The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1883-06-14
IRON ROOFING.

| IRON ROOFING.
is no longer new thing. as many suppose, but
| has been used i'll many places in Europe and the
| United States for more than fifty Years and
| would be almost universally used If it could
have been afforded heretofore at as low a cost as
now, and had as good material and perfect
| mode of construction been known and used,
| such as are embraced in the Augusta Iron Roof
i ing and Paint.
| NONE BUT THE VERY BEST REFINED.
IRON rs USED
| in our roofing This iron we have manufactured
especially for our own use, and all imperfect
both sides with
IRON CLAD PAINT
This paint has proved to be the best roofing,
paint in the world. 1t has established repu--
tation of fifteen years standing throughout the
United States. 1t is especially adapted as pro-
lection to iron, tin or wood. We apply the third
coat after the roof is put on, and it will last for
years without deterioration.
IT'S ADTANTAG ES o YER SHINGLES
Shingles were once made of the best selected
timber and lasted longer than now; they are
nowEmade mostly of limbs, odd cuttings, and
such timber as cannot be made into anything
else, and are short-lived at best, and frequently
leak rain or fine snow. The average life Ofshin-
gle roofs lis twelve years, and i'll towns where
coal is used only ten years. Shingles old
fashioned and have seen their best days.
NINE TENTIIS OF THE FIRES OCCUR ON
THE ROOFS.
People guarding against fire more
IMAM ever before to prevent loss and increase
happiness. Insurance is about one-third Tess in
case Of an iron roof
ITS ADTANTAGE OYER SLATE.
Slate roofing is very COSTLY all things being.
considered. Slate roofing will crack by freezing
and thaWing, and from heat of adjacent fires.
will crumble and slide, and Will blow off, Six
or seven times as heavy as iron, it requires u
strong and expensive structure to bear it, up, and
an extreme pitch, which makes a large amount
of surface they often cause building to settle
out of shape, and the rule of measurement is,
always greater than iron roofing. Slate roofs
are condemned at many places. Many people say
they want no more slate roof, and many archi-
tects advise customers not to have slate roof.
CLsTERN WATER.
Those using the water from this roofing WHY
be very much pleased to find how much cleaner
the rain water is than from q dirty shingle or
gravel roof The covering being smooth the
wind keeps it clean from all dirt, leaving none
TO be washed in the cistern.
HOWLoNG WILL ITLAsT2
We have frequently been asked how long our
roofing will last, and we answer by saying that
every person knows that as long as iron does
not rust it will last, and as it is kept painted it
will not rust. There is never any wear the
under side to wear the paint off, and if the up
per side is painted every ten or twelve years,
we do not see any reasonto prevent its lasting
Our roofing is all made in the factory and put
9l4 IN pack packages Of 100 square feet painted on
y
one heavy coat after the roof is laid.
WECALL THE ATTENTION
of the public to the following facts
We order our goods in carload lots; thereby
securing the lowest manufacturers rates, and
also the lowest transportation rates. We keep,
constantly employed
FROM TWENTY TO TWENTY FIVE
tirst-class workmen, including master tinners
rOOferS and painters. Our facilities are SUCH,
that doing an immense business, we are able to
operate on the wholesale plan; thereby saving
to customers the large profits of the middle
men, Within the past month we have doubled
our shop room, and are, in every way prepared
to meet the increasing demands of the trade.
These are some of the reasons we can do WoI k
cheaply and we'll, and they some of the rea-
sons why we can afford to do it
CHEAPER AND BETTER
than any similar concern now operating in Viz
ginia. We employ none but the best material
and most skilled worllmen, enjoying special ad-
tages i'll the purchase of goods,
AND GUARA NTEE
every job we do, both in price and quality. Send
in your orders to GEO. w. MAY Il Co.
JuneI- Staunton, Va.
FI4IE NEW EXCELSIOR