The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-11-15

Come 20 Jasper.
TO honest. industrious men. or men oil
capital. seeking . location 10 establish
themselves In business. Ne wish tO|
whispcr that jasper presents superior
inducements.
Il II town Of about !. 800 Inhabitants,
surrounded by fine agricultural
country, which ships annually hundseds
OF cars OF agricultural pr0dncts-con-
sequently subsistence is cheap.
II IL under laid with fine quality Of
|semi-block coal. easily mined by drift-
ing into any Of the hills surrounding It.
For steam purposes the pee coal from
lthese mines is delivered anywhere In
the town 81 fity cents ton, and IL prac-
lticaiIy inexhaustible. lump coal IL fur.
lnished IN the coal house or bin, at anv
place in town. at from e1.3O to u IS
= ton, according to quantity desired.
The county gets iis coal delivered for
use in the court house aud jail at $l.l8a
Ia ton.
4 Lis surrounded by fine body Of
timber. OF all kinds indigenous TO the
latitude.
l Patoka river skirts the south and east
-ides Of the town, and furnishes . never
failing supply OF water for manufacso.
Iries along its banks. Good soft water
iis obtained in abundance Tor domestic
uses snv place in the town at depth oI
Itrom 20 20 90 feet.
A fine quality OF good building gray
I-xnd-sione il qnarried near the town
This stone has demonstrated its excell
Flsnce by standing good for over 50 yesr'
tho severe test Of freezes and thaws u
1.-THE pier Of bridge across Patoka river
| House patterns of good hrick are de
Ilivered at e5 10 IS 90 per 1000. and email
Ter quantities ~ q slight advance, AM
building lumber, rough. At SIS per l, 90
fleet surfaced and seasoned at $50 to 50
Iper 1U0c. ~ 10 quality.
The community IL liberal and intelll
lgent one; with handsome and comsno
lijous Catholic and Methodist churches
land good public schools, aud citizen
without exception, heartily welcome .
lnew business enterprises.
II II IL the northern termin0us Of ID
vlIasper and Evansville division Of the !.
,.sjE. & ST. L. ny. and has three trains eac
cav per day.
: The town has IL manufacturing estat
llishments u~ing steam power, embracin
l2 steam Hour mills. 3 planning mills.
Issw mills, I sp0ko factory, 1 stave IN
lshingle factory, furniture factory.
Ihfe very, I machine shop, WACO
factories, aud 2 brick-yards, whtch did
Ihnsiucss last year aRaregating o.
|o275O 900. Il has three large well-stock'
rsIdrv goods and general st0res. and
sussller ones. Z grocery storca. none
them extensive. ! confectionsries. > sh
-|shops. good photograph gallery, ? bo'
stores. 3 dug stores, 4 hotela, 2 printii
Infjccs. I atate hank, 3 livery stables.
,commercial college,. where . thuroui
knowledge Of hook keeping can be hs
land at : very reasonable price. q
Iseveral other branches OF business,
doing well. and 2 building associatio
of sl0O.O0O aud $4,000 capital respe
lively.
TO persons who are seeking an inve
mcmt for capital IN manufacturing ent,
helpsises OF any kind. and have ski'l and
+ Idueiry 10 apply 10 their business. JasE
= lpresents rare Inducements. ann her ci
lzepa will extend hearty welcome.
Among the branches of business Viii
IOVE1t 10 Uc coSeOtteus'ss uesS .sss. -
: .lcertainly pay. ere : wooden mill, en-
,Isoundry, large fruit connery, : 60
lbmster. and cheese dairy, = tilimg facto
Il handle factory, good broom facso
- ID good pottery. general produce dea'
se' who would pay cash for farm prod!
!, Iof al kinds IN any quantity; anotl
-l lnour mill might posaihly be made TO p
also, o. over $1,000 bushels OF WI
were shipped from Jaeper J
N wear which Il seems TO ua mil
y shave been made into -four here v
profit, and the manufactured produ
shipped. Il q probable, too, that n
chsnt with sufficient capital to carrJ
good stock Of any single line OF goo
would be able by his larger assortm
:. of that line, and consequent lower p
chases, 70 secure enough trade from
= general stores abounding In the coun
10 make II profitabIe-b this would
Ian experiment. while the others may
Ds lcouuted a. certainties. At all events
YOU are seeking location. come and
lone ofus.