1914. 
THE RUKAlv ISE VV-YOKEJKK 
41 
A STORY 
about making money 
FARMER 
had a wood 
lot that he 
had used 
only as a 
source of firewood. As 
no saw mill man had 
ever been around to 
buy the trees to saw 
into lumber, this farmer 
had been for a long time 
burning up good money because he didn’t know that 
he could make lumber money from those trees of his. 
But one day he saw an advertisement of the 
“American” Saw Mill and sent for a booklet on 
“Making Money Off the Wood Lot.” He learned 
from this book that his trees were worth a whole lot 
more as lumber than as cord-wood, and that he 
himself could, with an “American” Mill and his 
farm engine and farm help, make (at a few dollars 
per thousand) lumber that would easily bring him 
from $25 to $40 per thousand feet, according to the 
kind of wood he had. He found that even the saw¬ 
dust was worth money and that he’d have plenty of 
fire-wood from the tops and slabs. Looking into 
things a little, he learned that he could saw the 
maximum amount of lumber per horse-power with 
an “American” Mill and that as no experience was 
needed, he could run it himself. 
So this farmer bought an “American” Mill, belted 
it to his engine, cut and piled his logs; and he and 
the boys put in their time after harvest sawing out 
a lumber crop. Some of this lumber he kept 
for himself, for a big new barn he decided to put 
up. For he’d needed a new barn for a long time, 
but thought he couldn’t afford it with lumber prices 
so high. But with 
his “American ” 
he got all the 
lumber he 
needed, and just 
the sizes he 
needed, at the 
mere cost of 
making it. And 
the rest of the 
lumber he sold at 
market prices right 
in his own neighborhood. 
At the end of the year the farmer found that his 
work had more than paid for his mill, and he had a 
first-class mill on hand ready for another year’s 
work. Of course the neighbors heard about what 
he had been doing and began to think about making 
money off their own wood lots. So he went to them 
and made a deal to saw their timber into lumber 
during the next 
fall and winter. 
In some cases 
he agreed to do 
this on shares 
and in others 
charged so 
much per thou¬ 
sand feet sawed. 
He found the 
light,sturdy,port¬ 
able “American” 
Mill just the 
machine for the 
custom sawing. 
The upshot of it all was that this farmer found himself, after 
a while, with a good paying lumbering business that 
he could run at times when the farm didn’t need him. He 
kept his engine and his teams busy the year ’round and 
made money all the time, instead of only when his crops 
were sold. A little later he added an “ Up-To-Date ” 
Shingle machine for making shingles and lath, box boards 
and crate slats and fence pickets. And he got a “Clipper” 
Wood Saw to cut up the slabs and tops into cord-wood 
lengths. For he had learned that any machine made by 
the American Saw Mill Machinery Company is a money¬ 
maker for the man who owns it. 
TX7"HAT this farmer did any farmer 
* ’ who has a wood lot can do. And 
even if you haven’t a grove of your own, 
you can build up a custom sawing busi¬ 
ness with those in your neighborhood 
who have timber. Hundreds and hun¬ 
dreds of farmers all over the country are 
making money with “American” Saw 
Mills. Right now is the time for you to 
look into this farm lumbering business 
and order your “American” Mill. We 
can make prompt delivery and you can 
get busy at once. Don’t wait till next 
year. Make this winter a harvest time. 
Keep the teams and wagons and engine 
earning money through the winter. Fill 
out the coupon now and mail it today. 
For Your Convenience 
--....-- 
American Saw Mill Machinery Co. 
(Address our nearest office) 
Hackettstown, N.J. New York Chicago 
Savannah New Orleans Seattle 
Without expense or obligation to me, 
please send me your free book "Making 
Money Off the^Wood Lot.” 26 
Name___ 
Address __ 
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