The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-10-31
The Advantages Of Providence.


Of Rhode Island.
2. Providence Is the second city In
population in NetO England.
B. Providence contained $4,000
Inhabitants IN 1890 and ts growing very
rapidlu. The population Is Overlooking
the city limits In euery direction. so Adt
the suburbs are 0rotrtn0 faster mo~ the
city itself.
4. Providence L. G.s csntrc Of a CON-
pact mass of population. occupying an
area about eleps~ miles long by -four
broad. 1'hts continuously built comrntt
nfty. Gj idesttco; tnssyssts and ddUdn-
tnees. ,phtcl TOWNS ne real. though not
the politically d@tsssd Ps0vIpENcE. ts the
ninth largest city IN nc United States.
3. Providence hac Wtthfn ten miles
Of ito City UalI IN iSeS. si.s<s Inhabitants.
In 1879. fss.oU; In 1890, lSs. RS; in 1885
there pcrs s1,SN: ~ DR about feo,0oo
aud the poptila1 1op U stosu bslteVcd 70 bs
at least as. 900, iroreastn0 st ne ross OF
nearly per cent. q gedv.
o. Providence is prouin2 Tasisv tsan
any other city In the Eost and much
faster than 10 cucr did before
2. Providence has more people Nth
In 100 miles than Chicago, 81. Louis, Nctc
Orleans, Baltimore or Cincinnati.
q. Providence leads sll the otties in
the tcorld IN the jetCeiry manufacturc
IL is the centre. mart and port OF the cot
ton and tCoOlen Industry OF tho United
States. AL the largest cotton mills of
America are tpithtn eighty or ninety
miles radius Of Providence. This ts due
TO certain climatic advantages recognized
by cotton manufacturers. Ii has utthtn
its field the biggest aud finest stationary
Cnginc trorks, rubber factories, fertile
mills, file Uorks and tool and machinery
icorks and the largest mandatory of
silUer lcdre in the World.
q. Providence Is at the head of q
harbor so miles long, containing 1900
acres OF anchorage ground 50 feet deep
and 500. 900 acres IS feet deep.
10. Providence 10 nearer the mar
kcts OF Europe than NciD York bu $50
miles, and Is about as near the Western
Cihrs. 10 Is more than 100 miles nearer
Southern and South american ports than
Boston. There Is far more freight In
rdneit that could be cheaper shipped pia
g niS' ~' ." f''"n rid R0stOn.
If. Providence IL In direct commu-
nicdtion Nth all points, north, south.
east and West. 1t Is the natural port of
the fruit trade for all NeW England. It
Is the natural port for all New England
for cotton, bttuminous coal, Southern
lumber, pig tron. The country surround
ing Providence Is supposed TO be the
richest territory In the tUorld and the
most thtckly settled In Amerfca.
IL. Providence Is happy IN its
natural conformation for trade. No cttu
can eper hare better system Of deliuer'u
and Interchange OF cars than the one no,p
being arranged. Erery foot of harbor
front is reached by rail; euery montJac
torn may be conUenient TO tracks. What
Chicago has appended $I5, 900, coo to dc-
complish, and only at the cost of beauty
and safety, is already hore.
18. Providence will soon hare the
best system Of interurbdn transportation
in America, and by far the finest linton
railroad depot.
II. Providence will soon haze the
finest park IN America tCifh the addition
20 Roger Williams Park Among the
natural features is q lake Ufh q ciTcu.t {
Of sepen and on e-hdlf miles.
t5. Providence is being beautifed
by dRc bouie cdrds.
10. Prov vidence has by far the dncst
retdil stores in the East, bar Boston and
NctC York.
~. Providence is a safe city There
are no Uicious classes; there are nerer
riots; there are telC crimes. There tciu
soon be no grade crossings of railroads.
no dangerous drdU bridges.
Is. Providence has more great pub
lie Improvements actively under tUau
than almost any other city in Il America,
It Is dtcdkening to u conception Of its
poicer.
10. Providence and all its suburbs
had far more building In 1889 than ann
precious year in its history. 1t had mo,
in 1890 than In 1889, more yet IN 1891, aud
1899 ,0tu much ercecd last years. record.
20. Providence has unlimited OPP
pOrtuntttes tOr expansion east, apest,
north and south II Is bounded by no
natural barrier. Its hdrbor is long and
ndrrop, extending to the heart of the city,
and dlloWs the greatest possible iphdrfaQe
area NTH the least expenditure of room.
It's main streets. its street car lines radi-
ate from the centre like the spokes Of a
Wheel It's railroads come TO n common
point By easily brtdged natural vdlleys,
obrtottng all grade crossings.
Fl. Providence does not depend for
It's trcltdrc upon the success of any one
Industry. It's Interests are diversified.
22. Providence has q nlucl, larger
amount of banking capital than any city
Of its stze in the tDOrld.
20. Providence has an assessed raL
uotion on its property of SIL6, ,90f,sIo.
The State poludtton Of Provtdencs er-
cecds tI70, 900 900.
"a. Providence is q city Of beauti-
(ut residences, spacious and attractive
suburbs, shady streets and breezy htlls.
Its Revolutionary memories haunt the
dnttq,tdrv. the absolutely unequdlled
Ndrrdgdnsett Bay at its feet charms the
artist and the sportsman, and its shores
provide recreation ground and summer
homes for thousands Of the citizens OF
NeW England.
20. Providence has the most cul-
tured and Intelligent people Of any city
In the country; Is a prominent literary.
artistic and musical centre. It's manu-
featuring establishments demand the
highest skilled labor, consequently its
toorktng classes are exceptionally tnteltt-