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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
September 14, 1912. 
GRAND FREE MILLWORK CATALOG 
i Buy Building Material at 50c on the Dollar 
Direct from Our Great Millwork Plant—No Middlemen^ 
QUALITY, SAFE DELIVERY AND SATISFACTION GUARANTEED _^ffS 1, 
‘•Uncle Sam' 
if Oar 
Traveling 
Mac 
5,000 Bargains Ready 
Doors, Windows, Mouldings, Flooring, Frames, Lumber, Lath, Shingles, Roofing—Everything! 
We are selling: high-grade gruaranteed Building: Material of every description at 50 cents on the dollar. If 
you want to save 50 per cent of the prices demanded by retail dealers, here is your chance. Simply put 
your name and address on the coupon and “Uncle Sam’’ will bring: you our Grand Free Catalogs of over 
5 000 Bargains—everything: required to put up a new building: or modernize an old one. Here in our great 
new fireproof plant, built of solid concrete, we carry the largest, finest stock of building: material in the world. 
Build That House or Barn NOW and Save Money in Big ChunksT 
To celebrate the completion of our new fireproof plant, we have started a sale that has 
startled the country. So great are the price reductions, so vast and varied is the stock, 
so wonderful are our new facilities for quick shipment, that the public is simply 
paralyzed. If you are ever going to build, if you are ever going to remodel or 
repair your house, barn or other buildings, if you are ever going to buy Building 
Material, now, now, now is the accepted time—the supreme opportunity to 
save big money— to make every dollar go twice as far as before. Such.stu- 
pendous bargains, such money-saving offers, such high quality for so little 
money, may never, never, never come again. Delay may cost you dearly, 
Over Half a Million Customers! 
Solely through our Grand Free Catalogs and the Big Values offered 
therein, we have built up a patronage extending from ocean to ocean. 
Over half a million satisfied, enthusiastic, loyal customers on our books! 
You can’t put your finger on the map of the United.States without 
locating a Gordon-Van Tine customer! We have been in the Building 
Material business since 1865. Our business motto is the Golden Rule. 
Every article we ship is guaranteed, and we refund every 
penny and pay freight both ways if goods are not q^isolutely 
satisfactory. Three big banks vouch for our reliability. See 
our rating in Dun’s and Bradstreet’s Commercial Agencies. 
Ask our customers. Get the 3 Big Free Catalogs and see prices. 
Cl 1AC builds this barn, 32x44. We will furnish 
VI , I tv ull Lumber and Millwork for $085. 
Three 
Big Banks Certify 
to Our Reliability! 
Scott County Savings Bank 
Capital $250,000 Surplus $ 160,000 
Davenport, Iowa 
To Whom it May Concern: 
It gives us great pleasure to testify to the 
reliability, business integrity and honesty of 
Gordon-Van Tino Co. Their financial responsi. 
bilitviswellover three hundred thousand dollars 
($300,000.00), and they enjoy the highest credit 
with western Financial Institutions. 
We assure prospective customers that they 
ore perfectly secure in sending the money with 
their orders, ns we understand that if goods 
are not entirely satisfactory they may bo re¬ 
turned at shippers’ expense and the money 
will be promptly refunded. The officers 
of this company are well and favorably 
known to us, and may be relied 
upon to do exactly ns they agree 
J. H. HASS. Cashier. 
$68622 
buys Lumber, Barn Sash and other 
nccossnrv material for this barn. See 
Plan Book. We sell a tremendous 
amount of barn material—everything 
from foundation to cupola. Our prices 
enable you to build barns ora com¬ 
plete set of farm buildings at a saving 
that will astonish you. Send us list 
of materials for free estimate or get 
our great Book of Plans for Farm 
Buildings and see the big saving we 
guarantee. The barn shown here is 
onlv one of thousands built from 
Gordon-Van Tine materials. Build 
that barn NOW and save money! 
Ttillarney Door 
$440 
I We Ship Promptly. Two 
railroad tracks, each with I 
double loading platform, ex-1 
tend the entire length of our 
warehouses. No drayagre! | 
3 
LUMBER 
” $100 to $300 7 
on Every Carload Shipped. 
Ask for our f ree Lumber List, which gives cut 
prices on Rough and Dressed Lumber. Dimension. 
Joists nnd Timber, Siding, Flooring, Veiling, 5^?" 
isliing Lumber, Fencing, Ship Lap, Lath, Sliingie.. 
etc., etc. Our yards are connected with Jo 
different railroads. 
Water-Proof and Fire-Resisting 
“QUALITY RUBBER” 
ROOFING 
Plan Book-FREE! 
Lumber and Millwork for 
this 7-room house 
$ 1,013 
Over 50 Designs for Mouses, Barns, 
Cottages, Bungalows, Granaries, 
Hog Houses, Poultry Houses, Etc. 
This great Plan Book wins out because It 
is practical and gives the latest ideas on 
farm architecture. Gives complete designs 
for fifty Houses. Cottages, Bungalows; 
Farm. Dairy and Cattle Barns: Corn Houses, 
Granaries, Cattle Sheds, Hog Houses, 
Wagon Sheds, Implement Sheds, Cribs, 
Automobile Houses, Poultry Houses, etc. 
Every building shown has been actually built at the prices stated. The handsome 
houses shown at the right-hand side of this page are taken from our Plan Book. Note 
the low cost for lumber and millwork! The book is free. Send 10c for postage and mailing. 
$ 
1 
Colonial 
Porcti Column 
$iso 
Per Roll of 108 
square feet. . 
1- Ply, $1.10 
2- Ply, $1.35 
3- Ply, $1.60_ 
Another big cut in Roofing? Millions 
of feet of Flint-Coated Roofing, made 
of genuine Wool Felt, waterproofed 
with Asphalt, surfaced with Flint and 
Mica—at less than half regular prices, 
for quick clearance. Every roll guaran¬ 
teed 6, 8 or 10 years, according to 
weight. Ask for Free Roofing Catalog. 
Bargains in Mantels 
Beautiful Mantels, Grates 
and Fireplace Fittings al¬ 
most given away. You will 
be surprised at the small cost. 
Grand Free Catalog gives pic- 
tures, prices and descriptions. 
How to Remodel Old 
Uauaaa at Very Low Cost 
nOUSeS for Materials 
Our Grand Free Millwork Catalog gives 
valuable ideas for modernizing old houses 
—tells how to add stairs, porches, mantels, 
plate rail, etc., etc., at lowest possible cost. 
Costs only a few dollars to double the 
attractiveness of an old-fashioned house. 
Estimates FREE 
Send List of Materials Needed 
and See What We Can Save You 
Our Estimating Department makes no 
charge forgiving complete itemized figures 
on material for any kind of a building. 
Send list of materials wanted, or figure it 
out yourself, from our catalog. 
Lumber and Millwork for 
this 7-room house 
$ 1,038 
Why Pay Two Prices 
for Millwork, Lumber, Etc.? do"?^ 
Lumber and Millwork for this 
beautiful bungalow 
$938 
Porch Millwork 
SLASHED! 
Every farm home should 
have a porch —an out¬ 
door living room. Put up 
a porch at small expense. 
See Catalog for prices on 
all porch material. 
Buy from us in any quantity—at wholesale prices —less than the retail 
dealer pays. We undersell everybody because we save you the middle¬ 
men’s profits. Whether you buy $5 worth or $5,000 worth, you get our 
lowest prices, and our guarantee of quality. Safe delivery and satisfac¬ 
tion or every dollar refunded. 
Grand Millwork Sale 
to Ce'ebrate Completion of Vast New Concrete Warehouses 
These special prices are limited to this Grand Millwork Celebration 
Sale—to celebrate the completion of our enormous new concrete mill- 
work plant. NOW is your opportunity to buy at a tremendous saving! 
Send Your Name and Address at Once! 
Write immediately. Use the coupon or write a letter or postal. This 
Is important. Get possession of the great money-saving, price-cutting 
catalogs. Get your name on our Free Mailing List for extra Bulletins as 
fast as they are issued. (211) 
GORDON-VAN TINE CO., 2927 Case St., Davenport, Iowa 
GORDON-VAN TINE CO„ 
2927 Case Street, Davenport, Iowa 
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