Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-11-06
PHILLIPsBURG
The Coming Metropolis Of the
Northwest


Philiipsburg is che 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
a population of about 1.240. 1t has number OF
elegant buildings; the court house is brick ana
cost about $4,000 and is elegant structurei
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 $4,000 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
Bissell block is a two story brick, mainly new,
and lie a fine imposing building. The Bissell Hotel
owned by John Bissen erected in 1888 9, cost so
900 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 credit to much larger to"ns-
The future prospects of Phillipsburg are very
bright. Besides being the county seat of a coun-
ty thirty miles square without rivalwithin thirty
miles it is the half way passenger division on the
main line of the Rock leland between Kansas
City and Denver. It is also freight division
ingis done here There are about one hundred
employees on the pay rolls, and about $4,000 per
month are paid out to railroad men. The com
pany has here an inexhaustible supply of good
seft water-the best well on 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 that
are very injurious to the engine boilers. SHeh IL
not 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 near 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 snow and no mud. Being
located about 1900 feet higher than the Missouri
river at Atchison the air is dry and pure bracing
and healthful.
Phillips is situated in the northern tier OF coun
ties and is the fifth east of the Colorado line. 1
vas organized in 1872, consists of twenty-fv,
townships, is thirty miles square, and contains
57e 900 acres, or 900 square miles of territory.
1885, it contained population OF IL, 1S1. 1t Il
estimated that our population now approximate
$4,000. At this time it is estimated that but on
sixth of its lands under cultivation. Goo
farming land may be purchased at from $50
to $500 per acre. There are "a living streams o
water which are mainly skirted by narrow belts o
timber of the following varieties: Cottonwood
elm, ash, walnu. and box elder. Well water Il
this county is reached, on the bottoms at a dept
of from ten to twenty-five feet, on the hig
grounds at from nifty to seventy-fve feet. Mas
nesian lime stone of excellent quality may b
found II great abundance in nearly every part c
the county, and is extensively quarried Fir
clay is found near Phillipsburg; also pOtters ella
near the same place. as well as in the northwes
ern 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 good, the celebrated brick clay
Milwaukee, Wisconsin. BY reason of its being
well watered by living streams, it is gaining Il
reputation of being fine live stock county,
well as good grain producing county. To thoi
who are seeking new homes we say take loo
at Phillipsburg and Phillips county before yC
locate.