The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1922-11-16
TRY ZINC FOR ROOFING
IS CHEAPEST AND BEST
WILL SOLVE THE PROBLEM OF
INCREASING OUTPUT AND
MAINTAINING PRICE.

/ O3y Stephen 5. Tuthn. Secretary OF
the American Zinc Instituted
When the zinc men of this country
organized the American Zinc ms titute
in 1918, there was great deal o talk
among them about the immediate ne
cessity of finding new uses for zinc
to take up the slack in consumption
which was expected to follow the end
ing of hostilties
A cursory survey by the institute,
however soon convinced them that
practically all of the companies man
ufacturing sheet or strip zinc had,
through their technical departments
and individual foreign surveys, fully
covered the subject of so-called new
uses and were already developing GER
tain profitable lines
Thus confronted. they decided that
the finding of an outlet for a largely
increased tonnage rather than the
finding of new uses was the problem
to be solved by the institute
Familiar With Situation.
These men We're already familiar
with the fact that an increase in the
use of slab zinc in galvanizing Zinc
ing) and in brass making was prac-
tically beyond their control, likewise
an increase in the use of the salts or
compounds of zinc, except perhaps,
zinc oxide and lithopone
They also realized that there was
an excellent opportunity for develop
ment along the lines of casting spin
ming and drawing, to all of which zinc
is especially adapted. as well as in
that such developments would not
yield tonnage sufficiently large to
absorb the shock which they expected
would come TO them from the newt
able after the-war readjustments.
Happily. they found that there was
one use of zinc which had been prac-
hcally neglected in this country.
use which yearly consumes 95 per cent
of Europe's zinc production, namely
roofing
From more than 100 years of expert
ence with sheet and strip zinc Euro
peans have learned that zinc in bat
ten corrugated or sheet FORM makes
the best roofing, because when it is
placed on building ones roofing
troubles are at an end This is equal
y true of zinc cutters. zinc down
spouts zinc flashing, zinc ride rolls
and zinc valleys. There are thousands
Of examples of completely equipped
zinc roofs in Europe which were
placed so, Is and even 100 years ago
that are today as good as new. An
alyses have shown that any American
sheet or strip zinc is at least as good
as any European sheet or strip zinc,
and an American zinc equipped roof
viii give at least as good service as
European zinc equipped roof. Such
installations can not rust last ndef-
Intely protect themselves. require no
paint color themselves attractively.
blend with decorative effects, do not
stain light surfaces, eliminate replace
nent costs and assure roof upkeep
economy I'm fact zinc is the best roof
ng material for the money that has
ever been introduced here or any
where else.
Lesson of Europe's Thrift
Europe's thrift bespeaks volumes for
he economy of zinc i'm building activi-
les, and it forms the basis of an APP
zeal which the united American zinc
industry is today making to the Amer
can people on behalf of this century
ried roofing and spouting material
With at least one million American
ONES needing a roof every year. the
merican Zinc institute believes that
q its advocacy of zinc for roofing
imposes, a new use here and an old
Sc abroad, the zinc industry's prob
I'm of largely increasing its output
18th a reasonable profit to all con-
arned is now on the wav To solution