New Orleans daily crescent., 1858-01-11
PERFECT Protection
FROM THE ELEME Ts!!
w. Il. CHILDS & CO.'S

w. H. CHILDS Il CO.'S
PATENT ELASTIC FIRE AND WATER PROOF
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Roof that will stand cold intense hea-eon
trae and expand with every variation Of any
external exposure to GreIs PERI ECTLY WATER PROOF
AND WILL NEITHER EvAPoRATE, CRACK OR ROT
AND FOR DURABILITY AND CHEAPNEsS ITS EQUAL
rs NOT AT PRESENT KNOWN.
The undersigned having purchased the PATENT RIGHT
for the States Of Louisiana and Mississippi have established
in the city of New Orleans mandatory and are
prepared fill all orders for this Roofing This
Roofing can be put ordinary good sheatbing old
shingles, tar and gravel tin copper roofs making
difference how steep fiat they may be This Cement is
adhesive and viii be found be thing invented
to mend old eaky tin gravel roofs or around
chmneys seutles dormor windows and CUTTERS where
is russed through. This Roofing perfect without
joint it, Just the thing cover large roofs where
they exposed to 6resuch Sugar Houses Cotton Sheds
Steam and Saw Mills Railroad Cars Bridges Depots Station
Houses Steamboat Decks aud, in fact every kind roof
where there is an external exposure to FIRE.
CAUTION;
Since the unparalleled which has attended the intro
duction Of CHILDS CO.'S CEMENT several worthless ii-
tations and nfngemens appeared against which the
public cautioned Remember Chids Patent in regard to
which hundreds Of testimonials certificates from the largest
Builders Presidents Of Railroads. Insurance Companies and
Planters, be shown.
NJ D. CHRISTIE Builder No. sos Magazine street has the
sole right operate this Cement this city All orders left
with him, the office Propreors No IO4 Magazine
street. will be promptly attended to.
This Cement will be furnished to Planters living
out of the city with printed directions IT, which Is quite
simple and easy to put en-, it Is used cold
Application may made undersigned for the purchase
Of rights the above Roofing parishes towns or terri
tory, in the States Of Louisiana Mississippi.
To builders and others this be most excellent invest
ment.
]. R. PoINIER q CO.,
Office at l. S Holden Co.'s, No. 1o4 Magazine street
p We have been applying this Roofing extensively in this
city
ceees and references Of those who have used this Roofing
New Orleans, Jan. T. 1855
upon ohld Patent Elastic Cement which proved my
faction its neombustbty under any of e1po-
its perfect imperyoanes to watr thst have had
some fiat roofing covered with which previously leaky
President Of the New Orleans BoaId Of Underwriters
r,,,-..,- New Orleans, Dec 10, 1857.
house Of foyda and Carondee streets covered with
Roofing SO far 1t perfectly tight and has fully
met with my expectations As to Is durability say
it the vcissiudes Of and cold not appearing
to affect ii in the least,
GEO W. ROPER.
New Orleans Dec 10, 1851
erei with Chld Co.'s Patent Elastic and Water Proof
up to this lime has not esked p 4 Il e pos appsars T' M fPs
sm and perfect as the day i on u every way
to all who want good fire and water proof roofs.
P'oprle,ny Fagssit, I,jsSvici Ferry.
Poine Celeste, Parish Of Plaquemines Nov 30 1851
II May Ia had large part Of my sugar covered
Cement Roofing far, has ycissitudes Of heat
and cold we'll Since then, have used it
buildings.
T. II. McMANUs.
Cincinnati, October 90 1881
Ira S. Holden, Esq, New Orleans La. ~ ''
Dear SirMr j. r. Pointer has requested me TO give state
ment Of experience with Chids Patent Composition Roof
ing My hst trial Of i was covering back BUILDING 25
by upon the old shnge roof this year ago last
July and has remained perfectly tight unchanged in an
pearanee since The second put August on
building, and has proved entirely satisfactory Since then
have covered two other houses which likewise satsae
and all remain unchanged ap earauce bAr0 and 6rm
without crack contraction and unquesouaby superior
HENRY EMERSON.
sMr Emerson no doubt well known the citizens Of New
Orleans he having been merchant number of yearg
REFERENuEs:
l. s. Holden, No. l04 Magazine street
j. F. Jeier, proprietor Of Veranda Hotel
III. Michel, City Attorney.
j. NJ Hall, merchant Tcoupitoulas and Canal
Gregor Wilson, corner Camp and Canal SIS
r. seaton, architect.
james CoBgh builder.
s. r. Grggs, Of the firm of voorhies, Gllegs Co
II. c. Caldwell, Esq.
Capt ]. r.. Latham
Mrs C. Tanner parish Of TeGrebonre
r. H. Qnitnan, Esq, parish Of Terrebouue.
Messrs. kitredge Ewing, parish Of Lafourche
j. r. Thompson Esq. parish of Larourche
- - Ienny, ESQ, Female Academy, Thibodaux
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