The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-04-24
How the NeWs's Scheme to Send
aMan There is Regarded.
That the Plan Would be Of Great Advantage
to the City in Tending to Induce New
Industries to Establish Here is the Gen
eral Sentiment of Business Men,

The movement designed to result In
sending an active capable man to the
Worlds fair to represent the city of
Providence and to make clear to the ex-
hibitors and others interested In indus
trial enterprises the advantages Of the
city as location for new business has
gained great impetus.
Since the suggestion was originally
made to the News the matter mas been
taken hold OF with energy by local busi-
ness men and there is every prospect OF a
successful issue. The opinions OF promi-
nent business men as printed below show
with how much interest the plan is
viewed.
Governor ID. Russell Brown--I think
,he plau is a very good one. and / am
ieartily In sympathy with II. Provi-
lence has many advantages which II
known by men seeking for location
would bring many new Industries here.
+ o have man at Chicago would adver-
,ise Providence, and believe in adver
hsing.
City Treasurer Granger-If a man can
can be secured for the work who can at
tend TO IL In the best possible manner it
will bs successful. But IL should be
done. II at all, on tho largest scale.
Providence ID the second city in New
England. and we should let the people of
other states understand this. doubt
II one man could attend to all the par.
ticulars of such mission, but IL neces-
sary send more than one, so as not to do
IL I'm picayune manner. The exhibits
Of course will speak for themselves and
the state, but a good conversationalist
could do great deal to let people from
sll over the country know that there
IA room for other manufactures. 1
should think a map might he prepared
that would show the available locations
and illustrate how near the great manu-
featuring centre it Is possible to locate.
William III. Thurber OF the Tilden-
Thurher Company-It is the best plan
that i have seen broached for many a
long year. Ii this idea of advertising
the city had been conceived aud acted
upon five years ago Providence would not
now be merely the second city In New
England. Our
Immense inducements
to manufacturers lies in the fact that we
have among us vast number Of skilled
mecr.nics, men who could 90 to work on
moments notice and render the most
efficient service. Every factory that can be
brought here means an addition TO our
city Of twice the number of hands that
it would employ. We have every possi-
BILE inducement for manufacturers to
cilities and the goodwill Of the
people. l believe that great deal of
good could be wrought by sending a
good, live man to the fair. The citizens
should fall in line with this idea and put
It into effect with as little delay as pos
sible.
L. ID. Newell of the Paris Kouse-I
probably voice the sentiments of all the
business houses Of Providen ia saying
that no time should be lost in carrying
out this project. Rhode Island is
great manufacturing state despite its
small area. We can give manufe ecturers
advantages that cannot be obtained in
any other part of the union. 1t wonld be
grand idea To bring our facili les to the
notice OF the countries lying on the other
side of the Atlantic. The business men
of the city can afford to enter into the
spirit OF this plan and the sooner
some action is taken the better. The
manufacturers ought 10 be especially
interested In this scheme. We have too
much at st,ke to let this opportunity
pass. A rekindling of enthusiasm among
our business men would give Providence
an iInpe Us that would place her among
the foremost and most enterprising
cities Of New England: A good man
stationed at Chicago with horn would
blow blast that would be heard all
over the world.
Alderman Winship-Tnere is not a
doubt that Providence is
At the Very Top
as regards natural advantages, and
many persons would only need to have
them brought out to appreciate them.
II the right man can be sent TO the fair
in the capacity that the News suggests,
he can do much to benefit the city in the
way OF in crease business in the future.
The idea is frsJ rate aid L hope the
business people will take hold OF it.
Charles III. Merriman-I should suppose
that the Rhode Island comm issioners
would do all in the line suggested, that
il in their power. They are there TO Took
after Rhote Island interests. and will
doubtless do s,. There no doubt that
interests is where others are already
located, for there skilled labor congre-
gates. NV interests are more particu-
larry in Woonsocket, where our mills
are located, but IL the local bu siness as
sociations and private corpora tions are
desirous of increasing the bust ness of
the city, 1t might De n good plan to. fol-
low. The great difficulty would be to
find the proper man, who could leave his
own business Interests for so long
period.
III. w. Preston of Preston & Rounds
Tue idea c,rtalnly meets my hearty ap-
proval. The city needs some such
Enterprising Move
and I believe that "A man could be OBJ
tained at a reasonable salary who would
advertise the city to great advan-
tage. Every body is interested
in This step. for it means increased pros
perity to all. The bojk dealers are not
the least who would profit by such
scheme The prosp r.ty OF the city
me ms morea I'd bett trade for us aud
we could well afford To contribute
to the fund necessary to send
q man To CHICAGO. Ev-ry new
q enterprise { at locates In
this ciiy -Intans-mure men G, buy our