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THE R.XJ RAt NEW-YORKER 
October 4, 1913. 
to Roofing Buyers 
We here announce the greatest sale of Roofing of ... .... 
We here announce the greatest sale of Roofing 
every kind and dependable make that we or anyone 
else has ever had the opportunity to present. In 
fact, it is a sale absolutely unique in the annals of 
the roofing industry. 
This lot consists of an enormous quantity of all 
kinds of metal roofings, siding and ceiling in corru¬ 
gated, V crimped, standing seam and ornamental ceil¬ 
ing, both painted and galvanized covering, besides 
very large quantities of ready asphalt roofings, such 
as Rawhide, Ajax, Rubber Surfaced, Flint, Pebble or 
Marble Coated, in short, practically every known kind. 
Every foot—every piece—of this Roofing, either 
steel, or the kind known as Ready Roofing, is brand 
new, just as it comes from the manufacturers. Not 
a piece of it has ever been used—it’s all new, fresh, 
perfect stock. 
Therefore it doesn’t make a particle of difference 
to us what kind or make of roofing you have in mind 
to buy, we just want to impress upon you the im¬ 
portant fact that we have ALL YOU WANT OF 
THAT PARTICULAR STYLE at prices which are 
just impossible to equal elsewhere. 
Don’t Be Afraid of Our Low Prices 
Don’t think that just because our roofing prices 
are so far below any you ever heard of that there’s 
something the matter with the roofing—that it’s off 
quality, shoddy, second hand or defective in any 
way, because it isn’t. And don’t let any dealer 
tell you that his roofing is a better grade or will wear 
better or longer or look better, because it won’t. 
Don’t you stand for ANY trumped-up arguments of 
that kind. Just send for samples; COMPARE our 
samples with any other roofing offered you. It 
doesn’t take an expert to judge roofing. You can 
easily see that it matches up with any roofing on the 
market, no matter what its trade name. Then—the 
only thing for you to do is to beat our price. And 
we challenge you to do it! Yes, we’ll even go further 
than that— we challenge any dealer or any roofing 
manufacturer in the United States to quote you prices 
on roofing, quality for quality, anywhere near as 
low as these prices. 
Why These Low Prices are Possible 
We are known the world over as the World’s 
Greatest Price Wreckers. Twenty years ago under 
the name of the Chicago House Wrecking Company, 
we started this business of buying up Bankrupt, Re¬ 
ceivers’ and Sheriffs’ Sales. The plan and idea were 
so good and took so well with the buying public that 
we jumped into immediate prominence, until today 
the name of the Chicago House Wrecking Company 
Every kind of depend - 
able Roofing known to 
the trade is included in 
this sale—all kinds of 
steel and iron Roofing , all 
kinds of Prepared Roof - 
ing at prices far below 
any ever before quoted . 
is world wide. We have been smashing prices ever 
since and we’re still at it, harder than ever. This 
roofing is part of recent enormous purchases which 
we snapped up for spot cash at prices which en¬ 
able us to pass it along to you at amazingly low prices. 
We can sell at these low prices only as long as 
these lots last —therefore we urge you to supply 
your needs NOW even though you lay it aside for 
future use, or we will lay it aside for you on your or¬ 
der. The saving will warrant you anticipating your 
roofing needs for months or even years to come. 
Just remember that we can supply your EVERY 
roofing need. There isn’t a kind of roofing manufac¬ 
tured that we can’t supply you with at less than 
regular prices. We positively guarantee this. 
A Word of Explanation 
Our capital stock is now $10,000,000. The Chicago 
House Wrecking Co., that is owned by Harris Bros. 
Co., has been in business for 20 years. We are well 
and favorably known throughout the world. Our 
honest dealings of the past have made us hundreds of 
thousands of friends andcustomers. Youmaydepend 
upon it thateach statement made in this advertisement 
will be carried out. We guarantee our representations 
absolutely. When you deal with us you can do so in 
the confidence that you will get just what you pur¬ 
chase. Do not hesitate to buy from this Company. 
We guarantee absolute and complete satisfaction. 
There is no half way about this guarantee. Every 
purchase you make from us will be exactly as repre¬ 
sented, or we will make suck just amends as are within 
human power. We will take back any unsatisfactory goods 
bought from us, and prepay freight charges both ways. We 
refer as to our responsibility to the publisher of this or 
any other paper, any bank and to the public at large. 
Our Stock Includes 
Practically Everything 
We have everything under the sun. It is, in truth,from 
needles to locomotives. Itmakes no differencewhatyour 
wants, we can unquestionably supply them; and if so, at a 
very material saving. Wo sell, for instance, building ma¬ 
terial, lumber, roofing, wire and fencing, hardware, plumb¬ 
ing materials, heating apparatus, furniture, household 
goods, groceries, clothing, dry goods, shoes, sporting 
goods, harness and vehicles, jewelry, sewing machines— 
and practically anything that you can think of. Keep in 
touch with us. Take advantage of opportunities such as 
we offer. This is decidedly to your advantage, because 
it enables us to quote— 
Prices Lower Than Ever Before In The History Of This Business 
Special Sale Catalogs 
Freight Prepaid Prices 
Never before have you been able to participate in such 
a sensational, price-smashing roofing sale as this. It 
affords you the opportunity of a life time to buy any 
style of roofing you desire at a mere fraction of its real 
value. Merely as an indication of how hard we have 
smashed prices for this 
we quote here a few items 
These will serve to give 
you a fair idea of how 
much you can save by 
sending us your order at once. Even 
if you can’t use it now, send us your 
order for later delivery. The point is 
—lake advantage of these prices and get some of this roofing 
while it lasts. 
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SPECIAL 
SALE 
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CORRUGATED 
ROOFING Per 
Here is a real opportunity to save big money on cor¬ 
rugated steel roofing. We are pricing it as low as 
lXc per square foot—a price heretofore unknown. 
If you are interested in this item place an X mark in 
square above, tear out this page and mail it to us. We 
will at once send you free samples. 
GALVANIZED STEEL 
ROOFING Per 
Here is a lot of genuine galvanized corrugated new 
roofing and siding that will give good and lasting service. 
Galvanized roofing is practically rust proof, and will last 
a lifetime. This same grade comes also in crimped, 
standing seam, and brick siding. Write us today for free 
samples. 
Best Rubber Surfaced r-. 
Roofing, 103 Sq- Ft- u 
Many people will use nothing but Ready Roofing and 
for them we have a bargain proposition that no one else 
can equal. We will furnish you the very highest qualities 
of every kind of Ready Roofing at prices unequalled any¬ 
where. Prices as low as 62 cents for full roll of 108 square 
feet including necessary cement and caps to lay. Let us 
quote you complete prices on all your roofing needs. 
We have every grade of Ready Roofing, in 1,2and 8 ply. 
Included in our special sale lot is a quantityof the famous 
Rawhide Ready Roofing □ 
As tough as its name. Nothing finer on the market at 
any price. It is impossible to make a tougher, stronger, 
better appearing ready roofing than this. The body is 
finest quality tough-flbered felt, saturated and re-satura- 
ted with genuine Trinidad Asphalt—the best, most dura 
ble water-proof substance known. The surface is 
coated with sand, gravel, pebbles, flint or marble as 
on this or any other grade of Ready Roofing or Galva¬ 
nized Steel Roofing wiatwill simply amaze you. Be sure 
to send for free samples of the kind of roofing you are 
thinking of buying and get our prices. Remember, we 
stand back of every last bit of any and all of this roofing 
to the fullest extent and guarantee it with the entire 
strength of our $10,000,000 capital. We want to make it 
clear to you that never before have we or anyone else 
been placed in a position to offer every kind of roofing at 
anywhere near these special prices. 
Special Sale of Wire 
And Desirable Odds and Ends 
□ 
Included with, and as a part of our recent roofing pur¬ 
chase was a lot of brand new Barb Wire, Smooth Galvan¬ 
ized Wire, Woven Wire Fencing, Wire Gates, Nails of 
every kind and size, Nuts, Bolts and Screws. If you can 
use any of this material let us know your wants and as 
long*as the supply lasts we will quote you prices that 
mean a remarkable saving. Mind you, this is all brand 
new material—perfect in every respect, and is so guaran¬ 
teed by us. 
Lumber and Building Material □ 
We also have to offer during this special sale and as 
ong as the supply lasts, a quantity of all sizes, lengths 
and kinds of lumber, every piece guaranteed brand new, 
fresh, clean stock. Also complete assortments of sash, 
doors, and everything in the line of millwork. Send us 
your lumber and building material requirements for our 
estimate and as long as this supply lasts we will quote 
you astonishingly low prices. 
Send For Free Roofing Catalog 
and Samples 
Remember, we can give you these extraordinary bar¬ 
gains only because we made a truly remarkable purchase. 
Such a wonderful roofing chance never occurred before— 
maybe never again!' It is your one BIG opportunity— 
don’t pass it byl! Send at once for our Roofing Catalog, 
Free Samples and Full Instructions for Laying Roof. No 
need writing a letter, just put an X in the squares oppo¬ 
site the items in which you are interested, tear out this 
entire page, sign your name and address on the margin 
of the page and mail to us. We will understand that you 
simply want full information, samples, prices and speci¬ 
fications which will be sent you at once, prepaid. 
Anticipating that this sale would be of tremendous 
importance to our thousands of customers all over the 
country, we have issued a number of Special Catalogs 
each of which accurately illustrates and describes some 
special line of merchandise. In this advertisement we 
have tried to impress upon you the genuine importance 
of this remarkable sale and our reasons for putting it on 
at this time. Lack of space has prevented any but the 
merest hint of the wonderful bargains thathere await you. 
Send for a few of our Special Sales Catalogs—there will be 
spread before you such an array of money-saving bargains 
as will cause you to fairly gasp with astonishment. 
There is our Roofing Book, for instance; gives more 
valuable information on the subject of Roofing than any 
other similar book published. Then there is our Heating 
Book which illustrates and describes the best, most per¬ 
fect, up-to-date hot water, steam and hot air heat¬ 
ing plants adapted for every kind of building. Our special 
Plumbing Book treats similarly of the plumbing question. 
Our Wire and Fencing, Furniture and House Furnish¬ 
ings, Machinery, and other Special books are all full of 
wonderful money-saving bargains. You may have any or 
ALL of them free. 
No Advance Deposit Required 
This is your chance to lay in your roofing, wire, lum¬ 
ber and building material supplies at a tremendous sav¬ 
ing. But if you want to get your share of these bargains, 
you must send in your reservation at once. We want you 
to realize that this is a very unusual offer, and we want 
to treat all our friends alike, but while we have what 
would be a large stock for any other concern, remember 
that we have hundreds of thousands of customers all 
over the country who regularly watch for our advertise¬ 
ments for special bargains for home and farm. We have 
never before offered such wonderful values. We expect 
even our big supply of these goods will be eagerly 
grabbed up by our regular customers who never buy a 
thing until they get our prices. Just state about when 
you will want your supply and we will hold it for you 
without deposit, or wo will make immediate shipment. 
| Chicago House Wrecking Co-^ 
We were formerly known as the Chicago House W reckr 
ing Company; this organization is now being operated 
under the name of its owners, the Plarris Brothers, as the 
Harris Brothers Company. There is no change in our 
policy or in our business methods—we promise the same 
careful attention to your wants as heretofore. Our capi¬ 
tal is now $10,000 000. 
HARRIS BROTHERS CO., 
Dept. BS 37 
35th and Iron Sts. 
Chicago 
