The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-05-10
TO BUSINESS INVESTORS.


Come to Jasper.
To honest, industrious men, or men OF
capital. seeking location 70 establish
In business, we wish 20
whisper that Jasper presents superior
inducements.
surrounded by fine agricultural
country, which ships annually hundreds
or cars OF agricultural prodncts-con-
seauently subsistence IL cheap.
Ii Is under laid with fine qualify o.
semi-block coal. easily mined by DRIFT
ing into any of the hills surrounding ~.
For steam purposes the pea coal rom
these mines il delivered any mere IN
the town at fifty cents ton, aud is prac-
tically inexhaustible. lump coal u fur
ni-hed in the coal house or bin, AZ anv
place in town, at from 81 30 70 u 70
ton, according to quantity desired.
The county gets its coal delivered for
use in the court house and jail a. 81 lss
q ton.
tits surrounded by fine body OF
timber, of all kinds indigenous TO the
latitude.
patoka river skirts the south and east
sides or The town, and furnishes never
failing supply Of water for manufacto-
rias along its banks. Good soft water
RI obtained in abundance for domestic
Iuses any place in the town at : depth oi
from 20 to 80 feet.
A fine quality Of good building gray
Isand-stone j. qusrried near the town
This stone has demonstrated its excell'
ence by standing good for over 90 years
the severe test Of freezes and tlaws ~
the pier Of bridge across Patoks river
uouse patterns of good brick are de-
livercd at IS to'$5 50per 900. and small
Ter quantities nj Q slight advance, ane
building lumber, rough, at $i5 per ], oO'
feet surfaced and seasoned at so 10 So
4, per 600, rs TO quality.
The community is liberal and inteli'
gent one: with handsome and commo
Idious Catholic and Methodist churches
n and good public schools, and citizens
- without exception, heartily welcome 81
new business enterprises.
II IL the northern terminous OF IN
.Jasper and Evansville division Of the j.
n 4 81. l.. Ry. and has three trains eac
way per day.
The town has l6 manufacturing estat
l,ishments using steam power, embracin
IL steam -four mills, planning m''ls'
saw mills. 1 spoke factory, stave an
Ishingle factory, furniture factory
lbrewery. machine chop, wago
factories. ana 2 brick yards. which did
business last year aggregating ov
g 4275.OoO I,has three large welI-stock'
h~Idrv voods and general stores. aud
\ smaller ones. 4 grocery stores, none
lthem extensive. q lconfectionaries, sh
shops, = good photograph gahery'z ~
letores. q drug stores, A hotels. printI'
" offices. 1 state bank. 2 livery stables, ~
" several other branches Of business,
doing well. and 2 building associa'io
of 500 600 aud $4,000 capital respe
lively.
"p To persons who are seeking an inve
ment Tor capital IL manufacturing en'
~. prices Of any kind. and have skill ana
ldussry 10 apply 70 their business. Jasl
, presents rare Inducements. and her q
zens will extend hearty welcome.
rs Among the branches Of business WI
|oupht TO be established here and wo'
lcertainly pay, are wooden mill, en-
foundry. 4 large fruit conuery. gc
'o'n OF, Ibu,ter. and cheese dairy, tiling facto
handle factory, a good broom fnc'o
Il a good pottery, q general produce dea
who would pay cash for iarm prou
all kinds In any quantity. anot
-four mill might possibly be made TO ?
~ also, as over $1,000 bushels Of WI
NJ slwere shipped from Jasper
Iyear which II seems 10 us mi
have been made into -four here v
profit, aud the manufactured prods
shipped. II Il probable, too. that y
.chant with sufficient capital 70 carr
~ sno good stock OF any single line Of goo
IL would be able BY his larger assortm
lof that line. and consequent lower
= chases. to secure enough trade rom
general stores aboundirg In the coui
~ 10 make il profitable but this wouid
- an experiment, while the Others ma,
coun,ed as certainties. AT all events
you are seeking location, come and
..lone ofus.