The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-06-21
TO BUSINESS INVESTORS



To honest, industrious men, or men OF
capital, sccking . location TO establish
in business, We wish TO-
whisper that Jasper presents superior
Inducements.
II is town of about ], 800 Inhabitants,
surrounded by fine agricultural
country, which ships annually hundreds
OF cars Of agricultural products-con-
sequently subsistence 10 cheap.
IL is under laid with fine quality OF
scmi-bIock coal. easily mined by DRIFT
ing into any Of the hills surrounding H..
For steam purposes the pea coal rom
these mines IL delivered anywhere IN
the town at fifty cents a ton, and is prac-
tically inexhaustible, lump coal is fur-
nished in the coal house or bin, at any
place in town. at from e13 to el-75
4 ton, according TO quantity desired.
The county gets It's coal delivered Tor
use in the court house aud jail At $l.lS4
ton.
Itis surrounded by . fine body Of
timber, OF ell kinds indigenous to the
latitude.
Patoka river skirts the south and east
sides or the town, aud furnishes = never
failing supply Of water for nanufacio-
ries along its banks. Good soft water
lie obtained in abundance for domestic
uscs any place In the town ats depth OF
from 20 TO 80 feet.
A fine quality OF good building gray
sandstone Is quarried near the town
This stone has demonstrated lie excelI-
ence by standing good for over 80 years
, the severe test Of freezes and thaws IN
the pier Of bridge across Patoka river
4 House patterns Of good brick are de-
llivered At IS to'$5 so per 1000. and small
Ter quantities At a slight advance, ane
IbuilLing lumber, rough, AZ SIS per ! 900
feet surfaced and seasoned 1t SO to $3'
per 1000, as TO quality.
The community is 4 liberal and intelli
gent one; with handsome aud commo
Idious Catholic aud Methodist churches
2 and good public schools, and citizens
without exception, heartily welcome al
new business enterprises.
1t is the northern terminous Of III
Jasper aud Evansville division Of the J..
K. & st. l.. Ry. and has three trains eac
way per day.
The town has is manufacturing estat
llisbments using steam power. mbracin
IL steam flour mills. 2 planning mills.
saw mills, 1 spoke factory, s,sve an
Ishingle factory, ! furniture factory,
lbrewery, machine shop, wage
factories, aud 2 brick-yards. which did
e. business last year aggregaiing ov'
l3275,0O0. II has three large well-stocks
heldry goods and general stores, and
smaiier ones, 4 grocery stores, none
them extensive. 4 confectiOnsries, 3 sh'
shops, good photograph gallery, > boz
istores. 3 drug stores, 4 hotels.2 printii
Y officce. state bank, , livery stablea. ~
\ several other branches Of business, (
doing well. and binding association
lof $4,000 aud $4,000 capital respe'
-. lively.
To persons who are seeking an inve
:. ment Tor cspital IN manufacturing en''
prises Of any kind, and have ekiii AMI
dustry to apply TO their business, jasI
presents rare inducements. and her ci
= zens will extend hearty welcome.
- Among the branches Of business whi
Iought 10 be established here aud wol
certsinly pay, Are wooden mill, SIN
Din. foundry, . large fruit connery, = 90
col butter, and cheese dairy, q thing facto
!, handle factory, good broom sacto
\ good pottery, . general produce deal
who would pay cash for farm prodl
Of al kinds In any quantity; anotl
" flour mill might possibly be made to p
n also, as over $1,000 bushels Of VIII
: were shipped from jasper
year which II seems to us mis-
have been made into -four here W
profit, and the manufactured produ
shipped. II IL probable, too, that Q N
ana chant with sufficient capital to carry
:, good stock OF any single line Of goo
would be able BY his larger assortm'
L OF that line. and consequent lower p
chsses, to secure enough trade from
general stores abounding in the coun
Cs to make II profitable but this would
an experiment, while the others may
Icounied IS certainties. At all events,
you are seeking location, come and
and one ofus.