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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
February 12, 1910. 
$5000 
WE WOULD PAY 
FOR A NAME. 
The Chicago Htw Wrecking Co. Tree 
organized in 1893 for the purpose of dis¬ 
mantling the World's Fair of Chicago, 
Bince which time we have purchased and 
dismantled all leading Expositions, in¬ 
cluding the Pan-American of Buffalo, 
the Trans-Mississippi of Omaha and the 
great $50,000,000.00 8t. Louis World's Fair. 
In addition our business consists in 
the purchase from Sheriffs’, Receivers 
nnd Manufacturers’ Sales of immense 
stocks of general merchandise Bnd sup¬ 
plies including practically every known 
manufactured article. Engines, Boilers, 
Machinery of ell kinds. Hardware, 
Structural Iron, Metal end Composition 
Roofing end Siding, Plumbing Material, 
Heating Apparatus, Building Material of 
all kinds. Carpets, Rugs, Furniture, 
Complete Office Equipment, etc. During 
the past five yeors we have devoted our- 
Belvo» extensively to tho purchase end 
Bale of brand now stocks of Lumber, 
Sash, Doors and Mill Work. 
At its inception, this Company never 
realized that its operations would extend 
to its present vast dimensions. Wo have 
spent millions of dollars acquainting the 
r ublio with our wonderful mercantile 
nstitution and with the vast quantities 
of merchandise and supplies that we 
have for sale. At the prosent time 
material we advertise for sale Is first- 
class, brand new merchandise. 
Our greatest difficulty has been to 
improssupon the pnblio mind the salient 
fact that our goods are not second-hand; 
neither are they wreoked material, nor 
anything but first-class, high grade 
goods just the same as you would pur¬ 
chase et any mercantile house in the 
land. The false impressions gained by 
our name misleads the public into the 
belief that the goods we offer for sale are 
not brand new. 
It is for that reason that wo have been 
forced to the conclusion that if we could 
discover a name broad enough in its 
terms to correctly convey tho meaning 
of our institution and its possibilities for 
the public’s use, wo would adopt such a 
name and would willingly pay the sum 
of $5,000 to the one suggesting it. The 
name accepted would be used in plaoe of 
the Chicago House Wrecking Co. 
In making us a suggestion tho name 
roust imply to the publio thought that 
we are the purchasers of great institu¬ 
tions, such ns expositions, etc. It must 
also impress tho fact thatsiur goods are 
now and flrat-class; also that our loca¬ 
tion is at Chicago. It must be crisp, 
short and original in every sense. Borne 
idea of who we ore! and the nature of our 
business will be gained by tho careful 
reading of this advertisment. 
Set your mind to thinking and see if 
you cannot invent a name that will bo 
1 ;he keynote 2to our ^continued success, 
and that will remove any false impres¬ 
sion now existing. 
Our new 500 page Catalog containing 
a short sketch of our organization and 
business caroer, with lOO.OOO valuable 
articles fully illustroted and described 
will be sent free to those who osk for it. 
It is of indescribable value to the buyer 
for any institution, and should prove an 
inspiration and help to those Interested 
in finding us a new name. 
1910 ANNOUNCEMENT 
CHICAGO HOUSE WRECKIHG CO. 
WORLD’S BARGAIN CENTER 
SA VE 30 TO 50 PER CENT. 
BRAND NEW STAPLE MERCHANDISE. 
MANUFACTURERS’ 
RECEIVERS’ 
SHERIFFS’ 
. . SALES . . 
. SALES . 
. . SALES . . 
All suggestions should be addressed as follows: 
BUSINESS MANAGER'S OFFICE No. A 20 
nrCHICAGO HOUSE WRECKING CO., CHICAGO. 
LUMBER 
FURNITURE 
CARPETS 
MACHIN’RY 
FENCING 
HARDWARE 
ROOFING 
PLUMBING 
IRON PIPE 
FITTINGS 
VALVES 
PULLEYS 
BELTING 
BOILERS 
SAFES 
HEATING 
PLANTS 
STRUCT’R’L 
IRON 
TANKS 
MILL WORK 
FURNITURE 
Over $300,000 worth of high grade, brand 
new furniture, carpets, rugs and linoleum. 
Everything needed to furnish your home complete 
No shoddy furniture in our stock. It is the best 
that can be manufactured. It is built for the 
tastes of people who know real quality. Our'goods 
are bought at Sheriffs’ Receivers' and Manu¬ 
facturers’ Sales. This gives us a big advantage 
over any possible competition and the public gets 
the benefit of our buying operations. Write for 
prices on any article you may require. Our Gen¬ 
eral Catalog shows all our wonderful furni¬ 
ture stock. When in Chicago visit our monster 
furniture salesroom, the largest in America. 
STEEL ROOFING 
100,000 Squares of new Steel 
Roofing which we are selling at the 
following prices, freight prepaid: 
Flat.SO 
Corrugated, V Crimped or Stand¬ 
ing Seam.$1.83 
At these prices we prepay freight 
to all points east of Colorado ex¬ 
cept Oklahoma and Texas. Quota¬ 
tions to these points on application. Our high 
grade Galvanized Rust Proof Roofing at prices 
ranging from $3.00 per square up. Write today 
for free sample. 
BRICK SIDING 
$1.8S buys 100 sq. ft. of our Pressed Steel 
Imitation Brick Siding, a fire-proof covering for 
buildings of every kind. It is easy to put on, re¬ 
quires no previous experience. Looks just like the 
real brick after you put it on your building. 
Sheets are 24 inches wide by 68 inch long. We 
will prepay the freight if you 
live East of Colorado, except >n 
the States of Texas or Okla¬ 
homa. The freight prepaid 
proposition refers only to this 
brick siding. Ask for samples. 
METAL SHINGLES —Painted and Galvanized. 
Write for description and lowest prices ever made. 
BEADED CEILING 
Steel Beaded Celling $1.85 for 100 sq. ft. of 
our New Metal Beaded Ceiling. It can also be 
used for siding. The sheets are 6 
and 8 ft. long by 24 inches wide. 
The beads are small corrugations 
i inch size, running the full length 
of the sheet. A fine ceiling fer any 
general purpose. Easy to lav, re¬ 
quires no experience. We will pre¬ 
pay freight on this Beaded Celling at 
this price to all points East of Colo¬ 
rado, except to Oklahoma and Texas, 
prices to these points on application. 
LAWN FENCE. 
Beautiful designs; improves your grounds. 
35 in. at 10c. a ft. Our Catalog gives full details. 
WATER PRESSURE SYSTEMS 
Modern Air Pressure 
Water Supply Systems at 
prices ranging from $48 to 
$200. They are strictly new 
first-class and complete in 
every detail. Our Book of 
Plumbing and Heating, 
which we mail free of charge, 
tells all about them. You can 
enjoy all the comforts of city 
life by their use. 
HARDWARE 
You will find that there isn’t an article In 
the Hardware Line but what we can furnish 
to you at extremely low prices. Our entire 
stock of this material is new, nice clean 
goods just as good as you can purchase any¬ 
where and Prices are Right. Get our 
prices before buying elsewhere. 
HOG TROUGHS 
Strongest made. “So strong no 
animal can break or Injure,” made 
of | inch boiler steel. Size 13 in. by 7 in. x 5 ft., 
at $1.95, worth $5.00. Over 150 other styles 
and sizes for Poultry, Hogs, Sheep, Horses and 
Cattle. Write for circular. 
RUBBERIZED GALVO ROOFING 
$ 1 .OO per square tor our genuine 
Rubberized Galvo Roofing best 
ready to lay roofing on the market. 
Price includes nails, caps and cement 
sufficient to make the laps; 2 ply at 
$1.25; 3 ply at $1.75 and we pay 
freight to points within 400 miles 
of Chicago. 
This freight paid offer does not ap¬ 
ply to any of our other offers. 
iJBHO 
Best in 
, the 
^orld 
RAWHIDE RUBBER ROOFING. 
Our New Rawhide Rubber Roofing, is the 
finest roofing produced. Absolutely No. A-l grade, 
guaranteed three to ten years. Positively no equal 
on the market. Price. .$1.25 per square and up. 
FENCING 
The best Galvanized 
Woven Wire Fencing 
manufactured. Strictly 
first-class. Made of hard 
spring wire. Top and bot¬ 
tom wire are made of two 
wire twisted together to 
form one extra heavy coil. 
We can furnish in all 
sizes and shapes. Our 
special 25 in. Hog fencing 
with stays 6 in. apart we 
per rod Extra heavy Cattle fenc¬ 
ing, 46 in. high, with 6 in. stays, per rod 35c. 
Our special Poultry and Rabbit Fencing, small 
enough to turn any poultry or rabbit, and heavy 
enough to turn cattle, 48 in, high per rod 34c. 
HEATING APPARATUS 
We furnish complete Hot Air, Hot 
Water and Steam Heating Plants 
of every kind. It makes no difference 
whether it is an old or a rfew building, 
we can furnish material at real wreck¬ 
ing prices. Our Special Heating 
Booklet, which we send free to those 
interested.lt tells all the facts and gives 
much valuable information. Send us 
sketch or diagram of your building or 
home and we will make you an estimate. Anyone 
can install them with the aid of our blue prints 
and free instructions. 
LUMBER 
Send ue your Lumber Bill for our Estimate. 
We will quote you on brand new high-grade, 
clean stock and make you prices lower than any 
one else can afford to sell it for. We own out¬ 
right over 50,000,000 feet of brand new lum¬ 
ber. There isn’t a piece of second-hand lumber in 
our stock. All our Mill Work Is also brand new. 
If you will tell us just what you need, listing up 
each item correctly, we will quote you on the en¬ 
tire bill of material you need to construct your 
building. Our prices are always the low¬ 
est. We are selling more lumber and building 
material direct to users than any r other concern In 
the world. Write us for our low estimate. 
PLUMBING MATERIAL 
90c. buys our special fiat rim, cast Iron, white 
enamel Kitchen Sinks, new but slightly defective. 
Price includes strainer and 
coupling. $5.50 buys an 
enamel Bath Tub. $10.00 
is our price for a cast iron, 
roll rim, white enamel Bath 
Tub. $9.50 for our wliite 
enamel low down tank Water Closet, complete out¬ 
fit. You can buy Wash Stands from us at $3.25 
IRON PIPE —A complete stock of new pipe* 
Black J in. at 3Je; 1 in. at 44c; li in. at 6c. per ft. 
Galvanized, 3 in. at 4}c: 1 in. at 64c; ljin. at 83o. 
Other sizes at equally low prices. 
SHINGLES 
50 carloads Washington Red Cedar 
shingles at exceptionally low price*. 
Our shingle mill connections on the 
Pacific Coast enables us to supply you 
the very best grades of shingles that 
you can positively rely on. We carry 
a tremendous stock of all grades in 
Chicago and can make immediate shipment. 
Special low prices on straight car loads. We guar 1 
antee grades. Write today for quotations. Tell 
us how many shingles you need. 
Mill Work —Save 25 to 50 per cent on brand new 
Mill Work. Our stock includes everything. Send 
us complete list for our low delivered prices. 
BARBED WIRE 
S1.6S Per Reel. At this price we furnish spe¬ 
cial high-grade galvanized brand new Barbed Wire. 
The price is per reel, and each reel contains 80 rods. 
This material is acknowledged the best wire manu¬ 
factured. It is made of No. 14 and has barbs 3 
inches apart and every reel is guaranteed true to 
measure. We have an unlimited supply but the 
price is bound to advance, and would advise quick 
action if you are in need of wire. Have now in 
stock several carloads of Galvanized 4-point Barb¬ 
ed Wire put up 100 lbs. to a 
ireel, damaged slightly, but 
good for all general purposes. 
Price per 100 lbs., while it 
lasts, ' $2.00. Painted Barbed wire, 100 lbs. 
Four point $1.75 or Two point at $1.85. 
Twisted Cable Wire, 100 lbs., $1.75. < 
need. 
BLACKSMITH SUPPLIES 
Horseshoes $3.00 per keg. 
Horseshoe Nalls 7c per lb. Ham¬ 
mers, 80c, Forges from $4.25 up; An¬ 
vils 64c per lb. up. Everything you 
need in Blacksmith Tools. Our 
General Catalog; fully describes our 
present stock. No matter what your 
needs, write us. Tell us what you 
We save you from 30 to 60 per cent. 
2 H.P. GASOLINE ENGINES $36.00. 
Strictly brand new; vertical, 2 cycle type. Electric 
spark igniter, complete ready to run. Guaranteed, 
write for description. 
§FILL OUT THIS COUPON. 
CHICAGO HOUSE WRECKING CO. 
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RUGS 
9x12 ft. Smyrna Rugs 
$ 6 . 00 , extensive variety of 
beautiful patterns, oriental or 
floral designs, rich color, 
combinations. These rugs 
are reversible and may be 
used on either side, thus 
giving you the service of two 
floor coverings for the price!_ 
of one. These rugs are absolutely brand new and 
perfect. We also have large stocks of Royal 
Wilton, Axminster and Brussel Rugs. 
LINOLEUM —Lasts five times as long as oilcloth. 
Brand new at 29c per sq. yd. Absolutely per¬ 
fect, no cracked or soiled pieces in entire lot. 
Hundreds of beautiful patterns ia rich colors, con¬ 
sisting of beautiful tile and floral designs. See our 
Catalog for illustrations in colors. ■" 
OUR MAMMOTH FREE CATALOG 
The Greatest Price Maker Ever Produced. A book of 500 Pagee pro* 
fusely illustrated. A demonstration of wliat the CHICAGO HOUSE 
WRECKING CO. stands for as a bargain center. It’s such a book as 
every buyer of merchandise must have in his or 
her possession. It will save you money every day 
you buy goods. It’s a pace maker in the bar¬ 
gain world. It shows what vast lines of merch¬ 
andise are secured by us at Sheriffs’, Receivers' 
and Manufacturers’ Sales. 11 costs $1.00 to produce 
each one of these catalogs. We send it to you 
absolutely without charge of any kind and without 
any obligation. It contains a description of 
our vast stock of Furniture, Household Goods, Office 
Fixtures, etc. Fill in the coupon shown elsewhere 
in this advertisement and tell us what line of 
merchandise interest you most and we will fur¬ 
nish you with the additional information concerning tbe material 
you need. Write today. 
CHICAGO HOUSE WRECKING CO., Iron %t CHICAGO. 
Ohio. 
Chicago House Wrecking Co., Chicago, 111. 
Dear Sirs: I saved about $150 by buying my 
lumber from you; not only that, but you sent me 
a nice lot of clean lumber in every way, and I'm 
more than pleased. The grain in the inside is cer¬ 
tainly grand. I have to come again, as they want 
to charge me 6 and 7 cents for 3 4 -inch black pipe. 
One party thought and said lie would treat me 
right and wanted 9 cents. Yours truly, 
(Signed), FRANK RIEDZ. 
Read Wliat tiro Chicago ZZou.se Wrechiug Co.’s Customers Say: 
New York. 
Chicago House Wrecking Co., Chicago. III. 
Gentlemen: Wo have received your lumber and 
must say it is strictly all O. K.: in fact, we are very 
well pleased with this and with tho prompt ship¬ 
ments that you have made us. We cannot speak 
high enough of this lumber, as it is away beyond 
our expectations. Thanking you for your prompt 
shipments, we remain, very truly yours, 
RIVERVIEW BRONZE & MFG. CO. 
(Signed), R. P. DxardorFf, Sec'y & Trees. 
Illinois. 
Chicago House Wrecking Co., Chicago, Ill. 
Gentlemen: Finished unloading our car of lum¬ 
ber yesterday, and we are well pleased with same. 
Did not check it all over, but what I did I found 
correct. Ail of the matorial arrived in line shape. 
Will probably place another order with you in the 
future. Thanking you for your promptness and 
kind treatment, I remain, 
Yours truly, 
(Signed), O. M. PEItKY. 
Iowa. 
Chicago House Wrecking Co., 
Chicago, Ill. 
Gentlemen: I received the load of lumber 
ordered from you in good time, and it was good, 
all O.K., and a lot bettor than I exported to get. 
and the siding was better than I could get here, 
regardless .of price. I thank you for your fair 
treatment in tho past. My best wishes to you. 
Yours truly, 
(Signed), F. W. ROBE5 . 
