The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-09-26
The Advantages Of Providence,

4. Providence 10 one Of the copitols
OF Rhode Island
2. Providence IL the second city IN
population In NeW England.
3. Providence contained $4,000
Inhabitants In 1890 and Is gro,oing rcrD
rapidly. The population Is operfo,ring
the city limits In evcry direction, 80 that
the suburbs are gro,otng faster than rlc
city itself.
4. Providence Is the centre OF n COM
pact mass OF population, occupying M
area about eleven miles long IN four
broad. This continuously built conlmss-
nttB OF identical interests and dlrdn-
fd1es, uhfch forms the real, though not
the politically defined PROVIDENCE. Is The
ninth largest city In the United Sfdfcs
o. Providence had srtthin ten miles
OF Its CITY Hau In 1865. SIPS Inhabitants.
In 1870. Ie5,0Is; In 1850, 16s,se5; In 1855
there were SI4.62s; IN 1890 about 10000.
and the population is nosU believed to be
ut least n6,o00. Increasing at the rate of
nearly 8 per cent year.
o. Providence is growing faster than
any other city IN the East. and much
faster than 10 eper did before.
z. Providence has more people sCttl-
In 100 miles than Chicago, St LosSfs, NcaU
Orleans. Baltimore or Cincinnati
q. Providence leads all The cities In
the 'corld IN the jeiOetTy manufacture.
1t Is the centre. mart and port OF TIE cot
tom and Woolen industry OF TIE United
Stotes. All the largest cotton ntlls or
America are tcfthtn eighty or mtnetu
mites radius Of Providence. This Is due
TO certain climatic advantages recoQntzed
by cotton manufacturers. It has sufthtn
Its tetd the biggest and finest stationary
engine 'corks, rubber factories, fertile
mills, fle tcorks and tool and machinery
,corks and the largest mdnufactorv Of
sflUcr rare In the p0rld.
o. Providence is ot the head of a
hdrbor so miles long, containing 1900
acres OF anchorage ground 80 feet deep
and 10000 acres rs feet deep.
40. Providence IL nearer the ssors
kcts Of Europe than NsW York b. Bd
mites, and Is about as near the Westcrn
cities. 1t Is more than 100 miles nearey.
Southern and South american ports thar,
Boston. There 10 far more frei0ht IN
transit that could be cheaper shipped Wa
r." ,'id~''cc fh,'n ffn BOSTON
II. Providence IL In direct cousn,,I
nicdtton ,ctth all points. north. so,xth
east and tccst. 1t ts the natural porf al
the fruit trade for all NsU EnQland. n
" the natural port for all New Enolond
for cotton, bttumtnOws coal, Southern,
lumber, pig tveA The country swyround-
ing Providence u supposed to be the
richest territory IN the Oorld and tie
most thtckly settled IN America.
~. Providence 10 happy IN ~
natural conformation for tr0de. No cttv
can ever haze better systsm Of delivery
and Interchange Of oors non We ONE nosc
being arr anged. Every foot of h0rbog'
front Is reached bp ratl; cvery npam~fnc ,
tory may be convenient to trucks. Wh0t
Chicago has appended tI6, 900, 600 to &c
comphsh, and only at the cost of bsautv
and safety, Is already hera
18. Providence will soon hdvc the
best syste1n of tnterurbGp transportation
IN America, and bv far TIE finest linton
railroad depot
IA. Providence will soon have the
finest park In America t0tth the addition
10 Roger Williams Pork. Among the
natural features ts q lake With circu. {
OF seven and on e-haJ miles,
10. Providence II being be0wtffed
by tne boute yards.
10. Providence has by far the n,aest
retail stores In the East, bar Boston and
Ne,o York.
II. Providence is a safe city. There
are no vfciOaLs classes; there are nercr
riots; there are feto crimes. There scill
soon be no grade crossings Of railroads.
no dangerous drutC bridges.
10. Providence has more great pqtb-
lie Improvements actively under tcau
than almost any other city IN America,
IL Is dpakentng to q conception Of Sts,
poloer.
I'D. Providence and all tts suburbs
had far more building In 1889 than anu
,a3.p3.{a3fe s,pUs i,a bJcfn~,, h<,<3 4 -
ip 1890 than In 1883, more yet In 1891. and
1899 triu much erceed last years. record.
20. Providence has unlimited on,
portunittcs J0r expansion east. pest,
north and south. 1t Is bounded bp no,
natural barrier. It's horbor fs Iona and
ndrroD, extending to the heart Of the cftu,
and dil0aCs the greatest possible sUh0rfoQe
area pfth the ledst expenditure of room.
It's matn streets, tts street car lines rodt-
ate from the centre Ike the spokes of a.
sUheel. It's railroads come to q common
point by easily brtdged natural vdlleys,
obutdttng all grade crossings.
Fl. Providence does not depend for,
Its Tclfare upon the success of any one
industry. Its Interests are diversified.
%. Providence has much ldrQcr
amount of banking capital than any city
Of ITS size In the t0orld.
23. Providence has an assessed rdl- .
udtion on its property of $I46, 6,9oI,SSo. .
The State vdiudtt0a of ProUfdence en-
cecds $I70, 0,000000
"a. Providence Is q city Of beauti. 4
fta residences. spacious and attractive
suburbs, shady streets and breezy htt&
Its Revolutionary memories haunt inc
dnftqudr1L the absolutely uneqtducd
Ndrrdgdnsett Bay at its feet charms ths
artist and the sportsman, and Its shores
provide recreation ground and summer
homes for thousands of the cittzens OF
Neic England
%. Providence has the most cul-
tired and Intelligent people Of any city
In the country; Is a prominent literary
artistic and musical centre. Its mdns-
featuring establishments demand the
highest skilled labor. consequently ~
porking classes are exceptionally tnteltt-
gent.
20. Providence has rs public schools.
tCtth 4eI Instructors.
27. Providence expcnds ntudliv