Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-08-08
w. Il. CHTLDS & CO.'S
Patent
ELASTIC FIRE AND WATER-PRooF,

ELASTIC FIRE AND WATERPROOF,
CEMENT ROOFING.
IHR undersigned having purchased the State Right for
Tennessee of the above patent prepared to introduce
IL into general use and asks the attention Of Architects
Builde Railroad Companies and the public generally
its superiority over other Roofing
AR CHITECTS AND BUILDERs should not fail to exam.
Inc this rooh as II better and cheaper than thing
The material forms hard and smooth surface wiz
resist the action of the atmosphere every climate
expands with the changes ofthe atmospheric, and will neh
er evaPorae, crack, rot and, to its durability there
is practically impershable, and will perfscully resist
any ordinary to ire as abunGanty prov
ed, and we Will warrant water proof We will engage TO
put our K ohhg on over ordinary BOD sheahng old shin
ges tar and gravel, tin zinc and copper,
making difference how steep nat they may be-for
seven dollars hundred square feet being cheap
than any Roof the old style, it win
1t will also b. found to be the best thing ever invented to
cover end old leaky tin and gravel roofs around
chmneys scuttes dormar windows and cutters,
tin rusted through This Cement be put to last
long tone and form perfect adhesion any object TO
which applied Tin Roofs can be painted and
ranted not to Leak at two dollars and my cents per hundred
which cheaper and much better than paint
This Footing will be found TO be the beet thing for covering
large Roofs where they much exposed re-such as
Steam Mills, Saw Mills Fact ries Railroad Cars Bridges
DePots Station Houses Steamboat Decks and every
KIM Of Roof where there is external exposure
thereof is perfect without joint in IT, presents no
chance 10Y nTe to and any Light substance will
NJ Insurance Offices at Cincinnati and other places
where Chds Co.'s Cement has been insure Buildings
for those covered with Iron, Copper OF IIn.
~ The Cement will be furnished to those distance
IL County Rights for sale.
" Orders sent to the undersigned, through the POstor
1T. NATHURsT,
TESTIMONIALS AND REPERENCES.
OFFICE BUCKEYE STATE INSURANCE CoMPANT,I
Cincinual ali, Dec. 10, 1856
examined Specimens and Roofs of w. l. Chlds Co.'s
Elastic Fire and Waterfront Cement Roo1Eg and be-
ing in use was eye witness Of severe trial Of of
these Roots from large VOluReO Of fame rsm adjoining
building,
for nearly an hour stood the trial hey ond all expectation,
President Buckeye State Insurance Co.
CINCINNATI AG.EoT ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANr,(
Ihsve examined Chnds & Co.'s '.Elastie Fire and
Cement Roofing and as far as nudge,
slider it great invention, and willing insure buildings
thus upon the same Terms as those covered
Agent Royal lns. Co. London ana Liverpool.
Prom Bennett, General Agent of Etna ms Co. for the
Southern and Western States.
CINCINNATI. Jan 7, 1857.
Having made considerable inquiry, the merits the
"PaIent Elastic Cement ROodu introduced city
by Chds Co.. find II TO be highly recommended in this
city by excellent Judges that is meeting with very
comp POSITION Roofing decided ard freely admitted;
hnaly1 expect to Gdopt for my roof, which will be
summehavIng intended 10 tin but win Try the virtue
of the ''Palent Elastic Roofing as a substitute
Yours truly, g. BENNETT.
Chds & Co.'s Patent Cement Roofing is now used here
best class of Buildings We covering our Freight
IT, and Mechanic reports very favora
bic to it. S L'HoMMkDIkU, Pres.
OFFICE OF THE OHIO AND MISSISSIPPI RAILROAD Co,
Cincinnati, Jan Z, 1857.
DEAR SR-Ins 10 your inquiry, in reference
opinion the practical of your Roof covering
Of cars, may say that from observation,
very favorable one,-sO much that intend testing
thoroughly roofs of buildings cars, &c. which
will with pleas give decided opinion 10 ills ul
iy. Yours, truly, X LlPPENCOTG,
Supply Agent Ohio d Miss K. z.
Since the above written the Ohio and Mississippi
Railroad covering their cars depos
bridge between Cincinnati and VncenHes this Cement
cOnsdeng il the best article they have used for the
H Lord, Pres ind AID Gin Railroad.
& Ciest, Pres Wilmington and GAINESVILLE Railroad.
Searles Pres Merchants d Manuiacturers lns Co.
James Carter, for tna and other Hartford Cos.
HeSTy Morton, Pres Central Insurance Company.
George Cariile, President afay cite Bank.
George W Coffin, Bell ManUf'r, No I02 East Second
Baker q Won Phul, No 62 Fourth street.
Ezra Bailey, Smith street, between Fourth and Fifth
Goden, Tailor Draper, Fourth street
Miles Greenwood, Iron Foundry.
Judge w GhOsOn.
John ShillhO d CO., Dry Goods Dealers, Fourth st.
Mitchell q Rammelsberg, Furniture Manufacturers and
Dealers Fourth ct.
W Stewart, Builder 3i5 P
MeTriEetheT a SIiwell, Louisville.
W McReynOds o. Co., CiEIksvilIe, Tenn.
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