Polk's Providence (Providence County, R.I.) city directory, 1942, Part 1

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170 WALLACE & TUCKER LUMBER CO.


434 ALLEN'S AVENUE AFFE PAGE /1 Buyers' Guide


Telephones Hopkins 1720-1721 --- 1722


SEE PAGE 71 Buyers' Cuide


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REAL ESTATE . INSURANCE . MORTGAGES 615 HOSPITAL TRUST BUILDING TEL. GAspes 5350


Established 1854 by Horace B. Knowles


Horace B. Knowles' Sons INCORPORATED


FUNERAL SERVICE HORACE E. KNOWLES, Residence 188 Benefit Street


Funeral Chapel 187 Benefit Street


Day & Night Telephone DExter 9860


ELECTRIC REFRIGERATION FIRST CHOICE FOR ECONOMICAL OPERATION


SYLVESTER M. BUDLONG


Writing Every Line of Insurance


ROOM 401, 146 WESTMINSTER STREET


TELEPHONE DExter 0500


RHODE ISLAND


E. W. SHIPPEE & SONS INC. INSURANCE Telephone GAspee 5746 or 8432


85 WESTMINSTER STREET PROVIDENCE, R. I. SEE PAGE 53 Buyers' Guide


STUDY IN Y.M.C.A. SCHOOLS


LEARN WHILE YOU EARN GA-6357 CONVENIENT EVENING HOURS


29 WEYBOSSET STREET, PROVIDENCE, R. I.


E. L. WATSON CO., Inc.


SEE PAGE 60 Buyers Guide Fidelity and Surety Bonds Insurance of Every Description


Insurance Mortgages


Real Estate


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1790 - 152 YEARS OF SERVICE 1942


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INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES


Hot Rolled and Cold Finished Steel Bars, Shapes, Plates and Structurals, Sheet Steel, Stainless Steel Bars, Sheets and Pipe. Copper, Lead, Armco Ingot Iron, Bolts and Nuts, Bronze Bearings


Electric Tools - Contractors' Tools


405 PROMENADE STREET PROVIDENCE, R. I. Tel. DExter 4200


583 BEDFORD STREET FALL RIVER, MASS. Telephone 2070


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In ever-increasing numbers, are finding the Bryant Placement Bureau a highly satisfactory source from which to secure trained young men and women for office positions. Call GAspee 3590-3643-3644-3645.


BRYANT COLLEGE


of Business Administration and Secretarial Training FOUNDED A. D. 1863 HOPE and BENEVOLENT STREETS and YOUNG ORCHARD AVE. PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND


ANTONIO B. CARDI AMERICO S. CARDI, Manager


GENERAL CONTRACTOR


SAND - GRAVEL - STONE - LOAM


Excavating and Bulldozing


Specializing in Foundry Sand


Trailer Service


Telephone WEst 1090 - 1701 CRANSTON ST., CRANSTON


Day and Night


TITLE GUARANTEE COMPANY of Rhode Island ESTABLISHED 1902


CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $500,000


IVORY LITTLEFIELD, President CHARLES J. HILL, Vice-President


ROBERT L. WALKER, Sec. and Treas.


EDWARD L. SINGSEN, Assistant Secretary CLARENCE L. FULLER, Assistant Secretary


FREDERICK E. SCHOENEWEISS, Asst. Sec. AMBROSE J. KINION, Piant Director


ARTHUR E. MUNRO, Counsel


EUGENE H. SULLIVAN, Titie Officer


.. DIRECTORS ..


ROBERT L. WALKER President, Robert L. Walker Company


WILSON G. WING President, Providence Institution for Savings IVORY LITTLEFIELD President, Title Guarantee Co. of R. I.


CHARLES C. MARSHALL President, Peoples Savings Bank in Providence GEORGE H. HUDDY, JR. Chairman of the Board of Directors, Industrial Trust Company


HOVEY T. FREEMAN President, Manufacturers Mutual Fire Insurance Company


G. BURTON HIBBERT


President, R. I. Hospital Trust Company


CHARLES J. HILL


Vice-President, Title Guarantee Co. of R. I.


ERNEST CLAYTON President, Industrial Trust Company


Insurance against flaws in Real Estate Titles 66 SOUTH MAIN STREET Providence, Rhode Island


PROVIDENCE CITY DIRECTORY (1942)


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BROWN & SHARPE


"World's Standard of Accuracy"


Milling Machines Grinding Machines Screw Machines Machinists' Tools Cutters and Hobs Arbors and Adapters Screw Machine Tools Magnetic Chucks Pumps and Vises Other Useful Shop Equipment


Brown & Sharpe Mfg. Co. Providence, R. I.


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Providence Washington Insurance Co. Providence, Rhode Island


INCORPORATED 1928


Anchor Insurance Co. PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND


Organized and Owned by the Providence Washington Insurance Co.


Each of these Companies writes the following classes of Insurance


FIRE - TORNADO


MARINE OCEAN - INLAND - "ALL RISKS"


AUTOMOBILE -


PROPERTY DAMAGE, FIRE, COMPREHENSIVE,


TRANSPORTATION, THEFT, COLLISION


ALLIED LINES


SPRINKLER LEAKAGE AIRCRAFT PROPERTY DAMAGE FINE ARTS MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS MULTIPLE LOCATION PERSONAL EFFECTS PERSONAL JEWELRY PERSONAL FURS MERCHANDISE IN TRANSIT RENTS AND RENTAL VALUES RIOT AND CIVIL COMMOTION MOTOR BOATS AND YACHTS CYCLONE AND WINDSTORM USE AND OCCUPANCY


EARTHQUAKE


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"Not For PROFIT!" but for Your Protection


SEE US


1. When you need reliable information concerning your contemplated investments-large or small.


2. If you feel you have been seriously misled by an advertisement.


3. If you feel sure you have been the victim of a fraudulent transaction.


4. If you believe you have definite evidence of a scheme to swindle the public.


WE CANNOT


1. Give legal advice.


2. Help you to break legally made contracts.


3. Ask merchants for refunds because you have changed your mind about the merchandise.


4. Give credit rating on companies or individuals.


HOWEVER


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THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU OF PROVIDENCE, INC.


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The appearance of this advertisement in these columns is evidence that this publication subscribes whole-heartedly to the principles of the Better Business Bureau and co-operates in protecting you


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POLK'S PROVIDENCE (PROVIDENCE COUNTY, R. I.)


CITY DIRECTORY


AND Rhode Island State Business Directory Vol. 1942 CII


Containing an Alphabetical Directory of Business Concerns and Pri- vate Citizens, a Directory of Householders, Occupants of Office Buildings and Other Business Places, Including a Complete Street and Avenue Guide, A Map, and Much Informa- tion of a Miscellaneous Character; also a


BUYERS' GUIDE


and a Complete


Classified Business Directory


FOR DETAILED CONTENTS SEE GENERAL INDEX


The


DIRECTORY


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INTERMEDIARY


WARBETWEEN


BUYER SELLER


SOLD BY SUBSCRIPTION ONLY


R. L. POLK & CO., Publishers


179 LINCOLN STREET, BOSTON, MASS. 509 WESTMINSTER STREET, PROVIDENCE, R. I.


DIRECTORY LIBRARY FOR LIMITED FREE USE OF PUBLIC AT OFFICE OF THE PUBLISHERS


Member Association of North American Directory Publishers


Copyright, 1942, by R. L. Polk & Co.


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PUBLISHERS' NOTE


The information in this Directory is gathered by an actual canvass and is compiled in a way to insure maximum accuracy.


The publishers cannot and do not guarantee the cor- rectness of all information furnished them nor the complete absence of errors or omissions, hence no responsibility for same can be or is assumed.


The publishers earnestly request the bringing te their attention of any inaccuracy so that it may be corrected in the next edition of the directory.


R. L. POLK & CO., Publishers


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GENERAL INDEX


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Abbreviations


32


Index to Advertisers 4


Alphabetical Directory


33


Justices of the Peace 19


Apartment Buildings 1083


Legal Holidays 20


Assessors 13


Libraries 15


16


Association of North American Directory Publishers X


Associations and Clubs-Commercial .. 1085


Buildings, Office and Public 1100


Business Directory (Providence) 1081


Buyers' Guide opp 1080


Cemeteries 1103


Chamber of Commerce F


Charitable Institutions 1103


Churches 1105


City Government 13


Classified Business Directory (Prov) .1081


Classified Business Directory (State) .1217


Clubs .1109


Commercial Organizations 1085


20


County Officers 19


Courts 19, 20


Custom Houses 21


Director of Public Welfare


13


Fire Department 14


General Directory 33


Halls 1136


Homes and Asylums 1138


House Directory 849


House of Representatives 18


Railroads


1188


Rhode Island State Business Directory. . 1217


Rhode Island State Government 16


Rhode Island State Guard 16


Schools 14, 1196


Senators 18


Sheriffs 20


Congressional Districts


Societies


1200


State Government 16


Statistical Review 7


Street and Avenue Guide 849


Town and City Clerks 20


U S District Court


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U S Government Officers 20


Villages and other Locations in R I 24


Ward Boundaries


25


Wharves


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Population of Rhode Island ". 11


Post Office 23


Post Offices and Localities in Rhode


Island


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Military


Parks in Providence 26


Police Department 14


Population of Massachusetts


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INDEX TO ADVERTISERS


THE PAGE NUMBERS BELOW REFER TO THE BUYERS' GUIDE SECTION, THE YELLOW PAGES


PAGE


Aetna Finance Co


66


Crandall Edward S


Akerman-Standard Co The


84


Cranston Oil Service


Allen & Reed Inc


83


Crook Frank Inc


Allenson Bros


94


Crooker Company


60


Almy Water-Tube Boiler Co


18


American Brass Company The


65


American Emery Wheel Works


75


American Multiple Fabric Co


48


American Raw Hide Products Co


86


American Screw Co


93


American Surety Co of New York


53


Anderson Sheet Metal Co Inc The


94


Argentieri Construction Co .left bottom lines and 32


Arnold, Hoffman & Co Inc


27


Automobile Mutual Insurance Co of America.


inside back cover


Ballou, Johnson & Nichols Co 49


Barker Chadsey & Co


47


Barney Walter C


53


Barrett W E Co The


right bottom lines and 94 Fuller Building Co


Beach & Sweet Incorporated . back cover and 51


Beacon Finance Co


left top lines and 66


Belton Corporation


89


Bennett Chevrolet Company


3


Bennett Window Shade Co


.right bottom lines and 100


Bergin & Slide .


left bottom lines and 89


Better Business Bureau of Providence Inc G


Better Homes Wall Paper Co ... . left bottom lines and


99


Garrahan William H & Co


Goff James C Company


Blackstone Canal National Bank of Providence The .... right top lines and 6 Goff & Page Co


Blanchard Organization The. left bottom lines


Bodell & Co Inc


Bond Clothes


Bowerman Bros


Braley's Creamery Inc


Brooks Gilbert F & Co


Guertin Oil Company


Hall J C Co The


C Harris William H


Harrison A & Co Inc


Henley-Kimball Co The


Hennessey Laundry Co


Budlong Sylvester M Inc


front cover and


51


High Street Bank & Trust Company


20 Hill James Mfg Co


Holley's Inc


Holmes George R Inc


Holt Harold & Company


Calder Charles G Inc . back cover and


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Campbell Duncan B


.right bottom lines and


90


Capwell A A Co


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Hood H P & Sons Inc


Hooper-Holmes Bureau Inc


Hope Building Co Inc The


Carpenter John B Inc


88


Horton H R Co


41 Howard Clothes Corp


Howard Realty Co


Carter Barnett & Co


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Howe H M Co Inc


Hurley Richard A


Ideal Ventilator Co


Industrial Finance Co right corner cards and


Industrial Trust Co


Citizens Savings Bank .left top lines and 14 Interlaken Mills


City Hall Hardware Co


Cogens Inc . left top lines and 2 Collateral Loan Co 67 Irons & Russell Co 14 J & H Electric Co


Columbus National Bank of Providence


Colvin Foundry Co


Congdon & Carpenter Co The


.inside front cover


Conley & Straight Inc


92


Johnson E A Company


Johnson Oliver & Co Inc


Contractors' Supply Co


Cook E Pulver Inc


.front cover and


88 Kennedy's Inc . back cover and 28


Corbett & Quirk


43 Kerwin Herbert A .left bottom lines and 95


99 Keystone Oil & Coal Co 30


Corp Brothers


Crahan Engraving Co


42 Kidder, Peabody & Co


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Curran & Burton Inc . left bottom lines and 29 DiSandro Brothers 68 Diamond Match Co The 32 29 Doe and Little Fuel Co Drabble Irving H right top lines and Dun & Bradstreet Inc 44 73 duPont E I de Nemours & Co Dupuis Frank Company Eastern Coal and Oil Co . right top lines and 80 82 29 Equitable Fire & Marine Insurance Co 54 54 Equitable Life Assurance Society of the U S Fletcher Costume Co 36 Foster J A Co . back cover and Fox C J Co The 64 Freeman E L Company left bottom lines and 20 96 24 Gallivan & Co Inc 54 Fuller Winfield Company Inc 55 33


Gammino M A Construction Co Inc


Gammons John A Inc


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Gamwell & Ingraham


Gardiner Charles C Lumber Co


Good Housekeeping Shops


Gowdey J A Reed & Harness Mfg Co The


Graham Funeral Service


Grinnell Company Inc


Gross G L & H J Inc


Brown, Lisle & Marshall


.left bottom lines and 22


Brown & Sharpe Manufacturing Co


Brunnckow C G Co


95 B


Bryant College


Buckley & Scott Inc left bottom lines and 78


Buffinton F H Co .


Builders Concrete Units & Tile Corp


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Cady Moving & Storage Co


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Home Life Insurance Co of New York


Home Service Inc


Cardi Antonio B


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Carpenter & Wood Co


Cartier M N & Sons Company Inc .... left top lines and Centreville National Bank


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Chamberlin Metal Weather Strip Co Inc


99 69


Chase Lumber Co


Citizens Finance Company . right bottom lines and 67


47 International Detective Service Inc .. right top lines and International Harvester Company Inc


top edge and 7 97 38 4 64 40


42 John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Co


Johnson Bros


Connecticut Mutual Life Ins Co


54 Kagan & Shawcross 72 39 Kennecott Wire & Cable Co


56 61 85 80 56 100


Cooke Henry W Co


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Bigney C I Construction Co Inc .. right bottom lines and 31 Gilbane Building Co Inc


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Knight & Gilbert Inc


Knowles' Horace B Sons Inc


front cover and 44 Providence Gas Co .right top lines and


Latham J A & Son


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Laudati Peter Laudati Roger Inc


. left bottom lines


LeBon Bleach & Dye Works Inc


Lepore Fiore .


Lewis John D Incorporated


Liberty Laundry Inc The


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Lincoln Trust Co


Littlefield & Co


Livermore & Knight Co


Local Finance Co of Providence. . right corner cards and Loose Leaf Manufacturing Co


M-A-C Plan Inc of Rhode Island. . . left top lines and 68 64


M R T Company Inc


MacColl, Fraser & Co


Maguire Roofing Company


Manchester & Hudson Co right bottom lines and Mann George & Co Inc Mariani A A & Son Massachusetts Indemnity Insurance Co


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Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co


left top lines and


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Massachusetts Protective Assn Inc The 57 McDuff Coal & Lumber Co 70 McKendall F D Lumber Co 70 33


McKinnon Construction Co Inc


McLeod Robert Burton


McWilliams Mfg Co Inc The


Mechanics National Bank of Providence The


left top lines and 8


Michaels-Bauer Inc


Miller Chas Co


Miller & George


Modern Laundry Inc


Shippee E W & Sons Inc


66 45 Silva M Curtis .left bottom lines and


Smith E E Co Inc


Smith-Gibbs Company The Soule Henry M Co


Spencer & Preston


Starkweather J U Co Inc


Starkweather & Shepley Inc


Stone C Moulton Co


Sugarman Max Funeral Home


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Sun Life Assurance Co of Canada


Suttell Motors Inc


Swan Point Cemetery


Swanson G Fred Inc


Sweet L & Co


Newcomb C F Inc


58 Swift-McNutt Co of R I


Tanner Walter E S


Taylor Box Co


Taylor O P


Taylor Symonds Co


Thurston Mfg Co


Title Guarantee Company of Rhode Island


Office Appliance Co The


Old Colony Co-operative Bank .left top lines and


Olneyville Ice Company


right bottom lines and


Orr John J & Son


Union Finance Co


Union Mutual Fire Insurance Co


Union Trust Co


U S Gutta Percha Paint Co


U S Ring Traveler Co


Vaughn L Co


Paine, Webber & Company Payne F S Co .right top lines and 41 Victor Cleansing Co


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Waddington & Company Walker Electric Co Wallace R E.


79 Wallace & Tucker Lumber Co .front cover and


Waterman Engineering Co


Watson E L Co Inc .front cover and


Weston D M & Co Inc


Phoenix Mutual Life Ins Co


59 White Fuel Co


Pinecrest Building Corporation


32 White J S Co


20 White Willis H & Sons Co


48 Williams J H & Co


18 Williams & Anderson Co Inc The


19 Y MC A Schools .front cover and . left bottom lines and


4 Yellow Cab Company


right top lines and B 62 59 68 60 17 81 75 23B 28 23 41 91 71 42 60 92 5 . left top lines and 96 30 43 91 45 641 93 98


Presbrey A A & Son Company Inc


Providence Biltmore Hotel .... right bottom lines and


Providence Blue Print Co Inc


Providence Box & Lumber Co


Providence Buick Company


Providence Chamber of Commerce The


Providence Concrete Corp


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Providence Granite Co Inc


Providence Institution for Savings .. left top lines and


Providence Journal Co .right top lines and 76 84


Providence Lithograph Co The


Providence Mutual Fire Insurance Co The .... left top lines


Lincoln Finance Corp . Lincoln Lumber Co Inc


65 67 69 15 22 85 67 85


Providence National Bank .left top lines and 12 Providence Paper Co .right bottom lines and 81 Providence School of Practical Training right bottom lines and 93 61 Providence Wall Paper House Inc Providence Washington Insurance Co D Puritan Life Insurance Company Quinn T J & Son Inc Putney J & Co right bottom lines and Read & White 52 79 34 Real Estate Title Insurance Company of Providence. 38 back bone, right top lines and 87 92 Remington Horace & Son Co Rhode Island Hospital Trust Co 13 Y Rhode Island Insurance Co Rhode Island Label Works Inc 86 Rhode Island Sand & Gravel Co 35 Rhode Island Supply & Engineering Co 83 Richmond Electric Co left bottom lines and 40 Roberts Manufacturing Co 21 49 Rock Wool Insulation Co of Rhode Island 37 Roger Williams Dairy Roger Williams Savings Fund and Loan Association. . Rogers Jewelry Co 18 63 82 24 Rueckert Manufacturing Co 25 . right bottom lines Rumford Chemical Works Sears, Roebuck & Co 26 Sessions-Gifford Co Inc 20 38


95 72 Royal Pen Shop right bottom lines and


Merchant A W Inc left bottom lines and 34 63 79 Shaw Paper Box Co 23 Shepard Company The .right top lines and


Monahan T F & Son


Morris Plan Company of Rhode Island The


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Mortgage Guarantee & Title Co


bottom edge, right top lines and 89 Mulry H T Chevrolet Co 4


Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Co of Newark N J.


Mutual Life Insurance Co of New York The .


57 58


Narragansett Electric Company The .... front cover and Narragansett Improvement Co


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National Bank of Commerce and Trust Co The


National Paper Co The


National Plumbing & Heating Supply Corp


National Ring Traveler Co


New England Butt Co


Newell Coal & Lumber Co


Nicholson File Co


Nightingale, Baker & Salisbury


Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co.


Oakland Cemetery O'Connell J T Co Inc


35 77 18 49 34


Outlet Company The .left top lines and 37


Owens Henry & Co


Oxford Press


Paige C D & Co right bottom lines and


72 85 52 23


Peoples Savings Bank in Providence .. left top lines and Peoples Storage Warehouse Co


96 78


Petroleum Heat & Power Co


Petroleum Service Co Inc


Phenix National Bank of Providence The


Phenix Trust Company Philbrick Chas H Inc Phillips Roscoe W


left top lines and 16 16 58 70 Wexler Samuel H White A A Co Inc


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INTRODUCTION


R. L. POLK & CO., publishers of more than 750 city, county, state and national Direc- tories, present to subscribers and the general public, this, the 1942 edition of the Provi- dence City Directory including a Business Directory of the State of Rhode Island.


Confidence in the growth of Providence's industry, population and wealth, and in the advancement of its civic and social activities, will be maintained as sections of this Directory are consulted, for the Directory is a mirror truly reflecting Providence to the world.


The enviable position occupied by R. L. POLK & CO.'S Directories in the estimation of the public throughout the country, has been established by rendering the best in Direc- tory service. With an unrivaled organization, and having had the courteous and hearty cooperation of the business and professional men and residents, the publishers feel that the result of their labors will meet with the approval of every user, and that the Provi- dence Directory will fulfill its mission as a source of authentic information pertaining to the city.


SIX MAJOR DEPARTMENTS The six major departments are arranged in the following order :-


THE MISCELLANEOUS DEPARTMENT, pages 7 to 26, on white paper, presents lists of city, county, state and federal officials; post office, public school and fraternal organization Directories; statistical review; historical sketch; and manufacturing, trade and civic surveys.


THE ALPHABETICAL LIST OF NAMES of residents and business and professional concerns is included in pages 33 to 848, on white paper. This is the only record in existence that aims to show the name, marital status, occupation and address of each adult resident of Providence, and the name, official personnel, nature and address of each firm and corporation in the city.


THE DIRECTORY OF HOUSEHOLDERS, INCLUDING STREET AND AVENUE GUIDE, on pink paper, covers pages 849 to 1078. In this section the names of the streets are arranged in alphabetical order; the numbers of the residences and business concerns are arranged in numerical order under the name of each street, and the names of the householders and concerns are placed opposite the numbers. The names of the inter- secting streets appear at their respective crossing points on each street. A feature of this section is the designation of tenant-owned homes.


THE BUYERS' GUIDE, beginning opposite page 1080 and separately paged from 1 to 102, on tinted paper, contains the advertisements of leading manufacturing, business and professional interests of Providence and vicinity. The advertisements are indexed under headings descriptive of the business represented. This is reference advertising at its best, and merits a survey by all buyers eager to familiarize themselves with sources of supply. In a progressive community like Providence, the necessity of having this kind of information immediately available, is obvious. General appreciation of this fact is evidenced by the many reference users of this City Directory service.


THE CLASSIFIED BUSINESS DIRECTORY is included in pages 1081 to 1216, on yellow paper. This department lists the names of all business and professional concerns in alphabetical order under appropriate headings. This feature constitutes an invaluable and indispensable catalog of the numerous interests of the community. The Directory is the common intermediary between buyer and seller. As such it plays an important part in the daily activities of the commercial and professional world. More buyers and sellers meet through the Classified Business Directory than through any other medium.


THE RHODE ISLAND STATE CLASSIFIED BUSINESS DIRECTORY will be found on pages 1217 to 1289, on pink paper. This department is arranged alphabetically by business and Post Office.


MUNICIPAL PUBLICITY


The Directory reflects the achievements and ambitions of the city, depicting in un- biased terms what it has to offer as a place of residence, as a business location, as a manufacturing site and as an educational center. To broadcast this information, the publishers have placed copies of this issue of the Directory in Directory Libraries, where they are readily available for free public reference, and serve as perpetual and reliable advertisements of Providence.


THE PROVIDENCE DIRECTORY LIBRARY


Through the courtesy of the publishers of the Providence City Directory, a Directory Library is maintained in the offices of the Chamber of Commerce, for free reference by the general public. This is one of more than 500 Directory Libraries installed in the chief cities of the U. S. and Canada by members of the Association of North American Directory Publishers, under whose supervision the system is operated.


The publishers appreciatively acknowledge the recognition by those progressive busi- ness and professional men who have demonstrated their confidence in the City Directory as an advertising medium, with assurance that it will bring a commensurate return.




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