The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-10-03
The Advantages Of ProVidsnes

4. Providence IL one Of the capital
of Rhode Island
2. Providence 10 the second ctfu 4
population In Nep England
8. Providence contatacd 1900
Inhabitants In 1890 and ts Qroicin0 Ger
rapidly The population Is orcrgowfn
the city limits In euerp direction. so ud
the suburbs are grotcfng faster than N
city itself.
4. Providence fs the centre OF n con
pact mass OF population. occupying q
area about eleUen miles long On f0u
broad. This continuously built c0mnis
nifH Of identical Interests and ddu0y
tdges, achich forms the real, though nc
The politically defined PRovIDENcE, Is IN
ninth largest city In the United States.
8. Providence had tcfthfn ten mite
OF It's City Hau IN 1866, sI,sH fnhdbifonh
In 1910, I25,0l5; In 1850, 162, res; In lSS
there tCere sI4.5e5; tn 1890 about ESQ, ,0U
aud the population Is not0 believed to b
ut least s75. 900. Increasing at the rate
nearly per cent year.
q. Providence is grotofng faster thos
any other city In the East, and mticl
faster than 10 eUer did before.
z. Providence has more people tDfth
In 100 miles than Chicago, St. Louts, Ncs
Orleans. baltimore or Cincinnati.
q. Providence leads all the cities 4,
the aoorld tn the je,0elry manufactury
10 Is the centre. mart and port OF the col
ton and tUoolep Industry of the Unite
States an the largest cotton mills o
America are tcfthin eighty or ninet,
miles radius of Providence. This 10 du
10 certain climatic advantages recognize.
by cotton manufacturers. 1t has ttthft
its feid the biggest and finest STATIONARY
engine uorks, rubber factories, tcrtI
mills. 1le uorks and tool and m0chfncy
soorks and the largest manqdctorv
silper tcdrc In the tDOrld.
o. Providence IL at the head of
hdrbor 50 miles long, containing 1900
acres OF anchorage ground so feet dee,
and 10000 acres IS feet deep.
10. Providence il nearer the man
kcts Of Europe than Nclo York bv "a
miles, and Is about as near the Westey1
cities. IL Is more than 100 miles neore
Southern and South american ports thar
Boston. There 10 far more freight Z,
irdnstt that could DC cheaper shipped vts
tS1. mid fh~n ria PosfOn
IL. Providence II IN direct commu
nfcotton Nth all points, north, south
east and Uest 1t IL the natural port
the fruit trade for all NetD England.
Is the natural port for all NeU Enqldnt
for cotton, bttumtnous coal, Soun,ey1
lumber, ptg iron. The country surround
ING Providence Is supposed to be tn
richest territory In the sCorld and tn
most thtcklv settled In America.
IL. Providence is happy IN u
natural conformation for trade. No ctr
can euer haze q better system of deltver,
\. o<,f IN.
being arranged. Evcrv foot of harb0
front is reached by rafi; cvcry manufa<
tory may be convenfent to trucks. Who
Chicago has expended tls,ooo,O0o to az
eompttsh, and only at the cost of beaut
and safety, Is already here.
-. Providence will soon hdpe A
best system of imterurban transportatio,
In America, and by far the finest Untot
railroad depot.
~. Providence will soon hdVe th
finest park In America uith the addition
20 Roger Wtllidms Park. Among IN
natural features is a lake sctth a circut
of sepcn and on e-half miles.
10. Providence IL beinQ beaslfffe,
bv fine bOule yards.
10. Providence has bv far the Hnes
retail stores In the East, bar Boston Qns
Netp York.
IL. Providence IL a safe cftu. Tncr
are no VfctOus classes; there are memo
riots; there are feao crimes. There tcil
soon be no grade crossings of r0tlrodds-
no dangerous drdto bridges.
II. Providence has more Oreot D,Ih
Tic Improvements actively under sp0
than almost any other city In AmeTtc0
Ii Is oaoakentn0 to q conception of Cd
po,Der.
40. Providence and all fts suburb
had far more building In 1889 than AM
precious year tn its history. 1t had mon
in 1890 than In 1889, more yet In 1901, and
1898 tCtll much crceed last vear's record.
20. Providence has unlimited on
portunfttcs Jor expansion east, spest
north and south. 1t fs bounded bp nj
natural barrier. It's hdrbor ts l0nQ ana
narroio, extending to the heart Of the citu
Gnd allotcs the greatest possible tolarfoQi
area Nth the least expenditure of room
Its main streets. tts street car lines r0dt
ate from the centre like the spokcs of q
sOheeL Its railroads come to q common
point by easily brtdged natural Uallens,
ObUtdttng all grade crossings.
FL. Providence does not depend fo9
It's wcltdre upon the success of dny 0n<
industry. It's Interests are diversified.
~. PB,videncc has q much larger
amount Of banking capital than any cttn
of It's size TN the sDorld.
23. Providence has an assessed vat
uation on its property of SI56, ,90I,S/0
The State vdludtton OF ProUtdenos ca.
cccds SI70, 0,0o0.000.
"a. Providence II city of beautt-
ftt residences, spacious and dttiucttw
suburbs, shady streets and breezy httis
Its Revolutionary memories haunt IN
dntiq,tdry. the absolutely uncqudttce
Ndrragdnsett Bag at its feet charms IN
artist and the sportsman, and It's shore
prouidc recreation ground and summe
homes for thousands of the ctttzens o
Ncw England.
rs. Providence has the most cul
htred and Intelligent people Of any ctt1
IN the country; Is q prominent literary
artistic and musical centre. Its manu-
featuring establishments demand u1
highest skilled labor, consequently @
wOrsing classes are exceptionally tntelH
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