The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-09-12

THE PLASTIC SLATE 's-Esr-
Roofing and other purposes.
Patented February Dist, 1865.
THIS INTERVENING DISCOVER
- was made known to the world by s6sT
Farmers Club OF New York, at their tn4-aS-
ing in the latter part of June, 1866, aud ser.
Importance to our country and the warzag
was earnestly discussed; bu, the inventEx.
william L. Potter, OF Clifton PARK y 2
mas been carefully experimenting with t7sf
material for many years, ami as denaan-
| strated its utility and pracIlca bility.
| Alter suffering many partial iaflureels5s
| compounds of lime in all its various forD1,
and phases-in sand, granite, plaster, Ezc<s--
! eral coal, clay of various kinds, maruss%-
dust, soap-stone, cement, coal-tar, vxsEs-.
table tar, asphaltum, etc.-in all the sgSss.-
portions and combinations that an ifEa@s-
| llgent and inventive mind could sugsyg.
| for fourteen, gears. He tried the slate-stzaRc
also, in many combinations, before he flsF-
covered that nature,s aw ofreconstructagEz
| was exceedingly simple, requiring 04<17
gluten TO hold the particles in sconnecDexE
til time and the action OF the eiemezSv
,Iflever a roof leaks, II will be owfns art
other causes than tue decay of the coEzzs-
ing. 1t will be because the water s1zz
p41Sd1 Wei ne ne VII aa ID pssrs
many years without further attenf4sE,
and should be used for that purpose ltz.-
stead of paint. 1t Will repair all defeczs sz2
otd tan roof, such as fust-holes, cracks, AMI
proof and more durable AZ al much iesssesss
than tin-smith could afford to do IL, e<%No
III his imperfect mapDer. Old rooa N
every descrl ptfon can be repaired nnDar
more duTdbLy and cheaply with Pe0rksg
State than with any OF her m aterial ext<sz-.
Coal-tar Is found to be the viscious ese-
discovered, not fnvented, and scientific agr-
vestigatiOn, as well as experience, fulIy@&-
tablishing the fact that its exposure az
heat and cold, wet and drv, serves Only ~.
reconstruct the two elements in their cnn--
dition-SoLID SLATE.
PLASTIC SLATE IS SUPERIOR TO 711g
d
heat. The rooms under it will be, cooke
in summer and warmer in winter.
2. 1t will not rust. ~
8. It will not break or crack open ikeNx
does where Jointed.
4. 1t is less dangerous. !1r. Tyng's chuzsr
one of the finest in New York. was buFns&
in November, 1865. causing a loss of s1sar-
900, from a Jsre I'm res rim 7ooy rom TIE Eve.
ziers of some men who were repairing +.
D. IL needs no painting, which on mo
amounts in few years to the entire e@s%
of Plastic Slate Root. y -
g. Because Il costs hq!f as much, and 5~ssH
nave. al considerable expense, obtaIazzz
frs m "Ilie istsiic Slate Joint.Stock CoR-
pauy, Oh New York" an exclusive rfgeE
for Evansville and Vanderburgh Coun&r,
Ind. and am prepared to put on new roG1z
and repair old tin roofs, repair tin, zlzS
Present price for new Plastic Slate Roahr
eight dollars per square of ten feet; saE1z
Der square. Cutters repaired at reasonable
rates as to size; and atthese prices all woat
Will be Kept IN Order taccfdentS eXcepr6G3
ice pears, at the expiration of which ttn1E
1 will be better than when new.
We have the privilege of referring 81
he following parties for whom we haEE
applied the Plastic. Slate Roofing: r.
2eitz and Haney; VIM. Heilman, Ese.&
dessrs. Gilbert d Co.; Mark SHERWOOD
esq; Joseph p. Elliott, Esq; Messu-
forth, Bowles g. Co.; Anthony Refs, ESQ
Evansville National Bank. ~ zsI A-is -
Orders for roofing or repairing may be-
eft at my Lumber Yard Once. corner q
lain and Seventh Streets, or with nlT
| gent, Charles NJ. Tileston, Esq.
JOHN F. GLOVER.
Evansville. Ind, April lst, 1877, (apl dam