Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-06-13
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
a population Of about 1000. It 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 a 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 $1,000 each, that would
be no discFedit TO the large cities. The VIM.
Bissell block is two story brick, mainly neW
and is a fine imposing building. The Bissen Hotel
owned by John BisseH erected in 1888 8, cost $50
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 rival within thirty
miles, it is the half way passenger division on the
main line of the Rock Il land between Kansas
City and Denver. 1t is also a freight division .
We have round house and considerable repair
Ing Is done mere. luerS are ABOUT one uuAuESu
employees on the pay rolls, and about 5000 pei
month are paid out to railroad men. The com
pany has here an inexhaustble supply of good
soft water-the best well on the Zine 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 thai
very injurious TO the engine boilers. Such ii
not the case with this water The engineers al
testify to the truthfulness of this statement
Parties closely connected with the Rock IslanC
company own, adjoining the town site
1900 acres Of land.
The climate of this portion of Kansas is as de
srable as any in the great Mississippi Valley
There is but little snow and no mud. Being
located about 1900 feet hig her than the Missouri
river at Atchison the air is dry and pure, bracinl
and healthful.
Phillips is situated in the northern tier of COun
ties and is the fifth east of the Colorado line.
was organized in 1872, consists of twenty fv
townships, is thirty miles square, and contain
5T6, 900 acres or 500 square miles of territory.
1885, it contained a population of 1871. It i
estimated that our population now approximate
$4,000. At this time it is estimated that but on
sixth of its lands are under cultivation. Goo
farming land may be purchased at from s. @
to $500 per acre. There are "a living streams @
water which are mainly skirted by narrow belts c
timber OF the following varieties: Cottonwood
elm, ash, walnut and box elder. Well water i
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-five feet. Ma.
nesian lime stone of excellent quality may /
found il great abundance ia nearly every part
the county, and is extensively quarried. FIJI
clay is found near Phillipsburg; also potters ella
near the same place, well as in the nOrthwes
ern part Of the county. A very line quality
brick clay is found within one mile OF the publ
square Of Phillipsburg. that resembles, and
equally good, as the celebrated brick clay
Milwaukee, Wisconsin. By reason of its being
well watered by living streams, it is gaining Il
reputation of being a fine live stock county
well as u good grain producing county. To tho
who are seeking new homes we say take loo
at Phillipsburg and Phillips county before "
locate.