The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-30
FoR PRESIDENT,
BENJAMIN HARRISON
OF INDIANA.
FoR PRESIDENT
FOR VICE PRESIDENT.
WHITELAW REID
OF NEW YORK.
The Advantages Of Providence.

4. Providence is one Of the capitals
of Rhode Island.
2. Providence is the second city In
populatfon In NeiD England.
4. Providence contained B5, 1000
tnhdbStdnts In 1890 and Is groiot1lg DerB
yaDldtv. The population Is ouerfootng
fhe clty kmfts IN eueTy direction, so that
he suburbs are grotpfng faster than the
city itself.
4. Providence is the centre Of q COM
pact mass of population, occupying an
area. about eleven miles long by four
broad. THIS continuously built commit
nffu. of identical interests and ddron-
fdqes, Uhfch forms the real, though not
the politically defined PROVIDENCE, Is the
ninth largest city In the United States
q. Providence had tctthfn ten miles
Of fts Citp Hal In 1865, SI,s4s Inhabitants.
IN 1870 ls5,0Is; In 1880 16R,Rs5; IN 1855
there apers 2I|,6sS; In 1890 about $4,000
and the population Is noto believed to be
at least f75. 900, Increasing at the rate OF
nearly s per cent a year.
@. Providence is grotcfng faster than
any other city In the East, and much
faster than u ever did before.
Z. Providence has more people sctth-
IN 100 miles than Chicago, ST. Louts, Nclo
Orleans, Baltimore or Cincinnati
3. Providence leads all the cities In
the aporld iit the jei0elry manufacture.
1t u the centre, mort and port OF the cot
ton and aCoolen Industry Of the United
States. AL the largest cotton mills Of
America are wffhfn eighty or ninety
sntIes radius of Providence. This Is due
to certain climatic advantages recognised
e.. n ~.
It's field the biggest aud finest stationary
engine uorks, rubber factories, fertile
mills, fIc trorks and tool and machinery
scorks and the largest mdnuf0ctory of
sfIUcr apdre In the iDorld.
o. Providence Is at the head of q
hurbor so miles long, containing 1900
acres of anchorage ground so feet deep
and 500, 900 acres rs feet deep.
10. Providence is nearer the mar.
kets of Europe than Ncw York bu $50
miles, and Is about as near the Western
cities. 1t Is more than 100 miles nearer
Southern and South american ports than
Boston. There Is far more freight In
transit that could be cheaper shipped pia
P1-opfdf-ce fh~n ria DOsfon.
II. Providence is In direct cornytu.
Nfc0tton tCtth all points, north, south.
east and JCest. 1t is the natural port OF
the fruit trade for oil Ne,D England. It
6 TIE NATURAL port for all NetD Enoland
for cotton, bftuminous coal, Southern
humber, pta iron. The country surround
inQ Providence Is supposed TO be the
richest territory In thc aporld and the
most thtckIy settled In America.
A. Providence is happy tn its
untuxal conformation for trade No cftu
can evsr h1vc better system Of deliveru
and fntsrchdnge Of cars than the one no,o
bstsg arranged. Every foot of horbor
front q reached. by rail; crery mdnufoc
torn npoy be convenient to tracks. What
Chicago has expended $4,000, coo to ac-
sompsSsh. and only at the cost OF beauty
and sofetH, Is already here.
18. Providence will soon hare the
best svstsm of interurban transportation
fm America, and by far the finest linton
ydflrood depot.
~. Providence will soon haze the
1Nest park In America uith the addition
10 Roger Williams Park Among the
Nofural features Is q lake Uith circuit
Of scpen and on e-holf miles.
10. Providence is befnq beoutffed
bu 1nc bouleuords.
SeenN stores In the East, bar Boston and
Nesc York.
~. Providence is a safe citn There
ore no pfctots classes; there are ncrer
Stofs; there are fetD crimes. There rfll
soon be no grade crossings Of railroads
no dangerous drdao bridges.
IS. Providence has more orcot pub-
Nc Improvements dcttUely under pav
than almost any other city IN America.
IL ts oscokening to u conception of tts
poaDcr.
40. Providence and all as suburbs
had far more building in 1889 fhan ana,
prepfous year la Its history 10 had more
IN 1890 than In 1882 more vet IN 1891 ana
Isee wiu much e1cccd lost uedr's record
20. Providence has unlimited ON
portuntttcs Jor expansion east. tcesf.
north and south. II Is bounded bD no
natural barrier. Its hdrbor Is Iona and
narrcto, extending 10 the heart Of nc cffy.
and alloiUs the greatest possible phdrfooe
area NTH the least expenditure Of room.
It's mdfn streets. as street car tines rad
ate from the centre IKE the spokes OF a
scheeL It's railroads come 90 a common
point bv easily bridgcd natural Uallcus.
cbUiofing an grade crossings.
II. Providence does not depend for
o. peifoye upon fhc success Of ann one
industry. Its interests are diversified.
a.. Providence has a much ldroer
omonnf OF Donkino capital fhdn ann city
pf ffs size in the scorld.
-. Providence has an assessed paL
potfon on tfs property Of SIy6. .9OLslQ.
The State roiuofion Of Providence cr.
cecds fr70.oo0.O00
"a Providence is a city Of lsauti.