The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-03-22


To honest, industrious men, or men of
capital, aeeking location to establish
In businees, We wish tol
whisper that Jasper presents superior
inducements.
1t is town Of about 100 Inhabitants,
by fine agricultural
which ships annually hundsedsl
of cars Of agricultural prodncts-con-l
sequently subsistence is cheap.
II is under laid with fine quality OIL
scmi-block coal, easily mined by drift
ing into any OF the hills surrounding IT,.
For steam purposes the pea coal from
these mines il delivered anywhere in|
the town Al fifty cents ton, aud is prac-
,icaIly inexhaustibie. lump coal is FUR
ni-hed 10 the coal house or bin, at anv
place in town, at from 81 30 to tl 70
n ton. according to quantity desired.
The county gets its coal delivered for
|use in the court house and jail 81 $l.l6a
Ia ton.
Itis surrounded by . ine body Of
timber, OF all kinds indigenous to the
latitude.
Patoka river skirts the south and east
Isides Of the town, and furnishes never
failing supply Of water for manufacto-
lries along its banks. Good soft water
lie obtained in abundance for domestic
uses any place In the town at . depth Of
from 20 to 80 feet.
| A fine quality OF good building gray
sand -slone is Quarried near the town.
This stone has demonstrated its excell-
ence by standing good for over SO years
! the severe test Of freezes and thaws In
the pier Of bridge across Patoka river.
House patterns OF good brick are de-
livered At e5 toss so per 1000, and email.
er quantities at Q slight advance, ana
building lumber, rough, ct SO per 300
feet surfaced and seasoned 1t e2Oto $50
per 600. Ne 10 quality.
The community is liberal and intelli-
gent one; with handsome and commo-
dious Catholic aud Methodist churches
!, and good public schools, and citizens,
without exception, heartily welcome al
new business enterprises.
1t is the northern terminous OF the
Jasper and Evansville division Of the l..
liz. & ST. L. Ry. and has three trains escf
The town has Is nufacturing estab
lIishments using steam power, embracing
p steam hour milis. 2 planning mills,
saw mile, 1 spoke factory, stave an'
single factory, furniture factory,
brewery, machine chop, wago
factories, aud 2 brick-varde. which did
.. business last year sggregstiug owe
S275.OOO. II has three large weli-stocke e
'edry goods and general stores, and
smaller ones. 4 grocery stores, none
them extensive, & confectionaries, 3 she
shops, q good photograph gallery, 2 boo
stores. 2 drug stores, 4 hotels, 2 printiu
\ Offices. / state bank. 2 livery stables, an
: several other branches Of business, q
doing well. and 2 building association
Of $4,000 aud $4,000 capital respec
y. lively.
n To pereone who are seeking an inves
!. ment ior capital III manufacturing ente
"p,ises Of any kind, and have skill and !
dustry 10 apply 10 their business. Jasp
presents rare inducements, and her CT
: zepe will extend hearty welcome.
- Among the branches Of business viii
ought 10 be established here and wou
cerfsinly pay, are woolen mill, emi
~ Ifoundry, a large fruit connery, . go'
:oi butter. and cheese dairy, = tiling factor
handle factory, good broom factor
Y good pottery, . general produce deal
WHO WOutu Goy S"ru W. - -. ~ - !.
lof all kinds In any quantity; anoth
flour mill might possibly be made TO p
n also, as over 5000 bushels Of whs
were shipped from Jasper Y
year which II seems TO US mig
have been made into -four here vi
profit, and the manufactured produ'
shipped. II Il probable, too, that M
.chant with sufficient capital to carry
! sa0 good stock OF any single line Of GOO
~ would be able BY his larger assorfmt
- Of that line. aud consequent lower p'
chases, 10 secure enough trade from
general stores sbounding In the count
p Ito make II profitable but this would
Z an experiment, while the others may
counled as certsiuties. At oil events,
you are seeking location, come and
lone Of us.