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VOLUME I, NUMBER 18
Write for Grand Free Millwork, Roofing and Lumber Catalogues
Wo will supply you with Hlgh-Grado Guaranteed Building Ma
terial tho best made In America at an actual Cash Savins of
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Windows, Mouldings, Roofing and all Classes of Lumber. Every
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Hero In our great Warehouse wo carry tho largest Reserve
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load direct from Warehouse Platforms to cars on our own Private
Switch Tracks, and ship everything by Fast Freight. This in
sures Prompt Delivery to any railroad station in tho country. Wo
. pack our goods carefully. Our
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tho Sash and Door Manufacturers
Associations. In addition to guar
anteeing the Quality of our goods,
wo also Guarantee Safe Delivery
and Comploto Satisfaction or Mon
ey Refunded Without Delay or
Objections.
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wntir nrwi T.nmiinr pinnt in Atnnrlca. Helllncr its Entire Product
Direct to Farmors, Homo Owners, Carpenters, Contractors and Builders.
Wo aro located in tho Center of tho Millwork Industry and in tho very
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Safe Delivery and Satisfaction Guaranteed
Catalocr of 5.000 Building Ma
terial Bargains is crowded full
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Latest Designs of Millwork, Ap
proved by Architects of tho
Highest Reputation. Every Item
is illustrated and described
down to tho smallest detail.
" "" Everything is made so clear
and plain that anyone can order correctly. And wo guarantee to
send you exactly what you order. Our order-fillers aro Exports
and pick out each article Just as carefully as you would if you
wero hero to mako tho selection yourself. We have been estab
lished here since 1865 and have built up this Enormous Business,
with Customers in practically every Township in tho United States,
by giving such Big Values, Prompt Service and Satisfaction that
all who send Trial Orders become Regular Customers.
We Saved Our Customers a Million Dollars in 1908
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Millwork for Porches at Half Price .'.
Wo Bavo you 50 per ,cont on
Columns, Newel Posts. Spindles,
Rail, Brackets, and other porch
matorial. See porch designs and
prices In catalogue.
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MILLWORK AND LUMBER FOR THIS HOUSE, 9019
With architect's plans, blue prints and complete specl-
inju-tiuim, inuiuuiitf U.11 uuura, winuuwt), exterior ana in
terior finish of guaranteed quality. Tho above offer is an oxamplo of tho
tremendous saving on material for any size and stylo of house, if you
buy direct from us.
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LUHlDCK $300 a Car
Get Gordon-Van Tlno's figures on all tho lum
ber you noed. We undersoil everybody on
lumbor of every description. Wo carry the
biggest stock and ship direct from tho mill
to you at actual saw-mill prices. Millions of
feot of bost Yellow Pine and White Pine
lumbor offered at prices that stagger com
petition. Now Is tho time to build.
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Why Gordon-Van Tine Quality is Highest
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Newell
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Scott County Savings Bank
Capital $250,000 "Surplus 9150,000
Davenport, Iowa
To Whom it May Concern: It gives us great pleasuro
to testify to tho reliability, business integrity and hon
esty of Gordon-Van Tino Co. Their financial responsi
bility is well over three hundred thousand dollars ($300,
000.00), and they enjoy tho highest credit with Western
Financial Institutions.
Wo assure prospective customers that they aro perfect
ly secure in sending tho monoy with their orders, as wo
understand that if goods aro not entirely satisfactory,
they may bo returned at shippers' expense, and tho mon
ey will bo promptly refunded.
Aiie uuicers or, wis company aro won and favorably
Known to us and may be rolled upon tp do exactly as
a ours very iruiy.
they agreo.
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of manufacture from tree to sawmill, and
straight through tho model millwork plant of
America to tho warehouse.
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GORDON-VAN TINIQ CO.,
. 1753 Case Street, Davenport, Iowa,
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MILLWORK R'OOFWG J l", LDMBER V 1
Dook of Plans for Houses and Darns FREE
Contains 44 comploto plans for houses, cottages, bung
alows, barns of all kinds. Latost architectural ideas
Best plan book in print. Enclose 10c for postage
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nlogrucs that Savo Half Your MoneyThe prices will
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N0 matter who you are or whora ySu llvo or lifft $R?lc With.a ?,aId UP capltal.of $250,000,
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of Stairs
Complete,
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We offer you a
splendid variety
of Stair MnnrJnl
in Oak n.nrt Vnllnw
Pino. Our designs ad
mit of many varia
tions. Our prices savo
. you rrom ?60 to $12S
on a comploto flight of stairs. See Cat
alogue for latest stair designs.
ROOFING AT HALF PRICES
uur JKoollng is water- gfnsffiOZ&TjTi
yruoiea wiin uenuino As
phalt and surfaced with
Flint and Mico. Water
proof and Weather-proof.
We sell millions of feet of
it, at half retail prices.
Quality and Safe Delivery
Guaranteed anywhere.
Cheapest and best protec
tlonf for Houses, Barns,
Sheds, Poultry Houses
Granaries, Storo Buildings
and Factories. Great thing
for sheep barns on western
ranches. Every roll guar
anteed 5, 8 or 10 years ac
cording to weight. Easy
to lay, 108 square feet in
every roll
Gordon-Van Tino 1-ply
Roofing, roll 91 .25
Gordon-Van Tine 2-ply
Roofing, roll ,....$1.50
Gordon-Van Tino 3-ply
Roofing, roll ij?o
Nnlls, Cement xind Instruction: in evVy
nou iruiat!
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,Nt matter who you are or whoro you Ivb KilS America. With a paid vp capltal.of $250,000,
'poTlrlng; wo positively agree to save B0vZrLnMSWla ?& W,?f W.feln ?f ?0'
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