The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-07-05

4 To honest, industrious men, or men Q
cap.tal, seeking location 10 estsblie
themselves IN business, we wish 4
whisper that Jasper presents snperio
inducements.
! II isa town of about |, 800 inhabitants
surrounded by fine agriculture
country. which ships annually hundred
Of cars of agricultural products-c
lsequemtly subsistence il cheap.
IL IL under laid with q fine quality o
semi-block coal. easily mined nv drift
Ling into any Of the hills surrounding II
For steam purposes the pea coal from
these mines IL delivered anywhere IL
the town ~ fifty cents ton, and is prac
tically inexhanstible. lump coal i fur
nirhed in The coal house or bin, AT any
place IN town, at from &l 30 to 81 II
a ton, according to quantity desired
The county gets iia coal delivered for
use in the court house and Jail at $1l8a
y ton.
| Itis surrounded by q fine body oI
timber, OF all kinds indigenous to the
latitude.
sides ot The town, and furnishes 4 never
failing supply Of water tor msnufacio-
Iries along its banks. Good SOFT water
II. obtained in abundance TOR domestic
uses snv place IN the town IL depth OF
from 20 to 80 fcet.
A fine quality of good building gray
|sand-slone is quarrird near the town.
This stone has demonstrated its excel-
ence by standing good for over 80 years
the severe test at freezes aud thaws In
the pier of bridge across Patoka river.
House patterns of good brick are de-
Iivered At IS 10 So 50 per 1000. and small
er quantities nj slight advance, and
building lumber. rough. At SIS per 200
feet surfaced and seasoned At go TO $40
per 1000, rs to quality.
The community Is = liberal and intelIi-
gent one; with handsome aud commo.
dious Catholic and Methodist churches,
and good public schools, aud citizens,
without exception, heartily welcome al
new business enterprises
IL 10 the northern terminous OF the
Jasper aud Evansville division Of the L.,
+. 4 -. l.. Ry. and has three trains each
way per day.
The town has Is manufacturing estab.
Iishments using steam power, embracing
IHs
saw mills, spoke factory, 1 stave and
shingle factory, furniture factory, /
brewery, ! machine shop, wagon
factories. and 2 brick-yards, which did
bus mess last year sggregating over
e275,O0o. lthas three large weii-stockcd
dry goods and general stores. aud q
smaller ones, grocery stores, none or
them extensive. 4 confecfionaries, 3 shoe
shops, . good photograph gallery, 2 book
stores, 2 drug stores, 4 hotels. 2 printing
offices. I etatc bank. 2 livery stables, and
several other branches Of business, all
doing well. and 2 building associations
of $4,000 aud $4,000 capital respect.
lively.
To persons who are seeking an invest.
ment for capital in manufacturing enter
prises Of any kind, and have sk iii and in.
dustry TO apply 10 their business, Jasper
presents rare Inducements. aud her citi.
zens will extend hearty welcome.
Among the branches OF business which
ought 10 be established here and would
certainly pay, are = woolcn mill, small
foundry, a large fruit connery, a good,
butter. and cheese dairy, a tiIing factory
handle factory, good broom factory,
good pottery, . general produce dealer.
who would pay cash for iarm produceI
% Al kinds In any quantity; another
-four mill might possibly be made to pay,
also, % over $1,000 bushels OF wheat
were shipped from Jasper last
year which II seems TO ne might
have been made into -four here with
profit, and the manufactured products
shipped. II IL probable, TOO, that mer-
chant with sufficient capital TO carry 81
good stock Of any single line OF goods.
would be able BY his larger assortment
Of that line, and consequent lower pur-
chases, 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
as certainties. AT al! events, IL
you are seeking location, como and be
one ofus.