The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-07-23

BENJAMIN HARRISON
or INDIANA.
WHITELAW REID
OF NEW YORK.
The Advantages Of Providence.

I. Providence is one of the capital
Of Rhode Island.
q Providence Is the second city IN
population In Ne,o England.
g. Providence contained Is5,00(
Inhabitants In 1890 and Is groaci'ig Uery
rapidly. The population Is ovcrfoiptnf
the city limits In every direction, so n.a
the suburbs are grotcing faster than tn,
city itself.
4 Providence Is the centre of n com
pact mass of population, occupying an
area about eleven miles long by f0u,
broad. THIS continuously built co,n,ntt
Nffp, of identical Interests and 0dvQn-
tdqcs, schfch forms the real, though moi
the politically defined providence, Is the
ninth largest city In the United States
b Providence had scithin ten miles
of ffs city Hall In 1865. 81, ,24S fnhGbitdnts.
In 1870, Ls5,0Is; In 1850, 162, ,2e5; In 1885
thers spere gI<,5ss; In 1890 about ESQ, 900,
und the population is notO believed TO be
ut least s75.oo0. Increasing at the rate OF
nearly 3 per cent. a year.
@. Providence is grotcing faster than
any other city in the East, and much
5dstcr than IL eper did before
z. Providence has more people acith-
In 100 miles than Chicago, 81. Louis, Nelo
Orleans. Baltimore or Cincinnati.
3. Providence leads all the cities In
ths scOrtd nv the jelcelry 1ndn,sfdcture
IT Il the centre, mart and port Of the cot
ton and woolcn Industry Of the United
Et0tes- AL the largest cotton mills OF
America arc aCithtn eighty. or ninety
>r1tles radius Of Providence. This fs due
20 certain climatic advantages recognized
bv cotton manufacturers 1t has Uit1tin
tts field the biggest aud finest stationary
Engt1le srorks, rubber factories, fertile
Sntlls, file aCorks and tool and machinery
tUorks and the largest manufdctory OF
tflver sndre In the acorld.
o. Providence is at the head of a
hdrbor so miles long, containing 1900
ncres of anchorage ground so feet deep
md 10000 acres 10 feet deep.
10. Providence n nedrer the mar
kets Of Europe than Ncau York by $50
e',tles, and Is about as near the Western
kfttss. 10 Is more than 100 miles nearer
Southern and South American ports than
Boston, There Is far more freight In
transit that could DC cheaper shipped pfd
Providence than Utd Boston.
II. Providence Is In direct commu-
o1fcotton sctth all points, north, south,
Eost and aoest. 1t Is the natural port OF
Pie fruit trade for all Neu England IL
= the natural port for all NeW England
$0y cotton, bituminotls coal, Southern
fumbcr, pig iron. The country surround
ing Providence Is supposed TO be the
richest territory In the acorld and the
most tsickty settled in America
A. Providence In happy In its
Natural conformation for trade. No city
gan ever haze q better system of delivery
Pnd Interchange of cars than the one noic
being arranged. Every foot Of hdrbor
Front Is reached by rail; eucry manufdc-
tory may be convenient TO tracks. What
chicago has expended SIS 900, 900 TO dc.
t0mpltsh, and only at the cost Of beauty
dnd safety, IL already here.
18. Providence will soon hdve the
best system of interurban transportation
IN America, and by far the finest linton
railroad depot.
~. Providence will soon hare the
lncst park In America tcith the addition
70 Roger Wfllidms Park. Among the
Natural features Is a lake cith circuit
Df scuen and onc-hdlf miles.
f16.s Providence Is being bedutf.fed
bv 1ne boulerdrds.
10. Providence has by far the finest
retail stores In the East, bar Boston and
Ee,o York.
( IL. Providence IL a safe city, There
pre- no Utctous classes; there are ncper
riots; there arc feic crimes There toiu
boon be no grade crossings Of railroods--
20 dangerous drato bridges.
10. Providence has more great pub
fc improvements acttuctv under tcdy
khan almost any other city In America.
u ts otodkentng 10 conception Of its
poioer.
40. Providence and all ITS suburbs
bad far more building In 1859 than any
previous year In ftshistory 10 had more
IN 1890 than iniISs9, more pet In 1891, and
1Ssz tctu much croced last years. record.
20. Providence has unlimited op-
porfuntfics for expansion east. scost,
north and south. It Is bounded bV no
noturoi barrier. It's hdrbor IL long and
p1rroac, exfendingto the heart Of the city,
pnd diloics the greatest possible tchdrfdqc
prcd With the least expenditure OF room.
~ m0fn streets, its street car lines rodi-
Dte from the centre Ike the spokes Of n
wheel Its railroads come 90 n common
pofnf bp easily brfdgcd natural pdileu.
Dbvfoting all grade crossings.
~. Providence docs not depend for
ffs welfare upon the success Of any ono
industry. Hs Interests are diversified.
~. Providence has a much larger
Qmount Of bo,king capital than any city
Of tfs sfze In the Uorld.
-. Providence has an assessed udi-
eofton on tfs property Of SI5, ,s0f,sb0.
The state raluafion of Providence cr-
cfcds fEoooo. 900.
-. Providence is a city Of bcauti-