The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-31
ron PRESIDENT.
BENJAMIN HARRISON
OF INDIANA.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT.
WHITELAW REID
OF NEW YORK.
The Advantages Of Providence,

The Advantages OF PROVIDENCE.
4. Providence is one Of the capitals
Of Rhode Island.
q Providence is the second city In
population In Neto England.
6 Providence contained $4,000
ls1Iabitants IN 1890 and Is groictng very
supldlY. The population Is ouertfoastng
~ cStv limits IN every direction. so that
no suburbs are growing faster than the
cttv tfself.
Z. Providence is the centre Of a COM
pact mass of population, occupying an
0rca about eleUen miles long by four
broad. This continuously built conssnss-
n(fv, of Identical interests and ddVorl-
t0oes. ssh5ch forms the real, though not
ne politically defined PROVIDENCE, Is the
NsnM largest city IN the United States.
q. Providence had toithin zen mites
of sts Cttp Hou In 1866, SI,s4S inh0bitant&
IN 1870, IS6,0IS; In 1850, 162,ss5; in 1855
fhsre s0crs slk6as; tn 1890 about 10000,
and the populatton ts n0to believed to be
ot least ~, 600, Increasing at the rate of
ncarlu 8 per cent. a yeur.
Q. Providence is srosDing faster than
any other o<tS In the Eost, and much
faster thon u ever did before.
=. Providence has more people tctth>
On 100 miles than Chicago, st. Louis, Neao
Orleans, Baltimore or Ciacfnnatt.
q. Providence leads oil the cities In
tAs world tN the jesoelry manufacture.
It q NSe centre, mart and port OF the COZ
t0n 0Nd tDoolcn industry Of the United
Stotes. AN the iargsst cotton mills of
Amertc0 are scfthfn eighty or ninety
miles radius of ProUtdence. This Is due
20 certain climatic advantages recognized
bu cotton manufacturers. 10 has actthfn
IT, field the btggest aud finest stationary
cngine tCofks, rubber factories, tertfle
mflls, 1le works and tool and machinery
sD0rJs and the largest yn0nufactorv of
s{Jver sDdre IN the world.
Q. Providence is at SAc head of a
h1rbor so sn5lss long, containing 1900
acres Of anchorage ground so feet deep
and 500. 600 acres Is feet deep.
10. Providence IL ne0yer the mar.
ksts Of Europe than Neas York bv $50
ntlcs, and Is about as near TIC Western
cities. 1t Is more than 100 miles nearer
Southern and South A mertcdn ports than
Boston. There ts far more freight In
frunsit tAat could be cheaper shipped vio
Proptdc-ce fhrn q1d Boston.
"A. Providence is In direct co,u,u,,.
nlcotion Wtth all points, north, south.
east and spsst IL Is the natural port of
~ Jssstt trade for all Neao Bngloud. 10
= ~ N0twr0l port for oW Net0 Enoland
fDr cation, bStunlfnous coal, Southern
5uaher, MO iron. The country surround-
fnQ pvovtdsncs ts supposed to be the
richest territory IN the toorld and the
neost thtcklt settled IN America.
n, Providence is happy TN fts
naewbol conformattow fov trade. No cftv
ooR eDsS hQpe a better System of deliveru
on3 tNterch0n0e Of cars than the one noso
belno osr 0noed Every foot of hnrbor
front u reached By rdtI; evcyy nadnsafoc
togy may be convenient TO tracks. What
Gafuuoo has srpended ~, ,ooo, 900 10 dc-
oomps1oA. and only at the cost of beoutu
md sdfsty. ts already here.
70. Providence will soon haze che
best system Of tnterslrb0N transportation
a. America, and bv far the finest linton
ratlrood depot.
IL. Providence will soon havc the
fnest park In America sDith the addition
10 Roger Williams Park Among the
natural features Is a loSce sptth circuit
Of ssven and on e-hoy miles.
40. Providence fs being beuutifed
~ fRe boutc yards.
io. Providence has by far the finest
re>oA stores In the East, bar Boston and
NbW York.
~. Providence is a safe cttu Tncrc
ore 40 vicious classes; there are nepcr
Ttots; there are feto crimes. There pfu
soon Be no grade crossings Of railroads
40 dangerous drdiO bridges.
18. Providence has more oreof pub-
To improvements dcttpelp under apav
1a0n almost any other city On America.
IL y oookentng TO a conception of tts
po,peN
40. Providence and all ITS suburb,
had far more building In 1889 than anv
preutoss year ia fts history IL had more
IN 1890 than tn 1850, more vet In 1891. ana
1ep< setu much erceed last years. record
40. Providence has unlimited on
D0Ttunftiss Jor epponsfon east, spest
north and south. H Is bounded bp no
nofurdl barrier. Its hdrbor ss lono and
norvosC, attending 20 the heart Of the citv
and ollosos the greatest possible tohorfaoc
area Utfh the least expenditure OF room.
NJ mGtn streets, tts street car tines radt-
~ from 1se centre IKE the spokes Of a
wheel Ies railroads come 20 common
point Nv easily brtdged natural palleys
obpt0tfnq all grade crossings.
"a. Providence does not depend for
~ ,o<fors upon tic success OF any one
industry. Jts Interests are diversified.
- Providence has a much larger
ouounf Of banking capital than any citp
(lfs sfze IN the world.
-. Providence has an assessed ral-
walton on fts property Of SLy0,eoLsIo.
The State valuation Of Providence cr-
c<cds fI70.ooo.ooo
-. Pre,idenes v q sssy " lsauu.