5,000 Bargains Ready 
"Uncle San 1 
ii Oar c 
Tr»Telin*Jj 
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 ™ 
■fisN 5,000 Bargains—everything required to put up a new building or modernize an old one. Here in our great 
m ^ynew fireproof plant, built of solid concrete, we carry the largest, finest stock ol building material in the world. 
J* Build That House or Barn NOW and Save Money in Big Chunks! ^ 
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 A 
save big money— to make every dollar go twice as far as before. Such stu- 
HVW pendous bargains, such money-saving offers, such high quality for so little 
, |H money, may never, never, never come again. Delay may cost you dearly. 
10^ Over Half a Million Customers! 
, ■■ J Solely through our Grand Free Catalogs and the Big Values offered 
ilp# therein, we have built up a patronage extending from ocean to ocean. 
UV 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. 
, -- m Every article we ship is guaranteed, and we refund every 
H penny and pay freight both ways if goods are not absolutely 
jg / il: i satisfactory. Three big banks vouch for our reliability. See 
W Flight 
' of Stairs 
Complete for 
Throe 
Big Banks Certify 
y to Our Reliability! ^ 
Scott County Savings Bank V 
Capital 3260,000 Surplus S160,000 1 
Davenport, Iowa 
To Whom it May Concent: 
It gives us great pleasure to testify to the 
reliability, business integrity ami honesty of 
Gordon-Van Tine Co. Their financial responsi¬ 
bility is well over three hundred thousand dollars 
($300,000.00), and 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 we understand that if goods 
i are not entirely satisfactory they may be re. , 
A turned at shippers’expense and the money k 
^ will be promptly refunded. The officers M 
of this company are well and favorably 
known to us, and may bo relied 
ujjon to do exactly as they agree, 
J. H. HASS, Cashier. 
Our prices save yon from S60 to $125 on stairs. 
Cl 007 builds this 8-room house complete. 
V l|v*l We will furnish you nil the Dum¬ 
ber and Millwork, including piuns, for .$698, 
buys Lumber. Barn Sash and other 
necessary material for this barn. Seo 
Plan Book. We sell a tremendous 
amount of bnrn material—everything 
from foundation to cupola. Our prices 
enable you to build burns or a com¬ 
plete set offarm buildings at asnving 
that will astonish you. Send us list 
cf materials for free estimate or get 
our great Book of Piuns for Farm 
Buildings and see the big saving we 
guarantee. The barn shown here is 
only one of thousands _ built from 
Gordon-Van Tine materials. Build 
tliat burn NOW aud save money! 
EACH 
-Lt. Window* 
builds this born. 32x44. W T e will furnish 
all Lumber und Millwork for $685. 
Good Strong Door 
C4 4 74 builds this 7-room house complete. Wo 
V*i“ I “ will furnish all Lumber and Millwork, 
including plans, for $1,022. 
Killarney Door 
SORDON-VANTINECQ 
B00K op PLANS 
We Ship Promptly. Two 
railroad tracks, each with 
double loading platform, ex¬ 
tend the entire length of our 
warehouses. No drayage! 
I SdVG 
W $100 to $300 ^ 
on Every Carload Shipped 
How to Remodel oid Estimates FREE 
Houses lor^Ma S t^rials^ OSt | ^ enc ® List °* Materials Needed 
00 1514 builds this 7-room house complete/ We 
V^jtllf will furnish all Lumber and Millwork, 
including plans, for $1,057. 
Aek for our Free Lumber List, which gives cut 
prices on Hough and Dressed Lumber, Dimension, 
Joists and Timber, Siding. Flooring, Ceiling, r 111 - 
ishing Lumber, Fencing, Ship Lap. Lath, ohingles, 
etc., etc. Our yards are connected with 2b 
different railroads. 
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. 
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. 
Water-Proof and Fire-Resisting 
FLINT-COATED 
| f|2Sqr.ZPIyl; 
S&ndonErt 
^jain'iiiiawT 
Per Roll of 108 AL A% A 
square feet . . Xmb *3mE 
1- Ply, $1.00 M ZLj? 
2- Ply, $1.25 
3- Ply, $1.50 m0 
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. 
CO 000 builds this beautiful bungalow com- 
▼—|AilU plete. We will furnish all Lumber and 
Millwork, including plans, for $868. 
iMuiuiaiuitkiff 
Uu tm nuanb*j 
Grand Millwork Sale 
Bargains in Mantels 
Beautiful Mantels. Grates 'g 
and Fireplace F'ittings al- »- 
most given away. You will 
be surprised at the small cost. 
Grand Free Catalog gives pic¬ 
tures, prices and descriptions. 
Porch Millwork 
' SLASHED! A 
Every farm home should MA 
have a porch —an out- £»■ 
door living room. Put up fjSr 
a porch at sma 11 expense. ML 
See Catalog for prices on n| 
all porch material. ” 
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 al a tremendous saving! 
GORDON-VAN TINE CO., 
207 0 Case Street, Davenport, Iowa 
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is important. Get possession of the great money-saving, price-cutting 
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1008 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
November 12, 1910. 
BUY BUILDING MATERIAL 
GORDON-VAN TINE C0. } 2070 Case St., Davenport, Iowa 
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