The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-04-26
TO BUSINESS INVESTORS.


Come 10 Jasper
To honest, industrious men. or men Of
capital, seeking location 10 establish
themselves In business. we wish 20
whisper that Jasper presents superior
inducements.
1t IL town Of about 800 inha abitsnts,
surrounded by fine agricultural
which ships annually hundreds
OF cars OF agricultural products-con-
sequenily subsistence is cheap.
II is under laid with fine quality OF
semi-block coal, easily mined by drift
ing into any of the hills surrounding II.
For steam purposes the pea coal from
these mines Is delivered anywhere in
the town at fifty cents ton, and IL prac-
ticaliy inexhaustible. lump coal is fur
ni-hed in the coal house or bin, at anv
place in town, at from 81 80 to 81 IS
= ton, according 10 quantity desired.
The county gets its coal delivered for
use in the court house and Jail at $1.l6a
IA ton.
tits surrounded by fine body Of
timber, Of ell kinds indigenous to the
latitude.
Patoka river skirts the south and east
sides Of the town, and furnishes never
failing supply of water for manufscto-
ries along its banks. Good soft water
il obtained in abundance for domestic
uses any place IN the town at depth OF
from 20 to 80 feet.
A fine quality OF good building gray
sandstone Is qusrried near the town.
This stone has demonstrated its excell-
ence by standing good for over so years
the severe test Of freezes and thaws i'll
the pier Of bridge across Patoka river.
House patterns Of good brick are de-
livered At IS to'$5 SO per 1000, and small
er quantities At slight advance. and
building lumber, rough, at SIS per ], 900
feet; surfaced and seasoned ct $50 to $30l
per 900, as TO quality.
The community is liberal and fntelli-
gent one; with handsome and commo-l
dious Catholic and Methodist churches,
and good public schools. aud citizens,
without exception, heartily welcome all
new business enterprises.
1t Is the northern terminous Of the|
Jasper and Evansville division Of the L.,
f. & st. l.. Ry. and has three trains each
way per day.
lishments using steam power, embracing
|2 steam -four mills. 2 planning mills, q
|saw mills, spoke factory, l stave and
lshingle factory, l furniture factory, I
brewery, machine chop, 4 wagon
factories, and 2 brick-yards, which did .
business lsst year sggregating over
! $275,0O0. II has three large weII-stocked
dry goods and general stores, and
smaller ones. grocery stores. none OF
them extensive. 4 confeciionaries. 8 shoe
shops, good photograph gallery, ? book
stores, 2 drug stores, hotels, 2 printing
offices. state bank, > iivery stables, and
several other branches Of business, all
doing well. and 2 building associations
of $4,000 and $4,000 capital respect.
lively.
| To persons who are seeking an invest
ment for capital im manufacturing enter
lpriscs Of any kind. and have skill and in.
dustry TO apply 10 their business. Jasper
lprescnts rare Inducements, and her citi-
zens will extend hearty welcome.
Among the branches OF business which
oughi 10 be established here aud would
certainly pay. are woolcn mill, small
foundry, a large fruit connery, q good
butter. and cheese dairy, tiling factory.
. handle factory, good broom factory,
= good pottery, a general produce dealer.
who would pay cash for farm produce
of all kinds in any quantity; another
-four mill might possibly be made to pay.
also, ss over $4,000 bushels Of wheat
were shipped from Jasper last
wear which Il seems to us might
have been made into -four here with
profit, and the manufactured products
Ishipped. 1t IL probable, 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
Iof that line, and consequent lower pur-
lchases, 10 secure enough trade from the
general stores abounding in the country
TO make II profitable but this would be
an experiment, while the others may be
counted as certainties. At all events, II
you are seeking location, come and be
Ione ofus.