The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-05-31
no BUSINESS INVESTORS.


To honest, lutustilous incti, " t's'h -
capital. seeking location 20 establish
IN business, we wish 20
whisper that Jasper presents superior
inducements.
Ii i town Of about 1900 Inhabitants,
surrounded by fine agricultural
country. which ships annually hundfe'-
of cars Of agricultural prodnct--eon-
scquenily subsistence Is cheap.
Ii il under laid with a fine quality OF
scmi-hlock coal. easily mined by dr'i'-
ing into any Of the hills surrounding y.
For steam purposes the pea coal rom
these mines il delivered anywhere IN
the town At fifty cents ton, and y prac-
tically inexhaustible, lump coal y fnr-
ni-hcd in the coal house or bin, at my
place in town. at from 81 30 TO ~ ~
Ia ton, according to quantity desired.
The county gets lis coal delivered Tor
use IN the court house and Jail at 81 ls4
4 ton.
\ Ills surrounded by fine body Of
timber. OF all kinds indigenous 70 the
latitude.
i Patoka river skirts the south and cast
sides OF the town, aud furnishes never
failing supply Of water for manuiacio-
ries along ,s banks. Good soft water
Il obtained In abundance for domestic
luses any place IN the town al depth OF
from 20 10 80 feet
A fine quality OF good building gray
sandstone i quarried near the town.
This stone has demonstrated ts excell-
lence by standing good for over 81 years
1.-The severe test of freezes and thaws IN
The pier Of bridge across Pa'cka river
House patterns Of good brick are de-
llivcred nj IS 1855 50 per 1000, and small.
ler auantiiies AT a slight advance. and
building lumber, rough. AZ Sl5 per l,pus
feet surfaced and -easoncd at $40 to $3t
Der 600. ~ TO quality.
The communiiy i liberal and inteli
gent one; With handsome and commo
laious Catholic and Methodist churches
rlAna good public schools, aud cltlxeu~
lwiihout exception. heartily welcome al
new business enterprises.
II is the northern rminons OF tn
IJaSpcr and Evansville division Of the y
E.& & 81. l.. Ry. and has three trains eacl
way per day.
ne town has is manufacturing estah
li-hments using steam pow er' en- mbracin
p steam flour mills. 2 planning mills,
saw mills. spoke factory. stsve an
Single factory. | furniture factory.
ihrewery. machine shop. WACO
factories. snd biick-yardT, whirh did
lnue'nes-. ast year aggrt eating ov'
S275.Ou0 Ii has three large well--tockc
NJ llry good rnd general stores. ani
-maller ones urucery stores. none
lshcm extensive. con'eciionaries, sh'
l-hops. good photograph gallery hoo
~inrcs. , iffu -torc~. 4 hotels, prinfii'
4. l.flirc-. State bank 2 livery stahler. ~
several other branches Of business. q
Iloinr well. ana building association
M 100000 aud $4,000 capital Iespee
lively.
~ 70 persons who are seeking an invcs
lmrnt Tor capital IN manufacturing en'e
- pfise- Of any kind, and have skill and J
dusirv 10 apply 10 their business. Jasp
lntesents rare inducements. and her a
!. zens will extend a hearty welcome.
s Among The branches OF business viii
lonuht Ia bc established here and won
lcertainy pas, are q wooden mill, s'n'
y, foundf,, 4 large fsuit cOnncrN. 90
81 butter. aud cheese dairy iiirg factor
la handle factory. a good hroo'n iacio'
= Ia good potisry.a general produce deal
who would pas cash for iafm rrodu
ofall kinds in any quantity: ano'l
flour mill might possibly be made 70 NJ
r. also. as over $4,000 bushels Of wh'
: ,were shipped from jasper y
wear which II seems 10 us mir
have been made into flour here "
lprolit. and the manufactured produ
shipped. II j. probsble, too, that q M
ana chant Win run'''r". 'aP'e,' '".'
n. good stock 81 any single line oI goo
would be able by his larger assorim'
T. q that line, and consequen, i,s lover sse'. 7,
general stores abounding in the count
n 10 make II profitable but this would
an experiment. while the others may
counted as certaintics. At all events,
YOU are seeking location, come and
ana ono ofus.