The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-05
IN the State of Rhode Island
the NEWS stands second in
circulation, first IN Influence
end representative character
ron PRESIDENT.
BENJAMIN HARRISON
or INDIANA.
roR VICE PREsIDENr.
WHITELAW REID
ov NEW YORK.
,fhe Advantages Of Providence.

4. Providence is one OF the capitals
Of Rhode leland.
q Providence 10 the second city In
population in Ner England
s. Providence contained 5000
tnhabitQnts la 1890 and Is gro,ofng Uery
r0pfdlu. The population Is overJfolrtng
1hs city limits IN epery direction. so that
ne suburbs are grosctng faster than the
C61v itself.
a Providence IL the centre Of a COM
pact mGss Of population, occupying an
area about eleucR miles long bB four
broad. This continuously built coDamu-
nlfu. Of identic0l Interests and ddrdn-
5QQce. aehtch forms the real, though not
1hc politically defRed PRoylpENCK, Is the
ee(nh largest city IN the United States.
Il Providence had sctthin ten miles
or its CITY Hall iR 1865. f,8<s fnhabifdnts.
~ 1870, Is5.oy; IN 1850. l6s, res; In 1888
there qcerc elt5eS; IN 1890 about s50, 900,
and the population Is noto bcltcved TO be
ut least 225.000 Increasing at the rate OF
Oe0rlp per cent. a year.
9. Providence n grOtrtng faster than
unv other city in the East, and much
xostcr than u erer did before.
=. Providence has more people actth-
(n 100 miles than Chicago, st. Lol,is, Ne,o
Orleans. Baltiinore or Cincinnati
3. Providence leads all the cities In
ne troyld ~ the jeloelry manufacture.
n 4 the centre. mart and port OF the cot
toa and tpoolen Industry OF the United
states. AL the largest cotton mills Of
,Ameyjcd arc :cfthia eighty or ninety
mfles radius of Providence. THIS Is due
20 certain climatic advantages recognized
bV cotton manufacturers. 10 has Htthin
~ 0eld the biggest aud finest stationary
engine tcorks, rubber factories. fcrtilc
ua5lls, fle arorks and tool and machinery
works and the largest mandatory Of
otlrcr scdrc In the iC0rld.
o. Providence IL at the head of q
hdrbor 50 miles long, containing 1900
acres Of anchorage ground so feet deep
and 10000 dcres IS feet deep.
40. Providence Is nearer the mar
kets Of Europe than Nc,o York by I50
elflss, and Is about Gs near the Western
;cttles 70 Is more than 100 miles nearer
60Nfhe7n and South american ports than
Boston There Is far more freight In
1r0nstt that could be cheaper shipped vtd
Prorfdcncc than ria Boston.
~. Providence In In direct commu-
UicQtton Ufth all points, north, south,
east and iCest. 1t Is the natural port OF
the fruit trade for oil NeW England IL
- the natural port for all Ncw England
t5or cotton, bftumi1lous coal, Southern
lumber, pig troM The country surround
9ng Providence is supposed to be the
richest territory in the a0orld and the
most hickly settled In America.
"A. Providence In happy In Its
natural conformation for trade. No cifu
ran cpcr haze a better system Of delivery
<1nd interchange Of cars than the one noip
Beng orrdnged. Every foot of harbor
front Is reached by rail; epcry manwdc
o0rv may be Convenient to tracks. What
Chicago has expended SIS, 900, 900 TO ac-
complfsh, and only az the cost OF beauty
and safety, ts already here.
40. Providence will soon hare the
best system Of fnterurbon transportation
N Amcricd, and by far the finest linton
sutlrood depot
~. Providence will soon haze the
finest park In America Nth the addition
70 Roger Williams Park. Among the
natural features IL lake tfth q circuit
Of scpen and ore-half miles.
10. Providence is being bcautifed
bv fnc boulerords.
10. Providence has by far the finest
retail stores IN the Last, bar Boston and
NcsD York
~. Providence Is a safe citn There
are no vicious clauses; there are nerer
9tots; there are fetc crimes There Uiu
soon be no grade crossings OF railroads
no dangerous drou bridges
-. Providence has more great pub
TIC improvements ocfircly under tcdu
fA0n almost any other city IN Americd.
~ ~ otcdkenfng TO conception OF its
p01Dcr.
40. Providence and all It's suburbs
had Jar more building fn 1889 than any
prert0sp year On ITS history. If had more
J69< tciU much ercccd last years record.
30. Providence has unlimited op-
p0rfunfffes for expansion cast, sresf.
north and south. IL fs bounded bp no
NatHroi barrier Ifs harbor Ia long and
N0rrosc, extending 10 the heart of the citu.
and dlloscs the greatest possible srhorfaqc
Gre0 NTH the least expenditure Of room.
~ main streets, ffs street car tines rodi-
ate from the centre like the spokes of a
Gheel Ifs railroads come 10 common
point bu easily brfdged natural pailepe.
obUfoffng all grade crossings.
"a. Providence docs not depend for
. ~ Wt1fnrc upon ue success Of onp one
1ndusfiu. ffs interests are diversified.
4 "a Providence has a much larger
Un0unf OF banking capital than any cffv
n ~ sfzc In the scorld
- Providence has an assessed pnl-
U0(l0r on ffs property Of {I/6. .c0f.sl0.
Inc state poipdffoR Of Providence ex-
cccds <f-0. .o00.6co
-. Providence is a city Of beauti-