The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-09-20
The Advantages Of Providence.

| 2. Providence is the second city In
population In Neto England.
8. Providence contained $4,000
fnhabttdnts In 1890 and b grotctng vcf'v
rapidly The population Is ovcrfotctng
the cfty limits In ererp direction, so that
the suburbs are orotctno faster than the
city itself.
4. Providence is4hc centrSot COM
| pact mass of population, occupying an
area about eferen miles long by Tour
| broad This continuously built commit
nffv OF identical interests and ddvdn-
fa0es, uhfch forms the real though not
| The politically defined PROVIDENCE. 10 the
ninth largest city IN the United States.
q. Providence had Ufthfn ten miles
| OF its CttV Hall In 1865. si,sS fnhdbftdnts
IN 1870, Is5.oB; In $780, 16s,ss5; In 1855
hers ,ccre sIy 62s; In 1880 about e5o, 900,
aud the population Is not0 believed to be
at least f75,C COO, Increasing at the rate OF
nearly per cent a year.
O. Providence IL grotDing faster than
ann other city In the East, and much
faster than IL epcr did before.
z. Providence has more people lDttl.-
In 100 miles than Chicago, ST. Louis, Neip
Orleans, Baltimore or Cincinnati.
q. Providence leads all the cities In
the rorld IN the jctoelry manufacture.
1t Is the centre. mart and port OF the cot
ton and Woolen industry Of the United
States. All the largest cotton mills Of
America are t0fthin eighty or ninety
miles radius of Providence This Is due
TO certain climatic advantages recognized
by cotton manufacturers. 1t has tcithin
its tcld the biggest aud finest stationary
engine tcorks, rubber factories, tcrtilc
mills. tlc rorks and tool and machinery
-I-a h. .<of gf.Yn 81
silver ,Cdrc In the trOrtd.
o. Providence Is at the head of a
larbor so miles long, containing 1900
orcs Of anchorage ground so feet deep
I'd SOC. 900 acres IS feet deep.
10. Providence IL nearer the mar
It's of Europe than Neto York bu $50
lies, and Is about as near the Western
Fies. 10 Is more than 100 miles nearer
.cuihtrn aud South American ports than
3osion. There Is far more freight In
rcnstt that could be cheaper shipped pia
ri--~re fhcn rtn Roston.
II. Providence Is In direct comnu.
nication tctth all points, north. south
east and tccst. 1t Is the natural port of
the fruit trade for all NeW England. It
Is the natural port for all NcW England
for cotton, bftuminous coal, Southern
lumber, pi0 iron. The country surround
ing Providence Is supposed to be the
richest territory In the uorld and ne
most thfckly settled I'm America.
II. Providence is happy In fts
natural conformation for trade. No cttu
can cper haze better system of dclipcrI,
and Interchange of cars than the one n o,D
betng arranged. Erery foot of harbor
front is reached by rail; epery manufac
torn r,ay be convenient to tracks. What
Chicago has expended $5,00o, 600 to uc-
complfsh, and only at the cost of beauty
and safety, fs already here.
18. Providence will soon hare the
best ststem of tnteTurbdn transportation
In America, and by far the finest linton
railroad depot.
IA. Providence will soon haze the
finest park In America tcith the addition
Roger Williams Park. Among the
natural features Is a lake tpfth circuit
of sepcn and ON e-hdlf miles.
10. Providence 10 being beautffed
by fine boule yards.
10. Providence has by far the finest
retail stores In the East, bar Boston ono
Nen York.
II. Providence is a safe CITY, There
are no rtcioiLs classes; there are nerer
rfo.s; there are fe,o crfmes There actll
;oon be no grade crossings of railroads
no dangerous QTdc DftQgeS.
rs. Providence has more great pub
ltc Improvements actively under uav
than almost any other city f,l Americd.
Ii Is dtrdkenfng to a conception of tts
potper.
10. Provi7ence and all It's suburbs
had far more Lutldtng In 1889 than anu
prertous year In It's history. II had more
IN 1890 than In 1889, more vet In 1871, aud
1893 tcfll much ercced last years record
20. Providence has uHltnntttd or,-
portunitics for eSpansfon east. trest,
north and south. 1t Is bounded Ab no
Natural borrfcr. It's hdrbor IL Iona and
ndrroto, extending TO the heart Of the eity,
Or,d allstls the greatest possible tohdrfdGc
area totth the least expenditure Of room.
Its rndtn streets. its street car tines rddt-
ato from the centre like the spokes of q
pheeL It's railroads come to q common
point by easily brtdged natural palleys,
obrtdttng al, 0gddc crossings.
II. Providence docs not depend for
tts UeIfure upon the success OF any one
tnAustru. Its Interests are diversified.
~. Providence has a much larger
amount Of banking capital than any city
of its size IN the toorld.
23. Providence has an assessed vdl-
uatton on tts property Of $IS6,9oI,S+o.
Inc DtutC UutuuttON W AfOCtUcUCC eI-
ceeds fI7o, ,o0o.0o
"a. Providence IL q city Of beauti-
ful residences, spacious and attractive
suburbs, shady streets and breezy httls.
Its Revolutionary memories haunt the
dnttqudry. the absolutely uncqudlted
Ndrrdgdnsett Bay at its feet charms the
artist and the sportsman, and Its shores
provide recreation ground and summer
homes for thousands of the citizens OF
Ncw England.
90. Providence has the most ctil-
tured and Intelligent people Of any city
In the country; Is a promtHelt literary,
artistic and musical centre. Its manu-.
tacturfng establishments demand the
highest skilled labor, consequently tts
Uorktn1 classes are exceptionally tntctlt-
gent
20. Providence has rs public schools,
10TH /ff Instructors.
II. Providence cxpends annually
Sf74. f.o3 for teachers sdtdr 60
a.