The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-07-29
FOR PRESIDENT.
BENJAMIN HARRISON
OF INDIANA.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT.
WHITELAW REID
OF NEW YORK.
Yne Advantages Of Providence.


1. Providence IL one of the capitals
of Rhode Island.
2. Providence is the second city In
( populdtton- In Ne,o England.
5. Providence contained $4,000
inhabitants In 1890 and Is gro,ctng very
ruptdlv. The population Is overfototng
ne citu limits In cpery direction, so that
the siburbs are groWtng faster than the
city ftself.
4. Providence is the centre of a COM
pact mass of population, occupying an
area about eleuen miles long by four
broad. This continuously built commit
~ftu of identical Interests and ddudr-
tages, sphfch forms the real, though not
the politically defined PROVIDENCE, Is the
ninth largest city In the United States.
B. Providence had tcithtn ten miles
Of its City Hall In 1865. SI,24s Inhabitants.
IN 1870, Is5,0Is; In 1850, 16e, ,SS5; In 1885
there aperc eI{,5ss; In 1890 about ESQ, 900,
and the population Is now believed to be
at least e75.000, Increasing at the rate OF
NEARLY 8 per cent a year.
3. Providence Is grotcfng faster than
onv other city In the East, and much
faster than ft eUer did before.
z. Providence has more people NTH
IN 100 miles than Chicago, 81. Louis, Nclc
Orleans, Baltimore or Cincinnati.
3. Providence leads all the cities In
the ar0rld in the je,DelTy manufacture.
IL ts the centre, mart and port OF the cot
ton and tooolen Industry of the United
States. Au the largest cotton mills of
Amerfca arc Wtthin eighty or ninety
miles radius of Proutdence This Is due
TO certain climatic advantages recognized
by cotton manufacturers. 1t has tctthtn
" Held Hte biggest and finest stationary
engine Uorks, rubber factories, fertile
mjlls. Jlc tCorks and tool and machinery
works and the largest mdnVoctory Of
stlucr sUdrc In the tDorld.
g. Providence is at the head of
hdrbor so miles long, containing 1900
acres of anchorage ground 50 feet deep
and 500, 900 acres is feet deep.
40. Providence IL nearer the mar
kets of Europe than Neao York by $50
snfJes, 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 vta
Providence than Uia Boston.
~. Providence is In direct con,n1tt-
ntcdtton iCtth all points, north, south,
east and socst. 1t 10 the natural port of
ne fruit trade for all Neto England. 10
- NE natural port for all New England
for cotton. bitumfn0us coal, Southern
lumber, ptg iron. The country surround
3NQ Providence is supposed to DC the
richest territory In the D0rld and the
mort thfcklN settled In America.
Il. Providence is happy In its
natural conformation for trade. No city
can eucr haze better system Of deliUery
and interchange of cars than the one noD
being arranged Euery foot Of hdrbor
front u reached by rail; eUery n0ntfac
torn ndu be convenient TO tracks. What
chicago has expended fI6, 100000 10 uc-
conpltsh, and only at the cost Of beauty
and safety, Ia already here.
18. Providence will soon haze the
best system of tnterurbdn transportation
IN America, and by far the finest Union
Tdtlroad depot.
~. Providence will soon haze the
finest park In America aoith the addition
70 Roger WfIlidms Park. Among the
natural features Is a lake NTH a circuit
of seuen and one-hdlf miles.
10. Providence is being beduttfed
bv fine bouleUdrds.
10. Providence has by far the finest
retail stores In the East, bar Boston and
Nesp York.
II. Providence is safe city. There
are no vicious classes; there are neUer
riots; there are fen crimes There toiu
soon be no grade crossings Of railroads
40 dangerous drdtc bridges
18. Providence has more great pub
Tic improvements dctiuely under tcdy
than almost any other city In America.
IL fs dCokening TO q conception of its
po,rer.
10. Providence and all ITS suburbs
had far more building In 1889 than any
prertous year IN It's history 10 had more
In 1890 than In 1889. more net In 1891, and
1922 tcti much ercecd last years record
20. Providence has unlimited OPP
p0rfunities t0r expansion east, tCest,
north and south. It Is bounded by no
natural barrier. It's hdrbor Is long and
ndrrotc, extending 10 the heart Of the city,
and aitotcs the greatest possible wharfage
area Nth The least expenditure Of room.
It's main streets, It's street car tines rddt-
ate from the centre Ike the spokcs Of a
,cheel It's railroads come 10 common
point bv easily bridged natural Uollegs,
obufdffng all grade crossings.
n. Providence does not depend for
ffs scclfdrc upon the success Of any one
Industry. It's interests arc diversified.
a. Providence has much larger
amount Of banking capital than any citD
Of fes sfze On the toorid.
a. Providence has an assessed vuL
uofton on ffs property Of ffS6, 6,sof,ss0.
The State valuation Of Providence cr.
cccds {f50. .oooooo
- Providence IL q city OF bcautt