You are always sure of getting full 
value and heaping over when you buy 
here. We trade even ! 200,000customers 
make it possible. Because of the enor¬ 
mous volume we do, we have our own 
milis in the heaviest timber sections; 
we ship by the train-load; we cut ma¬ 
terial for a hundred houses or barns at 
a time; we cut corners and save expenses 
200 Home Plans 
Shpws photos, plans, specifi¬ 
cations, 3 to 9 room homes for 
town or country. 
in a manner impossible to lesser concerns. 
Is it any wonder that we can and do sell 
for less than many a lumber-yard buys 
for? Our prices are based on production 
costs, plus only one small profit. You 
save a dozen times over. Right now we 
are quoting unbelievably low figures. 
Write us what you are going to build 
and get our latest wholesale prices! 
Building Material Catalog 
Everything for building or 
remodeling—wholesale 
prices. 
Barn Book 
Pictures and prices of every 
modem type of farm building, 
from barns to poultry houses. 
Write for Reduced Prices 
On YOUR Building! 
No matter what you are going to build or repair, write Gordon-Van Tine. We will 
save you money, whether you buy a new house or bam, or five rolls of roofing 
and a gallon of paint. Write us today. Tell us what you want. We will 
send you catalog and lowest wholesale prices. 
Write for Free 
Building 
Here’s How We Have 
Put Prices Down 
Barn No. 437 Size 36x48x14 
Price, 1920 Price, 1922 Price, 1924 
$3117 $2299 $1747 
Home No. 537 
Price, 1920 Price, 1922 Price, 1924 
$3454 $2370 $2046 
Every Gordon-Van Tine Building 
Shows Similar Redactions! 
You Trade Even When 
You Ruy From Us! 
A bushel of wheat or corn will buy more value from Gordon - 
Van Tine than from any other lumber concern in America 
5,000 Bargains in Building Materials 
Home Plan No. 524 
A most practical, compact 6-room 
house. Built-in,.features. fiJ-J OOA 
Materials, .... 
Immense stocksof 
everything in our 
Building Material 
Catalog. Wholesale 
' prices. 
Lumber Glass 
Shingles Mouldings 
Lath Garages 
Flooring Stairs 
Windows Buffets 
Sash Cabinets 
Doors Furnaces 
Roofing Wallboard 
Porch Columns 
Bathroom and Plumb¬ 
ing Supplies 
Building Hardware 
Paints and Varnish 
Jap-a-Top Slate 
Surfaced Roofing 
Green or red; 
85 lbs. to roll. 
Complete with 
nails and ce¬ 
ment. Fire-re¬ 
sisting: guaran¬ 
teed 15 years. 
Other grades at 
lower prices. 
Per 
Roll 
Clear White Pine 5 X 
Panel Door 
The Standard 
Door of America. 
Finestmanufacture, 
lumber “A” quality 
white pine. Size, 
2-6 x 6-6— l>^-inch 
thick. 
A Special Gordon- 
Van Tine Bargain 
$JJ05 
Barn No. 402 
Gambrel-root — large, free loft. Ail 
framing cut-to fit. Materials ttQAA 
for 32 x 36,.vtfW 
How Ready-Cut Saves 
We saw, bevel and fit all heavy 
timbers at mill. Numbered to fit 
blue-print. When you unpack the 
lumber you start nailing at once. 
Saves astoundingly in labor—as 
much as 30%. Cuts out 17% lum¬ 
ber waste. And gives you a stronger, 
more substantial, solid construction 
because all strains and stresses are 
figured beforehand. 
The 4 Reasons Why We Save You Money 
We Will Figure Your 
Lumber Bills Free— 
Write! 
If you can’t come to Davenport, 
just send us your lumber bills and 
we will give you lowest freight- 
paid prices. No charge. It gives 
you opportunity to compare prices 
—and values. 
Hog 
House 
No. 482 
24x30 
$376 
A hog house that provides air, sunshine and plenty of 
good ventilation the year ’round. 
All pens are 6x8 feet, without side doors. Big passageway 
makes cleaning and feeding easy. Hail-proof rnet 
windows. Roof of best slate-surfaced, fine-resistant r 
A wonderful value. 
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200 Home Plans— Shows photos, plans specifications, 3 to 9 
room homes for town or country. 
Barn Book— Pictures and prices of every modern type 
of farm building from barns to poultry houses. 
'Building Material Catalog —Everything for 
building or remodeling—wholesale prices. 
Poultry House No. 479 
Scientifically planned. Upper and 
lower windows. Plenty of sun- fl? -t Off 
shine. Materials for size 12x20, 
Our Four Mills 
Davenport, Iowa; St. Louis, Missouri, ChehaUa, 
Washington ; Hattiesburg,; Mississippi. 
Ship from mill nearest you. 
We 
I You deal direct with the manufact- 
• urer—our prices are based on pro¬ 
duction cost, plus one small profit. We 
ship direct from our own mills to your 
railroad station. 
O We share with you the savings 
made in buying and manufacturing 
due to our large volume of business. 
3 We sell only for cash. There are 
• no bad debts or long-time credits 
to add to your costs. 
/% The Gordon-Van Tine Ready-Cut 
*• system gives you all savings of 
machine labor over hand labor and 
does not restrict the type of house. 
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Gordon-VanTmeCo. 
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20-Year 
Guarantee 
ESTABLISHED IS6S 
Satisfaction Guaranteed or Money Back 
352 Gordon Street Davenport, Iowa 
IWe are the only con¬ 
cern in the building 
business that gives you 
]a 20-year guarantee. 
Garages—$87 up 
All sizes—easy to build. 
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