Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 300, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 December 1919 — New Roofing Material. [ARTICLE]

New Roofing Material.

England’s efforts to conserve steel and iron -have resulted in the development of an asbestos and cement material that is being used instead of corrugated iron for roofing purposes. It is made by mixing one part of finely ground asbestos to six parts of Portland cement. When made into naste by the addition of water, it is rolled into sheets which, after being trimmed,‘are. corrugated and then seasoned. The asbestos serves as reinforcement. A