The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-10

BENJAMIN HARRISON
OF INDIANA.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT,
WHITELAW REID
OF NEW YORK.
The Advantages Of Providence.

4. Providence is one Of the capitals
Of Rhode Island.
y q Providence is the second city In
populatton In Neto England.
8. Providence contained Is5, 900
{.,hubitdnts In 1890 and Is gro,ofng rery
rdpfdlu The population Is oue,fotcfng
ne city limits In epcry direction. so ndt
The suburbs ore grotrfng faster than the
city ttself.
4 Providence is the centre of COM
pact mass of population, occupying an
area about elepen miles long by four
broad. This continuously built commit
nffy, of identical Interests and adUon-
fages, tchich forms the real, though not
The politically defined PRovIDENcE, Is the
ninth largest city In the United States
q. Providence had acfthfn ten miles
of its Cfty Hall In 1865. sI,s4s Inhabitants.
In 1870, Is5.0is; In $780, 16s,ss5; in 1885
there tcerc eII.5ss; tn 1890 about $4,000,
and the population Is now believed to be
at least 15.o00, Increasing at the rate OF
nearly 8 per cent. a year.
Q. Providence is grotcing faster than
any other city in the East, and much
fustev than 70 eucr did before.
Z. Providence has more people tctth-
III lOV UlttG6 UluH OUtCdvO, St. LOutS, NcW
Orleans, Baltimore or Cincinnati.
8. Providence leads all the cities In
the tCorld IN the jetoelry manufacture.
IL Is the centre, mart and port OF the cot
ton and aCoolen Industry Of the United
States. All the largest cotton mills OF
Amcstcd are ,tcffhfn eighty or ninety
miles radius Of Propidence THIS Is due
to certain climatic advantages recognized
A..< .s< "a.
its field the biggest and finest stationary
engine 1rorks, rubber factories, fertile
mills, nlc works and tool and machinery
teofhs and the largest mandatory of
s(lver wdre IN the tDorld.
3. Providence Is at the head of a
h0rbor so miles long, containing 1900
acres of anchorage ground so feet deep
and 800 900 acres IS feet deep.
40. Providence In nearer the mar
kets Of Europe than Neto York bv $50
mtlss, aud fs about as near the Western
cities IL 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 pfa
Providence than vfd Boston.
III. Providence In In direct comynu.
ntcattoR Nth all points, north, south.
east and pest. IL ts the natural port of
the fruit trade for all Netc Enqldud. IA
q ne Natural port for all Ne,o Enoland
for cotton bitumfnous coal, Southern
lsmber, ptg tron. The country surround.
ing Providence Is supposed TO be the
richest territory In the aoorld and the
most thtcklv settled IN America.
IA. Providence Is hoppu In IN
Natural conformation for trade. No cttu
can ercr hare better system of deliperv
and Interchange Of cars than the one no,o
being arranged. Every foot of harbor
front q reached by rail; ererp rndnufac
tory may be conpenfent TO tracks. What
chicago has expended SI5, 900 600 to &c.
ConpItsh, and only at the cost of beauty
and safety, Is already here.
~. Providence will soon h1pc The
hest system of tnterurbdn transportation
IN America. and by far the finest linton
railroad depot.
IA. Providence will soon haze the
Jnest park In america rfth the addition
10 Roger Wflifoms Park. Among thc
natural features is lake ufth circuit
Of seuen and on e-hdp miles.
10. Providence is being beauttned
bv fne bouiecdrds.
40. Providence has bp far the finest
rctoa stores In the East, bar Boston and
Nec York
~. Providence is a safe cftn There
ors no vicious classcs; there are neper
rtots; there are fe,C crimes. There will
soon be no grade crossings of railroads.
no dangerous dro,o bridges.
18. Providence has more great p,lb.
Tic improvements actively under cay
than almost any other city IN America.
It 70 owokening to conception of its
pospcr.
40. Providence and all tts suburbs
had far more building in 1889 than anu
previous year In ITS history. IL had more
IN 1890 than IN 1852, more vet in 1891. and
1891 wfp much crcecd lost pears record.
20. Providence has unlimited op-
portvntftes Jor expansion east pest.
north and south. 10 Is bounded bp no
Natural barrier Ifs hdrbor Is long and
a0rrotc, erfcndfngf 10 the heart OF the cifu.
and ailotcs the greatest possible ,ohorto0e
area With the leost expenditure Of room.
Its mdfn streets, ffs street car tines radt-
ate from the centre Ike the spokcs OF a
sohseL Its railroads come 10 common
point bp sdsflv brfdged natural rallegs,
obvfdffng all grade crossings
n. Providence does not depend for
(fs welfare upon the success Of ann one
lndusfrp. Hs Interests are diversified.
"a Providence has much Iarocr
amount Of banking capital than any citu
Of ffs stze In the world.
"A Providence has an assessed pal
uoo1oa on ifs property Of SIS5. .e0I.szo.
ne Aufe valuation Of Providence er-
occds >f70 900 900.
- Providence 10 q CITY Of beamt-