The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-02-08

To honest. industrious men. or men OF
capital, seeking a location 10 establish
In business, we wish to
whisper that Jasper presents superior
Inducements.
II IL town Of about 800 inha abitants,
surrounded by fine agricultural
which ships annually hundred
or cars Of agricultural products-con-
sequently subsistence IL cheap.
II is under laid with fine quality OF
scni-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 iil
the town at fifty cents a ton, and IL prac-
ticaily inexhau-tible. lump coal il fur
ni-hcd IN the coal house or bin, At any
place III town. at from 81 80 to 81 IS
h ton, according TO quantity desired.
The county gets its coal delivered for
use in the court house aud Jail at $l.l6a
"a ton.
Ii is surrounded by fine body OF
timber, OF sll kinds indigenous to the
latitude.
Patoka river skirts the south and east
sides Of The town, and furnishes . never
IHilink ruBRly " otts tVt t1offuthN&V-
ries along its banks. Good soft water
il obtained in abundance for domestic
uses any place in the town at q depth Of
from 20 to 30 feet.
A fine quality OF good building gray
sandstone j. qnarried near the town.
This stone has demonstrated it, exceII-
ehce by standing good for over SO years
the severe test Of freezes aud thaws In
the pier Of a bridge across Patoka river.
House patterns Of good brick are de-
livered at IS toss 50 per ]. 900, and small
|er quantities At slight advance, and
building lumber, rough. at SIS per /. 100
feet; surfaced and seasoned at 920t 10 $50
|per 900. az 10 quality.
1 The community il liberal and intclIi-
gent one with handsome and commo-
|dious Catholic aud Methodist churches,
and good public schools, and citizens,
without exception, heartily welcome all
new business enterprises.
1t Is the northern terminous Of the
Jasper aud Evansville division of the L.,
IL. a. St. l.. Ry. and has three trains each
lway per day.
The town has Is manufacturing estab.
| llishments using steam power, embracing
2 steam flour mills. 2 planning mills,
saw mills, spoke factory, stave and
shingle factory, furniture factory,
brewery, l machine chop, 4 Wagon
factories, and 2 brick-yaSds. which did I
business last year aggregating oveI
&275,U0O. II has three large we'll stock Cd
dry goods and general stores. and
smaIler ones, grocery stores, none o.
them extensive. 4 confectionaries. 8 shoe
shops, good photograph gallery, book
stores, 2 drug stores, 4 hotels, 2 printing
Offices. I state bank. 2 livery stables, and
several other branches of business, al
doing wcil. and building associations
ot $lOO00O aud $5O,UOo capital respect
lively.
To persons who are seeking an invest
ment ior capital in manufacturing enter
lprises Of any kind, and have skill and in
ldustry 10 apply to their business, Jasper
presents rare inducements, and her citi
zens will extend a hearty welcome.
Among the branches OF business which
fought TO he established here and would
ccrtainly pay, are q wooden mill, q smal
lfoundry, a large fruit conDcry, q good
butter, and cheese dairy, a tiiing factory
= handle factory, good broom factory
a good pottery, a general produce dealer
who would pay cash for tsrm produce
of all kinds In any quantity; another
flour mill might possibly be made to pay
also, as over $1,000 bushels Of whea
were shipped from Jasper last
year which II seems TO us NIGH
have been made into -four here with
profit. and the manufactured products
shipped. II is probsble, too, that mer'
chant with sufficient capital to carry a
good stock Of any single line Of goods
would be able by his larger assortment
OF that line, aud consequent lower pur.
lchases, 10 secure enough trade from the
general stores abounding In the country
Ito make II profitable but this would be
an experiment, while the others may be
counted as certainties. AT all events, II
you are seeking q location, come and be
one ofus.