The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-07-26
FOR PRESIDENT.
BENJAMIN HARRISON
OF INDIANA.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT.
WHITELAW- REID
OF NEW YORK.
The Advantages Of Providence.
OF NEW YORK

4. Providence is one of the capitals
of Rhode Island.
q Providence 10 the second city in
population In Ne,o England
q Providence contained IS5, 900
tuhnbttants In 1890 and Is yroi0fng very
r0Dfdlu. The population Is oucrfotctng
the cttv limits In crery direction, so that
the suburbs are grotcing faster than the
city itself.
4. Providence is the centre of CON-
pact nsdss Of population, occupying an
area about elepen miles long by four
brood INts continuously built commu-
NTH, of Identical interests and ddUdn-
tnges, nhfch forms the real, though not
the politically defined PROVIDENCE, Is the
mtnth largest city In the United States.
d Providence had ufthin ten miles
of Its City Hall in 1865. 81, 2Ss inh0bttdnts.
IN 1870, req, ,0Is; In 1850, 162, ,sf5; In 1855
fherc werc ~, 5ss; In 1890 about ESQ, 900,
and 1le population Is notc believed TO be
at tcGSt S7S,000, decreasing at he rate OF
acavlN per cent. q year.
@. Providence is groWing faster than
any other city IN the Edst, and much
Jnstcr th0n u cper did before.
2. Providence has more people NTH
tn 100 miles than Chicago, st. Louis, Ne,o
Orleans, Baltimore or Cincinnati
q Providence leads oil the cities In
Ne sporld tN the jetrelry manufacture.
n q ne centre, mart and port OF the cot
t0n end scooien Industry of the United
States. AL the largest cotton mills Of
America are .teithtn eighty or ninety
ntIes yodtss Of Providence. Thts Is due
20 certain climatic advantages recognized
hi cotton manufacturers. IL has aoitti,s
tts feld the biggest and finest stationary
engine scorAs, rubber factories fertile
sntlls, fle tcorks and to0t and machinery
scoshs and fhs ,dr9est mdnefaotory Of
stlvcr tD0re In the Uorld.
~ rrVvidence Is az the head of
h0rbcr so mites long, containing 1900
acres Of anchorage ground 80 feet deep
and 500. 000 acres IS feet deep.
40. Providence is nearer the mar
hsfs of Europe than Neto York by $50
snllss, and 70 about as near the Western
clttcs. IL Is more than 100 miles nearer
Southern and South American ports than
Boston. There u far more freight In
Honst that could be cheaper shipped vtd
PruUfdencc than Vt0 Boston.
~. Providence IL IN direct comnu-
nto0tton tptth all points, north, south,
wv OsS<& MVots ~ 70 tfet VNtuFUt VOft W
&be fruit trade for all Netc England. It
u ne nuturoI port for all Ne,o England
for cotton. bifumtn0us coal, Southern
lursbsr, ptg iron. The country surround
tM9 Pro3tdence 10 supposed 10 be the
stchcst territory In the uorld and the
s510et thtckly settled IN Amcvtcd.
1R. Providence Is happy In its
udtstrdl conformation for trade No city
can cver have q better systcm of delivery
0nd tTstsrchanQs Of cars than the one nolo
being arranged. Euery foot of harbor
Jront u reached by rdA; euerp nanufdc-
toyV naov be convententto tracks. What
chicago has expended Sl5, 900 900 to dc-
coW>pJzsh, and only at the cost of beauty
GR1 eo}stv, u already hare.
-. Providence will soon haze the
~ evstem Of tNterurbdn transportation
IN Awssrtcd, and by far the finest linton
railroad depot.
IA. Providence will soon hare the
fpest park In America tctth the addition
% Roger Wflltdms Park. Among the
n0turdl features Is a lake ipfth circuit
Of seuca and one-haif mites.
10. Providence is being bcuutffcd
bv fne bouIepards.
40. Providence has By far the finest
retail stores In the East, bar Boston and
Ne1c York.
IL. Providence is a safe city. There
are no victous classes; there are neUcr
riots; there are fe1o crimes. There iciu
.soon be no grade crossings of rdiiroads--
no dangerous drd,c bridges.
10. Providence has more great pub
uc improvements actively under iCoy
than dlsnost any other city IN America
IL ts ocdkcnfng TO conception Of its
poscer sst.s
10. Providence and all ITS suburbs
had far more building IN 1889 than any
previous year IN tts historv. 10 had more
IN 1890 than in 1859, more yet In 1891, and
1899 ciIl much erceed last years record.
10. Providence has unlimited op-
porfunttics for expansion cast. iccst,
north and south. IL Ia bounded bu no
nosWat barrier Tts hdrbor IL long and
norTotr, crfendfnqto the heart Of the cttn
and olioics the greatest possible wharfage
area ssffh He eiodstcrpcnditsre of room
re- mnfn streets. tfs street Cur lines rddi-
d&e from the centre IKE the spokcs Of a
sohcel Its railroads come 90 common
point bp easily brtdged natural Udllcys.
obrioting all grads crossings
~. Providence does not depend for
sfs welfare upon the success OF any ono
Industry. Tfs Interests arc diUerstaed
22Hproy idcnee has -sstsel, larger
amount Of banking capital than any city
Of ifs size IN the icorld.
-. Providence has an assessed poi-
sofIon on ffs property ot SIE6, 6,ooI,sS0
M State valuation Of Providence cr-
el44~ NAVE.
"a. Proyidence f. a city Of beduti-