The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-10-26
The Advantages Of Providence.

4. Providence 10 one Of the capitals
2. Providence is the second city In
population IN Neir England.
8. Providence contained $4,000
Inhabitants In 1890 and Is grotcfng perD
rapidly The population Is occTfoWtng
the city limits In eUef7j direction. so that
the suburbs are groaetgg faster than the
city itself.
4. Providence is the centre of com
pact mass Of population, occupying an
area about eleven miles long by four
broad. This continuously built commit
nitU Of identical Interests and adUdn-
tdges, phfch forms the real, though not
The politically defined PROVIDENCE, Is the
ninth largest city In the United States
3. Providence had within ten miles
Of Its Ctty Hdu IN 1865. 81, ,s4S Inhabitants.
In 1870, Il5,0IS; In 1850, l6s, ,S25; IN 1855
there iocre sIA6eS; IN 1890 about $50, 900,
aud the population Is notc believed to be
at least S75,0oo Increasing at the rate Of
nearly per cent. year.
q. Providence IL grotufng faster than
anu other city IN the East and much
faster than 10 eDer did before
Z. Providence has more people lcith-
In 100 miles than Chicago ST Louis, Neio
Orleans, Baltimore or Cincinnati.
y. Providence leads all the cities In
the world IN The je,Delry manufacture.
U Is the centre mart and port OF the cot
ton and lcoolea industry OF the United
states AL the largest cotton mills of
Americd are tOtthin eighty or ninety
miles radius Of ProUidence THIS Is due
10 certain climatic advantages recognized
by cotton manufacturers. 10 has tUfthin
It's reld the biggest aud finest stationary
onqine uorks, rubber factories, fertile
mills. Gle icotks and tool and machinery
trorks and the largest mandatory Of
silrer rare IN the lCorld.
o. Providence Is ut the head of q
hdrbor 50 miles long, containing 1900
acres Of anchorage ground 50 feet deep
and 500. 900 acres IS feet deep.
10. rCv.dence IL nearer the mar
kcts Of Europe than NeaU York bp $50
miles, and Is about as near the Western
tties 10 is more than 100 miles nearer
southern and South American ports than
EoSton. There is far more freight In
rdnsit that could bC cheaper shipped uid
-f ~ roSton
If. Providence Is In direct cona,nu.
nication ioith all points, north. south,
east and lpest. 1t Is the natural port of
the fruit trade for all Neto England. H
Is the natural port for all NeW England
for cotton, bftumtnous coal, Southern
lumber, pfg tron. The country surround
ing Providence Is supposed TO be the
richest territory In the tcorld and tie
most thicklp settled in America.
IL. Providence is happy tn fts
natural conformation for trade. No cttu
con eper hare q better system Of delfveru
and Interchange Of cars than the one notD
BEING arr dnged. Every foot Of harbor
front is reached by rail; epery nlanttfdc
| torn nlau be conuenfent TO tracks. What
CHICAGO has expended sD, 900 600 to ac-
compltsh, and only at the cost of beauty
and safe4E, Is already here.
18. Providence will soon hare the
| best sustem OF interurbdn transportation
IN America, and by far the finest Unton
| railroad depot
IL. Providence will soon hace the
finest park In America ,pith the addition
| % Roger Williams Park. Among ihs
| natural features Is q lake tIth circuit
| Of seSsr and on e-hat miles.
| 10. Providence 10 being, beuuttfed
| bu fne bobtle yards.
10. Providence has by far the fnest
retail stores In the East, bar Boston and
Neto York
| IT. Providence is a safe city There
| are no UtciOus classes; there are reper
riots; there are fet0 crimes. There Utll
| soor be no grade crossings Of railroads.
no dangerous drutC bridges.
1S. Providence has more great pub
lic improvements dcttuely under ,odv
than almost any other city In America.
| Ii is apakentng TO q conception OF its
| pOtoer.
10. Provid ence and oil ITS suburbs
had far more building IN 1889 Than any
prettous year in its history. 1t had more
In 1890 than In 1889, more yet IN 1891, and
| f.os .,iU so,Iob oraaed Last ,Ip1Yfs rccat-d
20. Providence has unlimited OPP
portunttses J0r sIpdnsi0n east pest,
north and south. 1t ts bounded by no
natural barrier. It's harbor fs long and
narro,r, extending to the heart Of the city,
and dllot0s the gre0test possible wharfage
area Nth the least expenditure OF room.
Its main streets, it's street car tines rddt-
ate from the centre like the spokes of a
tphecl It's railroads come to a common
point by easily brtdged natural vdlleys,
obvtating all grade crossings.
Fl. Providence does not depend for
its tocltdre upon the success OF ony one
Industry It's Interests are diversified.
a. Providence has q much larger
amount Of banking capital than any city
Of its size In the tcorLd.
% Providence has an assessed raj
} uation on its property Of SI16,9oI,S+o.
.. The state .pdludtton of Providence er-
cccds $I70, 100000.
81. Providence IL city Of beautt-
J f,I residences, spacious and attractive
, suburbs, shady streets and breezy mus
Its Revolutionary memories haunt u'e
dnttqudry. the absolutely anequdtteo
,, Ndrrdqansett Bay at its feet churms ht
4 artist and the sportsman, and Its shore'
; propide recreation ground and sumn.el
homes for thousands Of the citizens 0.
, NctD England
; %. Providence has the most cul
I t,red and Intelligent people OF any osel
In the country; ts a prominent utcrdrv
artistic and musical centre. Its manu-
featuring establishments demand u. y.
- highest skilled labor, consequently =.
toorking classes are exceptionally mte"'
gent.
20. Providence has 7s public schoo Oh
. tUtth &sI Instructors
27. Providence expends dnnudtt
$S21, ,9of. .0s for teachers sdtdr 20