The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-08-29
Great Discovery.


Il Il
Roofing and other purposes.
Patented February 2Ist, 1855.
FTvHIS INTERESTING DISCOVERY
Il was made known to the world by the
Farmers Club OF New York, at their meet
ing in the latter part of June, 1865, and its
Importance to our country and the world
was earnestly discussed but 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 practicability.
After suffering many partial failures in
compounds of lime in all its various forms
and phaseS-in sand, granite, plaster, min
eral coal, clay of various kinds, marble
dust, soap-stone, cement, coal-tar, vege-
table tar, asphaltum, etc.-in all the pro-
portions and combinations that an intel
ngent and inventive mind could suggest,
FOR fourteen gears. He tried the slate-stone
also, in many combinations, before he dis
covered that natures taY of reconstruction
was exceedingly simple, requiring only
gluten to hold the particles in connection
till time and the action OF the elements
firmly unite them.
If ever a roof leaks, ii will be owing to
other causes than the decay of the cover
ing. 1t will be because the water goes
round, not through 1t. 1t is 1L1IeqsGdLed as a
paint over new tin, and would preserve it
many years without further attention,
and Should be used for that purpose in
steadsof paint. 1t will repair all defects IN
old TIN roofs, such as rust-holes, cracks, and
breaks, making them permanently water
proof, and more durable, at much less cost
than a tin-smith could afford to do it, even
IN his imperfect manner. Old roofs of
every description can be repaired much
more dura6ly and cheaply with Plastic
Slate than with any OF her material eXtant
COaI-tar is found to be the yiSciOI1s eIe-
ment alike of coal and slate and ii was
discovered, not f9Irented. and scientific in
vestigation, as well rs Cperience, fully es-
tablishing the fact tat its exposure to
heat and cold, wet and dr., serves only to
reconstruct the two elements in their con-
ditiOn-SOLTD SLATE.
PLASTIC SLATE Is SUPERIOR TO TIN
l. Because 1t is a better non-conductor of
heat. The rooms under it will be cooler
in summer and warmer in winter.
2. It Will not rust
3. 1t will not break or crack open ike tin
does where jointed.
/. It is less dangerous. DR.. Tyng's church
one of the finest in New York, was burned
in November, 1866 causing a loss of $3.50.
ziers of some n2en who were repairing it.
). 1t needs no painting, which on tin
AMOUNTS ia fey years TO the entire cost
s. Becaus Il costs balf as much ana Iast,
t1gice as Tong.
from The Plastic Slate Joint stock Com.
paUIv, of New York an exclusive rfgll-
Tor Evansville and NaudeTbuTgh County,
Ind, and am prepared % put on new roofs
and copper cutters.
Present price f5r new Plastic Slate Roofs
eight dollars per square OF ten feet; same
applied TO new Or old tin roof, four dollars
per square. Cutters repaired al reasonable
rates as 10 size: and atthese prices altwork
VIII be kept in order accidents excepted
nee gears, at the expiration o. which time
It will be better than when new
we nave the privilege OF referring to
the following parties for whom we have
applied the Plastic Slate Roofing: r. :.
Tenny, Esq; John J. Deig. Esq; Messrs.
Reitz and Haney; VIM. HeilInan, Esq;
Messrs. Gilbert * Co.; Mark norwood,
ESD; Joseph P. Elliott, Esq; Messrs.
Forth, BoWles & Co.; Anthony Refs Esq;
Evansville National Bank.
Orders for roofing or repairing may be
left at my Lumbe Yard Office, corner OF
Main and Seventh Streets, or with my
Agent, Charles NJ. Tileston, ESQ.
JOHN F. GLOVER.
Evansville. Ind, April lst, 1877 (apl d6m