The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-12-20

To honest, industrious men. or men a
capital, seeking location TO cstabljsl
themselves 10 business, we wish I,
whisper that Jasper presents superior
Inducements.
u isa town "f about 1.s0O inhabitants
snrrounded by 4 fine agricultural
country. which ships annually hundred.
|of cars Of agricultural proiucts--con.
Iscqnently subsistence Il cheap.
II is under laid with = fine quality al
|scini-hlock coal. easily mined by drin.
ing into any Of the hills surrounding n
For steam purposes the pea coal from
these mines i delivered anywhere IN
the town ~ fifty cents a ton, and IL prsc.
|ticaily inexhanstiblc. lump coal Il fur.
lni~hcd IN the coal house or hin, at any
place in town. nj from 81 30 to q I'd
IA ton, according 20 quantity desired
The county gets its coal delivered for
use IN the court house and jail at $l.ls]
Ia ton.
tis surrounded by fine body OF
timber, VI all kinds indigenous to the
latitude.
Patoka river skirts the south and east
sides Of the town, and furnishes 4 never
failing supply Of water for manu- ufacfo.
|ries along its banks. Good soft water
liz obtained In abundance tor domestic
uses any place in the town 1t q depth UI
from 20 10 80 feet.
a fine quality OF good building gray
sandstone i quarried near the town
This stone has demonstrated its excel.
|ence by standing good for over 50 year,
the severe tesi of freezes and thaws II
1.-THE pier Of 4 bridge across Patoka river
House patterns Of good brick are de-
llivered 81 e5 to'$5 50 per 1000, and small
Ter quantities st slight advance, sDi
building lumber, rough, at SIS per !, ,00'
feet: surfaced aud seasoned ct go to So
per LOO, ~ 10 quality.
| The community IL = liberal and intelli
gent one with handsome and commo
dious Catholic aud Methodist churches
and good public schools. and citizens
without exception. heartily wclcoinc al
lncw business enterprises.
n II tie northern tnrmin0us OF III
Jasper and Evansville division OF tho !.
y. a g. l.. Ry. and has three trains cac
way per day.
The town hrs i6 manufacturing cstah
liishincnts using steam power. cmhraciil
2 steam il0nr mile. = planning mills,
saw mills, spoke factory, l stavc an
Ssiingle factory. furniture factory,
brewery, machine shop, WACO
factories, aud brick-yards, which did
husinrss last year aggregating owe
S275,UUn. Iihas three large well-sfocke
dry goods and general stnres. and
smaller ones. 4 grocery stores, none {
Them extensive. 4 confectionsries, 3 sho
shops. . good photograph gallery, 2 boo
stores. = drug stores, 4 hotels. 2 printin
of'iccs. state bank, 2 livery stables,
roiumcrcial college, where thoroug
knowledge of ook-kecping can be haf
land nj very reasonable price. an
-everai other branches Of business, a
lduing well. AMI 2 hnilding association
I"f $4,000 and $4,000 capital respect
lively.
To persons who arc seeking an invest
lincnt for capital in manufacturing enter
lpriscs Of any kind, aud have skill and 10
dustry 10 apply 10 their business. laspe
lprcscnis rare Inducements. and her ci,i
lzcns will extend u hearty welcome.
Among the branches OF business whic
nighi To be established here and woul,
lctTthluit Ihy. hit WOoicu suuts suini
foundry, = large fruit connery, goo'
butter. and cheese dairy, tiling factory
a handle factory. good broom factory
good pottery, general produce dealer
who would pay cash for farm produc
of All kinds In any quantity; anothc
| flour mill might possibly be made 10 pay
lalso, as over $4,000 bushels Of whea
were shipped from Jasper las
wear which IL seems TO us NIGH
have been made into -four here will
|pro6t, and the manu- ufac!ured product
shipped. Iii probable, too, that mer
chant with sufficient capital to carry
good stock OF any single line Of goods
would be able by his larger assortment
OF that line. and consequent lower pur
|chascs, to secure enough trade from ths
general stores abounding In the country
10 make II profitable but this would b
an experiment, while the others may bt
counted rs certainties. At all events, !