The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-09-05
Adnmant Wall Plaster.


The Southeastern Plaster Company 10 a
newly organized company, with a capital
stock of 600, 600. The object of this com
pany is to manufacture adamant wall pas-
ter What il adamant wall plaster? 1t is
something new. 1t is the perfection of wall
plaster. 1t is patented cement, or arti-
fetal stone. 1t is q material designed to
produce a hard and indestructible interior
wall and ceiling. Within five years ada
mant has made for itself wide reputation
entirely on its merits, having been applied
in thousands of buildings, both public and
private, throughout the United States. The
demand for adamant is rapidly increasing.
1t now has an established place as a
standard building material. Old-fashioned
plastering has long been the poor
est and most unsatisfactory material
used in the construction of buildings,
and good interior wall ia the exception
where lime plaster is used. Walls made of
lime are easily broken or disfgured.
They often fell. TO avoid this
many churches and public build
ings are now ceied with wood. But wood
ceiling is too costly. Adamant obviates the
necessity of using wood. The adhesive
power of adamant is wonderful. 1t adheres
SO strongly to any substance that it requires
effort TO remove it. Adamant 10 the best
Improvement in wall building Of the age
Adamant never produces "rotten" walls
like lime. 1t is troublesome to mix lime
plaster properly. The chemical compost
tion of adamant is such that it becomes, in
few hours after being applied, hard and
capable Of resisting ordinary casualties.
There are twenty-three companies man
ufacturing adamant plaster in the United
States, two in England and two in Aus
tralia. The Plaster Companyis
the latest one organized, having control of
Il n.
taken to establish agencies in all towns of
much Importance throughout these two
states. The works of this company, estab-
lished at Upper Rice Mills, have capacity
of 500 barrels per day. These works are
one of Savannah's new enterprises aud are
conveniently located on the railroad and
river wharf. The company claims for ada
mant superiority over lime. Its advantages
are excessive hardness, quickness in drying.
great resistance to fire and water and
atmospheric changes. The following gen.
tlemen are the incorporators of the com
pany: J. G. Fender, r. r. Peale of
Philadelphia, Allen Bond of Chicago, and
E. D. Kaufman of New York, making an
especially strong corporation. Mr.. Fender
Is the general manager of the Keystone
Plaster Company. aud Is well known as one
OF Philadelphia's able business men. Mr..
Peal is the treasurer and manager of the
Bloomington Mining Company. He is a
son of Senator Peale of Pennsylvania.
and is regarded as one of the
solid men Of the Quaker City.
Confer with the Southeastern Plaster Com
pany, River street, Savannah, and learn all
about this new wall material. This is one
of the improvements Of the age; at the
same time it is no experiment. 1t has had
five years test. Adamant is not porous
like common plaster and does not absorb
gases, and It will not crack, and thus can be
decorated without risks Adamant viii not
crumble nor shrink, and adds to the strength
OF the building But, as said before, write
to the Southeastern Plaster Company, at
Savannah, and learn all about this new and
wonderful material.