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

=. providence Is ire second CRY In
population Ia Noe Eac,cnd.
.. Providence contained 1900
trhGL,fonss IL, 1850 cad Is croicing resy
roTtdly. Ibe population Is cre.dowtEg
dc oitD SiI.tS ul sreTg direction, so that
the S'byTbS ere grotcfny f0s.ee thcdl TIC
city ;fsc,f.
4. Providence n tic centre o. CON-
pact mass Of population, occtipssg,q cit
area abors eleven miles long IN far
bread. 1hf5 oGstinuouSly bVi,t ccfasai.-
n,t, Of tdenacdl Interests ard do.o,i-
tdges, lhtch fcTT's Ehe real, though not
tie politically 2s-,aed Providence, Is the
ninth largest ci:u IN The United Stctcs.
3. Providence had tcsth;a ten sai,es
% tts city Eall ia 1865, SI,eES fahGbis0xts.
IN 1870, Ig5,0IS; IN 1850, To-, ,Sa5; in 1895
;here acre lsII5aS; in 1890 about $4,000,
and The population is notr believed to be
at least S75, 900, Increasing at the rate Of
nearly per cent. year.
q. Providence is groiDing faster than
a4tB-etItef etty TT The East, End ntftch
faster than it cUer did before.
Z. Providence has more people tcith-
IN 100 miles than Chicago, St. Louis, Nctv
Orleans Baltimore or Cincinnati.
y. Providence leads all the cities IN
the tCorld il the jelUelry manufacture.
tom and tCoolen industry OF the United
States. AL the largest cotton mills Of
Ame,Tcd are qDithin eighty or ni,ietu
miles radius of Proridence. This Is due
10 certain climatic advantages recognized
by cotton manufacturers. It has ,oitbin
Is fCld the biggest and finest STATIONARY
engine UCorks, rubber factories tcrtile
mills dle uOrks and tool and machinery
iCorks and the largest mdnbgactory Of
Silrer acdrc IN the iCorld.
ID. Providence is at the head Of n
h0rbCr so miles Tong, containing 1900
Gcrcs Of anchorage ground so feet deep
md 500. 400 acres IS feet deep.
10. Providence is nearer the mar
k,ts Of Europe than Ncl0 York bB 40
miles, and Is about as near the Western
ttics 10 is more than 100 miles nearer
Sou;hsrh and South american ports than
Boston. There Is far more freight in
ran 10 that could DC cheaper shipped pia
"if .n i'ir PoQfOn
II. Providence Is In direct comniii-
nicdtion lcth all points, north, south.
east and lCest. 10 Is the natural port of
the fruit trade for all NctC England. It
Is the natural port for all Nclo Enqlnnd
for cotton, bttitmin0ES coal, Southern
lumber, pig iron. The country surround
ina Providence Is supposed to be the
richest territory in the tCorld and the
most thickIy settled fr 44mcrtcu.
IL. Providence is hdppy In its
natural conformation for trade. No citu
can eUer haze q better system of dclfpeTu
and Interchange Of cars than the one now
being arranged EUery foot of harbor
front Is reached bp rail; eUery manufdc
torn mag be conrcnient TO tracks. What
Chicago has expended SI5,0O0C00 to ac-
/. . yl.. &
and sdfety Is already here.
13. Providence will soon hare the
best susten OF intcrurbdn trdnsportotien n
IN America, and IN far the finest Unton
railroad depot.
IA. Providence will soon hare the
finest park fn America 1Cith the ooditi0n
o Roger WilliamS Park. Among the
natural features Is a lake acfth q circuit
of sepen and on e. hdU miles
10. Providence is being bedutifed
bU fine bOul2Vdrds.
10. ProY Yidence has h4 fnr the finest
retail stores IN the East, bar Boston and
Nel0 York.
IL. Providence is a safe cttu There
are no CiciOuS classes; there are nerer
riots; there are tetc crimes. There loiL
oon be no grade crossings Of railroads.
no dangerous drdW bridges.
1S. Providence has more great pub
Tic improvements acttUoly under acau
Than almost any other city tn Ame7fcd..
10 Is diCdkening to q conception ot its
poUer
10. ProNi ence and all ITS s,iburbs
had far more building tR 1889 than onv
prCrious year iH It's history. 10 had more
in 1890 than in 1889, more yet IN 1891, and
1899 lriU much ercCed last years record.
20. Providence has unlimited op-
portunittes jor expansion east. icest,
north and south. III is bounded by no
natural barrier. It's hdrbor is long and
R0rro,o, attending TO the heart Of the citu,
and dllOlCS the greatest possible iChar1dge
area Nth the least expenditure Of room.
It's main streets. tts street car lines radi-
ate from the centre IKE the spokes OF q
lDheeL It's railroads come TO a common
potat blt easily bridged natural -rdlleyS,
| obui0ting al grddc crossings.
81. Providence does not depend for
| tis iccltdrs upon utC success Of any one
| Industry. ITS interests are diversified.
% Providence has q much larger
amount Of banking capital than any city
| Of its size IN The lC0rld
23. Providence has an assessed udL-
uation on Its property Of Si46,9oL,Sg0.
| The state Udludtton o. Providence er-
| ccCdS TIJO,vVO.OVD
~. Providence IL city Of beduti-
| lid residences, spacious and dttTdcttueI
suburbs. Shddy streets and breezU mus.
| It's Revolutionary memories haunt the
dntiqudry. The absolutely unequotteo
! NdrdgdnSett Bay at It's feet charms uic
artist and the sportsman, and IT'S shores
/ prOUide recreation ground and summer
homes for thousands o. the citizens sf
| NcD England.
20. Providence has the most cut
tured and Intelligent people OF any citD
IN The country; Is a prominent literary,
artistic and musical centre. It's manu-
| featuring establishments demand he
highest skilled labor, consequently ns
working classes are exceptionally intettt@
| gent
20. Providence has IS public schools.
! tCtth ISI Instructors.
81. Providence cxpends dnnuaub
| SR2I, ,S0g.0g for teachers Sdldr 90
20. Providence is the seas Of Brop'Q
| URiCersitM