, 1875-12-11
WHAT He ASCERTA.NED.
An Eastern Gentleman Of High
Business Position Visits
CllicnEo.
The Interesting Lo:tor Of Man Who
Knew What Ho Was Writing
About.
Ills Observations Among the Manufac-
turera Of, anh Dealers In, Paints,
Glass, Etc.

Talunbto testar written BY = gentleman from ! |
rromusns Atlantic ctr. w!,o WAS briefly sojouru-
Ing in Chicago on joint uasion OF business |
and plsasuro. Thoroughly familiar With tho =!
tsado in paints oils. gsas. and thef co-ordina.e
branches. he mado careful and understanding
tour Of tho Chicago houses in shoHe lines Of
lueinobs. Hin obsefvattons among, and mature
tnsnts wers etalsolloa in tue following very ILL.,
tcroAting letter TO a hume nswApater:
ALExAHpkBs F0uR-AGE FAINT.
Tho novelty Of nsuo arFs attracted my At
CATION. found to fully warrant Tue tito. sefor
to Ale1ander's FoGr~Aco Preserving Paint. Just
what connection thero could he between four
Aees anu pot Of paint, was what puzzled me.
serving Paint, for rai,ros1, naval aul steamboat
nses. aud for panlere, architects, builders. and
al roofing, weh'ing. .'d preserving, purposes,
y manufactured by +. s. Alexander 4 Co..
cut rubbers, saturated tet, and all zoohng-u1t T.
terihls. Chicago. whose office il Koon No. H. In
tho Palmer lIouse. Ono might suppose, from
lie abore description. that aletsrs. Alexander q:
Go. transact htsinaas IN Rame dinly-llghted
basement or oloagiuouA storo- room. On the
cuutrasr, Room No. 10 Is reached frum the entte-
sol ol tue hotel. and is furotsed ps elegantly as
lnY reception or guest room in this grand Lu1-
ing. au,t ts equally adaptol to bustnuEs pieaA-
ure. So. TOO is the proprietor. for ttiat matter.
But to rnturu to the Four-Ace Paint 1t is
made from crcosote, boiled otIB 1eAds, yarnishes,
gutna. rubber, etc., sud Eas frat E1auutaciu,el
In 1862. amt testod by experiments and use,
with tho additions Of various Improvements. un-
til 1861. when 1t WAS considered perfect. Nov
crthaesa. tue proGrietors. who nre cu,inensy
practical man, have improved It. naseria'ss s,ncs
that t!nae uutN today thoy arc prepared to
guarsp.ee ese:y gallon. ond chalieuga tho world
to produce itA equal. llailrosd men and tne-
chsnics hare loue taxed tiietr ingenuity
70 discover .. paint which would answef
tEn nrf1a fnr nNr.VrDfa Eftch nj 4rfr}1
must be choa1 and ttnsabls. aud possess tho
quality Of preserving tho wood 1t must also bo
loo to rutt or corroflou On tin. zluc or iron, NJ
well % to deca, in cs1lvas or fott Years OF time
and fortunes Alyo been wasted in tbs Invention
Of devices that 1t frat gtso promise Of meeting
tlcse oxaetng demands. but WHICH eruutualiy
turned out to DO either utterly worthless or VI
only tcmporsry value, Kno~iug tint their r.
Alexander 4 Co. perseyercd in thar expcri~
neutg through years of encouragement.
and at Int achieved permanent and perfect
success. For eighteen years tho Four-Aco
Paint haB been IN const.n. uso rhcre It has b.en
subjected 10 the Beyereet tcet, aud 1t hns IN
every instance glvcn full and complete aaslafse-
| ton. III ia amply attested. not Gully BY tho
numerous teptlnouiala frum leading railroad
men and builders Of the country, but BY largely
| Increased orders annually. The facss aro that
this paint has bocone staple article Of man's-
facturo and export, and its triAt never fails 10
| lnsure its Adoplon, ~ 1t is. beyond question.
| wearing paint over producel-
OF q number Of Its virtues can speak from
pcrsonal obsorva.lon- Applied to canvas. 1t
dering 1t soft aud pab1e. and preserving It from
| decay. Spread upun old tsrte1 or paluted can-
vaH roofs, IL fills all tho cracks and }cak-holes-
aud makes Tho roofs almost ~ good - ne~. lts
application to tin, zinc and iron has proved per-
feet,y euceesaful. ~ il protects a.ou1 from rust
| and corrosion. mud leaves smooth wearing sur
fnce thA. will not ttacl Or scale IN an7 climate.
| Old shingled roofs, that are leaking. will Ac.
knowledge the compliment OF 4 coas Of
| and remain vator-tight for yeara. An Ingenious
method ia ndoptod largely By ChicaRo architecsa
| 10 render brick or stone dwelling froe from
damp walls. and wonder that u has not como in
to vogue mora generally in tho East. Ills TO !aJ
plank thoroughly saturated with thia paint bo-
| tween tla callar nud upper vblis, and, aa no
dan1pneas can psss through the plank, tho up
per rooms are dry sad comfortable; ~ tia
= nost v.lnaIle material Tor Tor painting
tue uppef surface =. aud joints Of ca, car
properties render it invaluable to the ship
| builder, for painting tbs hulIs Of vessels. both
| inside and out. carefully.prcpated statement
by tho Snparntendent Of tho Illinois Central
! Railroad Compapv'a car-works shows that Il Ia
loo per cent the cheapeAt in use~
Mr.. Alexander j. very prominent and public
spirited citizen. always forenoat IN every enter
rrlao that WILL benent tho CITY, whether tlmo
energy. or money are required.
1t. G. T. nEESul.ps 4 co.'s.
| Walking along Lake Etreet TIN other day,
| saw sign tlAt reminded mo Of home, It WAS
that Of e. r. Reynolds + Co.. the old paint.
color, and varnisl houko, that has stood and
plospered, a. la ue1i known, for over 100 years,
now located on Fulton street, New York. Il
seemed like meeting an old friend 80 stepped
inside aud introduced myself. mot Mr.. e. &.
] Cutler. tho resident partner and manager Of tho
ChIcngo louso. which found to be al auxlllasy
Of the famous old New York establishment.
learned that tho Chicago house was startcd in
1865, aud thst 1t is now one OF tue loedulg II
not the largest, houses ia itn liuo 10 the West,
Indeed. it could hsr,liy bs othorwiso With tho
: preatgc and support OF auch q powerful Eastern
a}T. fts location No. q LAto streot, Ia one Of
sha voEy best IN lhe city.
CHICAGO ENAMEL FAINT WORKS.
Yesterday 1ooked In nt the establishment OF
HoIasa i Tsscoss. No. 2i2 Madison street man
utactureFa Ut and Wholesale dealoIs IN Iascott's 9
celebrated patont enamel pAlnt. which am told
Ia nes,ing With great favor. and IL coming into
general uss. Tho grsa. advantage this ralnt
Offers Ia its cheAppess, durability. aud pureness,
Cheapness In = great desiderAtuu% but tho fact
that IL is unaffected by chinge OF Temperature
and will not c1acx peal. or bliatar 10 Of tue ut
white lead. oxide Of zinc. pure ltnseed oil. and
the Best cooring pigment, Which R1'es il liz
mAtchless beauty, bright. smooth surface, and
Another Hrsat advantage Of this paint Ia thai it
Ia already ut1od for use, aud may 10 applied By
the most inexperienced wotk1nan. II has been
| manufactured kad sold throughout tbs North
west for ths pAst slx years with Increased saies
annually; fact which amply demonstrates its
| worth.
JAMX8 II, nTCE+
Chlosgo has au uuuauAlIg tsrRo punnbas Of
magnificent business palaces sud thia ID one OF
tho features Of the citv that particularly attikes
= stranger. ironinsot among those establish.
ments ID that Of Jsues II, lice. 1t Nos. ~ md
po,iahea, yoush, and crystal plate glass,
F1opch plato aud Gesman mirrors. also
Engnsh. Trench, and American window
glaas. The iuterlor u ht!ed NTH = very
largo and complete stock. arranged with ex-
oefeut tsste Thus IL tho only importing house
wess OF Now York that makes ! speciality OF,
aud hAnalss exclusively. wiudaw a,.a FEsuch
plate giaYs mirrors, etc. This trade OF the house
eyinues il popularity throughout tho West.
I am assured, on reiabls authority, tbAt last
| yeA,'s saEos reached An immenas hgute being