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January 3, 1914, 
Our Great 1914 
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Here Is the Greatest Sale ever advertised—the opportunity you 
have long sought for—a chance to buy staple lumber and building 
material—Roofing, Wire. Fencing, Furniture and Household 
Goods of every kind and description, in fact. Merchandise of every 
nature, at unheard of low prices. 
We are determined that the Spring of 1914, will be the most sue* 
cessful In the history of this Great Compnny, and the Wise man 
will take early advantage of the great bargains shown in this ad¬ 
vertisement. ...... , , , 
You can order a complete carload of building material from us. 
Including everything you need to construct and equip and we will 
Ship It to you, without one cent cash in advance. 
All we want to know Is that the money will be paid us as soon as 
the material Is received, unlondcd_and_chegked_up ; ^^___^_____ 
Lumber Prices S-m-a-s-h-e-d 
Yes, we mean smashed. Absolutely 
.busted to pieces. That’s our policy, We 
'quote prices on lumber that will positively 
save you big money. Jf you will send your 
lumber bill we wiil send you a freight paid 
price that will mean a saving to you of 
from 30% to 50%. Every stick is absolutely 
first class, brand new and fully up-to-grade 
such as you would buy from any reputable 
house in the United States. 
We have determined chat the year 
of 1914 is going to bo the banner 
year in our great lumber depart¬ 
ment. We have on hand 20,000,000 
feet of high-grade lumber suitable 
for the construction of buildings, no 
matter for what purpose intended. 
Come to our great yards in Ch Icago 
and let us show you this stuff ac¬ 
tually in stock. No other concern 
in the world has a more complete 
stock of everything needed to build, 
whether Lumber, Shingles, Struc¬ 
tural Iron, Plumbing, Heating. 
Iloors or anything else that you may 
need. Do you know that lumber Is 
getting scarcer and scarcer every 
year? Yet our prices are lowest and 
will continue so until our stock is 
gone. WHITE TODAY. 
Shingles At Big Saving 
We have a special 
lot of 1,000,000 5 to 2 
10 inch Clear Shing¬ 
les on which wo are 
I making anexception- 
_ ally low price of $2.80. 
Order by Lot No. MS-40. 
This Door at 98c 
'I Lot. CD-39. Four panel 
painted door, sizo 2 ft. 
0 in. x 6 ft. (i in. 500 in 
stock. A high quality 
ydoor for the price. This 
j is only one of our many 
special bargains. Our 
grand building Material 
Catalog and Dargaln 
Sheets will show a full 
lino of Inside Mill- 
work of ail kinds. 
Free Build ing Book 
A 200-page book 
of Bargains in 
Mlllwork, build¬ 
ing material of 
all kinds, includ- 
i n g Paints, 
Plumbing, Heat¬ 
ing, Structural 
Iron, Metal and 
Composition 
Hoofing, Hard¬ 
ware, ('nrpcnter’H and Blncksmith’u 
Tools, Wins Fencing. No prospective 
builder should be without it. It I* Free. 
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buys best 
steel roofing: 
ROOFING PRICES SMASHED! 
Galvanized Steel Roofing Is Fire, Water and Lightning Proof 
Wo bought 20,000 squares of 
this Corrugated Iron Hoofing, 
which we offer at tills remarkably 
low price. It is new, perfect, and 
first-class, but light weight. The 
sheets are 22 x 24 In. x 1 If in. cor¬ 
rugated. Our price of $1.25 per 
sq. is f. o. b. cars Chicago. 
When ordering this item, speci¬ 
fy Lot No. CD-700. This is not 
galvanized, but black steel roofing. 
Write us today for our special FREIGHT PREPAID PRICES on new, 
galvanized roofing. We are offering prices lower than ever before offered 
In the roofing business. Galvanized roofing at $2.75 per square and up. 
Ask for free samples. We can furnish anything needed 
In Roofing, Siding or Celling. _ 
62o Per 108 Square Feet Buys Best Rubber 
Surfaced “Ajax” Roofing 
Hero again wo show the lowest price ever! 
known for roofing of quality. Tills smooth I 
surfaced roofing wo are offering is our one-ply | 
•’Ajax" brand, and the price includes neces¬ 
sary cement and caps to lay it; this price is I 
f. o. b. Chicago: at 85c per square, we pay the 
freight in full to any point East of Kansas 
and Nebraska and North of the Ohio River, 
provided your order is for at loast 3 squares. 
Prices to other points on application. 
Hoofing la nuarantecl to wear as lontr and nivo an good I 
nervine oh any Heady Rubber Surfaced Rooting on tho 1 
market. It iB nut up in rolla of 1U8 aquare feet and con- | 
tains 8 to 4 plecca to tho roli. We have other gradca of 1 
Rcndy Roofing, which we otrer ‘at prices candy 80 per 
cent below regulur quotations. Write today for free aumplcB and 
Roofing Catalog. Fill in the coupon. 
CHICAGO HOUSE WRECKING CO. 
Now operated under the name ol 
HARRIS BROTHERS COMPANY 
F OR 22 years the CHICAGO HOUSE WRECKING COM¬ 
PANY has been well and favorably known to tho public. Dur¬ 
ing all these years the four Harris Brothers have been thecxccu- 
tlve officers and owners and for that reason have finally decided 
to operate under the name of HARRIS BROTHERS COMPANY. 
There is no change In our business, except that in tho future the 
four Harris Brothers will advertise and sell their goods, heretofore 
advertised and sold under the name of the CHICAGO HOUSE¬ 
WRECKING COMPANY, under the new name of HARRIS 
BROTHERS COMPANY. 
Why We Are Called the Great Price Wreckers 
Consider what becomes of tho stock of goods, when a manufac¬ 
turer or big retail merchant goes bankrupt or ” busted ” as the saying 
goes. It is estimated that about ten thousand merchants annually 
meet with business disaster—this Is why our company exists. If the 
stocks are sufficiently large and tho goods are new and desirable, t hoy 
find their natural way to our great forty acre plant for distribution 
at a small added profit, to our thousands of customers, who In this 
way get the benefit of wonderful bargains. In many eases our 
prices do not even represent the original cost of production. We 
stand foremost in our line. We recognizo no competition. That’s 
why we are called "THE GREAT PRICE WRECKERS.” 
Our Binding Guarantee 
We guarantee absolute and complete satisfaction. There Is no 
half way about this guarantee. Every purchase you make from us 
will be exactly as represented and you will bo satisfied In every way. 
or we will make such Just amends as are within our power. We wilt 
take back anv unsatisfactory article at our freight expense both 
ways and refund your purchase price. We refer as to our respon¬ 
sibility to the publisher of this or any other publication or any bank 
or express company and to tho public at large. 
We Sell PracticaBBy Everything 
Our stock Includes practically "everything under the sun.” It’s 
In truth, from a nccdlo to a locomotive. No matter what your vo¬ 
cation. or what position In llfo you occupy, or what your business, or 
how great a merchant you are, you have use for us, and we have tho 
goods that you can buy from us to a decided advantage. The quicker 
you learn to recognize this fact, tho sooner you will bo "putting 
money In your pocket." 
Our stock Includes Building Material, Lumber, Roofing, Sash, 
Doors, Mlllwork, Wire and Fencing, Hardware, Plumbing Material, 
Heating Apparatus and Supplies, Furniture, Household Goods, 
Rugs, Stoves and everything needed to furnish or equip your home, 
your club or hotel. It includes Groceries, Clothing, Dry Goods, 
Boots and Shoes, Furnishing Goods and every slnglo article to clothe 
a man, woman or child. It Includes Sporting Goods, Fishing Tackle, 
Hunting Outfits, Tents, Guns, Harness and Vehicles, Jewelry, Sew¬ 
ing Machines, Clocks; also structural Iron needed in construction of 
buildings, bridges, etc. Machinery, gasoline, gas and electric power 
outfits. In fact you cannot think of a single manufactured article 
that we cannot supply you at a saving in price. Let us convince 
you— It means but little effort on your part to prove tho truth of all 
we say. Write us today for our Catalogue and literature. Fill In 
the coupon shown below. 
THE GREAT PRICE WRECKERS 
A THOUSAND PAGES OF BARGAINS 
Write us today for a copy of our Great Big Spring 
Price Wrecker row off the press. It Is the most 
stupendous Book of Bargains ever produced. It 
contains a thousand pages of matter true to life 
and describes the merchandise we are offering for 
snle so plain and correct that you will experience 
no trouble In making your selections. 
It Is a wonderful book of Bargains and cau be 
used every day of your Buying Life. You need It 
whether you arc a customer of ours or not. 
WRITE US TODAY. _ 
®759 Buys the Material 
Build This House 
This Is Our House, No. 6A 
A beautiful up-to-date full2 story, 7 
rooms and bath. home. Tho biggest 
bargain in tho world. Copied and imi- 
tated all over tho U.S., hut our price and qual¬ 
ity cannot bo equaled. The price ia easily 26 
to 60 per cent below local dealer’s prices. 
Immodlato shipment right from our Chicago 
stocks, whore you can come and see it load- 
Oil. N/) MONEY DOWN. $2 00 buys ncr- 
feet Blue Print Plans, complete specifications 
and detailed descriptive material list, with a 
re fund of $1.60 if you do not like them 
Our House No. 6A 
Original Methods 
We are the originators of a 
system of selling practically 
complete Houses direct to the 
consumer, at a great saving. 
Wo eliminate all In-between 
profits. Wo sell and ship direct 
to you from our own stocks. 
Great care and study lias 
been given all our Plans. 
Economy is tho watch-word 
both in materials and con¬ 
struction. 
A/o Worry l\io Loss 
No Waste 
Our Binding Guarantee 
both as to quality and quan¬ 
tity goes with every sale. 
Write us for letters from 
people in your vicinity who 
nave bought from us. Wo 
have thousands of unsolicited 
testimonials. 
SPECIAL INFORMATION 
If you intend building, you will loss 
money if you don’t write us at once. Tell 
us what you want. We will answer you 
promptly and give you valuable informa¬ 
tion regarding building. Send rough pen¬ 
cil sketch showing the kind of house you 
want.Wc will make you a freight paid price 
that will save you big money on material 
necessary to build uanio. Every dick firat clans. 
If you intend to make improvements, 
write us what they are. and we will help 
you to save money on your purchases. 
Our FREE BOOK OF PLANS 
Our Book of Plans con 
tains 120 pages of different 
kinds of buildings. Every¬ 
thing from a 2 room Porta¬ 
ble House for S147.60 to tho 
finest kind of a residence. 
Houses aro completely 
illustrated showing tho 
fioor plans, prices, etc. 
And it’s free. 
Wire and Fence Prices Smashed! 
Barb Wire Less Than 2c Per Rod 
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Lot 2-0D- 
Now Galvanized, heavy weight barbwire, 
upon reels about 100 lbs. to the reel. Lot 2 
36 per 100 bs. $1.95. Galvanized barb wire 
Light weight. best grade. bout made, Put up exactly 80 1 
rods to reel, 2-point burbs. Lot 2-CD-28, per reel, $.140. 
WIRE NAILS, Per Keg, $1.28 
5,000 kegs, put up 100 lbs. to tho keg mixed, all kinds to¬ 
gether. regular nails, such as inado by nail factories. Lot 
2-CI) 33. price per keg, $1.28. 1,000 kegs of 10 penny-weight 
regular new wire nails, 100 lbs. to the keg, while they last, per 
keg, $1.85. Write for our free Wire and Fence Catalogue. Gives 
valuable information to any land owner. Fill 
in the coupon below. 
Fill in This Coupon 
HARRIS BROTHERS CO., Dept. C. D. 
Chicago 
Send me froeof cost the followingcatalogH. (Place 
an X mark in square opposite tho catalogs you wish) 
□ Catalog of I-1 Building 
50,000 Bargains |_| Material 
□ Plan Hook of I-1 Roofing. Siding 
Houses & Barns |_| and Ceiling 
□ Wire and 
Fencing. 
□ Plumbing I I 
& Heating 
My Name is. 
My Address is _.........- 
County _.........._.....-- Slate. 
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LETTERS FROM CUSTOMERS 
$1,000.00 Saved 
P Everything arrived in good condition. I saved 
on tho building; also heating plant and bath¬ 
room outfit about $1900.00 aH this kind of lumber 
would bo very dear here. 
Signed (LEWIS YOUNG, Pennsylvania. 
$700.00 Saved 
I am perfectly satisfied. Don’t bo backward in 
referring to mo, for you have done more than 
you agreed to. I saved $700.00 and also got hotter 
material, and a better house. 
(Signed) JOHN J. DUNN, Ohio. 
Satisfied With Furnace 
The furnace I got from you is perfect in every 
way. 1 would not ho without it ono winter for 
double its prico. If farmers only knew how easy 
it is to install it, they would not he without it. 
(Signed) HENRY D. CHARTER, Canada. 
Used 12 Years and In Good Condition 
Some 10 or 12 years ago, 1 bought quito a bill of 
Black Corrugated Roofing from you, and only 
painted it twice since I laid it, and it is in just as 
good condition today, us tho day it was laid. 
Please send mo your catalog, ns I expect to put up 
a barn next Spring and am looking lor something 
for a roof as good as that bought from you last 
time. (Signed) W. W. STODDARD Ohio. 
Will Order More 
Am pleased to say tho roofing all hero and in 
splendid shape. Allow mo to congratulate you on 
prompt delivery. You will receive more orders 
from me. (Signed) D. DUCIELLO. 
Recommends Our Paint 
I have used your Premier Paint in this salt at¬ 
mosphere for tho past four years and find it bettor 
for tliis climate than any paint I can buy, no mat- 
tor what tho prieo. (Signed) VV.A. WEIDE, Florida. 
Smooth Galvanized Wire Per 100 Lbs. 
It. is suitable for fences, stay 
wires, grape vinos or for any or¬ 
dinary purpose where wire is used. 
This galvanized wire is Irregular In length—It 
rangesanywhere from 50 to 250 ft.Sl.13 isour 
price for No.figaiipo.Other size s In proport ion. 
15c £er Rod Buys Heavy Hog Fencing 
Hero is another one of our 
-f— remarkable bargains. A good 
El heavy fence, bought from 
fc— Ohio flooded factory, perfect- 
-30 ly adapted for liogs and gen¬ 
eral farm purposes, 20 in. high, square mesh, put up In 
suitable size rolls. Lot 2-CD-31, price per rod 16o. 
OthcrJiehfiitsJ^jiroporUon 
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Staples, 100 IDs., $1.75. 
BEST QUALITY 
PREMIER, MICHAELSON 
READY 
Mixed 
House 
Our paint dopurtinont Is under the per¬ 
sonal supervision of Mr. V. Mlohaolson, 
l'or 30 years tho foremost paint man in 
America. His picture has appeared on 
ovor 8,009,000 cans.aud his name is known 
from ocean to ocean, Paint of quality is 
his specialty. Every gallon has our strongest guarantee. 
Our Ready Allied liarnPaint at56o a gallon will outlast 
PAINT 
95 c 
Ptr 
Gal. 
any similar puint produced. If you want quality paint, 
write, uh or writo to Mr. Mlchaelson if yog prefer. Pineal. 
Send coupon. 
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valuable paint book ever published sent FKRK, 
$13 BUYS COMPLETE BATHTUB 
Paint 
Tills is a white enameled, cast, iron, 
onc-niccc, heavy roll rim bathtub; fitted with 
tiie latest Htylo nickel- 
plnted trimmings, including 
Puller double bath cocks 
for hot mid cold water, 
n i c k e l-pluted connected 
waste and overflow and nickcl-plntcd supply 
pipes. It is 6 ft. long und is good tinough to 
unBwer tho needs of any one. Lot GCD-101. 
one-piece, Heavy 
Hot Water Heating Plants 
We are headquarters for oteain, 
hot water and warm air healing 
plants. They are suitable either for 
new or old homes. It is easy to 
install one of these plantH in your 
old building. Por this great Pall 
Sale of ours we uru offering a wurm 
air heating plant lance enough for 
the ordinary 6 room house, with all 
necessary plana and cornpleto in¬ 
structions for installing, for $46.00. 
Iron Pipe and Fittings 
Good iron pipe in random lengths 
complete with couplings, suitable 
for gas, oil. water ami conveyance 
of -ill liquids: sIm 8-8 to i~ Indies: 
pur price on 1 -in. per foot 3c; 1 1-4 
inch at 4c per foot. Complete stock 
of valves and fittings. Sene* us your 
specifications. 
AXMINSTER 
RUGS at 75c 
Wo bought at Now York 
Auction an enormous stock of 
high grade, brand now rugs 
and floor coverings. This is a 
sample of our money-saving 
bargains. Writo for complete 
Preo Rug Catalog, showing 
actual colors. 
most 
FURNITURE 
Wo are tho World's Kargafa 
Headquarters for tho Outfit¬ 
ting of your homo, club, lodge 
or hotel, from tho very latest 
to the finest. An assortment 
of Household Goods and every¬ 
thing such as will be found la 
no other Institution In the land. 
Write for fzeo copy of our Fur¬ 
niture und Household Goode 
Catalog. 
HARRIS BROTHERS CO. 35th and iron Sts. Chicago 
