Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-10-16
PHILLIPSBURG
The Coming Metropolis Of the
Nor Invest

Phillipsburg is the county seat of Phillips
county and is located near the geographical cen
ter Of the county. The town site cannot be sur
passed for eligibility and beauty. The surface is
a gentle rolling prairie; the natural drainage is
perfect. The tOwn.is on high ground and can be
seen for many miles from any direction 1t has
q population OF about 1.24O. It has a number Of
elegant buildings; the court house is brick and
cest about $4,000 and is elegant structure;
the Phillips County Bank is brick and stone and
was erected at cost of about $4,000; the First
National and State Bank buildings are Of
brick and cost about $4,000 each. The Gebhart
and Cummings brick business houses are elegant
structures costing about $4,000. each, that would
be no discredit to the large cities. The VIM.
Bissell block is a two story brick, mainly new,
and is fine imposing building. The Bissen Hotel
owned by John Bissell erected in 1888 8, cost SO
900 and is the finest hotel on the Great Rock Is
land route between st. Joseph, Mo-, and Denver,
Colorado Our School House is one of the best
in this part of the State and some of our church
buildings would be credit to much larger towns.
The future.prospects of Phillipsburg are very
bright. Besides being the county seat of coun-
ty thirty miles square without rival within thirty
miles it is the half way passenger division on the
main line of the Rock leland between Kansas
City and Denver. 1t is also a freight division.
ing is done here. There are about one hundred
employees on the pay rolls, and about 5000 per
month are paid out to railroad men. The com
pany has here an inexhaustible supply of good
soft water-the best well on the line of their road
west of the Missouri river. The bottom Of the
well seems to be lake which cannot be lowered
Some water contains ingredients or chemicals that
are very injurious to the engine boilers. Such Is
not the case with this water. The engineers al
testify to the truthfulness of this statement.
Parties closely connected with the Rock Island
company own, adjoining near the town site
1900 acres of land.
The climate of this portion of Kansas is as de
sirable as any in the great Mississippi Valley
There is but little snow and no mud. Being
located about 1900 feet higher thaA the Missouri
river at Atchison, the air is dry and pure bracine
and healthful.
Phillips is situated in the northern tier Of coun
ties and is the fifth east of the Colorado line. i
was organized in 1872, consists of twenty-five
townships, is thirty miles square, and contains
5T6 600 acres, 900 square miles of territory IL
1886, it contained population Of 1871. 1t ii
estimated that our population now approximate
1900. at this time it is estimated that but on'
sixth of its lands under cultivation. GOoC
farming land may be purchased at from s.. o.
to $500 per acre. There are "a living streams o
water which mainly skirted by narrow belts o
timber of the following varieties: Cottonwood
elm, ash, walnu. and box elder. Well water il
this county IL reached, on the bottoms at a dept
of from ten to twenty-five feet, on the higl
grounds at from nifty to seventy-fve feet. Mag
nesian lime stone OF excellent quality may b
found il great abundance ia nearly every part o
the county, and is extensively quarried. Fir
clay is found near Phillipsburg; also potters ella
near the same place, well in the northwest
ern part OF the county. A very fine quality O
brick clay is found within one mile of the publ
square Of Phillpsburg, that resembles, and
equally good. the celebrated brick clay c
Milwaukee, Wisconsin. By reason of its being g
well watered by living streams, it is gaining tn
reputation Of being fine live stock county, a
well as good grain producing county. To thos
who are seeking new homes we say take a loo
at Philhpsburg and Phillips county before 20
locate.