Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-07-31
w. e. CHILDS s. co.'s
Patent
ELASTIC FIRE AND WATERPROOF
CEMENT ROOFING

CEMENT ROOFING.
Tbs undersigned having purchased the state Right for
into general use, and asks he attention OF ATchscs
oudsrs Railroad Companies, the public generally TO
AR CHiTECTs AMI BUILDERS sSoasd No. fail "a exam
me ms ~ y Is oeter and cheaper than thing 10
use Ire material torns hard and surface thai
resist the action Of the atmosphere every climate Ifs
IN pSrSoas % Ssssr elastic and flexible and
et crack nor rot ahd, durability, here
his practically imperishabls viii perfsefuy resist
any ordinary exposure 10 IRE ash prov
put our RI o6nR on over ordinsrv od sheatb5n IA 49,
gles tar and gravel, tin zinc and zinc, copper ron roofs
doa per hundred square feet II being chesn
er than any Roof Of the old style, and sure il win
1t will also b. found best thing ever invensd 10
cover or end old leeky tin TAR and gravel roofs
tin Is rusted through. This Cement be put last as
long stOne and form perfect adhesion any object TO
which IL applied Tin Roofs can be painted and
Fsnsd leak, al two dOa and ay per hundred
feet which cheaper and much better than paint
This Roofing viii be found To- be the best thing for covering
large Roofs where they muh exposed 70 Hresueh
Steam Mills, Saw Mills Fact res Rairoad Cars Bndges,
Depots, Station Houses Steamboat Decss, and IN fact every
kind Of Roof where there externsi exposure IRON re
thereof is perfect without joint IN H. presents no
chance for FIRE communicate and any light substance viii
burn out without ignitng.
~ Insurance oiees at Cincinnati, and other places
where Childs Co.'s been use insure Buildings
with Roofs covered with this Cement at the same rates
for those covered with Iron, Copper or lin: 49,.
with directions for using.
II County Rights for sale.
= Orders undermined through the POstof-
-'''@1 1T. NATHURsT,
TESTIMONIALS AND RsFBkENGES.
OFFICE BUcKETE STATE Insurance. CosPANT,l
To all whom may This certify have
examined Specimens 40 ko9's OF W. s. Chlds q COS
eve ITO be emneny superior ID any other kind Of Roof
sg n use; was an eye witness Of severe trial Of one Of
building, which struck directly uPon The roof and eornee
for nearly an hour stood the tTai all expectation
President Buckeye STATE Insurance Co.
CINCINNATI AsAEeY ROYAL lSsURAScE CONPANT,{
Ihave examined W Childs & CO.'s"Elasre Fire and
WATERPROOF Cement Roofing and as far as Judge,
sder great invention and willing to insure buildings
thus protected upon the same terms as those covered
Agent Royal Ins. Co. London ana Liverpool.
From Bennett General Agent OF Ana ms Co. for the
Southern and " estern states.
Having made considerable inquiry the merits Of the
Psent Elastic Cement ROoang introduced into this city
by Chids Co., ind 1t to be highly recommended in tha
ely by many excellent judges, that is meeting with very
tar composition Roofing is decided and freely admitted; and
nnsyI expect 70 adopt il for root which will be nex
OF the "Palent Elastic Roofing" as substitute:
o1 Yours truly 1.. c 6.5, BsENBIl.
Childs & Co.'s Patent Cement Roofing is now used here
on Buildings. We veng Freight
Cans with IL and our Master MeehsIe reports very ayora
OTTIcE OF THE ONO AND MIssIssrFFI RAILEOAD Co.
DEAR SR-n TO your inquiry IN reference TO
opinion The practical of your ROofnh covering
Of cars may say that from observations entertain
very favorable OnesO much that we intend testing it
thoroughly roofs OF buildings, cars, oc3 after which
will with pleas give decided opinion as to It's u
ity. Yours, truly, LlPPENCOIf,
Supply Agent Ohio & Miss. K. z.
III Since the above written, the Ohio and Mississippi
Railroad covering their cars depos and
bridge Cincinnati and Vncennes with this cement
considering IL the best article they have used for the purpose
C. Lord, Pres ind aHd Gin Railroad.
Gest, Pres Wilmington and GAINESVILLE Railroad.
Searles Pres Merchants 81 ManuacJuTeTs' ins Co.
James Cater, Agent for na and Other Hartford Cos
He,ry Morton, Pres Central Insurance Company.
George Carlile, President afay cite Bank.
George W COfin, Bell Manui'r, No l02 EAST Second ST.
Baker & Won PhUl, No 81 Fourth street.
Ezra Bailey, smith street, between Fourth and Fih-
Goden, Tailor Draper, Fourth street
Miles Green wood, Iron Foundry.
Judge w GhOsOn.
John ShilldO & Co., Dry Goods Dealers, Fourth st.
Mitchell & Rammelsberg, Furniture Manufacturers and
Dealers, Fourth ST.
W Stewart, Builder 345 P um 81.
MerriEether & StlWell, Louisville.
W MeReynOlds & Co., GAINESVILLE, Tenn.
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