The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-11-08

To honest. industrious men. or men oi
cani,al. seeking a location 10 establish
in business. wo wish a.
!. aispcr that Jasper presents superior
Inducements.
IL Il town Of about l 800 Inhabitants,
surrounded by fine agricultural
country, which ships annually hundreds
of cars OF agricultural produc;s-con-
seqnan'lv subsistence i cheap.
II i under laid with fine quality of
semi-block coal. easily mined bv DRIFT
iuy into .nv Of the hills surrounding IL.
For steam purposes The pea coal from,
these mines i delivered an, whore in
ihr town ~ iiny cents ton, and j. prac-
Iticaily inexhausiibIe. lump coal l. fur
lni-hrd IN the coal house or hin. at any
place in town. AZ from 81 30 TO 81 rs
4 ton, according 90 quantity desired.
The county gets iis coal delivered for
use III the court house and jail at 81 lsS
Ia ton.
'.,s surrounded by fine body OF
lumber. OF all kinds indigenous to the
latitude.
| Patoka river skirts the south aud east
sides Of The town, aud furnishes = never
lfai'is4 supply Of water Tor msnufac,o-
Iries along its banks. Good soft water
il obtained ia abundance TOR domestic
uses any place IN the town al = depth Of
from 20 70 81 feet.
a fine quality of good building gray
sandstone i qnarried near The town.
This ,toLe has demonstrated it, excell-
cuce BY standing good for over so years
he severe test Of freezes and shaws in
Tho pier Of i bridge across Patoks river.
| iiuu-c patterns Of good brick are de-
,:.sslsd N s. 5Oifs 1000 md snail
er qusnti,i,s ~ a slight advance, and
building lumber, rough. NJ SIS per !, 900
f.st /. surfaced and ~essoned 1T S2Oto $50
per go, ~ 20 quality
The community il liberal and inielli-
gent QUO with handsome and commr.
ldinus Catholic aud Methodist churches
,ui good public schools. and citizens
without exception, heartily welcome al
aew business enterprises.
II is the northern serminous of The
Jas -per and Evansville division of the j..
L y 81 l.. Ky. aud has three trains each
way per day.
The iwn has IL mann featuring estah-
lii-hmen:S using steam power, embracing
= steam -four mills. 2 r'aLing mills.
-aw mile. l spoke factory. l s'ave and
-hiagle factory. furniture factory.
brewery, machine shop. 4 wagol
factories. and 2 brick-yards. which did /
i,r-iness last year aggrsgating owe
s.75Ouo. II has three large weli-sfocke'
'rv goods sni general stores. aud
~,naller uncs. ! grocery stores, none o
hem xfersivr. 4 ronfrciionsries, 3 sho'
>hnps. good photograph gallery. booI
stores. 3 drug stores. hotels. ? prinfini
,,li;r,s. | state hank, livery stables.
commercial college. whore shorou.'
kuoWisdge of book keeping can he liza
smi a. very reasonable price. an
-everHl other hranchr. Of business. NJ
ioinv well. and hni ding association
~ 100000 and $4,000 capital respect
livriy.
TO persons who are seeking an invest
mrnt Tor capital III manufacturing enter
lprises Of any kind. aud avsski'l a"' ~
! aus,ry 10 apply 10 their business. Jasne
presents rare Inducements. aud her citi
= zcns viii extend = hearty welcome.
Among he branches Of husiness whic
ought to bc established here and woul
cer'sily pa, are y w0olen mill, sRs
slsOundsy, n large fruit conncrv, goo
butter. aud cheese dSirv. = thing factor,
handle factory, good broom factory
good pottery. general produce des'e'
i who would pay cash for tarm produc
cf al kinds IL any quantity an"fhe
fiour mill might possibly be made 70 pay
also as over $4,000 bushels Of whea
warc shipped from Jasper 'a'
, wear which II seems to us nigh
have been made into flour here vii
Slprofit. and the manufactured product
shipped. II i probable, too, that mel
chant with sufficient capital TO carry
good stock Of any single line of good
would Ne able by bis larger as~ortmen
ID of that line. and consequent lower puf
Ichases. 10 secnse enough trade from ~
: general stores abounding IN the countr
lto make II rrctifphlc hrf this would ?
~ experiment, while the others NAV 2
Icounled as certainties. Az all events
vou are seeking location, come and Q
one ofus.
The Old Speckled Rooster.