The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-04-27

Complete Revolution IN Roofngi
THE PLASTIC For
Roofing and other purposes.
Patented February 2lst, 1885.
YTKEHS INTERESTING DISCOVERY
n was made known to the world Dy the
Farmers CLUB of New % at their meet
ing in the latter part of June, 1866, and its
Importance to our country and the world
was earnestly discussed bEf the inventor,
William l. Potter, OF Clifton Park, N. Y,
has been carefully experimenting with the
material for many years, and has demon
strated its utility and pFacticahility.
After suffering many partial failures In
and phases-in sand, granite. plaSt&r, ain
erai coal, clay Of various kfnds marble
dust, sOap-stnne, cement, coal-tar. yeee-
table tar. asphaltum. etc.-in all the BRO
portions and combinations that an intel
ligent and inventive mind could suggest,
also, in many combinations, before he dis
covered that natures law OF reconstruction
was exceedingly simple, requiring only
gluten to hold the "a fticles III connection
till time and the action oil the elements
firmly unite them.
If ever a roof leaks, it will be owing to
other causes than the decay of the cover
ing. 1t will be because the water goes
round, not through 1t. II is uneQudted as a
many. years without further attention,
and should be used for that purpose in
old tin roofs, such as rust-holes, cracks, and
breaks, k them permanently water
proof, and more durable, at much less cost
than a tin-smith could afford % do IT, even
in his imperfect manner. Old roofs of
every description can be repaired much
more -duro6Ly and cheaply with Plastic
Coal-tar is found to be the viscous eIe-
ment alike of coal and slate: and IL was
vestigation, as well as experience, fully es-
tabiishing- the fact that its exposure to
heat and cold, wet and dry, serves only to
reconstruct the two elements In their con-
dition-SoLID SLATE.
PLASTIC SLAT TIE Is SUPERIOR TO TIN.
/. Because 1t l. a better no-n-conductor of
heat. the rooms under 1t VIII be cooler in
summer and warmer in winter.
z. IL Will not rust.
8. 1t will not break or crack open like tin
does where jOinted. q
4. 1t Is less dangerous. DR.. Tyng's church,
one OF the finest in New York, was burned
IN November. 1865, causing a loss of $3.50 100,
from a fire fns Its tin root, from the Eraziers
OF some n n men VINO w We're repairing Il.
amounts IN q few years 10. the entire cost
o. Because IL costs hdU as much, and tGsLs
ttCice as long.
MANNER OF MAKING Il Ely PLAs-
TIC SLAIE ROOF.
1t is not necessary to match, or tongue
and groove the sheating-boards; but the
more solid, and level, and close they are
laid, the better and more durable the roof
will be. They should by all means be sea-
soned.
A double lining of good ia
in shingle form, eacn edge eing fast
ened down with cleats. This lining is de-
signed to insufutc the roofing from the
boards, lest their shrinking and swelling
hould inture the covering. After the pro-
cess of felting or lining the roof is COM
the mastfc, mixed TO the consist
ency of thick mortar (6efyg more than three
stdtel, Is then spread upon the felt,
about one-eighth Of an inch thick, with a
or brush, aud furnishes a complete
Slate RooE. 4kN II. .r-
! have at considerable expense obtained
from "Jhe Plastic Slate Joint Stock Com
pany, of New YORK" AN exclusive right
for Evansville and Vanderburgh County,
Ind, and am prepared to put on new roofs
and repair old tin roofs, repair tfn, zinc,
and cop er cutters.
Present price for new Plastic Slate Roofs
Is eight dollars per square, OF ten feet; same
per square. Cutters repaired at reasonable
rates as 10 size and at these prices all work
Will be kept in order accidents excepted)
fUe years, at the expiration of which time
IL will be better than when new.
We have the privilege of referring to the
parties for whom We have APP
Piled the Plastic Slate Roofing: L. S. Ten
ny; Ed; John j. Deig, Esq. Messrs. Reitz
y Haney (; VIM. Heilman, Esq. Messrs.
hilbert 4 TO-; Mark Sherwood, ESQ.,; Jo-
.eph p. Elliott, Esq. Messrs. Forth, Bowles
: Co.; Anthony Refs, Esq; Evansville Ma
,ional Bank.
Orders tor roofing or repairing may be
eft at my Lumber Yard Office, corner of
Main and Seventh Streets. or with my
Agent, Charles M. Tileston, Esq.
JOHN r.. GLOVER
Evansville, Ind, April LIST, 1867. Tar dom