The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-08-09
TO BUSINESS INVESTORS.


Come 10 Jasper.
To honest. industrious men, or men OF
.apital, seekinga location 10 establish
ip business, We wish 70
whisper that Jasper presents superior
Il il town OF about !. 800 inhabitants,
by fine agricultural
which ships annually hundreds
OF cars Of agricultural prodncts-con-
subsistence IL cheap.
II is under laid with fine quality Of
coal. easily mined BY drin-
Ing into any Of the hills surrounding u.
For steam purposes the pea coal from
these mines Il delivered anywhere IN
the town 1t fifty cents q ton, and is prac-
ticaiIy inexhsustible. lump coal y fur'
nished In the coal house or bin, at any
place in town. ut from 81 % 70 el.Io
! ton, according 20 quantity desired
The county gets ita coal delivered Tor
use in the court house and jail at $l.ls3
8 ton.
II IL surrounded by = fine body OF
timber, OF all kinds indigenous 70 the
latitude.
Patoka river skirts the south and east
sides Of the town, and furnishes never
failing supply Of water for manufscso'
ries along its banks. Good soft water
|is obtained in abundance for domestic
uses any place in the town st depth o.
from 20 to 30 feet.
a fine quality OF good building gray
is Quarried near the town
lThis stone has demonstrated its excell
lence BY standing good for over 50 year
1.-The severe test Of freezes and thaws y
the pier OF . bridge across Patoka river
House patterns OF good brick are de
lliyered at e5 to IS so per 1000. and small
er quantities 81 . slight advance, ant
building lumber. rough, at SIS per ]. 20
feet surfaced and seasoned ct go 10 -
per l 600. ss TO quality. n.
i The community is liberal and intel'i
gent one; with handsome and commo
dious Catholic and Methodist churches
and good public schools, and citizen.
without exception, heartily welcome q
Inew business enterprises.
IL IL the northern terminous OF 70
.!Jssper and Evansville division Of the L
liz. 4 St. L. Ry. and has three trains eac
way per day.
The town has 1e manufacturing estat
llishments using steam power. embracin
IL steam -four mills. 2 planning mills.
aaw mills, l spoke factory. stave an
lshingle factory, furniture factory.
brewery, machine chop, = wago
factories, and 2 brick yards. which did
hueiness last year sggregating ov'
t275, 600. Ithas three large welI-stocke
ldry go0ds and general stOrea. and
srlsiIer ones. { grocery Stores none
them extensive. Z confectionariee. , shs
!. .shope, good photograph gallery, hoo
siorcs. q drug etores, 4 hotels. 2 printir
+ Offices. 1 state bank, 2 livery stables. IN
several other branches Of business,
/. doing well. aud 2 building association
J lof $4,000 and $4,000 capital respec
lively.
To pereons who are seeking IN inves
Iment for capital IN manufacturing ente
,. prises Of any kind. and have skili and j
. ldusiry 10 apply 10 their business. Jssp
8 presents rare inducements. and her ci'
sens will extend hearty welcome
Among the branches OF business whi'
lought "a be established here and wou
scertainly : pay. are wooden mill. sm'
foundry. q large fruit connery. goo
butter, and cheese dairy, tiling factor
"a. handle factory, good broom factor
d good pottery, Q general produce deals
who would pay cash for farm produ
: Of all kinds In any quantity; anoth
hour mill might possibly be made 70 %
also, @ over $1,000 bushels Of whe
? were shipped from Jasper y
slyear which IL seems to us mig
have been made into -four here vi
proft, and the manufactured produt
|shipped. tis probable, too, that me
lchant with sufficient capital 10 carry
..lgood stock Of any single line Of goot
- would be able BY his larger sssortme
y of that line, and consequent lower pu
. chaees, 10 secure enough trade from I
general stores abounding in the count
Ito make Il profitable e-but this would
70 Ian experiment, while the Others may
lcounied as certaintiee. At al events,
you are seeking location, come and
one Of us.