Show SOME HINTS FOR BUILDERS great care should be taken in n selection of the mott substantial floo roofing fing material if it yow yov vere without preparation or plan plau rudely placed la in a wilderness your first thought would be of 0 food supply and your yr ur next of shelter tor for thase are the two moat most vital riece necessities sa 1 0 of mankind 1 Is to there therefore fo r e natural that the beat best eh thought ought and study are put upon these awo wo essential more forward steps hadu been hee tt taken in the building industry in the past fifteen years as comfort service and architectural beauty than tn fit the fifty years drevlou lou tn recent years has the and btag of cement in building work bew understood properly and progress tr ir still constantly being mad made with it modern hotels and domce buildings are being equipped with abot at metal moul dings an ani vernered veen yeen ered doors yearl 44 arl r evely important change in building construction la is way away from boax the fire hazard of wood one of the most it develop dey elop ments of recco year years Is the crushed tru oct elate late surfaced asphalt Is to on new construction construct fon and old rapidly supplanting minting the article tule ar there are many reasons for this tho elate slate surfaced shingles add beauty to any building in fact there Is really no comparison from an architectural standpoint crushed slate state of pleasing tints of red or green Is employed as a surfacing the sh shingle ingleiv sc uniformly eight inches wide nud and are exposed tour four inches to he no ing Is to necessary as the red or green crushed slate Is natural and therefore cannot fade the purchaser however should guard flim himself self against buying a slate surfaced that ie is not guaranteed by a reliable and responsible manufacturer there are so many kinds of roofing and shingles on the market today each cla claiming to be the best that it becomes a n for the buyer to get some satisfactory assur ance ahat the roofing or ehl ngi are represented honestly |