9 AND BOOK of PLAM EVERYBODY o GORDON, VAN TINE & COMPANY, DAVENPORT, IOWA, U. S. A. IMPORTANT—Read Carefully FROM TREE TO YOU We Sell Our Product Direct to the Carpen= ter, Builder and Con» sumer, thus Cutting Out All Middlemen’s Profits. We present on follow¬ ing pages only a few cuts of the hundreds of items shown in our large catalog. Our prices are the actual manufacturer’s cost with our own small profit. Our prices are the lowest ever offered and will save you 50 to 100 per cent. This is why we can save you so much:. 1. We own our own tim¬ ber lands. 2. We manufacture our logs into lumber. 3. We make the lumber into Doors and Windows 4. We sell direct to the man who uses these. Consult Dun or Bradstreet TO •• AOOMKSSCe AMO nKMITTAMCC* MAOK AAVABlK TO TMC OROANIZeO one#*. At. WCA AM«r. 1883 *i.^M^OHN.A90T. gnrtt Cnimt^r Hunk, OAFITACt eSO.OQO.OO. SURPLUS t. 160.000.00. 29 , 1906 . TO WHOM IT MAY COUCERH: It gives us great pleasure to testify to the reliability, business integrity and honesty of Gordon, Van Tine St Co. Their financial responsibility is well oyer three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000.00) and they en^oy 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 are not entirely satisfactory, they may be returned at ..shippers expense, and the money will be promptly refunded. The officers of this Company are well and favorably known to us and may be relied upon to do exactly as they agree. Yours very truly. NO MIDDLE^ MEN’S PROFIT OUR GUARANTEE We guarantee every article of merchandise shown in our catalog, kind for kind, to be in every way equal, and in a great many cases better in quality, than the goods furnished by any other dealer, cata¬ log house or retailer lumbermen. If you do not find the goods just as ordered and to your entire satis= faction and exactly as we represented them, they may be returned to us and your money will be refunded, to¬ gether with freight charges both ways. Remember our goods are guaranteed to be strictly up to official grades. Adopted by the Sash, Door and Blind Manufacturer’s Association of the Northwest. OUR RESPONSIBILITY Read the above letter carefully. You are at,perfect liberty to inquire about us from the bank. If you have the slightest doubt about our financial standing, we not only ask it but will consider it a favor to drop a line to The Scott County Savings Bank, and ask what they think of us as a reputable firm. Yoa need Roofing. Send for our Special Catalog on Roofing Send today for our Special Catalog of Glass and Paints FROM ONE OF OCR MANY SATISFIED CUSTOMERS Geneva, New York, A'ov. 12, 1906. Gordon, Van Tine & Co., Davenport, Iowa. Gentlemen -—7 have this moment received “Chicago Draft," remunerating me for the damage done my goods while in transit, and am well pleased with the entire transaction. The goods, considering quality, being at least 50 per cent cheaper than any 1 have seen during my experience in building. 1 was much surprised at the small item of freight charges, which I reckoned up and found cost me only 10 cents on each door and window — and, by the way, the sand-blasted glass in door is such a good imitation that a great many persons have mistaken it for real lace. Would the railroad company be responsible for breakage of glass shipped by the box? I have been notified by another company of an expected advance in house finishing material, windoto sash especially. Have you advices to that effect? If there is anything about this letter available as a testi¬ monial or recommendation, I assure you that you are more than welcome to it, and furthermore, I shall speak a good word for you ivhenever the opportunity affords. Yours respectfully, PERRY F. TUCKER, ^ No. 134 High Street, Geneva, N. Y. P. S.—If any one is in doubt as to the risk of prepaying a shipment from you, just refer them to me. P. F. T. GORDON, VAN TINE & COMPANY, Davenport, Iowa, U. S. A. Copyright 1907 hy NATIONAL BUILDING PLAN ASSOCIATION^ GORDON, VAN TINE & COMPANY, DAVENPORT, IOWA, U. S. A. MILL WORK DIRECT From Manufacturer to Consumer ! I It^s folly for you to pay local retail prices for your doors and windows when you can buy direct from the largest mill in the world for about half the money. This is true of everything we show in our catalog. Before we started to sell staple millwork direct to the consumer in every State in the Union, on as prompt delivery as your dealer can order or supply it, the ^Tnishings” of a house or barn ^Tan into money” fast. Many people disfigured their new homes for economy's sake by leaving out windows they would have liked and cutting “corners” in every way. Now it’s different. Any man can take this, our catalog of mill- work, when he decides to build or when changing his house or barn, and tell in advance just what it will cost. And he can have all the windows and doors he wants and all the trimmings of a modern home at half the retail cost. Our sizes are Standard, and fit any regularly proportioned space. Don’t “cut a hole” and then have to buy “to order.” Take our catalog and pick your sizes. Our Standards practically fit any sizes you would want. A'ou can save many dollars by ordering the sizes listed in our catalog, to say nothing of time and delay. Odd sized material is expensive and unnecessary. Our £luality. Every piece we make is guaranteed (see bank letter opposite) exactly as represented in detail and made strictly oti official grades adopted by the Sash, Door and Blind Manufacturers’ Association of the Northwest. That means if you don’t find every article exactly as represented you can return it to us and we pay freight both ways and refund your money cheerfully. Better qualities are not made. But poorer qualities are. Remember that. Freight rates on millwork are extremely low. Wherever you buy, some¬ body has got to pay the freight, it is always figured in. Just remember we said and say it again and are ready to prove 50 to 75 per cent saved to you below your local dealer’s price, freight included. Ordering our goods by mail is simple. The description in the catalog can’t be mistaken. Measurements are all there “pUin as day.” The pictures are from photographs. Select what you want, write them on our order blanks, figure the cost, enclose draft or money order, mail to us, and we guarantee you get just what you ordered as quick as the excellent freight facilities of Davenport can get them to you. We want your order—will give it our best attention. We know you will enjoy doing business with us. On the next few pages we are presenting a few photographs of items shown in our catalog. It will pay you to read these pages carefully. GORDON, VAN TINE & COMPANY, Davenport, Iowa, U. S. A. 3 GORDON, VAN TINE & COMPANY, DAVENPORT, IOWA, U. S. A. FRONT DOORS Glazed Thick Bevel Plate $9.75 Glazed Clear Glass $3.90 Glazed Clear Glass $2.85 In taking the lumber from the tree and giving it to you in its manufactured form, we save every profit and margin which of necessity would go to the logging man, the saw-mill man, the lumber broker, the manufacturer of sash and doors and the retailer, and are thereby enabled to save you from 50% to 100%, and can you wonder at this saving? In addi¬ tion to this, is the enormous saving of doing a cash business. The beautiful appearance of your home depends a great deal upon your selection of a front door. It must be in har¬ mony with the architecture of your building. Being the largest manufacturers of front doors in this country, we are able to present to you a better and larger line to select from than anyone else. We show on this page a few of the 82 designs shown in our large catalog. These cuts are made direct from actual photographs of the doors so that you may see just what you are going to get. Every door is just as beautiful as the cut, if not more so. All our front doors are our own design, specially copy¬ righted and cannot be reproduced without our consent. ^Better Values in front doors cannot be offered, poorer Values may. Please remember that. Great attention is paid by us to the selection of lumber especially adapted to the use in front doors and is manufac¬ tured by especially invented machinery, thus insuring the finest finish and the best value. Our carvings are all hand carved, and we use no compo¬ sition carvings of any description, each and every piece is carefully inspected. Our front door lights of glass comprising portrait lace and Battenburg lace, are the richest and newest designs of the century, and represent the highest and finest art known to skilled glass makers. These designs are our own exclusive property. We wish to call your special attention to our new oval light doors, they are new, handsome and reasonable. And most of all we want to call your attention to the money and time you will save in always ordering your front doors in the same sizes listed in our large catalog. Send today for our Special Catalog of Paints and Glass. Glazed Clear Glass $2.50 Glazed Painted Clear Glass $2.00 Painted; Glazed Clear Glass $1.81 GORDON, VAN TINE & COMPANY, Davenport, Iowa, U. S. A. s 4 GORD ON, VAN T INE & COMPAN Y, D,4VENPO R T, IOWA, U. S. A. DOORS 4 Panel “B” Quality 2' 6''x6' 6"x If" $1.53 4 Panel “A” Quality 2' 6"x6' 6"x If" Solid Yellow Pine $1.71 5 Panel “A” Quality 2' 6"x6' 6"x If" Louisiana Cypress $ 2.10 You will thoroughly appreciate the extensive line of interior doors shown in our large catalog. All our goods are of warranted quality. Just think of carrying at all times 223 sizes of interior doors in White Pine, Solid Yellow Pine, Louisiana Cypress and Yellow Pine Panels and White Pine Stiles and Rails. We carry more doors actually in stock than any manufacturer or jobber in the United States, and you can select the size of doors you want in any of the woods listed above. A Word of Warning. Always keep your sizes within those shown in our large catalog and you will save yourself money and time. Odd sized doors that have to be made to order will cause you delay and cost more than stock. Remember this when planning your home. White Vine Doors, No other wood has ever been found that exactly takes the place of good old white pine. Our lumber is first air-dried and then, as an extra precau¬ tion, is put through a scientific drying process. Joints are made with heavy hardwood dowel pins, glued with imported glue, pressed together by heavy steam power press. There is no ‘Tome apart” to our work. All our doors are strongly made and carefully finished. Every piece of millwork we make is just as carefully finished as labor and expense can make it. Solid Yellow Vine Doors are made from care¬ fully selected Mississippi short leaf yellow pine, thoroughly kiln dried and superior workmanship. These doors finish very handsomely, and the oil finish brings out the beau¬ tiful grain in Yellow Pine. Louisiana Red Cypress is fast becoming a most popular wood for good dwellings. It has a most beautiful grain and will stain to imitate Weathered Oak. Yellow Vine Vanels, White Vine Stiles and Rails, The yellow pine panels'bring out the beautiful grain and show up handsomely in contrast with white pine stiles and rails. These doors should be oil finished. Vainted and Grained Doors of our make are unexcelled. These doors have some knots and other imperfections, but we apply a coat of orange shellac and finish with a priming coat and two finishing coats, and we sell you a good door at a very low cost. Do you need Roofing? Send for our Special Roofing Catalog. 5 Cross Panel 2' 6"x6' 6"x If" $1.89 4 Panel Painted 2' 6"x6' 6"x If" $ 1.02 5 Panel Grained 2' 6"x6' 6"x U" $ 1.20 GORDON, VAN TINE & COMPANY, Davenport, Iowa, U. S. A. 5 GORDON , VAN T INE & CO MPANY, DAV ENPOR T, IO WA, U, S. A. WINDOWS Glazed Clear Leaded, Crystal Glass Glazed Battenberg Lace Pattern $3.99 $3.56 Glazed Leaded, Bevel Plate $4.52 Glazed Clear, Double Strength $2.99 10x28—4 Light 83c A beautiful Cottage Art Window will add more to the general appearance of your Home than most any other item of house building. We have kept this fact in mind and show you on this page only a few of our beautiful Art Windows. Making these windows up in great quantities and saving every profit, which ordinarily goes to the jobbers, retailers and other middlemen, we are able to sell these to you at a very moderate price. The prices shown on this page are for windows with opening 3 feet 8 inches wide and 5 feet high; we carry 7 sizes in ei oh design from the size above listed up to 4 feet wide and 6 feet and 2 inches high. We show in our catalog, nine beautiful designs, designs which are at the same time modern and practical. The top lights are the product of the highest skilled glass makers in this country, and while the pictures are from true photographs, yet strict justice is not done to our real Art Windows. Your dealer would ask you from $7.50 to $10.00 for any of these de¬ signs, our prices range from $3.10 to $4.52. Better qualities of goods are not made, poorer ones are. Please remember that. We carry 515 sizes in stock of Windows; everything you need, and would refer you to our large Catalog for sizes and prices. The subject is so comprehensive that we can only say these few words. Please keep in mind that you will save money and time by ordering only stock sizes. We are always glad to make odd windows, but they cost more mone}^ and take some time to make. . Send for our Paint and Glass Catalog. Shows 50 per cent saving. GORDON, VAN TINE & COMPANY, Davenport, Iowa, U.S. A. 6 GORDON, VAN TINE & COMPANY, DAVENPORT, IOWA, U. S. A. r Door and Window Cap Trim INTERIOR FINISH By those who do not build every day, the subject of Interior Mouldings should be just as thoroughly investigated as any department of house building. In our large catalog we have tried to simplify this and to present the moulding in a way that every one can readily understand. Of late years architects have been spec¬ ifying special designs, and for the reason that they are special, it has run the cost up considerably, because they have to be made to order. We have selected the most modern and practical designs and have put them in stock, and by running thousands of feet at one time we are en¬ abled to sell our mouldings very much less than other concerns. ) Door and Window Cap Trim Quarter Round lineal it. Mould- fx2i yoc ■ ‘ ■ lineal ft. As one of our customers in Kansas says: “ I received your letter of Sept. 2bth; also catalog. Thank you for the same, which is intensely interesting to a man who has been paying 80 cents per 100 feet for three-quarter inch quarter round, hard pine at that, and other millwork and lum¬ ber proportionately. We have but one lumber dealer here, and he is one of the “stand pat” trust fellows. To say the least, it is just simple tyranny the way we have been paying for lumber here for years past. I am happy indeed for the discovery that there is a place where we can buy guaranteed quality millwork at reasonable prices, and you will hear from me in the near future with an order. Your method of doing business is ideal.” This is only one of many hundreds of letters we are receiving. Are you one of the thousands who have been paying 80c a 100 feet for quarter round? Our price is 25c per 100 feet, a saving of 220 per cent. The quality is the standard of the Northwertern Sash & Door Manufacturers. There is none _^ better made. This item is not a leader; everything in our catalog is on the same basis. • We carry in stock mouldings made of white pine, yellow pine and cypress. Always keep your orders within the sizes and designs shown in our catalog. It will save vou time and monev. You need Roofing. Write for our Special Roofing Catalog, free. Yellow Pine Casing x dj $1.66 per 100 lineal feet Yellow Pine Casing }gx4i $1.66 per 100 lineal feet • Yellow Pine Base lgx7J $2.77 per 100 lineal feet GORDON, VAN TINE & COMPANY, Davenport, Iowa, U. S. A. 7 GORDON, VAN TINE & COMPANY, DAVENPORT, IOWA, U^S. A. STAIR WORK O P I'i nr' In arranging our Stair Department, we believe we have over- come the greatest difficulty in house building, and at the same 1^1 time have decreased the cost of stairs fully 75 per cent. How have we been able to do this ? Because we manufacture our Stair Work in enormous quantities and save every penny possible. Remember that you save the profits that have here¬ tofore gone to the Jobber, Retailer and the balance of the EiPf Middlemen. Notice the Newel at the left for $2.71, ask your Retailer for a price, and we wager he will ask you at least $7.50. We carry in stock the Treads, Risers, Rail and Balusters; iHi Il'iJ everything to complete your stairs. Recently a manufacturer said to us: ''Say, how can you sell that Stair Newel for $2.71 ? Our actual Factory cost,” said he, $2.71 $2.91 "on some we made recently was $3.68.” It’s because we make $3.00 $1.65 these Newels in lots of a thousand or more. A customer of ours recently sent us competitive prices on a house bill he had purchased from us, and we want to call your attention to the Retailer’s price on the stair work and our own. The Retailer’s price was $105.00, our price, $41.38; a saving of $63.62. Does it not seem to you that the manufacturer of millwork should be in better shape to furnish you your goods and at a better price than houses which are compelled to buy where they can buy the cheapest regardless of quality. Think this matter over and sit down and make us out a trial order. PORCH WORK Bracket 5c each Colonial Column 8x8—8 feet $2.00 $3.00 You may want to build a new house or you may only want to add a Porch to your Home, whichever it is, our pages on Porches in our large Catalog will interest you, and more than that, will save you many dollars. Nothing improves the looks of a home more than a nice, roomy porch, and you can get more real pleasure out of such a porch than most any other part of a house. The cost will be very little if you buy your material from us. You can get a fine Colonial Staved Porch Col¬ umn, 8 inch shaft, 8 feet long, for $2.00; your dealer’s price would be at least $3.75 or more; or if you want a smaller porch we sell you a 5 inch shaft 8 feet long for 50c. A Baluster for 4c, a spindle for l^c and everything else in proportion. Do You Need to Roof Your Porch ? Send for Our Special Roofing Catalog. It^s Free. Spindle Porch Newel 4x4—4 ft. 33c Porch Column 4x4—8 ft. 55c GORDON, VAN TINE & COMPANY, Davenport, Iowa, U. S. A. 8 GORDON, VAN TINE & COMPANY, DAVENPORT, IOWA, U. S. A. PAINTS, Glass and Glazier’s Supplies A Word About Our Paints. All our Paints are manufactured by the most thorough and up-to-date methods of modern paint making. We give the following reasons why Gordon, Van Tine & Co.^s Paints are the Best: 1st. Qualities of Basic Materials. Means a reduction in the quantity of color used, resulting in economical production, and consequently a great saving to the buyer. 2nd. By Completeness of Grinding. We add to the spreading qualities, making it much easier to apply. 3rd. Thorough Purity of Tone. By using only the best Pigments, thoroughly ground in Linseed Oil, we produce clean, sharp tints. 4th. Always the Same. One can is just like the last one, matches perfectly. 5th. Remember the covering power of our Paint is greater than any other paint. One gallon will cover about 300 sq. ft., depending slightly on the nature of the surface. CONTENTS OF OUR SPECIAL PAINT CATALOG House Paints Carriage Paints Oil Stains Leads Colors in Oil Brushes Glass Barn Paints Wagon Paints Enamels Oils Aluminum Paints Putty Art Glass Floor Paints Varnish Stains Varnishes Dry Colors Gold Paint Ladders Glazier’s Supplies How to Ascertain the Quantity of Paint Required. Measure the distance around your building, then multiply this by the height, this gives you the total number of square feet to be painted. Divide this amount by 300 and you have the number of gallons re¬ quired. Thus: Front of Building.20 feet wide Rear of Building.20 “ “ Side of Building.30 “ “ Side of Building.30 “ “ Total.100 feet Multiply by average height, say 21 feet... 21 “ Divide by 300, 300)2100 7 gallons IDEAS FOR SELECTING COLORS In selecting your colors be governed by the surroundings, as these conditions have a great deal to do with the result. If your house is isolated, you can select most any color that strikes your fancy. Light Colors look best for a house set among trees or in a hollow. Subdued Tints for a house in the open’or on a height. Dark Colors make a house look smaller. White Colors make a house look larger than the dark colors. Light Trimmings are recommended, as they give a house a more cheerful appearance. If you are in doubt as to the colors for your home, write us and our decorator will advise you fully as to what shades will harmonize. Send today for our Large Paint Catalog Free. GORDON, VAN TINE & COMPANY, Davenport, Iowa, U.S.A. 9 GORDON, VAN TINE & COMPANY, DAVENPORT, IOWA, U. a. ROOFING In connection with the plans shown in this book, we want to say a word about Gordon, Van Tine & Cods Flint= coated Rubber Roofing. This roofing is the best roofing on the market today, and the price is within reach of all. It’s Good for Your House It’s Good for Your Barn It’s Good for Your Outbuildings It will Save You Dollars Than Half What Shingles Cost You We make this roofing in three thicknesses. 1=PLY. —Is excellent for all light buildings, such as outhouses, poultry houses, ‘‘lean-to” sheds, silos, etc., both for roofing and siding. 2=PLY. —Is a first-class roofing for good barns, houses (can be applied over old shingles), porches, kitchen roofs, and wherever a good roofing is required. 3=PLY. —This thickness is positively the highest grade of the best roofing on the market, and appeals to the man who ordinarily pays more attention to the quality than the price. RRICBS: 1- Ply Flintcoated Rubber Roofing.$1.41 per square of 108 square feet 2- Ply Flintcoated Rubber Roofing. 1.96 per square of 108 square feet- 3- Ply Flintcoated Rubber Roofing. ,. ... 2.29 per square of 108 square feet Including Tin Caps and Cement enough to properly apply. All packed securely in the hollow center of the roll. We ship our Roofing from our warehouses in Davenport, Chicago, Minneapolis and Kansas City, whichever is the nearest, thus saving you freight. Be sure and address all mail to Davenport, Iowa. We carry a complete line of all kinds of building paper, red rosin-sized sheathing, tar paper, tar felt, etc. Send today for our Free Roofing Catalog. It will explain how to lay, how manu¬ factured, and shows actual photographs of buildings covered with Flintcoated Rubber Roofing. GORDON, VAN TINE & COMPANY, Davenport, Iowa,U.S.A. 10 Plans For Everybody We illustrate in this book the perspective view and floor plans of several low and medium priced houses, barns and outbuildings. In the preparation of this work great care has been exercised in the selection of original, practical and attrac¬ tive designs, such as seventy-five to ninety per cent of the people to-day wish to build. In drawing these plans special effort has been made to provide for the MOST ECONOMICAL CONSTRUCTION, thereby giving the home builder and contractor the benefit of the saving of many dollars; for in no case have we put any usless expense upon the building simply to carry out some pet idea. Every plan illus¬ trated will show, by the complete working plans and specifications, that we give you designs that will work out to the best advantage and will give you the most for your money; besides every bit of space has been utilized to the best advantage. This department has for its foundation the best equipped architectural establishment ever maintained for the purpose of furnishing the public with complete working plans and specifications at the remarkably low price of only $5.00 per set. Every plan we illustrate has been designed by a licensed architect, who stands at the head of his profession in this particular class of work and has made a specialty of low and medium-priced houses. The price usually charged for this work is from $50.00 to $75.00. The first question you will ask is, ‘‘What do we get in these complete working plans and specifications? Of what do they consist? Are they the cheap printed plans on tissue paper without details or specifications?” We do not blame you for wishing to know what you will get for your money. The plans we send out are the regular blue printed plans, drawn one-quarter inch scale to the foot, showing all the elevations, floor plans and necessary interior details. All of our plans are printed by electricity on an electric circular blue¬ printing machine, and we use the very best grade of electric blue-printing paper; every line and figure showing perfect and distinct. The foundation and cellar plans show the shape and size of all walls, piers, footings, posts, etc., and of what materials they are constructed; show the location of all windows, doors, chimneys, ash-pits, partitions, and the like. The different wall sections are given, showing their construction and measurements from all the different points. The floor plans show the shape and size of all rooms, halls and closets; the location and size of all doors and windows; the position of all plumbing fixtures, gas lights, registers, pantry work, etc., and all the measurements that are necessary are given. 11 A front, right, left and rear elevation are furnished with all the plans. These drawings are complete and accurate in every respect. They show the shape, size and location of all doors, windows, porches, cornices, towers, bays, and the like; in fact, give you an exact scale picture of the house as it should be at completion. Full wall sections are given showing the construction from foundation to roof, the height of stories between the joists, height of plates, pitch of roof, etc. A roof plan is furnished where the roof construction is at all intricate. It shows the location of all hips, valleys, ridges, decks, etc. All the above drawings dre made to scale one-quarter inch to the foot. All necessary details of the interior work, such as door and window casings and trim, base, stools, picture moulding, doors, newel posts, balusters, rails, etc., accompany each set of plans. Part is shown in full size, while some of the larger work, such as stair construction, is drawn to a scale of one and one-half inch to the foot. These blue prints are substantially and artistically bound in cloth and heavy water-proof paper, making a handsome and durable covering and protection for the plans. The specifications are typewritten -on Lakeside Bond Linen paper and are bound in the same artistic manner as the plans, the same cloth and water-proof paper being used. They consist of from about sixteen to twenty-pages of closely tvpewritten matter, giving full instructions for carrying out the work. All direc¬ tions necessary are given in the clearest and most explicit manner, so that there can be no possibility of a misunderstanding. The working plans and specifications we furnish can be made the basis of contract l)etween the home builder and the contractor. This will prevent mistakes, which cost money, and they will prevent disputes which are unforeseen and never settled satisfactorily to both parties. When no plans are used the contractor is often obliged to do some work he did not figure on, and the home builder often does not get as much for his money as he expected, simply because there was no basis on which to work and upon which to base the contract. No misunderstanding can occur when a set of our plans and specifications is before the contractor and the home builder, showing the interior and exterior con¬ struction of the house as agreed upon in the contract. Many advantages may be claimed for the complete plans and specifications. They are time savers, and therefore, money savers. Workmen will not have to wait for instructions when a set of plans is left on the job. They will prevent mistakes in cutting lumber, in placing door and window frames, and in many other places where the contractor is not on the work and the men have received only partial or indefinite instructions. They also give instructions for the working of all material to the best advantage. We have studied economy in construction, and our knowledge of all the material that goes into a house qualifies us to give you the best for your money. We give you a plan that pleases you, one that is attractive, and one where every foot of space is utilized at the least possible cost. Can any architect do more, even at seven to ten times the price we charge you for plans? 12 Design No. 517 Blue prints consist of cellar and foundation plan; roof plan; first and second floor plans; front, rear, two side elevations; wall sections and all nec¬ essary interior details. Specifications consist of about twenty pages of typewritten matter. Second Floor Plan PRICE of Blue Prints, to¬ gether wdth a com¬ plete set of type- w r i t t e n specifi¬ cations is ONLY $ WO 5 We mail Plans and Specifications the same day or¬ der is received. Size: Width, 24 feet 6 inches; length, 44 feet, exclusive of porch. The majority of the people build only one house in a life time, and therefore, it is the duty of every prospective builder to make his home as comfortable and attractive as possible. This kind of a home costs no more to build than the ordinary structures usually seen in towns and villages, and the prospective builder can well afford to take a little time and investigate the latest designs. 13 PRICE of Blue Prints, to¬ gether with a com¬ plete set of type- written specifi¬ cations is ONLY $^00 We mail Plans and Specifications the same day or¬ der is received. First Floor Plan Design No. 2017 Blue prints consist of basement plan; roof plan; first and second floor plans; front, rear, two side elevations; wall sec¬ tions and all necessary interior details. Specifi¬ cations consist of about twenty pages of typer written matter. Second Floor Plan SIZE: Width, 27 feet; length, 38 feet, exclusive of porch No misunderstanding can arise when a set of our plans and specifications are before the contractor and home builder, showing the interior and exterior construction of the house, as agreed upon in the contract. We have studied economy in construction, and our knowledge of all the materials which go into a house qualifies us to give you the most for your money. Can any architect do more, even at seven to ten times the cost? 14 Design No. 45 Blue prints consist of cellar and foundation plan; roof plan; floor plan; front, rear, two side elevations; wall sections and all necessary interior details. Specifications consist of about twenty pages of type-written matter. PRICE of Blue Prints, to¬ gether with a com plete set of type- written specifi¬ cations is ONLY We mail Plans and Specifications the same day or¬ der is received. Floor Plan Size: Width, 30 feet; length, 46 feet, exclusive of porches. All of our plans ase printed by electricity on a circular blue printing machine. We use the very best grade of elec¬ tric blue printing paper and take great care to have every line perfect and distinct. We do not blame you for wishing to know what you will get for your money. The plans we send out are the regvdar blue printed plans, drawn one-quarter inch scale to the foot, showing all elevations, floor plans and necessary interior details. 15 Design No. 2019 PRICE of Blue Prints, to¬ gether with a com¬ plete set of type- written specifi¬ cations is ONLY We mail Plans and Specifications the same day or¬ der is received. Blue Prints con¬ sist of basement plan; first and sec¬ ond floor plans; front, rear, two side elevations;wall sections and all ne¬ cessary interior de¬ tails. Specifications consist of about twenty pages of typewritten matter First Floor Plao SIZE: Width, 30 feet; length, 30 feet We have boiled down everything in this book so that the readers can see at a glance what is necessary. We do no) give long descriptions of each house, which are valueless to the prospective builder. Start right. Get plans before you break ground. We have heard of a few cases where our houses have been built without the complete plans. It always proves expensive, as every good contractor can testify. It is never satisfactory to either contractor or home builder. 16 First Floor Plan Design No. 525 Blue prints con¬ sist of cellar and foundation plan; first and second floor plans; front, rear, two side ele¬ vations; wall sec¬ tions and all neces¬ sary interior de- tails. Specifica¬ tions consist of about twenty pa¬ ges of typewritten matter. Second Floor Plan PRICE of Blue Prints, to¬ gether with a com¬ plete set of type- w r i t t e n specifi¬ cations is ONLY $£^00 5 We mail Plans and Specifications the same day or¬ der is received. Size: Width, 36 feet, length, 36 feet. All of our plans are prepared by licensed architects standing at the head of their profession, and the standard of their work is the very highest. We could not afford to make this guarantee if we were not positive that we were furnishing the best plans put out in this country, even though our price is not more than one-seventh to one-tenth of the price usually charged. 17 PRICE of Blue Prints, to¬ gether with a com¬ plete set of type- written specifi¬ cations is ONLY We mail Plans and Specifications the same day or¬ der is received. 7^a7=^c/V Design No. 2009 Blue prints consist of cellar and foundation plan; first and second floor plans; front, rear, two side elevations; wall sections and all necessary interior details. Specifi¬ cations consist .of about twenty pages of type¬ written matter. m First Floor Plan SIZE; Width, 24 feet; length. 30 feet, exclusive of porch The contractor is often obliged to do some work which he did not figure on, and the home builder often does not get as much as he expected, simply because complete plans and specifications are not used in the construction of the house. We always advise ordering plans plenty of time in advance when you wish to build, for then you will have sufficient opportunity to get in all your bids. We are prepared to fill mail and telegraph orders the same day received. 18 Design No. 2032 Blue prints con¬ sist of basement plan; roof plan; first and second floor plans; front, rear, two-side eleva¬ tions; wall sections and all necessary interior details. Specifications con¬ sist of about twenty pages of typewrit¬ ten matter. PRICE of Blue Prints, tor ‘ gether with a com¬ plete set of type- written specifi¬ cations is ONLY We mail Plans and Specifications the same day or¬ der is received. SIZE: Width, 22 feet 6 inches; length, 36 feet exclusive of porches. The houses we illustrate have been designed by licensed architects to meet the needs of the people and they have a rep¬ utation for being practical, attractive and artistic. The prospective builder should not lose sight of the fact that some day it may be necessary or desirable to sell the house, and, if it is attractive and artistic, it can always be disposed of and at a profit to the owner. 19 PRICE of Blue Prints, to¬ gether with a com¬ plete set of type- written specifi¬ cations is ONLY $^00 We mail Plans and Specifications the same day or¬ der is received. Design No. 2016 Blue prints consist of foundation plan; roof plan; floor plan; front, rear, two side elevations; wall sections and all necessary interior details. Specifications consist of about fifteen pages of typewritten mat¬ ter. SIZE: Width, 24 feet; length, 44 feet 6 inches, exclusive of porch All of the plans illustrated m this book have been prepared by licensed architects standing at the head of their nrn- .fession, and the standard of their work is of the very highest. _We could not afford to make this guarantee if we were not positive that we were furnishing the best plans put out m this country, even though our price is not more than one-seventh to one-tenth the price usually charged. I i [ i li li Design No. 150 Blue prints consist of cellar and foundation plan; roof plan; first and second floor plans; front, two side elavetions; wall sections and all necessary interior details. Specifi¬ cations consist of about twenty pages of type¬ written matter. PRICE of Blue Prints, to¬ gether with a com¬ plete set of type- w r i t t e n speci¬ fications is ONLY We mail Plans and Specifications the same day or¬ der is received. First Floor Plan Size: Width, 25 feet, 6 inches; length, 36 feet, exclusive of porch. Many have marveled at our ability to furnish such excellent and complete working plans and specifications at such low prices. We do not wonder at this, because we charge but $5.00 for a more complete set of working plans and speci¬ fications than you would receive if ordered in the regular manner, and when drawn especially for you, at a cost of from fifty to seventy-five dollars. 21 it 'li.; PRICE of Blue Prints, to¬ gether with a com¬ plete set of type- written specifi¬ cations is ONLY We mail Plans and Specifications the same day or¬ der is received. Design No. 2003 Blue prints consist of basement plan; first and second floor plans; front, two side elevations; wall sections and all necessary interior details. Specifi¬ cations consist of about twenty pages of type¬ written matter. SIZE: Width, 19 feet 10 inches; length, 38 feet, exclusive of porches Every home builder’should have a set of working plans, if for no other reason than to give him interest in the work. The average owner builds but once in a lifetime, therefore he cannot be too well posted. Always consult your local mate-ial dealers and contractors on all subjects pertaining to building. Their knowledge ©f the business and local conditions fits them to give you every available information. It is their business. 22 Design No. 2049 Blue prints consist of basement plan; roof plan; floor plan; front, rear, two side elevations; wall sec¬ tions and all necessary interior de¬ tails. Specifications consist of about fifteen pages of typewritten matter. PRICE of Blue Prints, to-^ gether with a com¬ plete set of type- written specifi¬ cations is ONLY We mail Plans and Specifications the same day or¬ der is received. Floor Plan SIZE: Width, 29 feet 6 inches; length, 49 feet exclusive of porches. It is not uncommon to hear of disputes, and even lawsuits, between owners and contractors. It is usually occasioned by lack of plans and proper understanding. One party is probably as much in error as the other. Don’t proceed with the construction of your house until you get complete plans. Experienced contractors are the most particular in this respect, knowing the advantage and saving to both themselves and the home builder. 23 PRICE of Blue Prints, to¬ gether with a com¬ plete set of type- written specifi¬ cations is ONLY We mail Plans and Specifications the same day or¬ der is received. Design No. 2001 Blue prints consist of foundation plan; roof plan; floor plan; front, rear, two side elevations, wall sections and all necessary interior details. Specifications consist of about fifteen pages of typewritten mat¬ ter. SIZE: Width, 20 feet; length, 40 feet, exclusive of porches Our plans are all substantially and artistically bound in cloth and waterproof paper. The specifications are bound in the same manner, and the two make a uniform set, worth many times the cost. The first question you will ask is. What do we get in these working plans and specifications? We furnish the best blue printed plans ever sent out. We do not give you the cheap tissue paper plans. 24 5 Design No. 19 Blue prints consist of cellar and foundation plan; first and second floor plans; front, rear, two side elevations; Avail sections and all necessary interior details. Specifi¬ cations consist of about tAventy pages of type¬ written matter. Second Floor Plan PRICE of Blue Prints, to¬ gether with a com plete set of type- Av r i t t e n speci¬ fications is ONLY $^00 5 We mail Plans and Specifications the same day or_ der is received. Size: Width, 32 feet; length, 52 feet, exclusive of porches. The floor plans Ave furnish show the shape and size of all rooms, halls and closets; the locations and sizes of all doors and AvindoAvs; the position of all plumbing fixtures, gas lights, registers, pantry Avork, etc., and all the measurements that are necessary are given. All necessary details of interior Avork, such as door and Avindow casings and trim, base, stools, picture moulding, doors, newel posts, balusters, rail,etc., accompany each set of plans. Part is shoAvn in full size, Avhile some of the larger work, such as stair construction, is draAA'n to a scale of one and one-half inch to the foot. 25 PRICE of Blue Prints, to¬ gether with a com¬ plete set of type- written specifi¬ cations is ONLY W’e mail Plans and Specifications the same day or¬ der is received. Design No. 121 Blue prints consist of cellar and foundation plan; first and second floor plan; front,two side elevations; wall sections and all necessary interior details. Specifications consist of about twenty pages of type-written matter. Size: Width, 23 feet 6 inches; length, 34 feet. Why attempt building without plans, when you can secure a complete set of plans and specifications that are guar¬ anteed to be thoroughly accurate in every particular, at an average price of only $5.00? ^ These working plans and specifications can be made the basis of contract between contractor and home builder. 1 hey will prevent mistakes which cost money, and disputes,, that are never settled satisfactorily to both parties. 26 Design No. 2004 Blue prints consist of foundation plan; floor plan; front, rear, two side elevations; wall sections and all necessary- interior details. Specifications consist of about fifteen pages of typewritten matter. PRICE of Blue Prints, to¬ gether with a com¬ plete set of type- written specifi¬ cations is ONLY We mail Plans and Specifications the same day or¬ der is received. SIZE: Width, 22 feet 6 inches; length, 34 feet exclusive of porch. We realize that there are hardly two sections of the country where exactly the same kinds of materials are used, and, therefore, a lumber bill which we might furnish would not be applicable in all sections of the country. We do not furnish a lumber bill. We state this here particularly, as some people have an idea that a lumber bill should accompany each set of plans and specifications. 27 PRICE of Blue Prints, to¬ gether with a com¬ plete set of type- written speci¬ fications is ONLY We mail Plans and Specifications the same day or¬ der is received. Desi^i:iNo.95 Blue prints consist of cellar and foundation plan; first and second floor plans; front, rear, two side elevations; wall sections and all necessary interior details. Specifi¬ cations consist of about twenty pages of type¬ written matter. Size: Width, 26 feet; length, 32 feet, exclusive of porches. On account of our large business and unusual equipment, and owing to the fact that we divide the expense among so many, it is po.ssible to sell at these low prices, give such excellent plans and immediate shipment. The home builder will derive a great deal of sati.sfaction in watching the construction of his house if he has a set of complete working plans to examine as the work progresses. 28 Design No. 34 Blue prints consist of cellar and foundation plan; roof plan; first and second fl o o r plans; front, rear, two side ele¬ vations; wall sections and all necessary interior de¬ tails. Specifications consist of al)out twenty pages of type-written matter. Second Floor Plan PRICE of Blue Prints, to¬ gether with a com¬ plete set of type- written specifi¬ cations is ONLY $£^00 5 We mail Plans and Specifications the same day or¬ der is received. First Floor Plan Size: Width, 24 feet, length, 41 feet. We do not blame you for wishing to know what you will get for your money. The plans we send out are the reg¬ ular blue printed plans, drawn one-quarter inch scale to the foot, showing all elevations, floor plans and necessary interior details. All our plans are print ed by electricity on a circular blue printing machine. e use the very best grade of elec¬ tric blue printing paper and take great care to have every line perfect and distinct. 29 PRICE of Blue Prints, to¬ gether with a com¬ plete set of type- written speci¬ fications is ONLY We mail Plans and Specifications the same day or¬ der is received Design No. 133 Blue prints con¬ sist of foundation plan; first and sec¬ ond floor plans; front, twm side ele¬ vations; wall sec¬ tions and all neces¬ sary interior de¬ tails. Specifica¬ tions consist of about fifteen pa¬ ges of typewritten matter. Roof- CLCIitzT C/lAMBtrn \ i3 i‘. /J'4* ffoo#- 6.0 5cr C>Iambc-r L CflAMliCrn IS 0’./9%' Second Floor Plan First Floor Plan , Size: Width, 34 feet; length, 44 feet, exclusive of porch. The prospective builder should not lose sight of the fact that some day it may be necessary or desirable to sell the house, and, if it is attractive and artistic, it can always be disposed of and at a profit to the owner. The ho\ises we illustrate have been designed by licensed architects to meet the needs of the people and they have a reputation for being practical, attractive and artistic. 30 Design No. 2042 Blue prints consist of basement plan; roof plan; first and second floor plans; front, rear, two side elevations; wall sections and all necessary interior details. Specifications consist of about twenty pages of typewritten matter. PRICE of Blue Prints, to¬ gether with a com¬ plete set of type- written specifi¬ cations is ONLY $^00 W e mail Plans and Specifications the same day or¬ der is received. SIZE: Width, 31 feet; length, 45 feet 6 inches exclusive of porches. Themajority of the people build only one house in a life time, therefore, it is the duty of every prospective builder to make his home as comfortable and attractive as possible. This kind of a home costs no more to build than the ordinary structures usually seen in towns and villages, and the prospective builder can well afford to take a little time and investigate the latest designs. 31 PRICE of Blue Prints, to¬ gether with a com¬ plete set of type- written specifi¬ cations is ONLY We mail Plans and Specifications the same day or¬ der is received. Design No. 2006 Blue prints consist of cellar and foundation plan; first and second floor plans; front, rear, two side elevations; wall sections and all necessary interior details. Specifi¬ cations consist of about twenty pages of type¬ written matter. SIZE: Width, 22 feet; length, 36 feet, exclusive of porch Why attempt building without plans, when you can secure a complete set of plans and specifications that are guar¬ anteed to be thoroughly accurate in every particular, at an average price of only $5.00? These working plans and specifications can be made the basis of contract between contractor and home builder. They will prevent mistakes which cost money, and they will prevent disputes, which are never settled satisfactorily to both parties. :i2 Design No. 2011 Blue prints consist of foundation plan; roof plan; floor plan, front, rear, two side elevations, wall sections and all neces¬ sary interior details. Specifications con¬ sist of about fifteen pages of typewritten matter PRICE of Blue Prints, to¬ gether with a com¬ plete set of type- written specifi¬ cations is ONLY We mail Plans and Specifications the same day or¬ der is received. SIZE: Width, 22 feet; length 30 feet exclusive of porch. If a plan in this pleases you, if the arrangement of the rooms is satisfactory, and if the exterior is pleasing and attract¬ ive, we claim that it can be built as cheap or cheaper than if any other architect designed it. “Be it ever so humble, there is no place like home.” It is, or should be, the ambition of every one to some day own a home of his own. The plans we illustrate are such as 75 to 90 per cent of the people build. 33 PRICE of Blue Prints, to¬ gether with a com¬ plete set of type- wri 11 e n specifi¬ cations is ONLY We mail Plans and Specifications the same day or¬ der is received. First Floor Plan Design No. 2008 Blue prints consist of foundation plan; first and second floor plans; front, two side elevations; wall sections and all necessary interior details. Specifi¬ cations consist of about fifteen pages of type¬ written matter. SIZE: Width, 28 feet; length, 38 feet, exclusive of porch 1 he contractor is often obliged to do some work which he did not figure on, and the home builder often does not get as much as he expected, simply becaus;e complete plans and specifications are not used in the construction of t he house. \\ e always advise ordering plans plenty of time in advance w'hen you wish to build, for then you will have suffi¬ cient opportunity to get in all your bids. We are prepared to fill mail and telegraph orders the same day received. 34 Design No. 509 Blue prints consist of cellar and foundation plan; roof plan; first and second floor plans; front, two side elevations; wall sections and all necessary interior details. Specifi¬ cations consist of about twenty pages of type¬ written matter. Second Floor Plan PRICE of Blue Prints, to¬ gether with a com¬ plete set of type- written specifi¬ cations is ONLY $^00 We mail Plans and Specifications the same day or¬ der is received. First Floor Plan Size: Width, 30 feet; length, 46 feet, exclusive of porches. The houses illustrated in this book are of the style required by the majority of home builders. We do not cater to any particular class, but aim to furnish practical, attractive designs that can be built at reasonable prices. Should you wish to reverse the position of any of the designs we illustrate, we can furnish you with an extra set of re¬ versed blue prints, in addition to the regular plans and specifications, for only 50 per cent added to the cost, making a $5.00 plan cost you $7.50. 35 PRICE of Blue Prints, to¬ gether with a com¬ plete set of type- written specifi¬ cations is ONLY We mail Plans and Specifications the same day or¬ der is received. Design No. 2013 Blue prints consist of cellar and foundation plan; roof plan; first and second floor plans; front, rear, two side elevations; wall sections and all necessary interior details. Specifications consist of about twenty pages of typewritten matter. SIZE: Width, 26 feet; length, 44 feet 6 inches, exclusive of porch The floor plans we furnish show the shape and size of all rooms, halls and closets; the location and size of all doors and windows; the position of all plumbing fixtures, gas lights, registers, pantry work, etc., and all the measurements that are necessary are given. All necessary details of interior work, such as door and window casings and trim, base, stools, picture moulding, doors, newel posts, balusters, rail, etc., accompany each set of plans. Part is shown in full size, while some of the larger work, such as stair construction, is drawn to a scale of one and one half-inch to the foot. 36 First Floor Plan Design No. 560 Blue prints consist of cellar and foundation plan; roof plan; first and second-floor plans; front, rear, two side elevations; wall sections and all necessary interior details. Specifications consist of about twenty pages of type-written matter. Size: Width, 26 feet; length, 38 feet. PRICE of Blue Prints, to¬ gether with a com¬ plete set of type- written speci¬ fications is ONLY We mail Plans and Specifications the same day or¬ der is received. The home builder will derive a great deal of satisfaction in watching the construction of his house if he has a set of complete working plans and specifications to examine as the work progresses. On account of our large business and unusual equipment, and owing to^ the fact that we divide the expense among so many, it is possible to sell at these low prices, give such excellent plans and immediate shipment. 37 PRICE of Blue Prints, to¬ gether with a com¬ plete set of type- written specifi¬ cations is ONLY We mail Plans and Specifications the same day or¬ der is received. Design No. 2022 Blue prints consist of cellar and foundation plan; first and second floor plan; front, two side elevations; wall sections and all necessary interior details. Specifications consist of about twenty pages of type-written matter. SIZE: Width, 24 feet; length, 43 feet, exclusive of porches Many have marveled at our ability to furnish such excellent and complete working plans and specifications at such low prices. ^\'e do not wonder at this, because we charge but five dollars for a more complete set of working plans and speci¬ fications than you would receive if ordered in the regular manner, and when d^a^vn especially for you, at a cost of from fifty to seventy-five dollars. 38 Design No. 2020 Blue prints consist of founda¬ tion plan; floor plan; front, rear, two side elevations; wall sections and all necessary interior details. Specifications consist of about fif¬ teen pages of typewritten matter. PRICE of Blue Prints, to¬ gether with a com¬ plete set of type- written specifi¬ cations is ONLY We mail Plans and Specifications the same day or¬ der is received. SIZE: Width, 24 feet; length, 36 feet. All of the plans illustrated in this book have been prepared by licensed architects standing at the head of their pro¬ fession, and the standard of their work is of the very highest. We could not afford to make-this guarantee if we were not positive that we were furnishing the best plans put out in this country, even though our price is not more than one-seventh to one-tenth the price usually charged. 39 PRICE of Blue Prints, to¬ gether with a com¬ plete set of type- w r i t t e n speci¬ fications is ONLY $£^00 5 We mail Plans and Specifications the same day or¬ der is received. Design No. 160 Blue prints consist of cellar and foundation plan; first and second floor plan; front, two side elevations; wall sections and all necessary interior details. Specifications consist of about twenty pages of type-written matter. Size: Width, 24 feet; length, 34 feet, exclusive of porches. It is not uncommon to hear of disputes, and even lawsuits, between owners and contractors. It is usually occasioned by lack of plans and proper understanding. One party is probal)ly as much in error as the other. Don’t proceed with the construction of your house until you get complete plans. Experienced contractors are the most particular in this respect, knowing the advantage and saving to both themselves and the home builder. 40 Design No. 115 Blife prints consist of cellar and foundation plan; first and second floor plans; front, two side elevations; wall sections and all necessary interior details. Specifi¬ cations consist of about twenty pages of type¬ written matter. PRICE of Blue Prints, to¬ gether with a com¬ plete set of type- written specifi¬ cations is ONLY We mail Plans and Specifications the same day or¬ der is received. Size: Width, 24 feet; length, 31 feet, exclusive of porch. We do ru)t furnish a lumber bill. We state this here particidarly, as some people have an idea that a lumber bill should accompany each set of plans and specifications. We realize that there are hardly two sections of the country where exactly the same kinds of material are used, and, therefore, a lumber bill which we might furnish would not be applicable in all sections of the country. 41 I PRICE of Blue Prints, to¬ gether with a com¬ plete set of type- written specifi¬ cations is ONLY We mail Plans and Specifications the same day or¬ der is received. ROOAf T □ r^ooAf /0)i/Z j 1 PO^r/Y n xi x: FLOOR PLAN Design No. 591 Blue prints consist of elevations and floor plans. Specifications contain all the infor¬ mation necessary for the proper construction of the house. Size: Width, 26 feet; length, 22 feet, exclusive of porch. Every house illustrated will show by the complete working plans and specifications that we give you designs that will work out to the best advantage and will give you the most for your money; besides every bit of space has been utilized to the best advantage. In the plans we illustrate, the prospective builder is sure to find some plan which will meet his requirements. If, however, no plan proves satisfactory, the ideas advanced in these illustrations are well worth the price of the book. 42 Design No. 592 Blue prints consist of elevations and floor plans. Specifications contain all the infor¬ mation necessary for the proper construction of this house. PRICE of Blue Prints, to¬ gether with a com¬ plete set of type- written speci¬ fications is ONLY We mail Plans and Specifications the same day or¬ der is received. FLOOR PLAN Size: Width, 26 feet; length, 22 feet, exclusive of porch. It is not uncommon to hear of disputes, and even lawsuits, between owners and contractors. It is usually occasioned by lack of plans and proper understanding. One party is probably as much in error as the other. Don’t proceed with the construction of your house until you get complete plans. Experienced contractors are the most particular in this respect, knowing the advantage and saving to both themselves and the home builder. 43 PRICE of Blue Prints, to¬ gether with a com¬ plete set of type- written specifi¬ cations is ONLY We mail Plans and Specifications the same day or¬ der is received. Design No. 2005 Blue prints consist of basement plan; first and second floor plans; front, rear, two side elevations; wall sections and all necessary interior details. Specifications consist of about twenty pages of typewritten matter. Second Floor Plan SIZE: Width, 28 feet 6 inches; length, 43 feet, exclusive of porch Our complete w’orking plans save time and money, prevent mistakes and disputes, keep workmen busy, furnish the only reliable method of adjusting insurance, are the most complete, and are sold at the most remarkably low prices ever offered. We have received many letters asking us how it is possible for us to sell such excellent and complete plans at such low prices. If we sold but one set, we could not sell so cheaply. The number we sell makes it possible. / 44 From]" E-LEVAyior-i. Design No. -A.-127—Carriage Ho\ise and Barn A carriage house and stable having a closed off carriage room and a good box stall, is shown in plan illustrated on this page. The building is twenty by thirty feet and it is thoroughly well built. The plan will recommend itself to any one wanting a carriage house and stable for a town lot. 45 In building a hog house it is necessary to consider con¬ venience in getting the hogs in and out, to provide for loading them into wagons and a place for heating water and to do the work of killing. This plan offers an opportunity to back the wagon up to the rear door for loading, and a room in the front end away from the pens is arranged for a feed room and slaughter house. Provision is made for moving hogs from one pen to another by having cleats in the alley for holding sliding doors. Hogs thrive better when animals of the same size are penned together. Some grow faster than others and it is sometimes desirable to select out one or two from certain pens; that is the time when the alley door will be appreciated. Another good thing about this hog house is the swinging front of the pens which swings back oyer the trough and prevents ference when putting in the feed. The partitions next to the feed room run to the ceiling, but the partitions between the pens are only four feet high. Design No. -A.-109—Hog Hoxise There is no cornice on the roof. The openings above the plates betw^een the rafters are left for ventilation. This hog house will accommodate about forty hogs; from six to eight in a pen is enough. If more are housed together they pile up and smother each other. 46 A wagon shed twenty feet wide and forty feet long like the one in plan illustrated is a very useful building on any farm. One thing is important about a wagon shed and that is to have the entrance wide enough to get things in and out -easily and quickly. The double door gives an opening ten feet wide wiiich is very good for a small building like this. Small "Wagon SKed A good many tool houses are built without floors, but the extra cost of the floor is more than offset by the dryness and freedom from rust of the machinery. Wagons and machinery require repairing, which is easily done in a building like this when you have a good floor to work on. Odd days in the winter may be profitably spent in such a building with a paint brush and an assortment of paints and oils. Design No. A-IOS—Small W^a^on SHed Design No. A.-103—Small Ice Ho\ase In plan illustrated above there are three doors outside. The inside of the floor opening is laid in with loose boards which may . be put in as the filling progresses and taken out one at a time as needed to get at the ice. A single pulley in the peak and another one hooked in the sill at the bottom answers very well for a hoisting tackle. The ice may be lifted straight up from the sled or 'pulled up an incline. The thickness of the ice and the size of the blocks will have to govern this part of the filling. 47 i Design No. —Corn House and Granary A cheap building to hold corn and grain is shown in this illustration. The height is only ten feet, but that is high enough to shovel com. There will be considerable side pressure on the wheat bin. A little precaution by Avay of extra ties in building is necessary on this account, but no heavy timbers are needed. 48 Design No. A.-123—Cattle SHed Sheds on three sides of a hollow square is an style old way of building feeding sheds. It is probably the best \vay now except that it is more difficult to economize labor with this construction than it is with a straight away proposition where you can run a railway and a feed truck the whole length of the shed. The hollow square proposition has the advantage of warmth because it is protected from the east, north and west winds. These yards are always built opening to the south. In this plan there are convenient gates to drive in when bringing roughage or other feed to the cattle. The plans in detail show the construction. 49 rloRfH ilDC, A small barn with two double stalls and one single stall with standing room for another horse is offered in this plan. The barn is twenty-six feet wide and thirty-two feet long, one- half of which is partitioned off for a stable and the other half is kept for carriage room and storage. There is no foundation under this barn except stone or brick corners and center supports, but it is a good plan to put a board around under the sill and bury the lower edge in the ground. A barn that is open underneath makes a harbor for rats. It is better to have it boarded up. The stable doors in this plan, both at the north side and the south side, are cut in two so the upper half may be opened for air and ventila- lon and the lower one remain shut to keep the animals from going out and in. The plan is as simple as possible to make a barn and still have it look well. It is large enough to be of some use and it has quite a loft for hay. A cheap little barn like this answers the purpose as well as a more expensive one. /=^i,/7A/ or cor A/ cr/3. Design No. -A.-120—Do\"ble Corn Crib A double corn crib with storage overhead and a driveway in the center is shown in plan illustrated. The crib sec¬ tions are built in the usual way, except that the siding is split diagonally from 2 inch plank, getting three siding boards from the 2 inch. The strips are then run through a sticker to give the curve as shown in the detail drawing. 51 See opposite page for cross section and sections showing framing of long and short posts for Cow Bam. 52 See opposite page for elevation and floor plan of Cow Barn, On the opposite page we illustrate a dairy barn showing the floor arrangement and side elevation. The size of this building is 38 feet 6 inches by 142 feet, with a capacity for housing fifty-two milch cows. A wide driveway extends through the center of the building to admit the hauling in of loose hay or other feed. The silos are located at the front, the feed being loaded into carts and wheeled to the feed mangers. The building is well constructed and the light and ventilation questions have not been overlooked, as will readily be seen by a glance at the plans. 53 The above illustrations are the several elevations and the perspective of a barn for dairy cows. An important fea¬ ture is the silo, which is shown in connection with the barn, and the place where it should be located. This barn is 81 feet long and 40 feet wide and can house twenty-four cows. The feed alleys are along the outside wall, while the manure troughs are along the middle driveway. This arrangement makes it easier to clean out the stable. ' 54 Floor Plan Design B-2 55 r r lL 1 1 1 Jl j S k .o .or t The above illustrations are of a bank barn 30 feet by 70 feet with basement walls of stone and the superstructure of heavy frame work, as will be seen by the cross sections. In the basement provision is made for the accommodation of six head of horses and twenty head of cattle, placing two of the latter in each stall. A feed floor or aisle in front of each set of stalls permits of easy access to all parts. The upper floors are left for the storing of grain, hay and farm implements. 56 FLOOR PIAN BASEMENT PI AN CONSTRUCTION OF SHED { SIDE ELEVATION 57 /A^C^/V^ ^/7~ 58 p/r- -^LTzVAT/OA' op SA^iM I I I I I pi/io or aAn// Design B-7 The above illustration is a practical barn for a small farm where general farming is done. This barn will accommo¬ date ten cows, five horses and about fifty fowls. It also has a large hog room, which can be used for sheep or calves if hogs are not desired. On the second floor there is ample room for the storage of hay, feed, bedding, grain and light vehicles. 59 OS5/G/V O/^ ^ CMICnEN HOU3tL r/o. 3 • T=^lO. . Design C. H.-l The poultry house illustrated abov^ is designed to provide comfort for the fowls and to be profitable to the owmer. It has an elevation of about fourteen inches above the ground, preventing the rats from nesting under the floor and gives a free circulation of air under the building, keeping the floor perfectly dry and fresh. During winter months planka are set against the posts, closing up the openings, and by packing straw or manure against these planks, it makes a very warm building during the winter. The building should bo built on the north side of the chicken yard so as to form a shelter against the cold winds. 60 Practical Poultry Houses ScratcHing Room Hoxise to Accommodate from Twenty to XKirty Birds 3e: cyi o h . Groumd Plan. This so called scratching room house is economical to build, is thoroughly practical. It is convenient and labor saving, as nearly all work, except changing litter and dust and opening and shutting windows, may be done without entering the pens. The entire floor space of the pens, excepting the space occupied by the dusting boxes, can be used by the fowls as a scratching room. By opening the sliding windows, each pen is practically converted into an open shed, containing a protected roosting room. Closing the windows gives a well lighted closed house. The plan as given is for a single-section, two-pen house, fourteen by twenty-four feet; but the house may, of course, be made any length desired, without changing in the least either the exterior or the interior arrangement. A house built along these lines will furnish very roomy quarters for from twenty to thirty birds. Design for an Inexpensive City Poultry House PeRspEcnvE View Design C. H.-2 The above design illustrates a cheap city poultry house, ten feet square on the ground; height in front eight feet in rear five feet. Such a house will accommodate from ten to twenty hens, according to breed, amount of yard room, etc The only openings in the house are a door in the east side, the windows in the south front, and the small door giving access to the yard. 61 z?r^/G/v or AN icr r/ourr tiAv/NO a capacity or 200' tons 62 O/QE 2r2.Z; LAVyO/vC Design No. -A.-99—Residence Barn This bam is of English architecture, built of frame on a stone foundation and will accommodate three horses anO three vehicles. The outside dimensions are twenty-eight feet by forty-three feet. The exterior walls are of two inch by four inch studding covered with one inch by ten inch rough boards lapped and stained brown. Roof is covered with moss-green shingles and tile ridges. Carriage room floor is of cement and stable floor of one and three-quarter inch matched pine. 63 >^£:cT/o/v A dry floor and one that is rat proof is made by excavating for the foundation of the granary abo\it six inches deep. Then pound in three or four inches of cinders and lay the sills and joists on the cinders. After the building is up and enclosed make cement concrete by mix¬ ing one part cement, three parts sand and four parts gravel or broken stone. Fill in with this concrete to the top of the joists, then while the concrete is soft put down the matched floor, nail¬ ing it right into the soft concrete. As sobn as the floor is finished shut the building up tight and bank around the outside to keep the air away from the concrete so it will dry slowly. Design No. A.-l'4'l — Small Granary The patched boarding is put on the outside of the studding and the siding nailed over that. This is for the purpose of leaving the inside exposed so that a cat or dog could easily reach a rat if it should get inside. Hollow walls make harbors for rats but this construction leaves them no protection. Tliere is a window in the back end of the alley and another one over the door in front. The doors are made heavy and swing out. They close against heavy jambs so that rats and mice have very little encouragement to get in at the door. The scales are let in the floor flush. Provision must be made for this before the concrete is put in. 64 Design No. ^-\^5 —Tower XanK Hovise Where a water pressure is wanted it often is a good plan to put the water tank in the windmill tower. In plan (A-145) the tank is_ shown in the dotted lines. It is placed ten feet above the ground and the tank itself is fourteen feet high by ten feet in diameter at the bottom. In placing a tank like this it is necessary to carry a three-inch pipe through the tank and pass the pump shaft through this pipe. The pipe is screwed into a flange at the bottom and the flange is bolted to the bottom of the tank to make it thoroughly water tight. The pipe must be steadied at the top and the shaft must have a bearing, both above the tank and below it, so it won’t scrape on the pipe. The well and pump of course are directly under the tank in the center of the tower. The outside boarding is made double and lined with paper to be warm in winter. There is generally some drip from a tank placed like this, for which reason the room below is seldom made use of for any purpose, but a few farmers have utilized this room for a bath room. They make a cement bottom with a drain to carry off the surplus water and put in a shower bath connected with a pipe from the tank. A shower bath is the most convenient and probably the most healthful of any kind of a bath. There is no reason why a farmer or his men should be denied the privilege of getting a bath when they want it. There are bathrooms in almost all city houses and there should be bathing conveniences on every farm. By placing a stove in this room under the tank it could be made comfortable in winter as well as summer, and a stove with a water heater attached to the tank would give a water pressure so that the shower could be made any temperature desired. The height of this tower is forty feet to the windmill. Of course the height of a windmill tower must depend upon its location. If the tower is built on high ground it is not necessary to go up so high unless the windmill is surrounded by high buildings or trees. 11 65 T^LOOH PLAN roUNOAT/ON PLAN Design No. A-98 — D\icK House The above illustrations are for a Duck House which is constructed upon a cedar post foundation. These posts are eight inches in diameter and rest on a two by twelve by twelve footing. The duck house is 30 feet long, 15| feet w’ide and nearly 12 feet high. 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