Blue and yellow makes green.
White and yellow makes buff.
White, yellow and black makes drab.
White and black makes lead.
White and black makes gray.
White, black and blue makes pearl.
White and lake makes pink.
White, blue and black makes slate.
Red, black and blue makes brown.
Red, black and yellow makes maroon.
Red and yellow makes orange.
Blue and lake makes purple.
* * * * *
U. S. MARINE BARRACKS, NAVY YARD, PENSACOLA, FLA.,
October 22d, 1887.
SIRS:—In compliance with your request, I have to say that about
a year ago I was called upon to decide which of several kinds
of roofing material to select for two barrack buildings, which
I was constructing for the Government at this place. Owing to
the heat and moisture of the climate, very destructive to wood,
and the proximity of the Gulf of Mexico, which makes what is
known as a salt atmosphere, very injurious to iron roofing, I
was induced to try your system, and ordered the 14 × 20 size,
I. C. Standard, some painted and some galvanized. As it was
previously almost unknown to me, I had to assume the risk of
its success, and have since watched it very closely; the more
so, as it was laid by soldiers entirely unfamiliar with it.
After the first rain a close inspection failed to reveal a
single leak. I have had it inspected after every heavy rain
since then with the same result. On the 20th inst. we had the
severest gale for many years, and the roofs not only resisted
it in every way, but there was no rattle, which could not be
said of our other tin roofs (old system).
You can refer any one to me for commendation of these points
which are established; also of its architectural beauty, and
I have little doubt as to the rest, for we painted it very
carefully on both sides.