The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-08-02

Come tO Jasper.
To honest. industrious men. or men Of
capital. seeking = location 10 estabIish
themselves IN business, We wish 10
whisper that jasper presents superior
Inducements.
II isa town OF about 800 ihhs hItants,
surrOundcd by = fine agricultural
which ships annually hundreds
I0f cars Of agricultural pr0dncts-con'
sequently subsistence II cheap.
II IL under laid with . fine quality ol
lscmi-block coal. easily mined BY drift
Ing ipi0 any OF the hills surrounding II.
For steam purposes the pea coal from
these minea Il delivered anywhere In
the town st fifty cents . tOn, and IL prac-
lticaliy inexhaustible. lump coal 10 FUR
nishcd In The coal house or hin, at anv
place In town. IT from el 30 70 e1 IS
q ton, according 10 quantity desired.
The county gets ita coal delivered for
use in the court house and jail at $l.l63
10 ton.
II is surrounded BY . fine body Of
timber. OF oil kinds indigenous TO the
latitude.
Pstoka river skirta The south and east
sides Of The town, and furnishes never
failing suppiy OF water for manufacto-
lries along its banks. Good soft water
liz obtained in abundance for domestic
|uses any place In the town ata depth Of
from 70 to 30 feet.
| A fine quality Of good building gray
lsand.stone il quarried near the town
This stone has demonstrated its excel.
lence by standing good for over 50 years
1.-The severe test Of freezes and thaws IN
1.-The pier Of bridge across Patoka river
House patterns Of good brick are de.
Ilivered at o5 10 IS so per 1000. and small.
Ter quantities at . slight advance, and
building lumber, rough, at SIS per !. O00
feet surfaced and seasoned at go TO So
per 1000. ~ 10 quality.
| The community is = liberal and intelll.
gent one; with handsome and c0mmo.
Idious Catholic and Methodist churches
and good public schools, and citixene
without exception, heartily welcome al
new business enterprises.
| IL 10 the northern termlnoUe n th(
Jasper and Evansville division Of the l..
e. 4 ST. L. Ry. and has three trains each
way per day.
The town has ls msuu featuring estab
liahments using steam power, embracing
2 steam -four mills. 2 planning milis,
saw mills, l spoke factory, stave and
shingIs factory, I furniture factory,
brewery, ] machine shop, Wagon
factories, and 2 hrick-yards, which did I
husinesa last year sRgregating ove
e275,O00. Ithsa three large welI-stockef
dry goods and general stores. and
sneller ones. : grocery storcs. none o'
Them extensive. 4 confecsionaries, 3 sh0<
'Ishops, . good photograph gallery, 2 book
lstores, 3 drug stores, 4 hotels. 2 printing
Offices, I state hank. 3 livery stables, and
several other branches OF business, oil
doing we'll. aud 2 building aasociatinns
of 100000 aud $4,000 capital respect
lively.
To persona who are seeking IN invest
ment for capital IN manufacturing enter
lprisea Of any kind. and have skill and In
dUstry 10 apply 10 their business, Jasper
'lpresents rare Inducements. and her citi
xene will extend = hearty welcome.
Among the branches OF business which
omght 10 be Established here and would
'lcertsinly pay, are woolen mill, smal
foundry, large fruit connery, . good
butter, and cheese dairy, tiling factory
N ~ """sstc tsStutvs kVVO OTOOuu InCsOsy
IA good pottery, . general produce dealer
who would pay cash for farm produces
lof all kinda IN any quantity; another
flour mill might possibly be made 10 pay
also, as over $1,000 bushels Of wheat
were shipped from Jasper las'
,lyear which Il seems 10 us might
have been made into -four here with
protIt, and the manufactured products
shipped. II probable, too. that mer'
chant with sufficient capital 10 carry Z
good stock Of any single line Of goods
would be able by his larger assortment
Of that line. end consequent lower pur.
lchsees, 10 secure enough trade from the
general stores abounding In the country
10 make Il profitable but this would be
an experiment, while the others may bs
counted a. certainties. At al events, II
You are seeking location, come and be
one ofus.