Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-07-11
PHILLIPsBURG
The Coming Metropolis Of the
Northwest


Philipsburg 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
d population of about 1000. It has a number OF
elegant buildings; the court house Is brick and
cost about S1O,O0O and is an elegant structure
the Phillips County Bank is brick end 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 10 discredit to the large cities. The VIM.
Bissen block is a two story brick, mainly new,
and is q fine imposing building. The Bissel Hotel
owned by John BisseH erected in 1888 Q, cost S2U-
600 and is the finest hotel on the Great Rock IS
land route between St. Joseph, No, and Denver,
Colorado. Our School House is 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-
~ thirty miles square without rival within thirty
miles it is the half way passenger division on the
main line Of the Rock Island between Kansas
City and Denver. 1t is also a freight division
We have round house and considerable repair
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 the line of their road
west of the Missouri river The bottom of the
well seems to be a lake which cannot be lowered
Some water contains ingredients or chemicals thai
are very injurious to the engine boilers. Such il
not the case with this water. The engineers al
testify to the truthfulness of this statement
Parties closely connected with the Rock IslanC
company own, adjoining or the town site
1000 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 and no mud. Beinl
located about 1900 feet higher than the Missouri
river at Atchison the air is dry and pure. bracini
and healthful
Phillips is situated in the northern tier of cOun
ties and is the fifth east of the Colorado line. /
was organized in 1872 consists of twenty fly
townships, Is thirty miles square, and contain
$4,000 acres, 800 square miles of territory. i
1885, it contained population of 12,18l. 1t
estimated that our population now approximate
$4,000. At this time it is estimated that but on
sixth of its lands are under cultivation. Goo
farming land may be purchased at from s. c
to $1,000 per acre. There are u living streams
water which are mainly skirted by narrow belts
timber of the following varieties: Cottonwood
elm, ash, walnu. and box elder. Well water
this county is reached, on the bottoms at u dept
Of from ten to twenty-five feet, the hig
grounds at from nifty to seventy-fve feet. Ma
nesian lime stone of excellent quality may
found il great abundance in nearly every part
the county, and is extensively quarTied. FL
clay is found near Phillipsburg; also pOtters cli
near the same place, we'll in the nOrthwes
crn part Of the county. A very fine quality
brick clay is found within one mile of the publ
square of Phillipsburg, that resembles, and
equally as good, as the celebrated brick clay
Milwaukee, " iscOnsn. By reason Of its being
well watered by living streams, it is gaining t
reputation OF being fine live stock county,
we'll a good grain producing county. To tho
who are seeking new homes we say take 10
at Phillipsburg and Phillips county before y
locate.