Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-05-23
PHILLIPSBURG
The Coming Metropolis Of the
Northwest

Phillipsburg lie 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 il on high ground and can be
seen for many miles from any direction. 1t has
population OF about l.UOJ. It has number OF
elegant buildings; the court house Is brick ana
cost about SIO,OOO aud is elegant structure
the Phillips County Bank is brick aud stone and
was erected at a cost or about $4,000; the First
National and the State Bank buildings arc OF
brick and cost about $4,000 each. The GehhaFt
and Cummings brick business houses are elegant
structures costing about $4,000 each, that would
be no discFedit to the large cities. The Vim.
Bissel block is a two story brick, mainly new
and is 3 line imposing building. The BisseI Hotel
owned by John Bisseu erected in 1888 8, cost ~
OOO and is the finest hotel on the Great Rock Is
land route between St. Joseph, No, and Denver
Colorado. Our School Houae is one OF the best
in this part OF the State and some OF our church
buildings would be credit 10 much larger towns
The future prospects OF Phillipsburg are very
bright Besides being the county seat OF coun-
ty thirty miles square without riv6l within thirty
miles, it is the half way passenger division On the
main line OF the Rock IFland between Kansas
City and Denver. II is sls0 a freight division
We have round house AID considerable repair
ing is done here There 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 on the line OF their road
west OF the Missouri river. The bottom OF the
well seems to be lake which cannot be lowered.
Some water contains ingredients or chemicals that
are very injurious to the engine boilers. Such is
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 or near the town site
1000 acres OF land.
The climate OF this portion OF Kansas is as de-
sirabie as any in the great MisFissippi Valley
There is but little snow and no mud. Being
located about 1900 feet hig her thaR the Missouri
river at AtchisOn, the air is dry and pure brscine
and healthful.
Phillips is situated in the northern tier of coun
ties and is the fifth east OF the Colorado line. 1
was organized in 1872, consists OF twenty-five
townships, is thirty miles square, and contain
$40 900 acres, or 800 square miles Of territory.
1886, it contained population of 12,l81 1t j
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 S5.o
TO $500 per acre. There are q living streams Q
water which are mainly skirted by narrow belts O
timber OF the following varieties: Cottonwood
elm, ash, walnu. and box elder. Well water i
this county is reached, on the bottoms at dept
OF from ten to twenty-five feet, on the hig
grounds at from nifty to seventy-five feet. Mas
nesisn lime stone OF excellent quality may b
found il great abundance in nearly every part
the county, and is extensively quaFried. FIJI
clay is found Phillipeburg also pOtters ella
near the same place, az we'll as in the nOFthWes
ern part OF the county. A very fine quality
brick clay is found within one mile OF the publ
square OF Phillpsburg. that resembles, and
equally good, as the celebrated brick clay
Milwaukee. Wisconsin. By reason OF its being
we'll watered by living streams, it is gaining d
reputation Of being u line live stock county,
well as a good grain producing county. To tho
who are seeking new homes say take lOC
at PhinipsbuFg and Phillips county before y,
locate