The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-12-13
TO BUSINESS INVESTORS.


Come TO Jasper.
TO honest, industrious men. or men I
capital, seeking location 10 estabIis
themselves in business. we wiah /,
whisper that Jasper presents superio
, Inducements.
itiss town of abons |. Zoo inhabisant.
surrounded by fine agricnlfurs
country, which ships annually hundred
OF cars Of agricultural produci.-cou
} scqnently subsistence is cheap.
\ u is under laid with . nne quality O
sHmi-biock coal. easily mined by drif,
Ing into any Of the hills surrounding Il
For steam purposes the p.s coal from
these miues 10 delivered any here II
the town ~ fifty cents 4 ton. aud 4 prnc.
s'csi'v inrxhanstibIe. lump coal IL FUR
nirhcd in the coal house or lin. AZ al,
place IA town. ~ from 81 % 10 q "a
ton, according To quantity desired
The county gets iis coal delivered n,
use Ia the court house and Jail at 81. Isl
IN tna.
u Is surrounded by finc body al
timber, Of all kinds indigenous 10 The
latitude.
PAtoka river skirts The south and east
sides of the town. aud furnishes a never
falling supply Of water ior raanufscso-
lries along its banks. Good soft water
IL obtained in abundance Tor domestic
uses any place In The town al = depth N
from ~ 10 81 frcf.
a hne quality ri good building gray
sandstone y qusrried near the town
ihss stone has demonstrated ifs cxceil-
ence by standing good Tor over 80 wears
the severe test Of freezes and thaws Ia
the pier of = bridge across Pasoka river.
House patterns of good brick are de-
Iivercd At 20 10 IS 50per 1000. and small
er Quantities ~ a slight advance. and
huilcing lumber, rough, at SIS per 1. 100
feet surfaced and seasoned a so 10 I 40
per UOU. as 10 quality.
The community Is a liberal and intelli-
gent one; with handsome ard commo-
diOHs Catholic and Methodist churches.
and good public schools, and citizens.
without exception, heartily welcome all,
new business enterprises.
II u the northern terminoua OF the
JASPER and Evansville division ri The 4.
r X 81. T. Isy. aud Ilss three trains each
way per day.
The town has l6 manufacturing estab.
'ishsnenie using steam power, embracing
2 steam flour mills. 2 planinv mills. q.
Haw mills, I spoke factory, 1 etnve and
shingse factory, furniture factory, II
hsewerys machine shop, 4 wagon
fscsorsea, aud , brirk-vards, which dId 81
cessness last ycar s2gregsting over,
ezFS0U0: frhss shrrs large weIl-ssocked!
dry goods snd general stores. and 81
smaller ones. grocery ktorss. none of
'hem extensive. q c0nfccfionarjes. 8 shoe
hops. good photograph gallery, book
stores. , drug stores. 4 hotels. 2 printing
'fiiccs. I state bank, 2 livery -tSbles. III
college, where'a thorough
of hook Keeping can 10 had.
and q . very reasOnalle price. aud
aeveraI other branches or busiuees. All
doing well. aud ? huiIding associations
of $lUO,000 and $5U,UO0 capital respect
iveiy.
To persona who are seeking an invest
'nemt for capital in manu- fariuring enter
prices of any kind. aud have kill and ia- I
iustry 10 apply 20 their bnsinesa. Jasper
presents rare Inducements, aud her eli. [
.ens will extend hearty welcome.
Among the branches q r hnsimess which
'ugI't 10 lie established here and would
'''~s"'y F~Ns otF - 0ODtGU mllIs y
oundry. a large fruit connery. goodlI
'uiier. and cheese dairy. = thing fsciort II
handle factory, good brocsn factory. 4
good pottery, general produce dealer, II
gfo would pay cash for farm producei'
fsll kinds IN any quantity; anothcrll
"ur mill might possibly be made to pay, \
iso, as over $1,000 bushels OF wheafIi
'ere shipped from Jasper last
car which II seems 10 ns mightip
ave hcen made into -four here with ?
roft, aud tho manufactured products .
'ippesl. II is probable, zoo, that mcr- p
1snt with sufficient capital 10 carry asl
ood stock Of any single line Of goods.
ould 10 able BY his larger assortmcntl le
that line. and consequent lower pur-I q
lases, 70 secure enough trade from the y
,neral stores aboundin9 in The country ci
make II profitable but this would be le
experiment, while the Others may DC q
united as ccrtainties. At all events, ifol
"a are seckinga . location, come and beler
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