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THiC RURAL NR W-YORKER 
March 12, 1910. 
100,000 Rolls of Choicest, High Quality, Flint Coated 
Gordon-Van Tine Roofing Absolutely Butchered— 
at Such LOW PRICES as May Never Again be Known in the Roofing Business! 
Seven Big Warehouses 
Must be Cleaned Out! 
Trainloads Are Going Out Every Hour of the Day Containing Orders 
m CSnoIa Dnll fn Carln^rfl The most stupendous Roofing-Sale in history Is now under full head- 
TrOITl a 3IIIglC null IU d vailUdUi way. Thousands upon thousands of Gordon-Van Tins Preferred 
Quality, Flint-Coated Roofing—the highest grade of Roofing in the world—are being thrown on the market at price reductions that 
' — Every roll is guaranteed, and our guaranty is backed by S250.000.00. 
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clean house” at AWAY BELOW 
mean a tremendous sacrifice of profits. 
We bought big quantities of raw material at a saving of thousands of dollars, and can thus 
PRESENT PRICES and still come out even. That’s all we expect. You get the benefit. 
Immediate Shipment Guaranteed if You Order from this Ad 
This will keep freight away down. Rut you must order right away. If you are not quite ready to receive the Roofing we can accept 
a limited number of Reservation Orders when accomprmied by cash and for shipment within 60 days. We can’t hold off longer than 
this, for every inch of space will be needed by then. The Editor of this paper will tell you that you are perfectly safe in sending 
money this way. If we are sold out when your order comes we will return the money by next mail. 
We pay no dealer’s profits, rents and losses. 
We pay no salesmen. Our army of cus* 
tomers send their orders direct to us! Our low prices and our guaranteed qualities 
are the magnet! Our friends keep the savings in their own pockets! Our quick 
delivery warehouses in six cities are jammed with bright, fresh, flawless, flint- 
coated Roofing. The Surplus Stock is being shipped out in 
trainloads. You need Roofing NOW— you get a Wonderful 
Bargain NOW. You want the best—you want the saving. 
You want the Gordon-Van Tine Guarantee. 
for 1-Ply Guar¬ 
anteed Roofing, 
108 sq.ft. to the roll 
(Dealers charge at least $3.00). 
Nails, Cement, Instruction Sheet 
0 FREE IN 
CfZOJVI EVERY ROLL! 
We Sell by Mail Only 
STAND on EIJP 
three 
Order Now and Make Big Money! 
You can’t make money easier than to buy Roofing 
during this Sale. Even if you order more than you need 
you can sell any that is left over at a good profit, right 
among your neighbors! With Gordon-Vau Tine Roofing 
you can put a Roof on any Building at one-third the cost 
of a shingle roof! 
You will find our Guaranteed Roofing on the great 
Sheep Barns of Western Ranches—on the mammoth 
Barns and Sheds of the big Cattle Ranches—on 
the fine Barns of the Dairy Districts—on the 
Houses, Barns, Tool Houses, Hog Houses 
Poultry Houses and other Out-Buildings of 
the general Farmer. 
This Is a Quick-Action Proposition! 
At the prices we are now making it is unquertionnhly the most 
remarkable Value ever offered to the Bu>er of Reudy Roofing. 
The 100,000 Rolls of Surplus Stock will soon be gone. Don’t fail 
to take advantage of the Great Warehouse Clearance Sale! 
Grand FREE Millwork Catalog! 
We sell Millions of Dollars’ Worth of Roofing and Building 
Material by Mail, Direct to Users in every State. Every Article 
Guaranteed for Quality. Safe Delivery and_ Satisfaction by the 
Biggest Roofing and Millwork Plant in the World, with a Paid-up 
Capital of S260.000.00. The prices on the 6,000 Millwork Bargains 
Listed in our Great Catalog will astonish you. 
Stop paying Double Prices to Middlemen! 
Save 60 per cent of your Money and get Guar¬ 
anteed Quality by dealing Direct with us. 
Money Cannot Buy Better Roofing! 
Our Guaranteed Roofing protects a roof from 
damage by Sparks and Cinders. It makes an 
Absolutely Leak-Proof Roof. It is not 
injured by extremes of Heat or Cold. 
It is twice as Durable as any other 
Prepared Roofing on the market. 
It is easy to lay. Ko tools but 
a hammer. Instruction Sheet 
showing how to apply Free, 
in Every Roll of Roofing. 
1 
for 2-Ply Guar¬ 
anteed Roofing, 
108 sq. ft. to the roll 
(Dealers charge at least $3.50). 
Nails, Cement, Instruction Sheet 
FREE IN 
EVERY ROLL 
GWItff 
Nalls and 
Cement In 
Every Roll! 
BUILDING PAPER fe . et price 37c 
TARRED FELT toaro11 ' 
90c 
Over 100,000 Rolls of Roofing: — 
Inspected, Packed and Sealed for 
Shipment. Nalls and Cement Inside 
Any Bankor in America will tell yon wo are absolutely 
responsible. Wo refer you to tho Editor of this paper. 
for 3-Ply Guar¬ 
anteed Roofing, 
108 sq. ft. to the roll 
(Dealers charge at 
least $4.50). Nails, Cement, In¬ 
struction Sheet 
FREE 
in Every Roll 
Jh&i&nfff 
Thousands of orders 
wall quickly clean up 
our Stock—then you 
must pay Full Prices! 
HURRY-UP ORDER BLANK Date _- 
GORDON-VAN TINE CO., 1930 Case SI., Davenport, Iowa 
Please enter my order for the following Roofing, to be shipped from nearest warehouse: 
•-Rolls of 1-Ply Roofing at 51.25 each. I enclose 5_ 
-Rolls of 2-Ply Roofing at 51.50 each. I enclose 5-- 
Rolls of 3-Ply Roofing at 51-80 each. I enclose 5- 
Pin the Money 
to this Orders 
We Guarantee 
every roll of Gordon-Van 
Tine Roofing for a defi¬ 
nite period of years. The 
Roofing is made of Long- 
Fibre Wool Felt, Water¬ 
proofed with Pure, Nat¬ 
ural Asphalts and Sur¬ 
faced with Flint and 
Mica. Color is slate gray. 
Attach money to this 
order and mail it in 
QUICK! 
You may lose Big 
Money if you waits 
___ 5_each. I enclose 5_ 
(You can order Building Paper or Turred Felt in space above) 
I enclose (Draft or Money Order) for total amount.5_ 
□ Immediate I I Hold for 
Shipment | | Instructions 
(Put X in proper square) 
Also please send the items checked below: 
□ Free Roofing Samples and Book 
□ Grand Free Millwork Catalog 
□ Free Lumber Price List 
Name 
Town . 
Shipping Station. 
R.F.D _ 
Mall this to GORDON-VAN TINE CO. 
* 1930 Case Street, Davenport, Iowa 
The Publisher 
of this Paper 
Guarantees 
You 
Against 
Loss 
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