The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-10-18
brown STONE IN INDIANA.
TO Be Quarried ny Prominent
Men.

Men.
|, indianapolis sentinel.
81 A. has been before remarked. Indian
N rs hound 10 boom. Her business me,
are Jnst IIyening up 10 tho possibiiisje
!. snat isy before them. Right on ths heel
4 ~ the discovery of natnrsI gss comes
: weil-defncd prospect OF brown sson,
'r"nt-" 10 add beauty and wealth 10 he1
s'a'cship. Since the building of a..
4 fmny"ificcnt court honse ~ lndianapoii,
: ana the finr-t capitol building OF -,
state. attention has heen called 10 ths
! iact t'si Iniitua j. n0fsbIe a. Z state oI
hne public s'rnctnrrs. MANY private
business bindings have hecn lately
erected, Is good. The rtate u nationally
known 10 sbound in material excsp-
! ''russiy sniied 10 constructing public
ana business buildings. Now public
spirited men have brought Ia light the
'sct i''nt material equal almost 10 any in
'ue world Tor the con-frncti0n or clexa ut
residence buildings lies in slmnst inex-
'@ustib:c btds in southern Indiana.
I Chhile, kshio ~ The Gcrmsnia inspr-
ance company drew from his inside poc.
krt an unbiased document and remark.
ed "Hrfe il IT," II was 4 certificate
q stock, bearing the inscription. ..rhe
Indiana brown stone compsuy S5O.v
Mr. kshIo folded II carefully and
said: "yu-t wal: tiil that's worth $500. !,
"a short. heavy-set man, and wears Al
'nuslache and goatee. aud likes 10 see
others comfortable. When two ladieal
got into the coach on the j., NJ & I. train
going south lLur-day afternoon. hel
kindly told them that was the smokinyl
car, wherest w. II Coleman, manuixc-I
turer ~ slaves aud heading, who has iustI
returned from trip in Europe ssid.
while was travelling III the old coun.l
Try one day took the trouble 10 tell al
tally she was IN the smoking car and sheI
quietly remarked, Il want YOU to under
s'amd that enjoy smoke as much al
any Of yon, snd al that drew out q
weii-scssvned pipe and proved it.v
lne party wac quite small when it
start q QUITO inspect the brown stoncl
qunrfics, for the operation Of which a
company he's but lately been formed. III
con- sisted Of the two gentlemen above
mentioned. Col. ". A. Downing. Walter
kesrIer, w. ". y. Smith. of the Ciucin
nnsi Commercial q Gazrtte. aud represen- i
tat:ve OF Tie Sentinel.
Al Louisville, whore The party remain
su and gos good nights rest. Msnagerl
Hicks OF the company WAS al led 10 lbeI
number. AMI Councilman ewhousel
came over from New Albany and At
ended show with the others.
There arr several buildings in I<onjs-l
Vile which have been trimmed with iu-l
diana brown stone. Although the QUAR-
rics have never becn operated 10 any ex-
tent, the owners Of the Isnd B. g. VonI
Bust \ Son, have Il different timceI
taken out small amounts 0f stone. I'll
WAS specimen OF what they mined tha Il
Ionk the fret prize n the best red sand
'tone ~ thu centennial expnsition. The
ais Line rsil'osd runs within hair mile
81 Ia. quarriv-. F'i..av morning aawn-ls
~ dsenisI. but b, = 80 O'Clock Tho part. Il
vas speeding along over The ausumn
Iinyed hills and through the rock -boundl
gu!IIrs Of southern Indiana under q,
might. warm sun. Tie scenery along
he Air line Il very petty ~ this season.
fihe year. Charles Jewett, chairman
VI the democratic state central commit
ce, aud Representative Applegate, osi
The lat general assembly, had joined
n those whom natures art had no power
. Interest, with anecdotes OF the conn
~. The only thing fhst marred The
pleasure Of the trip WAS the great mum
Der or rock tunnels, which the train
eemed 10 dive through with . cIaiief IL
ind rush Of smoke, which led Mr.. Cole
nan to say he hsd only taken ono ride Z
'eforc during which he passed throughI 4
more tunnels. Going from Florence tol
Italy, he encountered nine oil
hem between aud 10 o'clock in The y
morning. Here and there AL along The ?
lir Line appeared new orchards which
Ie significant of . matter Of much i'm 4
ortance. IL has been found that this ~
terile country u prolific IN its Weld o'I.t
mall fruits, and now that condition Is n
eing taken advantage oG This with !"
d berry intercsts u destined 10 make y
oulhern Indians something more than y
historic aud plum-colo olored peach brandy =
ountry. o
Ana 10 these now is added the proba- =
ility ~ one cf the largest brown stonel
uarties 10 the United States being o2er-l
ted la its midst. ns
Stone factories, lime kilns and brick n
ards were numerous in easy reach ot "a
70 railroad. and since asphalt has begun ~
J be ueed about Indiana, there is c0n-i n
dersbIe demand for crushed rock. %
here is also kind Of rock In abund- %
nee here, which, being ground UP, IL "
sed In the manufacture Of gIsss. TAX vo
u II All in al, southern Indiana. which 81
- become renowned IS the home Of the
w hiie Caps, 10 not such an unblessedI
,unlry q outside Impressions have led dlCh
eopie 70 believe.
Finally ST. Anthony was reached, andl,. :,
sre the party was impressed with the II
any benefits Of some laws. The last ~
sncrsl assembly passed bill requiring xe
me OF trains 70 be placed on black I
,Ards in trout of al stations. Every In al
sbitant IN t5e neighborhood Of 81. An.
'ony now carries piece Of chalk 10 his
ouser's pocket, aud the station black "a
DAsd IL u-ed - general mesns of CON- ID,
unicslion. Friday mormimg this notice ~,
VI beea posted: "Tcil George Wrig-lsh
q 70 fiUish loading that car of ssayeo ~
hon be comes down In the morning. X ~
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