The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-11
In the State of Rhode Island
the NEWS stands second in
circulation, first in Influence
and Representative character.
FOR PRESIDENT,
BENJAMIN HARRISON
OF INDIANA.
FoR VICE PRESIDENT.
WHITELAW REID
OF NEW YORK.
The Advantages Of Providence.

INV AAabOAsSO~S -
4. Providence is one Of the cdpftols
of Rhode Island.
a Providence is the second city In
popuIdffon In Netc England
& Providence contained $4,000
tnhabitanfs IN 1890 and ts orotofng Ver'y
ruptdly The population Is ouerfotofng
TIE cttu limits In epery direction, 30 that
t3e sssburbs are grotcfng faster than the
city itself.
4. Providence is the centre of a com
poct mdss of population, occupying an
are0 about elecen miles long bp four
broad. This continuously built conamti-
nftN Of Identical interests and dduora-
t0ges mitch forms the real, though not
rAs poStttcally defined PROVIDENCE, Is the
uixth largest city In the United States.
b Providence had totthfn ten miles
of tts Cfty Hal In 1866, 81 I,S<S Inhabitants
In 1870, Iss, ,0Is; In 1880, 16s. .ss5; In 1885
tAers sosre sIR6ss; In 1880 about $4,000,
and thS population 10 notc believed to be
az least S7S. 900, Increasing at the rate of
nearly per cent q year.
q Providence Is orotDtng faster than
onv other city In the East, and much
Jester than q euer did before.
=. Providence has more people tctth-
IN 100 rntlss than Chicago, st. Louis, Neto
Orleans, Baltimore or Cincinnati.
8. Providence leads all the cities In
Uhs sporld IN the jesoelry rndnufucture
II = the ccntrc, mart and port OF the cot
TON aid Woolcn industry of the United
States. AL the largest cotton mflls of
Amcytc0 are tctthfn eighty or Ninety
miles radius of Provfdencc, THIS Is due
to certain climatic advantages recognized
by cotton manufacturers. 1t has sptthtn
fts feId ne biggest aud finest stationary
engine srorks, rubber factories, fertile
mtlls flc Uorks and tool and machinery
Uor1ss and the largest mdnufdctory Of
stJver sDdre In the tcorld.
q. Providence IL at the head of a
hGrbor so mites long contafntng 1900
acres Of anchorage ground so feet deep
and 10000 acres rs feet deep.
40. Providence IL nearer the mar
kets Of Europe than New York bv $50
ustlcs, and ts about as near the Western
cttfcs. 1t Is more than 100 miles nearer
Southern and South american ports than
Boston. There ts far more freight In
trGnstt that could be che0per shipped via
Providence thun rfd Boston.
IA. Providence ts In direct comma.
Ntcotton trtth all points, north, south.
east and scest. IL Is the natural port of
the JS-utt tradc for all Netc England. 10
q ths Natural port for all Nelo Enoldnd
for cotton, bttuminous coal, Southern
lumber, ptg tron. The country surround
fNQ Providence fs supposed to be the
r5chest territory IN the trorld and the
most thfckly settted In America.
~. Providence is hdppy In fts
watural conformation for trade. No cftv
can cper hdve better system of deliveru
and snterchdngc Of cars than the one no,p
being arranged. Every foot of hurbor
front u reached by rdtl; evcrv manufac
tory may be convenient to tracks. What
Chicago has expended SIc, ,ooo, 900 to ac-
complssh, and only at TIE cost Of beauty
and safety, u already hero
1& Providence will soon hope the
beat sNsten of fnter1trbdn trQnsporfotjon
In America, and by far the finest linton
railroad depot
IA. Providence will soon hure The
Hncst park In America uifh the addition
10 Roger Williams Park Amono the
natural features Is lake tcfth circuit
Of scpcn and on e-holf mtles.
10. Providence is being bcdutfned
bv fne boulc rdrds.
40. Providence has by far the finest
retail stores In the East bar Boston and
Ncp York
IL. Providence is a safe cttn There
are no rtcfous classes; there are nercr
riots; there are fetC crimes There aciu
soon be no grade crossings Of railroads
no dangerous droic bridges.
10. Providence has more great pub
1fc improvements dctiUelu under arou
than almost any other city IN Anerico.
IL t ocokentng 10 conception OF ITS
pose<r. ftts
10. Providence and all ITS suburbs
had far more building IN 1889 than ann
prerious year fn tts history. IL had more
In 1890 than In 1859. more vet IN 1891 and
1899 wtlt much ercecd last vedrs record.
20. Providence has unlimited op-
porfunfttcs Jor erponston cast. spest.
north and south. It "a bounded bu no
natural barrier. Its horbor Ia Iona and
norrosc. extending TO the heart Of the cttp.
and dllotcs the greatest possible icharfooe
oreo scffh the least expenditure OF room.
Its 0,nfn streets, fts street car lines radt-
ate from the centre Ike The spokes Of a
sohcel ffs railroads come 20 a common
point by easily brfdgcd natural palleu.
0bvldffng oil grade crossings.
a.. Providence does not depend for
tfs Welfare upon the success Of any one
Industry. Tfs Interests are Diversified.
Al Providence has a much larger
amount OF banking capital than any citv
Of its sfzc IN the toorld.
~. Providence has an assessed raj
udtf0n On ffs property Of Sfk6, 6,9OLsk0.
The State valuation OF Providence er-
e,cds ff7D.oo0 0oO. .l....
"A Prosidence is p city Of beavti-