Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-11-05
w. Il. CHILDS g. CO.'S
Patent
ELASTIC FIRE AND WATERPROOF
CEMENT ROORING


hk undersigned having purchased the State Right 70
Tennessee, Of the above prepared % niTodne.
nto general use, snd asks the attention Of Architects
5uide rs, Railroad Companies and the public generally
szsr * n ne eli .is sgpsfiorlty over other Roofing.
me this rOOh it better cheaper than any thing
use The material forms hard smooth that " N
mpervous 70 water, esse flexible II contracts and
expands with the changes ofhe stmosphete aRd VIII
no question.
His practically impershabIe, and viii Perfeculy resist
eo, sno We will warantit wster proof we WIZ engage 70
Pat our ht ehAg on over ordinary good snes, oe shn
ges Tar and graYel tin zine and zinc copper iron roofs
making no difference how steep or nat hey may oeior
seven dollars per hundred square ee being cheap
er than any Roof Of the old style, and We are sure will
give better satisfaction.
will also b. ound to be best thing invented to
eaky TIM tar and gravel roofs, around
ehmneys seules dormar windows aud gutters whore
lin is rusted through Tbs Cement can be put
long as sione perfect adhesion any object to
which applied Tin Roofs be painted over and war
rsnted Leak at two collars and fly cents per hundred
square which cheaper and much better than paint
This Roofing will be found 70 be the best thing covering
large Roofs where they are much exposed TO re-such
Steam Mills, Saw Mills, lries, Railroad Cars Brdges
DePo station Houses Steamboat Decks, and in fact every
kind Of Roof Hhefe there an external exposure IRON r
IherOof is perfect, Without joint it, it presents no
chance o nLe 70 uncae, and any light substance will
IL Insurance Offices at Cincinnati, and other places
Shee Chos Co.'S has been use, insure Buildings
win hoois covered with this Cement the rates as
'oT leoss nc S covered @ with iron, Copper or Tin.
With directions for using.
III County Rights FOR sale.
Orders sent to the undersigned, through the Posto
1T. NATHURsT,
TESTIMONIALS AND RhFBRkNCBs.
OFFICE BUcEKIE STATE Insurance CoMPANT,l
Cincinnati, Dec. I6, 1856
To all whom may concern: This is 10 certify thai have
examined Specimens and Roofs of W. L. Childs q Co.'s
eve ito be eminenty superior ID any other kind Roof
ing USE was az eye witness Of trial of
these Roofs from large volume Of fame rsm adjoining
building, which struck directly the roof and cornce
oF nearly an hour stood the trial all expectation,
President Buckeye State 1s1ia insurance i1i;5 Co.
CINCINNATI A0IEcT ROYAL Insurance COnPANTJ
have examined W Childs & Co.'s "Elaste Fire and
WaeIProof Cement Roofing, and far as judge
thus protected upon the same terms as Insure those
From Bennett General Agent OF Ena Ins. Co. for the
Southern and W Westen States.
CIkcENATr, Jan 7, 1857.
Having made considerable inquiry as 70 the merits Of the
@PsIent Elastic Cement RooGDg introduced into this city
city BY many excellent judges, that is meeting with very
ready aud general introduction; that its superiority the
anay1 expect adopt my rooi, which will De nexi
summer-hGvng intended tin will NY 5he virtue
OF the Patent Elastic RoOning" as substitute:
orTIoE or THn Crs. HAs AND DAT1oE RAILROAD.
best cIassOf Buildings We covering Freight
Cans with It, and Master Mechanic reports very
BILE to it. S L'HOMMEDIEU, Pres.
oTTIcE OF THE OHIO MISSISSIPPI RAILROAD Coz
Cincinnati, Jan Z, 1857.
opinion as 70 the practical of Roo nthe covering
OF cars, We may that from observation,
avery favorable onesO much So that intend testing
thoroughly on roofs OF buildings &c after which
will with pleas are give decided opinion 70 its u
Hy. Yours, truly, X kLIPPENCOTT,
Supply Agent Ohio S Miss. K. z.
Since the above was written the Ohio and Mississippi
railroad have contracted their depOs
bridge between Cincinnati and VncenRes, with this Cement
considering The best article they have used Tor the purpose
g Lord, Pres Ind aud Gin Railroad.
Gest, Pres wilmington and Zanesville Railroad.
Seares, Pres Merchants g. ManufactuTers' ns Co.
nd her Harm ford fAoa
heSTy Morton, Pres Central Insurance Company.
George CaTlie, President lafayette Bank.
George Conn, Bell ManufT, No IO2 Bast Second ST.
Baker & Won Phul, No 62 Fourth street.
Ezra Bailey, Smith street, between Fourth and FiRh
Goden, Tailor an Draper, Fourth street
Miles Greenwood, Iron Foundry,
Judge W GhOlsOn.
John Shillto d Co., Dry Goods Dealers, Fourth st.
Mitchell d Rammelsberg, Furniture Manufacturers and
Dealers, Fourth ST.
W Stewart Builder 345 p um 81.
MerrWeiheT q StilWell, Louisville.
W McReynOlds & Co., ClsrksViIe, Tenn.
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