The Hermiston herald., February 23, 1918, Image 4

Right Now Is The
Greatest Time In
History to Build
Not since the civil war have prices of
farm products been so high-wheat, corn,
alfalfa, rye, barley, oats, hogs, cattle,
sheep, have doubled in price, and in
some cases trebled. It’s time to make
permanent improvements.
A new
house or barn at HALF PRICE.
High Priced Crops
Low Priced Lumber
The average rise in prices of building materials has amounted to about
30 per cent. The rise in prices of farm and many manufactured prod­
ucts has amounted to from 100 to 300 per cent.
It took 710 bushels wheat to buy this home in 1914.
bushels wheat to buy It in 1918.
It takes 400
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Think of it! With the same quantity of wheat, corn, oats, alfalfa,
hogs, etc__ as before the war, YOU CAN BUILD TWO HOUSES, TWO
BARNS, TWO CHICKEN SHEDS, TWO ANYTHING—Your farm prod­
ucts will buy twice as much honest, serviceable, workable
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“Tum-A-Lum Lumber”
as they would three years ago—wouldn't it be the part of wisdom to
build or remodel NOW whatever may be needed. A new house, a barn,
a garage, a grain bin, a corn crib, an implement shed, a hog house, a
Tum-A-Lum Silo, a chicken house? The best investment one can make
is in better buildings—means moreand greater profits.
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TUM-A-LUM >ILO
1914 price—220 bushels corn.
1918 price—110 bushels corn.
Prices Will Not Drop For Years
unless there is a general panic—and you would be the last to want them
to drop! But the chancea are building materials will rise. Reconstruc-
tion, higher coats—resuming industries forced out by war will do it.
Crop from 18 acres would buy this home in 1914.
acres will buy It In 1918.
Crop
10
from
More Building Now Per Dollar
Why Wait?
These are prosperous times—BILLIONS being spent—with greater times
coming. Buildings needed now will produce a rental proportionate to
their cost.
Build Better Buildings For
Less Money
STRAIGHT ROOF BARN
1914 price—36 tons alfalfa.
1918 price—18 tons alfalfa.
Building by guess is now practically a thing of the past—We can work
your building out on paper and save you a good bunch of money. You
pay the lowest possible price and in addition you get the service of experts
architects and engineers—who ha e made building their life work.
Build From Accurate Plans
130 dozen eggs In 1914 would buy this garage.
1918 will buy this garage.
80 dozen eggs
in
(>ur architectural department prepares plans and estimates. We tell
you EXACTLY how much your building will coat before you spend one
cent—Blue prints and material lists furnished showing where every piece
of material goes— no guesswork—no extras—our guaranteed material
price covers ALL material necessary.
Ask To See Our Plan Books
We have prepared books of plans for all buildings, containing many de­
signs recommended by leading northwest authorities, most all of which
have been built one or more times ASK FOR OUR SPECIAL SILO.
ELEVATOR AND FARM GRANARY FOLDERS.
YOU CAN SAVE
MONEY NOW—putting it off simply means that the material you are
going to need will cost more money—planning will have to be done in
a rush—material will have to be hauled when teams and railroads
are working overtime—Hundreds lost money last year by not buying in
January and. February.
CIRCLE ROOF BARN
1914 price—15 tons barley.
1918 price—10 tons barley.
Come In Today.
Talk It Over With Us
See our Pictures, Plans, Cost Estimates—NO OBLIGATIONS TO BUY as
we arc glad to be of service.
It took 40 hogs to buy this bungalow In 1914.
buy this bungalow in 1918.
It takes 34 hogs to
TUM-A-LUM
LUMBER CO.
GAMBREL ROOF BARN
1914 price—1000 bushels wheat.
1918 price—600 bushels wheat