The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-01-18

lllllcS vary, out we ere prepared 10 guarantee
Il just standard, and if that is not eqnalled, we
ask no pay. Wherein lies, then, the advantage
of other cementSl Nowhere but in the chimer-
zeal brain of Mr. Burns.
With reference to the persons who
have signed the testimonials, Mr.. Burns
prints, we may observe, that Mr.. Hunt has
never purchased any Portland cements from
us, but only used the cheap Roman cements,
which he professed gave him great satisiac
ton. The Others Messrs. Perner and Murphy,
have recently been refused work bv this COM
pany, and this may POSSIBLY account for the
sudden knowledge they have of the unreliabity
of our cementS. The fact, however, remains
that the quality and price of our cements suit
the trade and the public generally, and this
fact is attested by the large and inchcasing
orders we are daily receiving from all parts of
the state. The sales for last month alone
amounted TO over nine hundred barrels. as
Mr.. Ryder-1ayler can testify from personal ex-
animation of our books.
The fact is that this opposition emanates
from and exists only in Mr.. Burns limited cir
Gle of partiZanS. He is interested in the sale
OF foreign dement's, and has therefore no use
for local clements be they ever SO good. He
abused it long before it was produced for sale,
and openly bOastSpf having done this COM
pany thousands of dollars worth of Intentional
injury. He does not relish the fact that the
company, producing better and cheaper side
walk, have constructed nine-tenthS of the side
walks laid in the city, and for him no goo can
come out of the Alamo Cement Company
Nor does he apparently care whether he Injuries
the local manufacture, provided that he can
serve his own interests by forcing the
sale of foreign cements. We do not
want monopoly, we only ask that If we
can produce an article in this district, equal in
quality and price with those imported, that we
should have the preference. This we think we
may fairly claim, and the public will readily
accord us, thus encouraging local manu-
features in this great state by which alone its
permanent greatness can be ensured.
ALAMO CEMENT COMPANY.
p. 5. Since writing the above we have
learned that Mr. Burns has applied to several
con fr1s ut fnp tnSfi lie TO-
port his allegations, who have refused to give
them on the ground that that the Alamo
dement's give every satisfaction. The sub
joined testimonials are Il few of the hundreds
on file in our office received from known and
established citizens which are open or inspec-
ton, and it will be NOTED that three out of five
unimpOrtant persons giving Mr. Burns teSti-
monial, are mentioned in the testimonials be-
low us doing work which has given the owner
and contractor satisfaction. Further COM
ment is unnecessary.
ALAMO CEMENT COMPANY.
The Alamo Cement company refer to the
following testimonials:
To G. II. Kalteyer, Alamo Cement Company ::
SAN ANTONIO, January L.. ISS}.-Dear SIR
| have read the article by Mr.. James Burns,
pulls he'd in one of the city papers, to which
you have called my attention. As to the ce-
ment pavement you have just put down in
front of my new block on East Com merce
street, referred to in Mr. Burns article, can
only say, not being an expert in such matters
job, in fact one of the best haye even seen in
the city, and | am satisfied with your work
OF course time is required to test thoroughly
any cement pavement, but feel confident it
will show that mine is all right
Very truly, f. II. TERRELL.
SAN ANTONIO, December Is, lSS2-This is TO
certify that the undersigned has used the Ala
mo cement and especially the" A lamo Portland"
which was used i'm the construction of the gas
holder of the San Antonio gaS-works, recently
built, and find ii to he of excellent quality
Ii
land cement j. II. kAMPMANN.
q. II. Kalteyer, Esq:
SAN ANTONIO, December Is, lSS2.-Dear Sir:
| beg leave to say that, having completed tank
Tor the san Antonio gas company, in which |
have used your Portland cementI find it equal
to any Portland cement English or German).
Having to contend with five feet pressure in
said tank, state from experience your Port
land is preferable TO any cements for water
works ana sewers. Very respectfully,
ED. j. GALLAGHER.
TO the Alamo Cement Company:
SAN ANTONIO, January II, ISS}.-The under
signed has been Il practical mason since lS47,
ana has worked i'll cement and traSS i'm Europe,
also used Rosendale and Portland cement in
1899, IN setting the gas holder of the San Antonio
Gas Company. | have extensively worked
cementS and used the Alamo Portland and
Alamo Roman since they were manufactured
here, and they have given me entire satisfac-
ton. know that they are good as any i'm
ported 10 this place. | refer TO the sidewalks
on North Flores street made for Messrs. KriScll,
Z!Zelmann, kunZmann and Mueller, and to the
cement floor of Judge Devine, as examples.
recommend these cCments to the public as
the best in the market. NJ. RuSSI.
SAN ANTONIO, January 10. lSS3.-This is to
certify that the cement used on Mr.. George
Dunig's residence by Phillip Johns, plasterer,
was supplied by the Alamo Cement Company,
and has given every satisfaction.
ED. LINDAHL, Contractor.
SAN ANTONIO, January Is. lSS}.-The Alamo
Cement Company, Gents The cement manu-
featured by you was used by Charles Perner
and Thomas ID. Murphy, contractors for the
plastcring work on my new residence. / can
chcerfully state il has given me perfect and en-
tire satisfaction, and eau take pleasure in re-
commenting il to Others. Respectfully,
Ed. kOTULA.
The undersigned have used over one hundred
barrels of Alamo Roman Cement ON the bridge
piers OF Houston street and Abat's Crossing
bridges, and certify that II has been To our en-
tire satisfaction. We first used Rosendale and
then the Alamo Roman, and in our opinion
the Alamo Roman Cement is decidedly the
best of the two. The work is there and speaks
tor itself.
THOS. CAvANAUGH, Contractor.
JERRY j. LOONEY, Foreman.
San Antonio, January II, 1883.