Vince VIII THIS
considering they used Tor the purpose
a e. L1.a, Pres md q Gin tfllIrClu.
r Crest, Pres WHINING JOn and GAINESVILLE Railroad.
"a searlUs Pres Merchants Inuizgturers' ms Co.
james Cater, lOI Aua anu Othar haflOTd Cos
Hc.ry Morton, Pres lsutral Insurance Company.
tre1rze GarIile, Fre-idgul Giay ett5 bdEk.
George Conn. bell EuruI'r- No lU2 cast Second 81
baker s. Won FnuI, No ~ -Four b street..
Ezra la ley, ninth street, between Fourth and Finh.
Gudeu, TABOR an Draper, F0ur.l street.
Miles GREENWOOD, Iron Foundry.
Juage IS GnCissu.
JOnn ShIiilU O. &C.. Dry Goods Dealers, Fourth st.
MLcEeiI "a RAM ClsJuTgr Furniture Manufactures and
Dealers, -oJflu 90.
W a Stewart, builder 3Ij I'm o..
AIerrIWsth SuiueIl, Louisville.
" . McEeyu5ids a Co, CiaksYile, Tenn.
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