The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-05-03
TO BUSINESS INVESTORS.


Come tO OuHPCEs
To honest, industrious men, or men o.
cauital. seckinga location 10 establish
! In business, We wish 70
whisper that Jasper presents superior
Il Is town Of about !, 800 Inhabitants,
surrounded by fine agricultural
country, which ships annually hundreds
OF cars OF agricultural prodncts-con'
seauently subsistence 10 cheap. !.
II Is under laid with fine quality o.
eemi-block coal. easily mined by driu-
inp into any Of the hills surrounding IT,
For steam purposes the pea coal rom
these mines IL delivered any where ~
the town at fifty cents ton, snd y prac'
tjcslly inexhsustible. lump coal is fur
ni.hed IN the coal house or bin, At any
Mace IN town, at from u 30 to u 70
= ton. according 10 quantity desired.
The county gets its coal delivered Tor
nae IN the court house and Jail at $l.lS4
d ton. . y.
timber. OF all kinds indigenous to the
latitude.
ls,das of ,he town. aud furnishes . never
falling supply Of water ior manuIAc.o-
ries along its banks Good soit wafer
is obtained in abundance tor domestic
uses any place in the town at depth O
from 70 TO 80 feet.
A fine quality OF good building gray
sand stone il qnarried near the town
lThis stone has demonstrated ifs excei''
$ ence by standing good for over 81 years
1.-The severe test Of freezes and thawe y
= The pier Of bridge across Patoks river
House patterns OF good brick are de
|liyered At IS to'$5 so per 1000. and email
Ter ousntities At slight advance, ans
building lumber, rough, At SD per ~
feet surfaced aud seasoned 1t e2Oto -
liner 600. AS 10 quality. =.
The community Is liberal and inse'''
cent one: with handsome and commo
ldious Catholic and Methodist churches
IN ana good public schools, and citizen'
80 without exception, heartily welcome q
new business enterprises.
II a the northern terminous Of ~
Iasner and Evansville division Of the l.
In. 4 ST. l.. Ry. and has three trains eac
way per day.
The town has Is manufacturing csta'
IHshments using steam power. embrac'n
II steam -four mills. 2 planning mills,
az mills. L spoke factory, l sssve ~
shiurle factory. I furniture factory,
Ihrewery. machine chop, wagt
lfsc,ories. and 2 brick-yards, which did
lhusiness last year aggregasing ov
a175OOn. II thas three large well-stock
~ Idry poode and general stores and
:. smaller ones. 4 grocery stores, none
them extensive. 4 confectiOnaries. > 81
shops. = good photograph gallery, bo
stores. 2 drug stores. 4 hotels. 2 printi
- nfyices. 4 state bank. 2 livery stables. NJ
- s.veraI other branches of business,
doing well. and 2 building associaiio
of 800 600 aud $4,000 capital respe
ivsly.
msut tor capital IL manufacturing ent
80. prises OF any kind. and have skill and
dustry 10 apply 10 their business. Jasl
nrcseuts rare Inducements. and her g
y zens will extend hearty welcome.
~ Among the branches Of business wh
ought 10 bc established here and VOL
certsinly pay. are woolcn mill, sH
foundry. a large fruit connery, gf
col. butter. and cheese dairy, tiling facto
4 handle factory. good broom fac'o
TEL 4 good pottery, q general produce dea
- who would pay cash for tarm prod
lof ali kinds In any quantity; anot
-four mill might possibly be made 20 :
m also. g over $1,000 buehela Of WI
NJ ! were shipped from jasper
wear which II seems to us mi
have been made into -four here y
profit, and the manufactured prod'
shipped. II j. probable, TOO, that a
. .,a achsnt with sufficient capital to carr
~. good stock Of any single line Of Ro'
.- would be able by his larger assortu
- Of that line. aud consequent lower I
chssea. 70 secure enough trade from
general stores abounding in the coui
d. 70 make Il profiiabIe-- but this woul'
an experiment, while the Others ma!
counted as certaintiee. AT all event.
you are seeking . location, come and
}. suS one ofus.
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