The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1884-01-17
MISCELLANEOUS.
MISCELLANEOUs.
A uGUsTA IRON ROOFING
AND
PAINT COMPANY,
MANUFACTURERS OF
IRON, TIN AND CANVASS ROOFING,
SCOUTING, &C.
g. w. MAY & Co, PRopRIEToRs.
& N. HATTON, SUPERINTEND'T.

IRON ROOFING.
9 no longer new thing, as many suppose, but
has been used in many places in Europe and the
United States for more than fifty years, and
have been afforded heretofore at as low q cost as
now, and had as good material and a perfect
such as are embraced in the Augusta IRON R ReeS
ing and Paint.
NONE BUT THE VERY BEST REFINED
IRON rs USED
in our roofing. This iron we have manufactured
ars and ill
both sides with
IRON CLAD PAINT.
This paint has proved to be the best roofing
paint IN the world. 1t has an established repu-
United states. t is especially adapted as pro-
lection to iron, tin or wood. I'VE apply the third
years Without & Fl wiz last '0'
DISADVANTAGES YER SHINGLES.
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-lved at best, and frequently
leak rain or fine snow. The average life Of shin-
gle roofs lis twelve years, and in towns where
coal Is used only ten years. Shingles are old
fashioned and have seen their best days,
NIvE 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-third less IN
cttSp OF an iron ROOF.
ITS ADVANTAGES 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
WfIIcrumble and slide, and will blow off. Six
or seven times as heavy as iron, 1t requires
strong and expensive structure to bear it up and
Ok surface; they often cause building to settle
ont OF shape, and the rule of measurement is
iron n Slate roots
they want no more slate roof, and many archi-
tects advise customers not to have slate roof.
c1STERN WATER.
Those using the water from this roofing will
be very much pleased to ind how much cleaner
the rain water is than from dirty single or
gravel roof. The covering being smooth, the
wind keepsit clean from al dirt, leaving none
to be washed in the cistern.
HOW LONG WILL IT LASTs
4 wehave frequently been asked how long our
roofing VIII last, and we answer by saying that
every person knows that as long as iron does
will not rust. There is never any wear on the
under side to wear the paint of, and il the un-
per SIDE ls painted every ten or twelve years,
one hundred years.
7 ourrooingis ali made in the factory, and put
both sides, cleats and paint enough to give it
one heavy coat after the roof Is laid.
WEcALL THEATTENT1oN
of the public to the following facts:
we order our goods In carload lots; thereby
securing the lowest manufacturers rates, and
constantly employed
FR0ATHENTY 10 TWENTY-FIVE
frst-class workmen, including master timers.
r9ofers and painters. Our facilities are such,
that doing an immense business, we are able to
to customers the large profits Of the middle
men,. Within the past month we have doubled
be
These are some OF the reasons we can do woIk
cheaply and well, and they are some Of the rea-
ons why we can afford to do 1t
CHEAPER AND BETTER
than any similar concern now operating in Viz
and most skilled workm en-, enjoying special nd. al.
tages in the purchase of goods,
AND GUARANTEE
veryjob we do, DO tn in price and quality. s
your orders.to go w. MAY & co..
uue3. Staunton,
w A. GUSHING. AaExT,
FOR THE.
"sTAUNToNaLIFEyAsS OF VA.
sTAUNToN, VIRGINIA.
Tsse best and cheapest LteI Insurance compoay,ia |
The World.
This Company issues all,its policies on the |
Guarantee Incontestable, endowment plan."
Policies guaranteed from the day issued A
81 900 policy will cost about 1880 per year or
EaRa.t than cents day.