Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-07-06
PHILLIPsBURG.
Statistics What the People are
Doing In the Capital Of Phil
lips COunty--Eews and
Personal lettings
FerBCnaI JOttings

ESEBCuaI lettings
Harry Root, 1.-THE travelling CORE
sPOndent of the Atchison Champion.
was here last week. He sent the fol-
lowing to his paper which was pub
ished the LIST inst.-ED. HERALD.)
For the benefit of the readers of
the Champion some statistics of the
growth of this Northwestern Kansas
county viii no doubt be Of interest:
Total valuation of all property. 81
686,S52, against g, 49,, 1862, in 1887
The county has II miles of railroad,
/ divided as follows: Central Branch,
81 miles; Burlington & Missouri Riv-
er, IA miles: Chicago Kansas & Neb-
raska, 81 miles. The population Of
the county is 15,485, against 1AO67
IN 1887. There are 95,477 acres
! planted IN corn, against So, AS acres
last year. In oats there are 9,712
acres sOwn- The live stock interests
! are rapidly increasing, as the follow
/ ing figures viii show: Horses, 9,I56
head; hogs, 26,798; sheep, 1857;
mich COWS, 1929; other cattle, Is
4O2 head. The most cheering re-
ports come In from every portion of
| the county as regards crops. Soak
ing rains have been timely so far
The indications point to a most fav-
Orable year.
The city of Phillipsburg had a pop
! ulatiOn IN the spring of ], 235 against
! OBJ last year. Showing the crafty
ing increase of over 600 a year. The
| Champion correspondent has watched
the growth of most of the towns in
/ Northwestern Kansas for the past
! several years, and in none of them
has there been any larger increase of
! population, or one that has enjoyed
more substantial prosperity in all
these years, or one that shows up
more favOrably for years to come
than does the city of Phillipsburg.
Last fall witnessed the completion of
the first raiIrOad-the great Chicago
Kansas q Nebraska. Another year
will see her on a through line Of rail
road from the Missouri river to the
Rocky Mountains. On account of its
beautiful location, and being half way
between the Missouri river and Den
yer the railroad company have made
a division terminus on this great sys-
TEN of railroad, besides buying sew
eral hundred acres of real estate in
! Phillipsburg and adjoining. They
have already expended thousands of
dollars in the erection of a six stall
brick round house; sinking an i'm
mense well, erecting cOmmodiOus
stock yards, and grading several
miles Of track for additional yard
room.
One indication of how lands are
selling in Phillips county. NAV be
judged from the fact that the real es-
tate firm of d. Mcdonald & Co. sold
during the month of June nearly
5000 acres of land to actual settlers.
There are several real estate firms
here, including those of G.. A. Spauld-
ing q Co., who are the agents Of the
9. K. q n. Town Co. in PhilIipsburg
and Phillips county; John w. Lowe
comes IN for good slice, he being
agent for large number of farms
VIM. Bissell is doubtless the pioneer
real estate man of the county, having
plated several additions to the town.
There are several others interested in
real estate, all of whom are doing
some business. When the present
corn crop IS assured there viii be a
tremendous immigration to North
western Kansas, and Phillips county
will try and get her share.
There is brisk activity in Phillips
burg, and several fine business blocks
are under way. Deserving mention
is due VIM. BisselI for erecting his
stone and brick business block at a
cost of $4,000. The front of his
building will be of galvanized iron.
When completed it will be 5Ox8O feet,
and two stories high.
Work on the State Bank block.
comprising three buildings, to be oc-
euPied by the State Bank company,
| }. g. Gebhart and S. @. CUMMINGS.
IS progressing finely. The three
buildings will be 25x7O feet each. and
the entire block will cost between SIS
600 and $4,000
| The hotel project is favorabIy IN
der way. 1t will be built by the Hon.
John Bissell, of Kirwin, who has
large interests here, and Mr.. John