The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1883-08-30

IRON ROOFING.
no longer q new thing, as many suppose but
has been used in 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 q cost as
now and had as good material and q perfect
mode of construction been known and used,
such as are embraced In the Augusta Iron Roof
ing and Paint.
NONE BUT THE VERY BEST REFINED
IRON IS USED
in our roofing. This iron we have manufactured
sheets are thrown out The iron is painted ON
both sides with
IRON CLAD PAINT.
This paint has proved to be the best roofing
paint in the world 1t has an established repu-
tation of fifteen years standing throughout the
United states. 1t is especially adapted as pro-
lection to iron, tin or wood. I'VE apply the third
coat after the roof is put on, and it will last for
years without deterioration.
ITS ADVANTAGES OYER SHINGLES
Shingles were once made of the best selected
timber and lasted longer than now; they are
now made 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 is twelve years, and in towns where
coal is used only ten years. Shingles are old
fashioned and have seen their best days.
NINE-TENTHS OF THE FIRES OCCUR ON
THE ROOFS.
People are now guarding against fire more
than ever before, to prevent loss and increase
happiness. Insurance is about One-ttird Tess IN
case OF an IRON ROOF.
IT'S ADVANTAGES OVER SLATE.
Slate roofing is very costly, all things being
CONSIDERED slate roonng VIII crack by ireezng
will crumble and slide, and will blow Off, Six
or seven times as heavy as iron, 1T requires a
strong and expensive structure to bear it up, and
an extreme pitch, which makes a large amount
of surface; they often cause a 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-
CZSTERN WATER.
Those using the water from this roofing will
be very much pleased to find how much cleaner
the rain water is than from a dirty single or
gravel roof. The covering being smooth, the
wind keeps it clean from all dirt, leaving none
to be washed in the cistern.
HOW LONG WILL ITLASTs
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 on the
under side to wear the paint off, and if the up
per side is painted every ten or twelve years,
one hundred years.
our roofngfs ali made in the factory, andput
up in packagesOf 100 square feet, painted on
both sides, cleats and paint enough to give 1T
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
first-class workmen, including master timers,
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 Won k
cheaply and well, and they are some of the rea-
sons why we can afford to do it
CHEAPER AND BETTER
than any similar concern now operating in Vir-
ginia. We employ none. but the best material
and most skilled Workmen, enjoying special adj
tages in the purchase of goods,
AND GUARANTEE
every job we do, both in price and quality. Send
in your orders to GEO. w. MAY u Co, 3
june7- Staunton, Va.