664 
August 31, 1907. 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
5000 BARG/ IS IN SASH, DOORS 
Windows and Mi ; 'ork of Guaranteed Quality 
Shipped Di'^l from America’s Biggest Mill to 
Home OwnV». Carpenters. Contractors 
Poach Brackets, 
10112 , each 60 .) 
Porch 
Brackets, | 
10x12. 
each 7o. 
it 
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nti': 
Don’t think of doing any Repair Work, or Building, whoever you are or wherever you are, until you have sent for our Free Millwork Catalogue 
W E will SAVE you HALF In DOLLARS of what your Local Dealer would Why OUT MillWOfk IS tfl© B6St 
charge you for Millwork, freight Included. We guarantee this. We also .„„*!? » ,w * ^ . , .... , 
oil tr, .rr .,1 fc nn tn thn standard of Our Millwork is the best made because—we have the most skilled workmen— 
We operate the largest mill In the world—163,000 feet of floor space (four acres)— 
"we own our own timber lands, sawmills and lumber yards. We carry a large 
stock and can therefore ship promptly. Ourlumber is first alr-drled and then, as 
an extra precaution, is put through a scientific drying process. Joints are made 
■with heavy hardwood dowel pins, glued with Imported glue, pressed together by 
heavy steam power press. Absolutely no “come-apart” to our Millwork. 
) Door Panels have a heavy raise on both sides. Panels are sandpapered on * 
special machine of our own invention before tho door is put together, ana the 
entire is then smoothed with fine-grained sandpaper. Every piece of Millwork wa 
make is just as carefully finished as labor and expense can make it. Just write a 
postal for that Free Catalogue so you can 6ee all of the 5000 Bargains wo oner, 
and save yourself many a dollar in repair work, or In building the finest home. 
WHAT A BANKER SAYS ABOUT US 
r E will 8 AV E you HALF in DOLLARS of what your Local Dealer would 
charge you for Millwork, freight included. We guarantee this. We also 
guarantee that every article we sell to you direct is up to the Standard of 
High Quality Required by the Official Grade adopted by the Sash, Door & Blind 
Manufacturers’Association of the Northwest. Not all Millwork Is. Remember that, 
i You see here a few Illustrations and prices taken from our catalogue. These 
are but Specimen Values. Ask yourself if it isn’t worthwhile to see that catalogue. 
It illustrates the entire products of the Biggest Mill in America—the Only Manu¬ 
facturers of Millwork who Sell Direct to Home Owners, and to Any Man who la 
repairing or building, to Carpenters and to Contractors or Builders. 1 
Our Catalogue is an Authority on Millwork Styles. It will show you what you 
ought to use—show you how it will look—show you prices 50 per cent below your 
local dealer’s prices—delivered to you safe and promptly, in the best of condition 
to use. These are all statements that we know are true. We are shipping our Mill- 
work to men who are repairing and building every day in every stats in the Union. 
You Will SAVE HALF, f whether You Order $5.00 Worth or $10,000 Worth 
DOORS,80c 
Windows, 66c 
Storm Sash, 77c 
Flintcoated 
Rubber Roofing 
108 aq. feet, 1-ply, 81.411 2- 
ply, $1.96; 3-ply, $2.29, 
-.<• complete. 
Door Frames ” Stair Work , 
Window Frames Porch Work 
Thresholds Etc., Etc. 
We are a reliable, responsible concern, and do just exactly as we aay we will. 
Read here on the right what the Cashier of a large Davenport, Iowa, Bank saya 
of us. This ts our home. We were established here in 1865. This banker, or any 
other banker in the country, can tell you of our responsibility, If you enclose a 
stamped envelope for his reply. -**—-*■>—_ _ \ 
The 5000 Bargains we offer you can be bought direct from our Free Catalogue, 
which shows everything plainly and explains under each article just bow to order. 
If San Ikle in IAimsI Your Money Immediately Returned for 
ItvBp IMS 111 mma Any Goods Not Exactly as Represented 
It won’t cost you a cent If anything yon order is not j 
■end It right back to ns and we will pay the freight BOTH 
without delay or argument. 
nst what we sn 7 it is. Yon can 
ways and return your money 
If our Millwork was not of the high quality It Is, we could not have built up this enor¬ 
mous business. We oould not have interested the thousands of customers we have and 
kept them our regular customers if our Millwork was not better than they could buy ox 
their local dealor who Is right on the ground. .... , 
Wo can save you hall because—we have no expense for traveling salesmen—we ao 
the largest Millwork business in the country—and when a man once buys Millwork ol ue 
I he remains our customer, so it doesn’t cost ns a penny to 
sell him the Millwork he wants the next time. Our prleea 
will astonish you. 
Scott County Sayings Bank 
Capital 9ZSO,000.00 Surplus S1 f0.000.00 
OXVINTOIT, IOWA. 
To Whom it May Concern: 
It jive, us great pleasure te teatlfy to the reliabil¬ 
ity, busine«« integrity and honesty of Gordon Van 
Tine & Co. Their financial responaibility la well over 
three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000.00), fcnd 
thoy enjoy the higheat eredit with Weatern Financial 
institutions. 
Wa assure prospective enstomers thatthey ere per¬ 
fectly secure in sending the money with their orders, 
as we understand that if goods are not entirely satis¬ 
factory, they may be returned at shippers' expenss. 
and the money will be promptly refunded. 
The officers of this Company are well and favorably 
known to ua, and may be relied upon to de exactly 
aa they agree. Yours very truly, 
3. H. HISS, Cashier. 
In writing to bank, en- 1 5K-foot Stair New. I 
elose 2c stamp for reply | sis, lit In., $1.60. I 
Grand Free Catalogue 
50 
Q o/on windows 
A DOORS and 
BUILDING MATERIAL 
n M i:w#vu,> GUARANTEED 
Delivery anywhere 
SAMPLE BARGAINS FROM CATALOGUE 
Corner 
Jnoh 2 o, Forch Rail. 
oo«n s.u, per foot 4o 
Embossed Moulding, per 100 lineal feet. 
Yellow Fine, $1.00. 
FLINT-COATED 
Fire-Proof Rubber 
ROOFING 
llo per foot, 
4 to 8 feet. 
12o for 10 
and 12-foot 
Step 
Ladders. 
4-Liglit Storm Sash. 
77c euch. 
asing, 
, $1.75. 
Just write a postal first, today , for our Free Roofing Catalog. 
Then wo'll sell you, if you want roofing, better roofing than you 
can buy anywhere else— Flint-coated, Fire-proof Rubber roofing. 
Sell you direct at half what your local dealer will charge you for 
ordinary roofing — half what shingles will cost you, 
for we ship right from our factory to you Send you 
our Free Roofing Catalog on our roofing, telling why 
it s Rust-proof and Practically Fire-Proof, if 
you’ll only write us a postal. Send you a sample so 
you can test it—try to tear it—pound it—smell it to 
see that there's no tar in it to burn or melt—try it 
with hot coals to see that you can t set it on fire so 
it will blaze—try it with acid—try it any way to sat¬ 
isfy yourself. 
Oup Low Roofing Prices 
Per Roll Square of 108 Sq. Feet 
1- Ply f per Roll, . • . $1.41 
2- Ply, per Roll, . » . 1.96 
3- Ply, per Roll, . . . 2 29 
All You Need is a Hammer to put it on your 
house, barn or outhouses. We send you with every 
order all the nails, metal caps and cement you need nr lnH 
to put it on. Also 8 square feet for laps. And it’s f , 
the easiest roofing to put on made today. rwont Vails 
It Last* a Lifetime and will keep your buildings an(1 Mct ' a | ( al)3 
dry, warm and substantial in appearance. Mon' trust only *1.41. 
out like steel roofing or rot like ordinary roofing. i 
This isn't an ordinary roofing. We make it from a special pro¬ 
cess material with such heavy machinery thut when it’s finished 
there's absolutely no “wear out” to it. 
We tell you in our Free Roofing Catalog all about the process— 
the pressure it gets—the flint-coating—tho acid-proof soaking— 
the weather-proofing that we give it. This Roofing Saves You 
50% in First Cost and 25% on Insurance. We guarantee to 
save you half, freight included, on what dealers would charge you 
for roofing of this high quality. We save you thut in price. We 
save you more than that in the longer time that Gordon, Van Tine & Co.' ' " 
that your insurance rates will be 25% lower if you use our roofing than you would have to pa; 
any of our goods that you ever order direct from us we give you our absolutely Unquallfiei 
just exactly as represented and absolutely safely delivered. Every article we make is Sold Only Direct to the man w 
cent, which on other millwork or roofing goes into your local dealer’s, the jobber’s and the wholesaler’s profits. 
Free Hoofing Catalog and in our Grand Free Millwork Catalog. Write today. 
Art Glass, Clear 
Crystal, Leaded, 
par aq. ft. 39c. 
Base, per 100 
lineal feet. 
Yellow Bine, 
$2.84 
Staved 
Colonial * 
Columns, 8-foot 
$1.95 
■ Pilaster Casin 
per 100 feet, 
Hardwood Thresholds, 
3 feet long, each 5c 
Pantry 
Windows, 
Check Rail 
67o 
Very Handsome 
Front Art Door, $ 4.85 
Bara Sash, 4-light, 43o 
_ s Flint-Coated Rubber Roofing will last. And besides all that, you will find 
that your insurance rates will be 25% lower if you use our roofing than you would have to pay if you use shingles or many other kinds of roofing. On 
* Guarantee or your Money Back that each article is 
e man who uses it, so you save 50 per 
You'll see from what we tell you in our 
GORDON VAN TINE CO 
186Case Street, DAVENPORT, IOWA 
