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V ea bfk THE FAR ERS' OPPORTUNITY If M m m 3 We thought possibly that you did not know that we are offering the farmers, builders and users of lumber an exceptional opportunity to secure their lumber and building material "DIRECT FRCfM THE MANUFACTURER" at very low rates. You probably do not know that we are the largest lumber dealers and manu facturers in this part of the country, or that we have built, in the last year, four of the largest and most modern lumber manufacturing plants in the country, in which we manufacture over 100,000 feet of material per day; and we are selling this lumber at manufacturer's prices; therefore, we are putting the retailer's, jobber's and middle men's profits in our customers' pockets. You do not have to buy a large bill to get the benefit of these prices. We will try as hard to sell you a small bill as we will a large one, for we believe that if you are once a customer of ours, you will always be. There is no order too large for our capacity, or too small for our careful attention. Some of our bargains are: Bevel Siding from 90c to $1.65 per 100 Flooring from $1.00 to $2.00 per 100 Gum Framing $1.00 per 100 Oak Framing $1.00 per 100 Cypress and Gum Boxing $1.00 per 100 Oak Boxing )0e per 100 Lime $1.00 per barrel SxlO-Light Windows 90c each Pine Doors at $1.20 each Other Windows, Doors & Lumber in proportion Below we give you a line of our Building Specialties which we carry in stock Lime Brick Fire Brick Fire Clay Cement Roofing Paper Building Paper Windows, all sizes White Pine Doors, all sizes Redwood Doors, all sizes Glass Doors, all sizes Brackets Turned and square columns Turned and square balusters Porch and Stair Railing 4x6-inch Gum Drop Siding 6-inch Cypress and Pine Drop Siding Maple, Pine, Cypress and Gum Flooring Mouldings of all kinds and sizes Cypress and Sassafras boat patterns Special Oak Flooring for bridges and barns All sizes and grades of Cypress Dimension Shingles Cypress Plastering Lath Pickets Bed Slats, any size Boxes and crates, all kinds and sizes Heavy timbers for bridges and barns Long limbers, any size, up to 40 feet long We make a specialty of dredge boat patterns Cottonwood Wagon Beds All sizes of Cypress Tanks, ready to put up Pine, Cypress and Gum Bevel Siding Pine, Cypress and Gum Ceiling, 3 s, J and 36 thick 'Oak, Gum and Cypress Decking S2S Cypress ship lap 6 to 1 2 inches wide Cypress tongue and groove partition Cypress Fencing Cypress, Pine and Gum Finish Moulded casing and base If you are going to build a haute, bridge, boat or any other building, write us or come to see us and we will take pleasure in showing you our lumber and yards. We will tell you what your material will cost you delivered at your nearest railroad station. TVTfl 1 1 Off! PT TlPUP) Vm PT1 t We ,lave cstahIishcd tllis department expressly to look after our JjiOjIL witlCl AJKjjJCkJL bllLKjlLli majj orjer fousines. it is in charge of competent men, and customers can rely on orders receiving prompt and intelligent attention. BUYERS OF LUMBER WHO ARE CRITICAL IN THEIR DEM ANDS, always find in our methods of selling DIRECT FROM MANUFACTURER TO USER the close attention to the minutest details so absolutely impossible to secure when buy ing haphazardly. In addition to our willingness to fill all orders promptly and satis factorily, we have a large and well assorted stock pn hand CONSTANTLY A COMBINATION that can scarcely help pleasing you. We want to prove to you that we are different from the others in many ways. What do You Say? CA M dP Ih moi Ihi KENNETT. We Pay the Freight vOi LUMBER : MISSOURI