The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-05-24

To honest, industrious men, or men OF
capital, seeking . location 10 establish
Ia business, We wish TO
whisper that Jasper prosecute superior
Inducements.
Il is town Of about l 800 ihha bitants,
surrounded by . fine agricultural
which ships annually hundreds
or cars Of agricultural products-con-
seQuently subsistence IL cheap.
II IL under laid with fine quality OF
semi block coal. easily mined BY drift
ing into any OF The hills surrounding u.
For steam purposes the pea coal from
these mines is delivered any where In
the town At fifty cents ton, and 10 prsc-
|ticslIy insxhsustible. lump coal IL FUR
nished In The coal house or bin, at anv
place III town. At from 81 ID TO 81 70
Ia ton, according 10 quantity desired.
The county gets its coal delivered for
|use In the court house and jail at 9l.l63
la ton.
tits surrounded BY . fine body OF
timber. OF sll kinds indigenous 70 the
latitude.
Patoks river skirts the south and east
lsidcs OF The town. and furnishes . never
falling supply Of water for msnufac'o-
Iries along its banks. Good soft water
lie obtained in abundance tor domestic
uses any place In the town sts depth OF
from ~ TO 80 feet.
A fine quality Of good building gray
sand -stone il quarried near the town.
This stone has demonstrated its excell-
ence BY standing good for over 50 years
1.-The severe test Of freezes and thaws IN
the pier Of bridge across PatOka river.
House patterns Of good brick are de-
|livered At t5 to'$5 SO per l. 600, and small
|er quantities at slight advance, and
building lumber, rough, At SO per ], 900
feet; surfaced and seasoned 1T $40 to So
per 600, ~ 10 quality.
The community is . liberal and intelli-
gent one; with handsome and commo'
ldjous Catholic and Methodist churches
land good public schools, and citizens,
without exception, heartily welcome oil
lnew business enterprises.
| IL IL the northern terminOus OF the
Jasper and Evansville division Of the l..
+. u ST. L. Ry. and has three trains each
way per day.
| The town has Is manu- featuring estsb.
llishments using steam power, EN- brscine
IL steam -four mills. 2 planning mills,
Isaw mills, l spoke factory, ! stave and
shingle factory, l furniture factory,
brewery, machine shop, wago'
factories, and 2 brick-vards. which did
business last year aggregatimg owe
s275 600. II has three large welI-stocke'
Idry goods and general stores, and
smaller ones. 4 grocery stores, none q
Them extensive. 8 confectionariee. 3 sho
shops. good photograph gallery, 2 boo
lstores, 9 drug atores, 4 hotels. 2 printin
loffices, I state bank. 2 livery atables. an
several other branches Of business, o.
doing we'll, and 2 building association
lof $4,000 aud $4,000 capital respect
}. lively.
To persons who are seeking an inves
Iment for capital IL mann utacturing enteI
'Iprises ofany kind. and have skill and u
ldustry 10 apply 10 their business, Jasps
lpreeents rare Inducements. and her cit
Izens will extend . hearty welcome.
II Among the branches Of business whic
Iought 10 be established here and woul
|certainly pay, are . woolcn mill, sma
.. foundry, : large fruit cOnnery, . goo
i lbutter, aud cheese dairy, . tiling factor
Ia handle factory, good broom factor
Ia good pottery, . general produce desle
who would pay cash for tarm produ'
|of all kinds IN any quantity anoth
Ifour mill might possibly be made to pa
lalso, O. over $1,000 bushels Of whe
sIwere shipped from jasper L.
Iyear which Il seems to ua mig
have been made into -four here wi
profit, and the manufactured produc
lshipped. II Il probable, too. that . me
I'd chant with eufficient capital 10 carry
good stock OF any single line Of good
would be able by his larger assortme
= Of that line. and consequent lower pu
lchases, 10 secure enough trade from q
general stores abounding in the count
y TO make Il printable o. but this would
Ian experiment, while the others may
Icoun,ed ss certsintiea. At al events,
you are seeking location, come and
"a one cfus.