Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-07-31
HILLIPSBURG
The ominq Metropolis of, the
Northwest

Philipsburg il 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 If
perfect. The town is on high ground and can be
seen for many miles from any direction. II has
q population OF about 1900. It has q number OF
elegant buildings; tie court hOuse is brick and
cost about $4,000 and is an elegant structure
the Phillips County Bank is brick end 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 Ge0haFt
and Cumings brick business houses are elegant
structures costing about So. 900 each, that would
be no discredit to the large cities. The Vim.
BisseI block Is a TWO story brick, mainly new
and is 4 fine imposing building. The Bissen Hotel
owned by John Bissen erected in 1888 9. cost So
600 and is the finest hotel on the Great Rock Is
land route between St. Joseph, Mo, and Denver
Colorado. Onr 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 toWhs'
The future prospects Of Phillipsburg are very
bright. Besides being the county seat OF conn-
ty thirty miles square without rivaiwithln 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 u freight division.
We have a round house and considerable repair
ing is done here. There are about one hundred
employees on the pay rolls, and about S5,OOO per
month are paid out to railroad men. The com
pany has here an ineXhaustible supply or good
soft water-the best we'll on the line Of their road
west OF the Missouri river. The bottom Of the
we'll 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-
sirsbie as any in the great Mississippi Valley.
There il but little snow and no mud. Being
located about 1900 feet higher than the Missouri
river at Atchson, the air is dry and pure, bracing
and healthful.
Phillips is situated in the northern tier Of COun-
ties and IL the fifth east Of the Colorado line It
was organized in 1872, consists OF twenty five
townships, is thirty miles square, and contains
$4,000 acres, or 800 square miles OF territory. In
1885, it contained population Of 12,161. It is
estimated that our population now apprOximates
$4,000. At this time it s estimated that but one
sixth of its lands are under cultivation. Good
farming land may be purchased at from So 90
$500 per acre. There are q living streams OF
water which are mainly skirted by narrow belts OF
timber of the following varieties: Cottonwood,
elm, ash, walnut and box elder. Well water in
this county is reached, on the bottoms at 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 quarFied. Fiye
clay is found near Phillipsburg also potters clay
near the same place, as we'll as in the northwest
ern part OF the county. a very fine quality o
brick clay is found within one mile OF the public
square of Phillipsburg. that resembles, and il
equally as good. as the celebrated brick clay o.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin. BY reason of its being 81
well watered by living streams, it is gaining th
reputation OF being fine live stock county, a
well as a good grain producing county. TO thOs
who are seeking new homes we say take lool
at Phillipsburg and Phillips county before yo1
locate.