Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-09-18
Clubbing List.
PRILLIPsBURG
The Coming Metropolis Of the
North west

Phillipsburgs 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. It has
. population Of about 1920. It has q number OF
elegant buildings; the court house is brick and
csst about $4,000 and is an elegant structure;
the Phillips County Bank is brick and stone and
WAS erected at a cost Of about $4,000; the First
National and State Bank buildings are Of
brick ana cost about $1,000 each. The Gebhart
and Cummings brick business houses are elegant
structures costing about 5000 each, that would
be no discFsdit to the large cities. The VIM.
Bisssn block is a two story brick, mainly new,
and Is Inc imposing building. The Bissell Hotel
owned by John BisseH erected in 1888 9, cost SO
900 aud is the finest hotel on the Great Rock Is
land route between st. Joseph, No, and Denver,
Colorado. Our School House is one of the best
in this part OF the State AID 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 COM
y thirty miles square without rivaiwithi thirty
miles, 1t is the half way passenger division on the
main line OF the Rock Island between Kansas
City and Denver. It is also q freight division.
.
ing is done here. There are about one hundred
employees on the pay rolls, and about $1,000 per
month are paid out to railroad men. The com
pany has here an inexhaustible supply Of good
soft Water-the best we'll on the line OF their road
west Of the Missouri river. The bottom OF the
well seems to be q lake which cannot be lowered.
Some water contains ingredients or chemicals that
are very injurious TO the engine boilers. Such is
net the case with this water. The engineers all
testify to the truthfulness Of this statement.
Parties closely connected with the Rock Island
company own, adjoining OF near the town site,
1900 acres Of land.
The climate Of this portion OF Kansas is as de-
eirable IS any in the great Mississippi Valley.
There is but little snow and no mud. Being
located about 1900 feet higher than the Missouri
river at AtchisOn, the air IS dry and pure bracng
and healthful.
Phillips is situated in the northern tier of coun-
ties and is the fifth east Of the Colorado line 1t
WAS organized in 1872, consists of twenty five
townships, is thirty miles square, and contains
$4,000 acres, or 800 square miles Of territory In
1885, It contained population Of 12,1s1 It is
estimated that our population now approximates
$4,000. At this time it is estimated that but one
sixth Of its lands are under cultivation. Good
farming land may be purchased at from s. 90
TO $3.50 per acre. There are "A living streams Of
water which are mainly skirted by Narrow belts OF
timber Of the folloVing varieties: Cottonwood,
elm, ash, walnut and box elder. Well water in
this county is reached, on the bottoms at a depth
Of from ten to twenty-five feet, on the high
grounds at from nifty to seventy-fve feet. Mag
Hestan lime stone OF excellent quality may be
found il great abundance ia nearly every part OF
the county and is extensively quarried Fire
clay is found near Phillipsburg; also potters clay
near the same place, as well as in the northwest
era part OF the county. A very fine quality Of
brick clay is found within one mile OF the public
square OF PhillipsbuEg. that resembles, and is
equally 90 good, as the celebrated brick clay Of
Milwaukee, Wisconsin. By reason Of its being so
we'll wetered BY living streams, it is gaining the
reputation Of being q ane live stock county, as
well a. good grain producing county. To those
who are seeking new homes we say take look
ct Phillipsburg and Phillips county before you
locate.