Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-08-23
Information for Ezcursionists.

Phillips is situated in the northern
tler of counties, and is thehfth east of
the Colorado line. It was organized
in 1872, consists of twenty-five town
ships, is thirty miles square, and con
tains $4,000 acres, or 800 square
miles of territory. In 1886 It con
tanned a population Of 12,181. Phil
lips county is. according to agricu1-
turaI reports, the second best county
in Kansas on grain per acre; is well
watered by "a living streams; its soil
is unsurpassed; it has plenty Of good
building stone and considerable tim
Der. Only one-ffth of its lands are
yet under cultivation; it now has
$4,000 inhabitants, and is a good
county to come to.
The climate of this portion of Kan
sas is as desirable as any in the great
Mississippi valley. There is but lit
tie snow and no mud. Being located
about 1, 800 feet higher than the Mis-
souri, river at Atchison, the air is dry
and pure, braciug and healthful.
There are three railroads running
through portions of this county, VIZ:
The Central Branch of the Union
Pacific, in the south part, the G. R. L
& P. r. r., through the center, and
the Burlington and Missouri River
the northwestern corner. 1t may
thus be seen that with these great
competing lines of railway, our ship
ping facilities are unexcelled by any
county in Kansas.
Phillipsburg, the county seat, is
located two miles south and one mile
east of the exact geographical center
of the county. The town site can not
be surpassed for eligibility and
beauty. The surface is a gentle roll
ing prairie; the natural drainage is
perfect. The town is on high ground
and can be seen for many miles
from any direction Though till re-
Gently it has been without railroad
, communication with other parts Of
the world, yet it has been an import
ant trading point, and has grown W
to a lively, bustl1ng town of about
1900 inhabitants. Its enterprisine
citizens had erected in the publ,
square a fine brick court house, at ,
cost of about $4,000, an elegan
5 school house costing about $4,000
l. three bank buildings costing abou
5 $4,000 each, a church at a cost o
i $4,000, and many other substantial
buildings, both business houses anC
residences.
Phillipsburg's outlook is a yer.
promising one. It is now known tina
l this is to be one of the most import
/ ant points on that great thoroughfar
= between st. Joseph, Missouri, ant
Denver, Colorado. The Rock Islant
Railroad Company own adjoining o
near the town site /, 800 acres of land
An examination of the map of Kan
: sas ought to convince any person tina
+ Phillipsburg is destined to be tn
0 most populous and most importan
d city in ten or twelve counties i
t Northwestern Kansas. Let us sum
S Marie: It has the shops and divis
ion of the @, R. I. & P. r. R. Tha
t company is largely interested in rea
d estate here; our location Is most &C
k mirable; it is the county seat of on
$ of the best counties in Kansas; 1t ha
4 no rival town, than can be properl
n called such, within fifty miles; W
e have, close by and easy of access, /
ie great abundance, fire clay, potter
rs clay, splendid brick clay, good builC
n ing stone, and an abundance of goo
A. water. We have a moral, temperat
enterprising people, who have unlin
tied faith in the FIXTURE greatness
= the place, and who stand ready to eI
- courage capitalists and others to l,
cate here.
=. To those who are seeking ne
homes, or who wish to invest capita
= we say, come to Phillipsburg or
= Phillips county. Business is not o
- erdone, and real estate is not hig
- Our climate is desirable; we ha7
= good schools, prosperous churches,
- moral and intelligent people, a rio
- soil and a healthfuI country.