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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
October 8, 1910. 
"£• GRAND FREE MILLWORK CATALOG 
k * Three 
Big Banks Certify 
to Our Reliability! ^ 
^ Scott County Savings BanK V 
W Capital 9260,000 Surplus 9160,000 1 
f Davenport, Iowa ' 
To Whom, it May Concern: 
It gives us great pleasure to testify to the 
reliability, business integrity and honesty of 
Gordon-Van Tine Co. Their financial responsi¬ 
bility is well over three hundred thousand dollars 
($300,000.00), aLd they enjoy the highest credit 
with western Financial Institutions. 
We assure prospective customers that they 
are perfectly secure in sending the money with 
their orders, as wo understand that if goods 
aro not entirely satisfactory they may bo re- , 
I turned at shippers’expense and the money A 
will be promptly refunded. The officers 
of this company are well and favorably 
known to us, and may be relied . 
k upon to do exactly ns they agree. ^ 
Jk J. 11. HASH, Cashier. 
Buy Building Material at 50c on the Dollar 
Direct from Our Great Millwork Plant—No Middle 
QUALITY, SAFE DELIVERY AND SATISFACTION GUARANTEED 
"Unde Sam 1 
ii Onr 
Traveling 
Man 
EACH 
2-Lt. Windows 
Good Strong: Door 
Corner Blocks 
Each 
5,000.Bargains Ready 
Doors, Windows, Mouldings, Flooring, Frames, Lumber, Lath, Shingles, Roofing—Everything! 
We are selling high-grade guaranteed 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 HOW and Save Money in F 
To celebrate the completion of our new fireproof plant, we have started a sa_ 
6 tartled 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 c 
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 18C5. Our business motto is the Golden Rule. 
Every article we ship is guaranteed, and wo refund every 
penny and pay freight both ways if goods are not absolutely 
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. 
A 
Flight 
. of Stairs 
Complete for 
prices save you from $fifl to $125 on stairs. 
or 
C1 0 07 builds this 8-room house complete. 
vljO&f We will furnish you all the Lum¬ 
ber and Millwork, including plans, for $698. 
Cl 1C4 builds this barn. 32x44. We will furnish 
y lj I 0“t all Lumber and Millwork for $685. 
buys Lumber, Barn Sash and other 
necessary material for this barn. See 
Plan Book. We sell n tremendous 
amount of barn material—everything 
from foundation to cupola. Our prices 
enable you to build barns or a 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 suving we 
guarantee. Tho barn shown hero is 
only one of thousands built from 
Gordon-Van Tine materials. Build 
that barn NOW and save money! 
Killarney Door 
I We Ship Promptly. Two 
railroad tracks, each with 
I double loading platform, ex¬ 
tend the entire length of our 
warehouses. No dray age! 
Plan Rook FREE! 
$4 171 builds this 7-room house complete. Wo 
will furnish all Lumber and Millwork, 
including plans, for $1,022. 
LUMBER 
” 5100 to $300 ^ 
$100 to $300 
on Every Carload Shipped! 
Ask for our Free Lumber List, which gives cut 
Over 50 Designs for Mouses, Bams, 
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. 
prices on Rough and Dressed Lumber. Dimension, 
Joists and Timber, Siding. Flooring, Ceiling, 1 111 - 
~ " Shingles, 
...... Timber,--_ - v . 
ishing Lumber, Fencing, Ship Lap, Lath 
etc., etc. Onr yards are 
different railroads. 
Water-Proof and Fire-Resisting 
FLINT-COATED 
ROOFING 
*too 
connected with 26 
Per Roll of 108 
square feet . . 
1- Ply, $1.00 
2- Ply, $1.25 
3- Ply, $1.50 
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 Catulog. 
How to Remodel Old 
Uaiiaaa at Very Low Cost 
VlOllSGS 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. 
(4 CIA builds tliis 7-room houso completo. Wo 
«?*|V I “r will furnish all Lumber and Millwork, 
including plans, for $1,057. 
Why Pay Two Prices 
for" Millwork, Lumber, Etc.? 8^0.°^ IM 
■R iixf ^ v' a tn lie 4 tv o tv 11 O tt f 1 1T T_n f ■ , l. 1 W n r, 1 MM? A — — f a n A I R a m (• i. a *. a $ a II 
$4 000 bunas this beautiful bunga 
plete. We will furnish all Lumber und 
Millwork, including plans, for $868. 
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 85 worth or 85,000 worth, you get our 
lowest prices, and our guarantee of quality. Safe delivery and satisfac¬ 
tion or every dollar refunded. 
T5/l.i ,.4 I Sul "!V1 n i, ( .1 . C.iif no I Mantels Grand Millwork Sale 
Beautiful Mantels. Grates 
and Firepluce Fittings ah 
most given uway. You will 
be surprised at tho small cost. 
Grand Free Catalog gives pic¬ 
tures, prices and descriptions. 
Porch Column 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. 
Porch 
Brackets 
to Celebrate 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. ( 47 ) 
GORDON-VAN TINE CO., 
2069 Case Street, Davenport, Iowa 
Please send the FREE BOOKS checked below to 
Name _ 
Address _ 
Occupation .... 
GORDON-VAN TINE CO., 
2069 Case St., Davenport, Iowa 
S Any of following books free. Check the ones you wish. g 
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