Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-05-04
METAL SHINCLE
WILL COMMAND
MARKET, CLAIM
Brass Company Official Con-
fident of Future of New
Copper Product.

Builders. contractors and architects
on the east coast of the United States
are sold on the copper single and a
big business is certain to develop. ac-
cording to Albert l.. Waterman of San
Francisco, Cal. agent for the Amer
lean Brass company in the Pacific
coast sales district, who stopped in
Great Falls Wednesday on his return
from a meeting of company statesmen in
New York. Mr.. Waterman's visit was
prompted by his desire to see the cop
per exposition being held in the palm
room of the Hotel Rainbow by the
commercial club.
The little advertising done by the
company for the copper shingie brought
a torrent of letters of inquiry from
building men" said Mr.. Waterman.
1T brought also a steady stream of
persons to the show rooms on Broad
way. 1t showed that the copper Shin
gle is meeting II big demand for time
resistent roofs. One architect told
me that the new copper shingle cannot
fail 10 command the market as it meets
every need of the builder and answers
every argument taken against the ordi-
nary shingle.
Wood Yielding to Copper
"In my own territory on the west
coast, and especially in Seattle, | see
a wonderful opportunity for the copper
shingle. it takes but a few months
in that climate before the root is COW
cred by moss. That means that mois-
ture is held on the roof, furthering
decay. increasing the weight of the
roof, and decoration of the entire
house through resulting leaks. Even
in chat lumber territory, the copper
shinSle will sell well because when
people build a good home the good roof
is a strong factor, and they will pay
for one that will endure through the
life Of the house without deterioration,
a splendid protection at the weakest
part of the average house
Mr.. Waterman sketched some of the
more important developments in the
copper and brass industry and was
very optimistic for the future.
"The program of education carried
on by the company. especially since
being taken over by the Anaconda
Copper Mining company, is showing
big returns" he said. Brass is TAX
ing the place of metals not so well
adapted to use. This is especially
true in houses wherein door fittings
and in plumbing, brass is carrying an
increasing range of duties.
Haoi0 BOOSTS copper Game
"A very interesting development is
seen in the increasing number of radio
equipment firms. On the Pacific coast
there are nov 10 large radio m~anufac-
turing concerns, all working at capa-
city, and some of them on a 24-hour
day. 1t is one of the most remark
able cases of the rise of an industry
that we have bad. In this work, COP
per and brass are called upon to sup
ply the metal for much of the equip
ment.
""The electrical business is very good
in the west and on the coast and is
taking a good supply of metals, espe-
cially in copper wire. The automobile
business has COM back to big orders
of supplies after curtailing orders for
several months. On the west coast.
the accessory business has been a
heavy buyer Of copper and brass"
Mr.. Waterman will leave today on
his way to the coast territory.