The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-09-27
TO BUSINESS INVESTORS.


| TO BUSINESS INVESTORS.
! Come to Jasper.
| To honest, industrious men, or men OF
capital, seeking location TO establish
themselves In business, we wish 70
whisper that Jasper presents superior
1t isa town Of about 1900 Inhabitants.
surrounded by fine agricultural
country, which ships annually hundreds
lof cars Of agricultural products-con.
lsequently subsistence is cheap.
II is under laid with fine quality OF
lsemi-block coal, easily mined by drifts
Ing into any Of the hills surrounding IL.
For steam purposes the pea coal from
these mines IL delivered anywhere ia
the town at fifty cents ton, and is prac-
Itically inexhaustible, lump coal il fur.
lnished 10 the coal house or bin. At anv
place in town, at from 81 30 to Al rs
Ia ton, according to quantity desired.
The county gets it's coal delivered for
use in the court house aud jail at $11Sa
la ton.
tits surrounded by q fine BODY Of
timber, OF all kinds indigenous to the
Patoka river skirts the south and east
sides OF The town, and furnishes never
failing supply OF water for manufacto.
Iries along its banks. Good soft water
|is obtained in abundance for domestic
nses any pIsce IN the town ct Q depth Of
from 20 to 80 feet.
A fine quality Of good building gray
sandstone Is qnarried near the town.
This stone has demonstrated its excells
Ience by standing good for over so years
the severe test Of freezes and thaws Ia
the pier Of bridge across Patoka river.
House patterns Of good hrick are dc.
IIivered At S5 10 $5 80 per !, 900, and small
Ter quantities at a slight advance, and
building lumber, rough, at SIS per 1000
feet; surfaced and seasoned at go to a3O
Iper 1000, as 10 quality.
The communitv Il liberal and inteltis
gent one; with handsome and commo.
ldious Catholic aud Methodist churches.
land good public schools, and citizens.
without exception, heartily welcome ali
new business enterprises.
II is the northern terminous of tbe
Jasper and Evansville division Of tho T..
=. q St. I. Ry. and has three trains each
way per day.
The town has is mann featuring estabs
|lishmcnts using steam power. EN- mbracing
II steam iiour mills, 2 planning mills, q
saw mills, ! spoke factory, stave aud
|shingle factory, furniture factory, /
brewery, machine shop, 4 wagon
factories, and brick yards, which did 3
business last year aggregsting over
S275,O0o. Ithas three large well stocked
dry goois snd general stores, and 3
smaller once, I grocery stores, none OF
them extensive, 4 confectionariee, 3 shoe
shops, good photograph gallery, 2 book
stores, 2 drug stores, 4 hotels, 2 printing
offices, ! state bank, 2 livery stables, and
several other branches Of business. all
doing we'll, and 2 building associations
Of 100000 aud $4,000 capital respect.
ivcly.
To persons who are seeking an invcsts
ment for capital III manufacturing enters
p'ises Of any kind. and have skiIl and in
dustry 70 apply to their business, Jasper
rare Inducements. and her citi.
zrns will extend hearty welcome.
Among he branches Of business which
ought 10 be established here and would
certainly pay, are wooden mill, q small
a large fruit conDery. 9 good
butter. aud cheese dairy, . tiling factory.
= handle factory, = good broom factory.
! good pottery, general produce dealer.
who would pay cash for farm produce
nfa all kinds in any quantity; another
-four mill might possibly be made to pay.
Also, as over $1,000 bushels or wheat
we're shipped from Jasper last
year which II seems to us might
have been made into flour here with
profit, and the manufactured products
shipped. II II probable, too, that mcrs
'hant with sufficient capital to carry Z
rood stock Of any single line OF goods,
would be able by his larger assortment
'f that line, and consequent lower pur.
;hases, 10 secure enough trade from the
general stores abounding In the country
o make II pro6table- this would be
IN experiment, while the Others may bc
counted as certainties. At all events, IL
'cr are aeeEing location, como ami 10
inc ofus.