Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-08-21
Clubbing List.
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
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
population Of about 1.24O. 1t has a number of
elegant buildings; the court house is brick and
cost about $4,000 and is an elegant structure;
the Phillips County Bank is brick and stone and
was erected at cost of about $4,000; the First
National and State Bank buildings are Of
brick and cost about $4,000 each. The Gebhart
and Cummings brick business houses are elegant
structures costing about Sc, 600 each, that would
be no discredit to the large cities. The VIM
BisseI block is a two story brick, mainly new
and is a fine imposing building. The Bissell Hotel
owned by John Bisseu erected in 1888 9, cost go
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 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 rivalw 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 a freight division
ingis done here. There are 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-
sirable as any in the great Mississippi Valley.
There is but little snow and no mud. Being
located about 800 feet higher than the Missouri
river Atchison, the air is dry and pure. bracing
and healthfuI.
Phillips is situated in the northern tier Of coun-
ties and is the fifth east of the Colorado line 1t
was organized in 1872, consists of twenty five
townships, Is thirty miles square, and contains
10000 acres or 500 square miles of territory. In
1886, it contained a population of 12,1S1. 1t is
estimated that our population now apprOximates
$4,000 AT this time it is estimated that but one
sixth of its lands are under cultivation. Good
farming land may be purchased at from S. OC
to $500 per acre. There are q living streams OF
water which are mainly sklrted by narrow belts OF
timber of the following varieties: Cottonwood,
elm, ash, walnu. and box elder. Well water in
this county is reached, on the bottoms at Il depth
of from ten to twenty-five feet, on the high
grounds at from nifty to seventy-fve feet. Mag
nesian lime stone of excellent quality may be
found il great abundance in nearly every part oil
the county, and is extensively quarried. Fire
clay is found near Philipsburg; also potters clay
near the same place, well as in the northwest
ern part of the county. very fine quality o.
brick clay is found within one mile of the publ,
square of Phillipsburg. that resembles, and il
equally good, as the celebrated brick clay o
Milwaukee, Wisconsin. BY reason of its being s,
well watered by living streams it is gaining tn
reputation of being a fine live stock county, Il
we'll as a good grain producing county. To thos
who are seeking new homes say take lool
at PhiIpsburg and Phillips county before yO1
locate.