The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-01-30

ASDznsoS. I'M Jan. IL. 1891.
G. DoAxE, Jasper, Ind. Dear Sir
lncIosed and check Tor 81 80 for on
years subscription 70 The Jasper Courier
from which learn that Jasper has goo,
prospects for railroad from FrencI
Lick, which road jasper could have se
cured two or three years ago had tb
lcitizens made united effort IN that be
half. II some of Jasper's citizens woul(
unite with The others and make a mucl
effort towards building up J~sper a. Ia :,
40 towards injurinc some Of their bcs
and most enterprisiug ciiizens the town
would have had smother railroad run.
ming into u long sgo, but as long q
prejudice exists In = town ii never will
pc of much force. Some two years ago
wrote letter 10 the President OF the
Monon X. x. Co. regarding the exten-
sion OF their road bed from French Lick
10 Jasper receiving \ very encouraging
reply. which letter I submitted 10 one Of
Jasper's leading business men who a.
once censured the company aud every
one connected With the enterprise, frank
|iy saying he would vote aud do all
against Il he can, after which threw
the letter away and said no more about
~; harmony prevailing among citizens
Innst naturally bear its fruits. do
hope that the citizens will unite and
leave nothing undone on their part IN
having another railroad running into
Jaspcr within the next six months, and
thereby have competition in freight rates
as we'll as better shipping facilities, and
improve the town that has all the
necessary advantages 10 make = good
business as we'll as q manufacturing
town. A few men possessed OF energy
snd enterprise can accomplish Z great
deal towards building il up and i'm
proving u, which fact has been clearly
demonstrated In this city, which has
built up and kept increasing tho lsst s.
years until now it has attained the name
OF being one Of the leading manu- factur-
Ing citiesin this great State, al Of which,
was accomplished by few energetic and
euterprising business men that organised
Improvement Companies and I'd dvortised
the city and all its advantage. inviting
capital and manufacturers to locate here.
by giving factory sites and natural Ras|
for manufacturing purposes free.
Anderson, with population Of IL 0oO|
inhabitants. railroads running through
II, about 26 factories In operation. and
several moro nearing completion. houses|
hting bull. ia all directions, and about|
20 real estate agents supplying the wants
OF the people, presents wide awake and
busy scene. Among The faciories men,
toned are 5 extensive glsss factories,
one cathedral glass, one window
glass. one glass table ware aud two bot
ties, and fruit jars Of ell kinds, 2 nut and
bolt works, ? wire nail factories, one ofI
which is an extensive concern manufac-
turing us own wire used in making|
nails, employing about 600 nen, and run
ring day and night, eucsustic lille fac
tory that BY the wa, dona an elegant
piece Of work for the White House in
Washington, y. e., pulp mill, paper
factory, immense straw board paner
factory, consuming all the surplus straw
IN ms county, ] butter dish factory, II
knife aud bar works, box factory, ice
factory, ! keg factory, rolling mill, Il
snath cradle factory, ! brass foundry i
! foundry snd machine works, I brick
machinery factory. I carriage hardware
factory, ! quartz mill. 4 heading fac
tories aud several minor factories giving
employment 70 large force OF meu and
women. The press In general has pub.
lished various articles regarding The fail
urc and diminishing OF natural gas. So
far Anderson hasn't experienced any-
thing OF The kind but on the contrary it
Is thought that the pressure increases
rather than decreases. Some of the Ras
wells here have pressure Of 200 pounds
70 the square Inch. which ID enough
strength 10 pull four train loads or 90
cars each.
Tho Anderson Nut and Bolt Worka
have two steam pumpe, one on each aide
cf their factory, which are used in case OIL
Gre. which can Be Get in operation by the
pressure OF natural gas alone. not usjne
steam AZ al. which was done twice now.
thereby saving their building from de-
struciion zach time. their factory being
bey ond the control Of the fire depart
mcnt. Natural gas is indeed luxury
70 housewives, as IL makes = nice clean
hre, no coal or wood to carry In the|
house, therobv saving considerable work
and money, mot only IN carrying fuel in
: lonsc but also IN keeping house clean \
buving fuel, as that is always included
aud furnished for the rent paid FOR Al
house. The fire in stove can be kent
burning Al night like : lamp, Il being
regulated By . koy.
Real estate il advancing very rayidIv.
Last week two story brick building sO|
feet front on the public square, sold for
S3l 200 70 some Ohio parties. The beat
Of all for the poor man in Anderson Il
the Citizens Gas 90. Of which | am Il
sfockhoIder, iis chief organizer and
President being onr old friend John 4.
Forkner, ex-Auditor Of this county. With
whom many Of Jaspev's cItizsns ara &c.
qusin'ed, - he was the President.
and with Mr.. James M. Barton cf thIs
place, The owner OF the original Dubois
County Bank. Ia said Gas 20. no one
person i aiIo we'd 70 own more than 20
shares o. stock ~ $500 each, aud any
one owning two shares Of its stock u en-
titled - al the gas required for fnel al q
Illuminating purposes for one residence
Or business house ns long AZ The uas
holds out. 20 vou ere for $1,000 .nv III.