The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-09-29
The Advantages Of Providence,

4. Providence 10 one Of the ccpftdls
| Of Rhode Island.
2. Providence f. the second city fa
population In Ne,c Engldnd.
3. Providence contained ls5.0o0
Inhabitants IN 1890 and Is erorfny rsry
rapidly The population Is overao,cing
the city limits In ererp direction. so ;Aat
the suburbs are groartng faster than the
city itself.
4. Providence Is The centre OF @ eonl
pact mass Of population, occupNinu an
area about clercn miles long bu four
broad. This continuously built comma,-
mtH Of Identical Interests and dduua-
tnges, phfoh forms The real, though not
The politically defined PROVIDENCE, Is the
ninth largest city In the United Stafcs.
Z. Providence had uithin ten miles
OF its City Hall in 1865. SfsSs Inhabitants.
In 1870, Is5,0IS; isl 1850, 16e, 2s5 In 1855
there 1cere RI4 525; In LS50 about ESQ., 900,
and the population is noac believed TO he
at least 275.C00 Increasing at the rate Of
nearly per cent. q year.
q. Providence Il qroicfng foster than
any other ctty tn the East, and much
faster than 10 erer did before
z. Providence has more people tpiti-
In 100 miles than Chicago, Sc. Louis Ncic
Orleans. Baltimore or Cincinnati
4. Providence leads all the cities In
the acorld IN the jeioetry manufacture
10 Is the centre, mart and port OF the cot
ton and aCoolen industry of the United
states All the largest cotton mills of
america are tctthfn eighty or ntnefu
miles radius Of Providence. This is due
to certain climatic advantages Tecoqnized
by cotton manufacturers. It has sottl,fn
its field the biggest aud finest stationary
engine Works, rubber factories, fertile
mills. Jile uorks and tool and mdchineru
scorks and the largest .manutdctoru Of
silUer tcdrc In the tcorld.
o. Providence is at the head of a
harbor 50 miles long, containing 1900
acres OF anchorage ground so feet deep
and 500, 900 acres rs feet deep.
10. Providence is nearer the mar
kcts OF Europe than Nctp York bu $50
miles, and Is about as near the Veste,n
cities. 10 Is more than 100 miles nearer
Southern and South Amcricdn ports than.
Boston. There ts far more tretQht In
ranSft that could DC cheaper shipped vta
- s'f' - ~ -, ,,f- TOsfou
If. Providence is In direct commu-
ntcdHon tctth all points, north, south.
east and tUest. 1t fs the natural port oil
the fruit trade for all Netc Eno,and. Jf
Is the natural port for all New Enolandl
for cotton, bttumtnous coal, Southern
lumber, ptg iron. The country suyvound-
ing Providence Is supposed TO be the
richest territory In the s0orld and TIA
most thtcklp settled In America.
AZ. Providence Is happy IN fts
natural conformation for trade. No cfta,
can erer haze better system of deliver,,
and Interchange of cars than the one nom
being arr dnged. EUery foot of hurbo,-
front Is reached by rofl; every nQntlfac
tory may be conventent to tracks Whut
Chicago has expended fI5, 900 COO to &c
compiler. and only at the cost of beautu
and safety, Is already here.
18. Providence will soon haze the
best system of interurban Transportation
IN America, and bv for the fsest linton
railroad depot.
~. Providence will soon have ths
finest park In America tCtth the addition
20 Roger Williams Park. Among The
natural features Is a lake Utth d circuit
of seuen and on e-hdt miles.
10. Providence = bctng beQWsfed
10. Prov idence has bu far the fnest
retail stores In the East, bar Boston and
Netc Y0rl. as
~. Providence is a safe CITY, There
are no Ufctous classes; there are neUer
riots; there are teD crimes. There sctu
soon be no grade crossings of Tatlro0ds--
no dangerous drdtD bridges.
10. Providence has more great pub
Tic improvements actively under auau
than almost any other city In Ameytcd.
1t is atcakenfng to a conception of tts,
poiper.
10. Providence and all Its suburbs.
had far more building IN 1850 than anu
preutous year In its history. It had more
In 1890 than In 1889, more yet In 1891, and
1899 tpiu much ercecd last years. record.
20. Providence has unlimited op-
portunfttes JOr expansion east, pest.
north and south. 1t Is bounded by no,
natural barrier Its hdrbor ts lono and
narro,o, extending to the heart of the city.
and oll0Ds the greatest possible tohdrfaCel
area Ofth the least expenditure of room.
Its main streets, tts street car tines r0dt-
ate from the centre like the spokes of a.
WheeL Ib railroads come to q common
point by edstly brtdged natural vulleps.
obvtating all grade crossings.
Fl. Providence does not depend for
It's tceltdre upon the success Of am one
Industry. It's Interests are diversified.
-. Providence has q much larger
amount OF banking capital than any city
Of its size In the toorld.
23. Providence has an assessed Udl-
tidtion on Its property OF $iI6, ,90I,S/0.
The State vdludtton of Providence er-
cccds Sf70,Oo0. 600.
"a. Providence Is q city of beauH-
fth residences, spacious and attractive
suburbs, shady streets and breezy htus.
Its Revolutionary memories haunt the
onttquarU the absolutely uncqudtted
Ndrrdqansctt Bay at It's feet charms the
artist and the sportsman, and its shores
provide recreation ground and summer
homes for thousands of the citizens or
NeW England.
%. Providence has the most cul-
tured and Intelligent people Of any cttv
In the country; Is a prominent literary.
artistic and musical centre. Its manu-
featuring establishments demand hs
highest skilled labor, consequently 10
uorktng classes are exceptionally tntetIt-
gent.
90. Providence has 7s public schools,
Uitt %sf Instructors.
81. Providence expends annually
SsT4, 0f for teachers salds. 20