The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-04
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 PRESIDENT
FOR VICE PRESIDENT.
WHITELAW REID
OF NEW YORK.
fhe Advantages Of Providence.

4. Providence is one Of the capitals
of Rhode Island.
2 Providence is the second city in
popul1tion In Nc,o England
g. Providence contained $1,000
inhabitants In 1890 and IL groicing rery
r0pidlu. The population Is operJiotrtng
the city limits in euegg direction. so that
the suburbs are gr0icing faster than the
city itself
a. Providence is the centre Of n COM
pact mass of population, occupying an
area about elercn miles long by four
broad. This continuously built commu-
nftN, Of Identical Interests and adUdn-
tagcs, sohfch forms the real, though not
the politically defined PROVIDENCE, is the
ninth largest city In the United States.
3. Providence had pithin ten miles
of its City Hall fn 1866, sI,24s Inhabitants.
In 1870, Is5,0IS: fn $780, l6s, ,225; In 1885
there tccrc en- 5g5; in 1890 about ESQ 900,
and the population Is notC believed to be
at least 5000 Increasing at the rate Of
nearly per cent. q year.
Q. Providence Is groicing faster than
any other city in the East, and much
faster than IL erer did before.
=. Providence has more people ,ctth-
IN 100 miles than Chicago st Louis, Ncic
Orleans. Baltimore or Cincinnati.
q. Providence leads oil the cities In
the scorld Ia the jctCelry manufacture
IT Is the centre. mart and port OF the cot
ION aud srooteil Industry Of thc United
Sfuts AL the largest cotton mills OF
Amcrioa are trithiR eighty or ninety
snflCs radius Of Providence This fs due
20 certain climatic advantages recognized
b. cotton manufacturers IL has toifhin
fes lefd Qbc biggest and finest stationary
engine sc0rhs, rubber factories, fertile
mtlls ale rorks and tool and machinery
sc0rks and The largest mdntuacfoTy of
silver srore ~ the ,corld.
3. Providence is at the head of
h0rbor so miles long, containing 1900
acres Of anchorage ground 50 feet deep
'nxd S00.000 acres 10 feet deep.
40. Providence Is nearer the mar
kcts Of Europe than Nc,p York by $50
sstlcs, and Is about as near the Western
cities. 1t 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 ria
Providence than ria Boston.
N. Providence II IN direct comrn,i-
sstc0tton srfth ou points, north, south,
east and trest. 10 Is the natural port of
the fruit trade for all Neu England. IL
ts the natural port for all NetC England
for cotton, Unanimous coal, Southern
lumber, pig iron. The country surround
ing Providence Is supposed 10 be the
richest territory IN the trorld and the
most thfckly settled In America.
IA. Providence is happy In ITS
Ndfurdl conformation for trade. No cftu
can cuer haze a better system Of delirery
and Interchange OF cars than the one notr
being arranged. Every foot Of hdrbor
front fs reached by rail; erery mdnufdc
tory may be conrcnfent 10 frocks. What
Chicago has expended $500, 900 to ac-
compffsh, and onty at the cost OF beauty
and safety, Is already here.
18. Providence Will soon hare the
best system of intcrurbdn transportation
In America, and by far the finest linton
railroad depot.
finest park In America trith the addition
TO Roger Wiilfdms Park. Among the
natural features IL q lake tCffh circuit
of seucn and one-half miles
10. Providence is being bedutifed
bp fnc botilerdrds.
10. Providence has bp far ne finest
retail stores In the East, bar Boston and
Nc,o York.
IL. Providence is a safe city There |
are no Uict0us classes; there are neper |
riots; there arc teic crimes. There Uiu |
soon be no grade crossings Of railroads |
10 dangerous drd,o bridges.
1S. Providence has more great pub |
Jfc Improvements acfiUcly under tcdv |
than almost any other city In Americd. |
IL Is dtcukentng to a conception OF its |
po,cer.
40. Providence and all ITS suburbs |
had far more building In 1889 than ann |
previous year IN Its history. 10 had more |
tn 1890 than fn 1889, more net Ia 1891, and |
1897 sctU much crcccd last years record.
20. Providence has unlimited op- |
porfunfttcs J0r expansion east, trest, |
north and south. 10 fs bounded bu no |
natural barrier. It's hdrbor Is long and |
Horro,c, extending TO the heart Of the cftp,
and dliotcs the greatest possible tCharfoge |
area Nth The least expenditure Of room. |
Ifs main streets, its street car lines radi- |
ate from the centre IKE the spokcs of "a
schcel It's railroads come TO a common
point by easily bridgcd natural uaiicys,
obUfdfing all grade crossings.
II. Providence does not depend for
ffs toelfore upon h.s success OF any one
Industry liz infcTJzrS arc diversified.
~. Providence has a much larger
amount of bdRling capital than any cifV
Of ffs sizc in INC tcorld
a. Providence has an assessed Uol-
soffon on ffs property Of |6,90f.sE0. |
The State ruiuoffon Of Providence cr-
cscds fr0.oo0. 600
-. Providence II city Of beoutt-