Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-11-27
PHILLIPSBURG
The Coming Metropolis of the
Northwest


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
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
population of about 1920. 1t has a number Of
elegant buildings; the court house is brick and
cost about $1,000 and is elegant structure;
the Phillips County Bank is brick and stone and
was erected at a cost of about $4,000; the First
National and the State Bank buildings are of
brick and cost about $1,000 each. The Gebhart
and Cummings brick business houses are elegant
structures costing about $1,000 each, that would
be no discredit to the large cities. The VIM
Bissen block is a two story brick, mainly new,
and is a fine imposing building. The Bissell Hotel
owned by John Bissen erected in 1888 Q, cost So
600 and 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 and some of our church
buildings would be a credit TO much larger towns.
The future prospects OF Phillipsburg are very
bright. Besides being the county seat OF a coun-
ty 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 freight division.
Wehave round house and considerable repair
ingis done here There are about one hundred
employees on the pay rolls, and about 5000 pei
month are paid ont 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 q lake which cannot be lowered
Some water contains ingredients or chemicals thai
are very injurious 10 the engine boilers Such Ii
not the case with this water. The engineers al
@Fs ant
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
sirabe as any in the great Mississippi Valley
There is but little snow and no mud. Bein
located about 300 feet higher than the Missouri
river at Atchison the air is dry and pure. bracin
and heathful.
Phillips is situated in the northern tier of couI
ties and is the fifth east of the Colorado line.
was organized in 1872, consists of twenty-fv
townships, is thirty miles square, and contain
$4,000 acres, or 800 square miles of territory.
1886, it contained a population Of 12,16l. 1t
estimated that our population now approximate
$4,000. At this time it is estimated that but Oh
sixth of its lands are under cultivation. Goo
farming land may be purchased at from S5.'
to $500 per acre. There are "A 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, the bottoms at dep
of from ten to twenty-five feet, on the his
grounds at from nifty to seventy-fve feet. Ma
nesian lime stone of excellent quality may
found If great abundance in nearly every part
the county, and is extensively quarried. Fl
clay is found near Phillipsburg; also pOtters eli
the same place, we'll as in the northwe
ern part of the county. very fine quality
brick clay is found within one mile of the pub
square of Phillipsbnrg, that resembles, and
equally as good, as the celebrated brick clay
Milwaukee, Wisconsin. By reason of its being
well watered by living streams, it is gaining t
reputation of being a fine live stock county,
well good grain produ cling county. To tho
who are seeking new homes we say take a 10
at Phillipsburg and Phillips county before y
locate