Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-04-25
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PHILLIPSBURG
Inc Coming Metropolis oe tn
Northwest

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J ana Is located near the geoorsr,bi IL re
'ne county. The town site carTo+ ~ n
9sou IoF eligibility and beauty 1rba sr-ea! j.
49, oIIlilg prairie; the natural draipozs - 10
seev e.. -. -o Town Is on high ground and can he A.
- ioF many miles from any dirac+i, 80 Al
population Of about 1000 II bae - - Has
l1sal' buildings; the court bousa 10 49, al
tt ou1 SlO'OOO and is an elegant st.t NJ.
- HiiilPS County Bank is brick and stna - ~
Nsrio,sI -. ~ a COST OF about $4,000; the First
bricl- o-,, ~ 'ne state Bank buildings are Of
and Cnr,i, UOs' , aooa5 $4,000 each. The Gebb>
uIes costing about $4,000 each III
>, no ulscredit to the large cities ,t
.isseI OIook is two story brio, .oant
ma Is a fine imposing building ~ ,r,rId
owned by John BisseH erect
10 and is the finest hote, ~ 49,
,o1o-,5a l - The Bissell Hotel
this no.. 80, ed in 1883 o. cost SO
uiIdfDgs No. on the Great Rock Is
The INT . Joseph, Mo, and Denver,
right IooI House is one Of the best
, - e State and of our church
aid be credit to much larger towns
ire prospects of P hiIlipsburg very
Besides being the county seat of cOun-
-nirty miles square without rival within thirty
niles 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.
We have round house and considerable repair
ing is done here. There about one hundred
employees on the pay rolls, and about 5000 per
month are paid out railroad men. The com
pany has here inexhaustble supply of good
soft water-the best well 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 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,
1,6OO acres of land.
The climate of this portion of Kansas is as de-
sirabe as any in the great Mississippi Valley.
There if but little and mud. Being
located about 1899 feet higher than the Missouri
river at Atchison, the 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. It
was organized in 1872, consists Of twenty-five
townships IF thirty miles square, and contains
$4,000 acres, OF so square miles Of territory In
1886, it contained a population of I2,181. 1t is
estimated that population approximate
$4,000 At this time it is estimated that but one
sixth of its lands under cultivation. Good
farming land may be purchased at from s. q
to $500 per acre. There are d living streams Of
water which are mainly skirted by narrow belts Of
timber of the following varieties: Cottonwood
elm, ash, Walnu. and box elder. Well water il
this county II reached, the bottoms Il deptl
of from ten to twenty-five feet, the higI
grounds at from nifty to seventy-fve feet. Mag
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.
the place, well in the northwest
ern part of the county. very fine quality O
brick clay is found within mile of the publ
square of Phillipsburg, that resembles, and
equally good, the celebrated brick clay c
Milwaukee, NJ isconsn. By reason of its being s
well watered by living streams, it is gaining til
reputation Of being fine live stock county, a
well as good grain producing county To thos
who are seeking new homes say take q loo
at Phillipsburg and Phillips county before 20