The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-12-19
The Advantages Of Providence,

I, Providence is one Of the capitals
Of Rhode Island.
. providence is the second city in
populotion in Ne,0 England.
q Providence contained $4,000
,,bobjt1nts in 1890 and Is groDtng rery
ronjdh, The population IL oUerfoUtn9
ne c5tlJ limits in eUerp direction. so that
lbe suburbs are grOlCtng toSter uidt H'e
city itself.
4 Providence IL the centre OF a COM
pdct mass Of population, occupying oh
area about eleUen miles long DD Iouf
broad This continuously butt con"n-
nitu. OF identical Interests ana ddUdn.
tooes. lrhtch forms the real, though not
The politically defined PRoNiDENCE, ue
ntntb Ioroest citu in the United states
Providence had Uithin ten miles
n, jts Citu Hou in 1865, 81, ,24S Inhabitants.
Jn 1870 Ig6.OIS: in 1850, l6g,&2 an 1870
here ,cere eI1,5eS; In 1890 about 10000,
and the population ts noU beaeoed 70 De
| ct least e75. 900, Increasing at the rdte OF
| nearly per cent. year.
q. Providence Is groactng faster htdn
| nnu other city in the East, c'ld Muc't
| fostcr than 10 eUer did before.
| = Providence has more people tctll-
in 100 miles ihan Chicago, st. Louis, Neio
| orleans. Baltimore or Cincinnati
y. Providence leads all the cities IN
The 1oorld hl the jeloetrU mdnufdcturc'
~ Is tbe centre, mart and port OF the cot.
ON and acoolen industry OF the On,ted
states. an the largest cotton MUS o.
Americd are Uithin eighty or ntnetl
miles radius Of Prortdence. THIS " dut
10 certain, climatic advantages recognized
b,, cotton manufacturers. IL has Utthi,
rs 0.ld the biggest aud finest stationary
c1rine 1Uorks, rubber factories, teIttt
nils. hlc ,corks and tool and mdchiner1
forks and the largest mdnWdctory o
,ilrer Darc in the tCortd.
%. Providence Is at the head OF I
1drbor so miles long, containing 1000
acres of anchorage ground ~ Jeet ace
md 500. 900 acres Is feet deep
10 Providence is nearer the MAJ
ITS of Europe than Net0 York by Is
niles. and Is about as near the Wester-
tties. II is more than 100 miles nedre
;GtGhern and South american ports thd
Yosfon. There Is far more freight 4
ronstt that could be cheaper shipped vi
fcpidcpce than vto BOSTON,
II. providence II IN direct comm,
nicdtton tCfth all points, north, soutl
: east and ,Dest. It ts the natural port
the fruit trade for all Ne'C England.
ts the natural port for all New Engldn
for cotton, bttumtnous coal, Souther
lumber, pig iron. The country surroun.
ina Providencs fs supposed to DC u
richest territory IN the tcorld and u
most thtcIslp settled In America.
IN. Providence IL happy In I
natural cont formation for trade. No Ct
can eper haze a better system OF deltvc
and Interchange Of cars than the one no
be,nq arranged. Erery foot Of horb
front IL reached bp rail; erery nldnutC
torn p,ap be convenient TO tracks. Wh
CHICAGO has expended fB,ooo,0o0 TO {,
complish, aud only at the cost OF beau
and safety, Is already here.
IL. Providence will soon hare
best susten o. tatev,Tbon trdnsportdtt
IN America, and by far the finest Unt
railroad depot
"a. Providence will soon hoce
anest park In America Utth the dddttI
% Rooer Wtlltdms Park. Among
natural features "a lake utth a orc
of screen and on e-haU miles
rs. Providence 10 being beauty
bv frs bovle rards.
10. Prov idencc has by far he M