The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-10-24
The Advantages Of Providence,

4. Providence 10 one Of the capitals
| of Rhode Island
z. Providence is the second city In
population In NeiD England.
3. Providence contained s5,0oo
Inhabitants fn 1890 and Is grotctng pery
rapidly. The population Is oUerJfotptng
the city limits In epery direction, so that
the suburbs are groictno faster than the
| city itself.
4. Providence is the centre Of COM
| pact mass of population, occupying an
| area about eleren miles long by -four
broad. This continuously built connlu-
nifty, of identical Interests and ddUdn-
tdges 1chtch forms tbs real, though not
the politically defined PROVIDENCE, ts the
ninth largest city IN the United States.
3. Providence had utthin ten miles
Of its City Hall In 1865, 81, ,R4s Inhabitants.
In 1870, IR5,0Is; in 1880, l6s, ,S25; In 1889
there Were RI4.5sS; IN 1890 about ESQ, 900,
and the population Is noao believed to be
at least S75, 900, Increasing at the rate OF
nearly per cent. year.
q. Providence Is grotoing faster than
any other city IN the East, and much
faster than 10 eUer did before.
Z. Providence has more people tptth-
In 100 miles than Chicago, ST. Louts, Nets
orleans. Baltimore or Cincinnati.
3. Providence leads all the cities In
the aDorld nv the jeioelry manttfacture
IL Is the centre. mart and port OF the cot
ton and uoo,en industry Of the United
States. AL the largest cotton mills of
America are Ufthin eighty or NINETY
miles radius Of Providence. THIS Is due
10 certain climatic advantages recognized
by cotton manufacturers. 10 has lotttfn
its field the biggest aud finest stationary
a.s.s.a .Io
mtils. dlc uorks and tool and machinery
toorks and the largest manufactorv of
SilUer rare In the loOrld.
.. Providence is at the head of q
hdrbor 50 miles long, containing 1900
acres Of anchorage ground so feet deep
and 500. 300 acres rs feet deep.
10. Providence is nearer the mar.
kets Of Europe than NeW York bp $50
miles, and Is about as near the Western
cities. IL Is more than 100 miles nearer
Southern and South A Amerfcdn ports than
Boston. There Is far more frcfoht In
ironstt that could be cheaper shipped via
Prorid"Hre tbon ria Boston.
IL. Providence Is In direct comyn,i-
nication tDith all points, north. south
east and ucst. 1t Is the natural port o}
the fruit trade for all Neto England. n
Is the natural port for all Ne,o ENGLAND
for cotton, bttumtnous coal, Soutbey,,
humber, pig iron. The country surround
ing Providence is supposed to be the
richest territory In the porld and The
most thtckly settled In America.
IL. Providence is happy IN fts
natural conformation for trade. No cftu
can eper haze q better system of de,tpery
and Interchange of cars than the one no,D
betng arranged. Every foot OF harbor
10 4, II h.,
tory may be convenient TO tracks. What
Chicago has expended SIS 900, 600 to ac-
compltsh, and only at the cost of beautu
and safety, is already here.
13. Providence will soon ha,e the
best system of tntertrbdn transportation
in America, and by far the finest linton
railroad depot.
IL. Providence will soon haze the
finest park I'm america tCfth the addition
10 Roger Williams Park. Amoro The
natural features Is q lake utth circuit
Of seren and on e-half miles
10. Providence is being beouttfed
by Jfne boule uards.
10. Providence has bp far the fne.t
retail stores In the East, bar Boston and
NeU York.
II. Providence is safe cttn There
are no DtctOuS classes; there are nerer
riots; there are telo crimes. There lciu
soon be no grade crossings of railroads.
no dangerous d rd1D bridges.
1S. Providence has more greot pub
Tic improvements dcttrely under tpou
than almost any other city In America.
It Is dUdkentng to u conception Of It's
po,Uer.
10. Providence and all its suburbs
had far more building in 1889 than ann
preUtous year in its history. 1t had more
in 1890 than in 1889, more yet in 1891. and
1899 Wiu much erceed last gears record.
20. Providence has unlimited OBJ
portuntties tor eIpaasion east, acest.
north and south. 1T Is bounded bp no
natural barrier. Its hdrbor Is long and
ndrrol0, extending TO the heart of the oitu
aud dllocs the greatest possible tChdrfaqe
area Dtth the least expenditure of room.
Its main streets. its street car lines radt-
ate from the centre IKE the spokes of q
lrheel Its railroads come to q common
point by easily brtdged natural vdlleys,
all grade crossings.
II. Providence does not DEPEND for
It's ,Celtdre upon the success Of any one
Industry It's interests are diversified.
%. Providence has u much laroer
amount Of banking capital than any cttp
Of its size in the World.
%. Providence has az. assessed pal-
uation on It's property of yIy6, 6,9oI,SIo
The State Udluotton OF Providence er-
cccds $I70, 900. 900
"A. Providence is city of beautt-