The Plymouth weekly Democrat., 1869-07-08
Elastic StOne.ROOfing.

From the Chicago Tribune.
We are always pleased to call the attention of
Inc pubic to anything of real merit and our re-
porter having had occasion yesterday to call at
Ihe office of the Chicago Elastic Stone Roofing
company, was so much pleased with their ar
rangements that he could not refrain from giving
short account to the Tribune readers. This com
pany was organized about year ago. and have
put up commodiOus manufactory so by 20 feet
Two stories and basement, fitted with steam power
ana machinery ample for their wants. and located
on tue Chicago, Burlington b Quincy Railroad
between Halsyed street and Newberry avenue.
They have established local agents in nearly
3OO OF the largest towns in the West, from Buffa-
10, n. Y, to Omaha, Nebraska, where they have
another factory and branch. and are having nu.
meTous orders for material from all directions
daily, as glance at their shipping book will show
Their roofing is composed of coal tar thickened
by the addition of kaOlin, or foreground porce.
la laln clay, that it may not run from the extreme
OF summer heat. and also rendering the materi n
nre-proOf: TO this they add a preparation of dis
solved indla rub ber and gycerine, and the whole is
t9fotEough,y mixed by machinery. The principle
ol ne IooI ls, that upon applying The material hot
10 Inc surface OF the feting The rubber not being
ComOlned out simply admixed rises to the sur
lace, forming MN or envelope over the surface.
protecting 1T from the action Of the atmosphere
me giycerlne, which will not evapOrate keens
cold.
Upon expressing some doubt as to the ire-proo
properties ol composition composed OF such in
nainmaple materials. the Secretary, Mr.. G. F. Hin
man, proposed 20 demonstrate the point Taking
large sample board nearly five feet SQUARE M
ilnman made fire covering g. ace two feet il
diameter. which burned furiously for ffteer
| minutes. when the burning brands were thrown
| on and wedge shaped piece cut from the centre
| 10 the outside of the burned portion and upor
turning il hack the boards were found bareI,
warmed and neither course OF felting broken anC
| the second course unharmed.
Messrs Campbell and Whitman, irsurane,
agents, who were present, suggested building /,
| large fire on the ground. and placing the roo
| above, which was done, and the fire fed will
wood and coal tar, to make as great heat e possi
bic: After burning nearly twenty minutes, durir
| wnlcn time the sample was so completely enyel
Oped In flames at times that it could not be seen
the boards were burned through, yet the roofin,
| Jailed to give way. few minutes later the felt
| Ing was broken through with stick to allow tn
| hames 70 pass through, and even then the fir
| confined itself to the boards and would no
| spread over the roof. After burning twenty-fy
minutes the test concluded Satisfactorily
Nearly three-quarters of an hour on both sides q
| a sample and the roof yet undestroyed We en-
pend the following certificate from Campbell
| Whitman u Wallace, insurance agents:
| To Whom it may Concern:
CHICAGO April H. 1869
We wi messed test of the fire proof ou altjes a
the CHI cago Elastic stone Ro )fng Com ANY at thci
works this afternoon, and In the desc riptio
ABOVE gl zen. The tet was the most severe and II
success the most complete, CT anything of the kim
We nave ever witnesses, the fire Will not sprea
upon the suracs the material through fee Din
| the f1anes il from below. The roofing has our 4
qua lh"d app oval, and in insuring building wou
coa slider IL safer risk, II covered with the elast
stone roofug than any Other roofing material in ou
knowledge CAMPBELL, WHITMAN WALLACE.