The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-06-14

To honest. Industrious men, or men o.
scckinga a location 10 establish
In business. we wish 10
whisper that Jasper presents superior
Il Il a town II about ], 800 Inhabitants,
surrounded by fine agricultural
country. which ships annually hundreds
Of cars of agricultural products-con-
.eaucntly subsistence Is cheap.
II is under laid with Q fine quality o.,
semi block coal, easily mined by DRIFT
inp into any Of the hills surrounding ".
For steam purposes the pea cos' l'ou'
these mines IL delivered anywhere ~
the town at fifty cents ton, ana 's Prnc-
tically inexhau~tihle, lump coal y Iu'-
nished IN the coal house or BIN, ~ NV
pIacc In town. At from 81 ~ 70 ~ -
q ton, according 10 quantity desiren.
The county gets iss coal delivered '"r
use in the court house and jail ~ $l'io4
. ton. , :
It ts surrounded by fine body o.
timber, OF all kinds indigenous 10 the
latitude.
\ Patoka river skirts the south and east
sides OF The town, and furnishes never
falling supply OF water for nlanu'scio-
ries along its banks. Good SOFT wafer
lis obtained in abundance tor domestic
uses auy place in the town at depth o.
from 20 10 80 feet.
a fine quality OF good building gray
ssnd- stone is qnarried near. the town.
This stone hiss demonstrated its excell-
; cncc by standing good for over 5o years
tho severe test Of freezes and thaws ~
the pier OF bridge across Patoka river
House patterns Of good hrick are de-
lIivered Il IS to'$5 SO per 1000. and small
ler quantities at a slight advance, and
lbuilting lumber, rough, at $l5 per oOs
feet surfaced and seasoned at $50 to $S'
per l 600. as to quality.
The community Is liberal and inteiil
GENT one: with handsome and commo
dious Catholic aud Methodist churches
n ana good public schools, and citizen.
- without exception, heartily welcome q
new business enterprises.
II IL the northern tcrminous Of IN
Jasper and Evansville division Of the l.
IL. & St. l.. Ry. and has three trains eac
way per day.
The town has rs manufacturing cstat
llishments using steam power, embracin
II ateam -four mills, 2 planning mills,
cav mills, l spoke factory, ! stave an
lshirele factory, furniture factory,
|brewery. \ machine shop. 4 wage
lfsctorica, and 2 ick-yards, which did
l,e.Ibu siness last year aggregating ov
s275.OO0. Iihss three large weil-sfock
thrIdrv goods and general stores. and
lsmaller ones, 4 grocery stores, none
H. Them extensive. & confectionaries, sh
l.hops. good photograph gallery, DO
lssorcs. 2 drug stores. 4 hotels. 2 print
~ lnffices. 1 state bank. 2 livery stables. q
sevcval other branches Of business.
Iloing well. aud 2 building associatie
Iof 100000 aud $4,000 capital respe
hop. lively.
- TO persons who are seeking AZ inve
Iment for capital IL manufacturing ent
prises Of any kind. and have skill and
/. Idustry 10 apply 10 their business, JAS
prcsents rare inducements, and her G
80 lens will extend q hearty welcome.
~ Among the branches Of business wh
fought 10 be established here and wo
lcertsinIy pay. are = wooden mill, . 81
,,.n. foundry, a large fruit connery, q
, col. butter. and cheese dairy, tiling fsctt
= handle factory, good broom facss
's'' a good pottery, general produce dea
who would pay cash for tarm prod
ofall kinds In any quantity; anoi
flour mill might possibly be made to
yT also. as over 5o0CO bushels Of WI
- were shipped from Jasper
year which II seems TO " mi
have been made into -four here Y
profl, and the manufactured prod
shipped. II is probable, too, that
i ana chant with sufficient capital to carr
s7s. good stock Of any single line Of 60
- would be able BY his larger assortn
-El OF that line. and consequent lower
chases. 10 sccure enough trade from
general stores abounding in the cou'
H. 10 make Il profitable but this woul'
an experiment, while the Others ma
lcoun,ed as certainties. AT all event
YOU are seeking location, come and
,. ana one Of us.
0 him.