Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-05-02
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PHILLIPsBURG
The Coming Metropolis Of the
Northwest

Phnlipsburg 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 10
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
a population OF about 100. Il has q number OF
elegant buildings the court house is brick and
cost about $4,000 and is an elegant strncturei
the PhilipF County Bank Is brick and stone and
was erected at 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 5000 each, that would
be no discredit to the large cities. The VIM.
Bisseu block is a two story brick, mainly new
and is = ine imposing building. The BisseH Hotel
owned by John Bissen erected in 1888 Q, cost gu
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 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 Island between Kansas
City and Denver. 1t is also q freight division
We have round house aRd considerable repair
ing is done here There are about enc 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 we'll 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. Such IL
not the case with this water. The engineers all
testify to the truthfulnees OF this statement.
Parties closely connected with the Rock Island
company own, adjoining or near the town site,
1900 acres Of land.
The climate OF this portion of Kansas is rs de-
sirable as any in the great Mississippi Valley.
There is but little snow and mud. Being
located about 1890 feet hg her thar the Missouri
river at AtchisOn, the air is dry and pure. bracng
and healthful.
Phillips is situated in the northern tier Of cOuR
ties and is the fifth east OF the Colorado line. Il
was organized in 1872, consists OF twenty-five
townships, thirty miles square, and contains
$40 GOO acres, 500 square miles OF territory. II
1886, it contained a population OF 12,161. It il
estimated that population now approximate
$4,000. At this time it is estimated that but one
sixth of it's lands HndeF cultivation. Coco
farming land may be purchased at from s O
TO $500 per acre. There are "A living streams o
water which are mainly skirted by narrow belts o
llHDeF OF the following NAFletleb' COTTONWOOD
elm, ash, walnu. and box elder. Well water il
this county il reached, on the bottoms at q deptl
OF from ten to twenty-five feet, on the higl
grounds at from nifty TO soventy-fve feet. Nag
nesian lime stone OF excellent quality may b
found II great abundance in nearly every part 0
the county, and is extensively quarried. Fir
clay is found near Phillipsburg; also pOtters ella
near the same place, well as in the northwest
ern part OF the county. A very line quality c
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 Ii
reputation Of being q fine live stock county,
well as a good grain producing county. To tho,
who are seeking new homes we say take q loo
at Phillipsburg and Phillips county before 20
locate.