SALT LAKER WOULD PRESEBVEBU'LBIHGS Makes Discovery That Will Make Stone and Brick . Endure Forever. HI NO MORE DISINTEGRATION, 1 NO MORE ROTTING STONE Impervia Is the Preventative, and It Is Among Greatest Discoveries of Day. II A Salt Laker has invented something m that will prcscrvo Mono and briek I buildings for ages. This invent ion, which If New York capital has taken lioldofand Is which -will soon result in the J'onniition ft of a company with a capital stock of ft $150,000, speaks volumes for tho work of this Salt Lako man. II Through his ingenuity, buildings will m be prcroutod from crumbling, from decay, from rotting. In other words, w will bo as durable as the mountain IB rangos, from tho quarries of which the l fitono used in construction of tho build- Is ings is obtained. His invention or dis ft' covery, whichever one is pleased to call it, will not only revolutionize tho building1 industry, but it. will lend to make buildings as endurable as the pyramids. Liko most all other dis coveries it came by chance. Hero is the story: I Story of Impervia. ! In the early part of 1905; John Lol- ; Hn. owner or tho Lollin block in Salt Lnko City, requested tho discoverer, ,1. H. Hamlin, tho well-known painter and decorator of this city, to devise some : luothod of treai.ing 'tho sioncwoi'k of his building so that, it would not bc-i bc-i come discolored. Mr. Lollin, being a j practical business man, wc'l versed in ! bnilding affairs, did not want In re sort to acid to clean tho building, on j account of tho certainty of the acid dc- fitroying tho durability o tho stone; i ho did not desire the work- cleaned by the sandblast process on account of the r tendency to pit tho surface and to do- Etroy tno sharp edges of tho carving which formed a conspicuous feature of the artistic front; of his building, and he objected, to both of theso methods from tho fact that, they only left the work, in condition to undergo" again tho samo process of discoloration and decay. Mr. Lollin likewise objected to the oil paint; method of protecting tho work in this way, as it did not have an affinity af-finity for stonework and would soon peel off; also because it covered the natural beauty and tcsturo of the I si one. Acting under tho suggestions of his patron, who was a valued customer, and with no other idea in mind than to furnish a first-class pieco of work in this particular instance. Mr. Hamlin began be-gan to experiment, with n view to producing pro-ducing a material that would fill requirements. re-quirements. Ho based his experiments on tho well-known fact that moisture is the cause of all discoloration and disintegration dis-integration in Btone and brick work, etc. Tho moisturo entering into tho many tiny pores of the brick or stone j takes with it all soluble dirt, grime, etc.. which ma' happen to bo on tho surface, and onco on tho inside of the stone causes it to crack and chip. After soma experimenting Mr. Hamlin Ham-lin produced a material that seemed to iill all tho requirements and after demonstrating; de-monstrating; its properties to Mr. Lollin obtained his consent to treating the building with tho new material. This was dono in March, 1905, and when the "building was cleaned three years later tho material was found to bo in just as good condition as when first npplied, thus demonstrating tho durability dura-bility of tho discovery, which has been named "Impervia." " After tho completion of the work for Mr. Lollin, tho idea that an tr-ticle tr-ticle of this naturo would meet with public approval dawned upon the dis- Icoverer, and. ho made further experiments experi-ments with a view to placing the material ma-terial upon tho market. After much experimenting he is now ablo to state that ho has perfected a material that not only has a chemical affinity for any substance of a gritty nature, but one that is absolutely waterproof, and is, more than anything else, a liquid grit or stone plating, that pormcatos the pores of the material to which it Is applied and becomes ovon more hard and durable than tho material. Besides perfecting "Tmpcrvia," the discoverer has perfected various specialties of tho same general naturo. Is a Liquid Grit. As said, "Impervia" is a liquid grit, ifor plating, either stone or brick. 'For new work it absolutely preserves, and is transparent. It is a well-known fact that moisture causes all the discoloring, decay and disintegrating of stone after it Is taken from tho strntas or quarries where naturo placed it. Were moisturo stopped from penetrating the stono or brick, all decay would stop. This "Im-pervia-" does. Impervia for new brick and stone is a semi-transparent chemical compound, not a paint, but rather a liquid stone or plating, which permeates tho porea of the material to which it is applied and effectually prevents the entrance of moisture and tho consequent staining nnd disintegration, etc. By its application, applica-tion, the natural beauty 'and texture of tho stono or brick is brought out and enhancod. Owing to the transparency transpar-ency and .the elastic naturo of Impervia, Imper-via, tho treatment entirely supersedes the oil paint method of protecting stono and brick, as it docs not cover up tho beauty of the surface or chip, peel or crack, as does paint. When new stone or brick becomes discolored it becomes necessary to oloan it b- tho sand-blast or acid "methods, neither of which is satisfactory, the acid destroying the durability 'of the stono and the sandblast sand-blast "pitting" it, and destining tho harp edges that constitute the beauty of carved or ornamented work. Besides Be-sides these faults, both processes only leave the work in such condition to undergo un-dergo the samo process of disintegration disintegra-tion and dcca.y. Whcu liiipervia is applied ap-plied to now stono or brick work, all tho expense of the above "patchwork'' "patch-work'' methods is dono away with and, besides, tho work is protected from the certain destruction which moisture causes. Tmporviu is moro durable than paint and the finish has no gloss. Absolute Protection. Take Utah building stone, for in stance, and it is tine building stone the equal of almost any other stono. Troat it with Impervia and it is as durable as any known stone in the world. "Recently' it was discovered that the walls- of several of the buildings at Yalo college in New Haven were crumbling and that unless immediate attention was given that within three years the buildings would bo unsafe. This was the opinion expressed by an expert who was taken there from New York. He declared that dampness was tho cause of tho stono rotting, and ho advised that tho buildings be waterproofed, which Treasurer McCIuny said would bo done. Every indication is that Impervia will bo used to do this. Tho building in tho worst condition ifl Woodbrirlgo hall, although al-though tho dinning hall and Woolsey hall are in bad condition. Contracts in the East. So soon as the-company is launched in Now York, (hero will bo a largo number of contracts for coating buildings build-ings with rmpervin in the metropolis. Hero in Salt Lake among the buildings build-ings furnished and covered with Impervia Im-pervia arc The Tribune building, John Lollin block. Halloran building, Clayton Clay-ton Investment company building. Mercantile Mer-cantile block. Auerbncli and Bro. oflicc building, F. S. l'icluirds ' residence, Union Un-ion block, Hamilton apartments. Mc-Oornick Mc-Oornick building. Koyal cafe building, C'hns. Tyng's residence. Salt Lake lire j station. "Mctropolo hotel, Daft building, Utah Liglit & Railway company building, build-ing, Salt, Lake Security and Trust build- j ing, Salt Lako Livery and Transfer company building, Utah Savings and Trust company building, Bennett Glass and Paint company building. Judge .building, Jralloran'Brisachor building, Gladstone building, Colouial theater, Macintosh building. Stauffer apartments, Rccdall building, Nowcll block, Virginia flats, Knutsford hotel building. Ii, W. Nichols' residence, Salt Lako city hall, Lowell school (foundations), Louis Mouse's residence, Whittinghain block. Thursday a contract was completed with tho Oregon Short Lino railroad by which all the galvanized iron work on the new depot building is to bo treated with copper impervia solution. This not only protects tho iron, preventing rust, but" gives tho iron work n beautiful copper finish that is as lasting as tho iron itself. Tho Grand opera house in Ogdcn will bo coated with Impervia. Im-pervia. In view of the largo number of buildings treated with Impervia it is sufficient to say that it is no longer an experiment, but nn absolute fact, and a look at the many buildings treated treat-ed in Salt Lake will show this. Hamlin Paints. Thoro has long boen a familiar sign in Salt Lako, viz: "Hamlin Paints.'' So he does and E. P. Kcatc is manager of this part of the concern. In addition addi-tion to this Hamlin now adds "I.m- Eervia," which means absolute dura-ility. dura-ility. His invention is one of the greatest of modern times and that eastern east-ern capital is glad and willing to tako it up, float it by putting up capital, speaks volumes for the discovery lay Mr. Hamlin1. Before closing this stor1- it might bo suggested that in viow of tho thousands of visitors who aro coming to Zion this year that overy citizen should seo that his home, as also his place of business should bo as neat and clean as possible. To make this showing, Impervia can be used to an advantage not only in looks, but it will be as lasting as the ngCB.