, 1875-12-11
WHAT HE ASCERTRINED,
An Eastern Gentleman Of Tiir1,
business Position Visits
CliicnEo.
Tae Interesting Letter Of Man Who
Knsw What Ho Was Writing
About.
Ills Observations Among the Man1lfac.
turers Of, and Dealers In, Paints,
Glass, Etc.

''"u'no"s H'le"l4t c1tS. VIM Was briefly 6ojouru-
Ing III Chicago on joint mission Of busincss
ana plsaeufo' Thoroughly familiar with tho
trade in paints. oils. gIa*a. and their co-ord;na:s
branches. be made = careful and understanding
tour OF tho Chicago houses in thope lines Of
haetnoes. Ills otBervatlons among ard nature
lhuorsomonta Of. certain Afn.- claes establish
mshts "ers embodied in the following yofy IN.
selcatin8 lotter 10 = hume nswHpaIer
ALExAHDEn'a foun-AcE FAINT
1he novelty ot nauae fira: attracted nv at-
teattoa 70 II new Invention, which. rpou inyestl.
EauotI found to fully warrant tho tts!o. teIer
wlise connection there could na betwctn four
aees Aea pot Ut paint, was what puzzled me,
ana get cutsosity al! agoe. Tne ro1r-Aco Pro-
serving Ia!nt' for railroad. naval aud s.ea1nboat
nlt roofing, wearing. AID preserving purtones.
y manufactured hy T.. Il. Alexander i Co.
dealers in crsosote, boilo3 oiis 1ead1 yarpishes.
ent snbbsrs saturated felt. .nd all rooflng-u. J.
tho Palmer l1onse. Ono might suppose. from
tue atose DESCRIPTION. that Metrrs Alexander /
o. tranaact business In soma ditujy. lighted
taaement Or olosginona storo.room. On the
bol Of tho hotel. aud Ia furntelrd us elegantly IA
snT reception or guest room iu this gratid tui1i~
tits' an1 IS equally adapted to business Or peas~
"e: g. 20: ~ the proprietor. for tas matter.
made from cscosote, boiled oilH leads ya,nishe4,
gums, rubber, otc.. 1u1 wka first manufactured
III l9s2 and tested by experiments and use.
wish t!ie additions Of various improvements. IN
I'll ia57t When 1t whs considered perfect. Nev-
cftAclakn, the psoprotoEs. who nrs ouaipcu,Ir
practica! mon. llgvc improved it materially ence
that timo. until to-day they are prepared to
tsuarauiee every gallon, mud challenge thu world
ehantcs 'iare loug taxed their ingenuity
to di1cose1 4 paint which would ansrof
she demands for car-roofa. Such AZ article
mues DO cheap and durable. aud possess tho
tIlfa1 r. II.
100 to rust OF coFroaion tin. zinc. or iron ~
well as to decay in cansas or felt Tears OF tlms
ana fortunes AAvo been waetcd IN the invention
~ y oeSieoe that IT first Etyo promise Of tncetiog
thebe o1Rctng demands but which eFoutually
turmoil out to be either utterly worthless or u
onlv Temporary valuo. Knowing that their r.
"aso wnl'd DC gsea: IT thor succeeded, A1essrA.
A!o1sndeI d 60. peracvercd in thor e1per.~
montH through -yeaEB OF discourzEemcnt,
a''d al Iaet achieved pernauent and perfect
succoEs. For eighteen years tho Foue-Acp
fa'nt sas been III constant uso ~horo 1t hAs beeu
subjected % tue sovesest te't. and tt has in
hon ~ iB amply sttested. not only by tAs
numerous testimonials from leading railroad |
men and builders OF tho country, but BY largely
Increased orderd annually. The facts arc that |
!hs paint has bccome q atap!o article of mao,,-
iactufo and export, aud its trias never fails 10 |
insnfe ita adoption, ~ it is beyond question.
he ei'eapess and most durable preserving and |
wearing paint over produced.
VI number Of lta virtues can sneak from |
personal observation. Applied to CANVAS II
searches out and fills eyery iibro aud poro. ran
decay, eprcad upnn 0ld h rraa ~ ,ai,,t.s ass
vRs roofH 1t fills all tho cracks and 1nat.ho1ea
aud nases tho roofs almost A. good as new. Its
application to tin. Zuc, aud iron has proved Der.
fect,y successful, AZ It protects thom from r,.st
and corrosiou, mud leaves 4 smooth wearing nnr.
taco ttlat will not crack Or scalo in sny cIim,ta
Old shingled roofs, that aeo leskinp. wijl ~.
knoT!cdso the compliment Of : coat ~
this paint by smoothing their wriniles'
and renasin wAtor.tish. for years, An furnninns
method !s adopted largely by Chicago arshitnn,s
to render brick or stone dwelling froe fron
damp wallis aud wonder that !. las not come il.
to vogue more generally in sho East It ia 10 layA
tween the cellar nud upocr Ya,,a ~ 49, ~
dampneas Gao pass through tie mink. the M.
rer rooms are dry npu romfnrtthjs' A. ths
-Four -Ace readily peoetratas wood sni ia r,n. ana
Z nlost va]nahln meta1;,, Tn.' ,.;x,.,1
tha unpos surface and iointa Fs'"'ns ~ n.
and hrJdoo ,}onhar, ~ sS'"1a " SA