The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-06-28


Come 70 Jasper.
To honest, industrious men. or men ol
capital, seeking . location 10 establish
the mselves IN business, We wish 10
whisper that Jasper presents superior
inducements.
II Il town Of about 1900 inhabitants,
BY . fine agricultural
country, which ships annually hundreds
of cars Of agricultural products-con-
seQuently subsistence is cheap.
II il under laid with fine quality oi
coal. easily mined by Drift
ing into any Of the hills surrounding Il.
For steam purposes the pea coal from
these mines Il delivered anywhere IN
the town 1t fifty cents ton. and 10 prac-
Itically inexhaustible. lump coal IL fur
Ini-hed in the coal house or bin, IT any
place in town. at from 81 30 to 81 IS
= ton. according to quantity desired.
The county gets lie coal delivered Tor
use in the court house aud jail at $l.lo3
"a ton.
Its surrounded by . fine body Of
timber, OF al kinds indigenous 10 the
latitude.
Pstoka river skirts the south and east
sides OF the town, aud furnishes . never
failing supply Of water for msnufscio-
lries along its banks. Good soft water
lie obtained in abundance for domestic
uses any place Ia the town q . depth Of
from % 10 80 feet.
A fine quality Of good building gray
sandstone IL qusrried near the town.
This stone has demonstrated lie exceIi-
lence by standing good for over 50 years
1.-The severe test OF ireezes and thaws Ia
1.-The pier Of q bridge across Pstoka river.
House patterns Of good brick are de.
lIivered at e5 10 IS so per 600. and small.
Ter quantities At slight advance. and
building lumber, rough. at SIS per ."Ot
feet surfaced aud seasoned 1t SO TO So
per lUO0. as 10 quality.
| The community is . liberal and intelli.
gent one; with handsome and commo'
dious Catholic and Methodist churches
and good public schools, and citizene
without exception, heartily welcome 81
new business enterprises.
| Ii is the northern terminoue OF ihs
Jasper and Evansville division Of the j..
Z. 4 ST. l.. Ry. and has three trains eacl
way per day.
The town has Is manu- featuring estab
llishments using steam power, embracing
IL steam -four mills. 2 planning mills.
saw mills. l spoke factory, l stave AM
shingle factory, furniture factory,
brewery, machine shop, wago
factories, aud 2 brick-yards. which did
business last year sggregaiing owe
Ie275,OOO. II has three large welI-stocke
ldry goods and general stores. and
smaller ones. 8 grocery stores. none (
'lthem extensive. 4 confectionaries. 8 shc
: shops, good photograph gallery. , boo
Istores, 3 drug stores, 4 hotels. 2 printir
offices, 1 state bank. 3 livery stables. an
several other branches OF business, .
ldoing we'll. aud 2 building association
lof $4,000 and 1900 capital rcspec
lively.
TO persons Who are seeking IN invee
|ment Tor capital im manufacturing ente
p lprises of any kind. and have skilI and y
ldusiry to apply 10 their business. Jssp'
). lpresents rare Inducements. aud her cii
zens will extend hearty welcome.
Among the branches Of business whis
lought 70 be established here and wou
= 1icertainly pay. are wooden mill, SIMS
foundry. . large fruit connery, . goo
butter. and cheese dairy, tiling factor
.. q handle factory, good broom factor
y . good pottery, general produce deals
who would pay cash for farm produ
lof all kinds In any quantity: snoth
-four mill might possibly be made 10 %
Ialso, as over $1,000 bushels Of whe
J were shipped from Jasper u
year which Il seems 10 us mig
shave been made into -four here vi
profit, and the manufactured produe
ehipped. II IL probable, too, thst me
chant with suflicient capital TO carry
good stock Of any single line Of Roct
20 would be able BY his larger assortme
OF that lire, and consequent lower pu
= chases, TO secure enough trade from 4
general storee abounding In the count
to make Il profitable but this would
J. an experiment, while the others may
counted Is certainties. Al all events.
you are seeking . location, come and
one ofus.