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HAROLD C. FIELD, 2nd Vice-President CLINTON C. WHITE, Secretary and Treasurer HENRY S. REDSTONE, Actuary and Asst. Secretary EDMUND D. CHESEBRO, M.D., Medical Director EARL M. PEARCE, Assistant Secretary JAMES R. O'DONNELL, Assistant Secretary
DIRECTORS
EDMUND D. CHESEBRO, Providence HAROLD C. FIELD, Providence FREDERICK C. FREEMAN, Providence JOHN JOHNSTON, Pawtucket STEPHEN O. METCALF, Providence
ARTHUR L. PERRY, Westerly EDWARD H. RATHBUN, Providence HENRY D. SHARPE, Providence WILLIAM P. SHEFFIELD, Newport . HENRY G. THRESHER, Pawtucket CLINTON C. WHITE, Providence
E. W. SHIPPEE & SONS, INC.
Automobile - Liability - Accident - Fire
INSURANCE
FIDELITY and SURETY BONDS
Telephones GAspee 5746 and 8432
85 WESTMINSTER STREET - PROVIDENCE, R. I. FOURTH FLOOR
PAWTUCKET OFFICE, 24 SPRING STREET Telephone PErry 0033
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INSURANCE
CONNECTICUT MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
EBEN LUTHER, General Agent AND ASSOCIATES
1516 INDUSTRIAL TRUST BUILDING
111 WESTMINSTER ST. Tel. GAspee 5336
AQUITABLE Fire & Marine Insurance Company
CAPITAL $1,000,000
PROVIDENCE. R.I. ASSETS $7,181,338.96
JOSEPH L. PRICE, Secretary
THE PHOENIX
"Connecticut
INSURANCE COMPANY OF HARTFORD JOSEPH L. PRICE, General Agent
FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF HARTFORD JOSEPH L. PRICE, General Agent
Suite 515, Hospital Trust Building, Telephone GAspee 8666-8667 PROVIDENCE, R. I.
WINFIELD FULLER COMPANY
INCORPORATED G. E. RAY, Pres .- Treas.
INSURANCE OF EVERY DESCRIPTION
49 WESTMINSTER STREET SUITE 313 PROVIDENCE, R. I. Telephone GAspee 7400
INSURANCE
GALLIVAN & CO.
INC. 503 Turks Head Building Telephones GAspee 8381-8382 Providence, R. I.
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INSURANCE
JOHN A. GAMMONS, Inc. All Kinds of Insurance Fidelity and Surety Bonds Phone GAspee 5330
JOHN A. GAMMONS INT ALL KINDS OF INSURANCE
"Behind the Clock"'
171 WESTMINSTER ST., COR. DORRANCE ST. PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND
WILLIAM H. GARRAHAN & CO. Insurance - Surety Bonds
Fire
..
Marine
. .
Automobile
Liability
..
Accident
4 WESTMINSTER STREET -- PROVIDENCE, R. I. Telephones DExter 8313-8314
ORGANIZED 1851 Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company
RODERICK PIRNIE, General Agent
12th FLOOR, TURKS HEAD BUILDING TEL. GAspee 2672
ORGANIZED 1845 CHARTER PERPETUAL
MODERN LIFE INSURANCE SINCE 1845
MUTUAL BENEFIT LIFE INSURANCE CO. of NEWARK, N. J. ROBERT E. OLMSTED, General Agent
1414 TURKS HEAD BLDG. 76 WESTMINSTER ST.
Telephone GAspee 7850
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INSURANCE
THE MUTUAL LIFE Insurance Company of New York D. F. HOUSTON, JR., Manager
Tel. GAspee 6964 - 65
915 HOSPITAL TRUST BUILDING
8810
NEW ENGLAND MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
WINTHROP WINSLOW, General Agent 816 TURKS HEAD BUILDING Telephone GAspee 7076
CH
FEUNS.CO. SE
DERED
C. F. NEWCOMB President
S. G. SPARHAWK Vice-President
E. M. SPARHAWK Secretary & Treasurer
C. F. NEWCOMB, Inc.
INSURANCE OF ALL KINDS 29 WEYBOSSET ST., PROVIDENCE Opposite Custom House St. Telephone GAspee 7521
0 1937 PMLICO
You Don't Have To Be Rich
. . . to retire at 60 on an income of $200 a month - through the Phoenix Mutual Retirement Income Plan. Send for the illustrated booklet giving the facts. No cost - no obligation. Just write or phone -
OTIS L .. DICKINSON, MANAGER AND ASSOCIATES PHOENIX MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF HARTFORD, CONN.
707-710 Turks Head Building, Providence, R. I. Telephone GAspee 9715
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INSURANCE
Established 1860
SPENCER & PRESTON Formerly Spencer & Boss INSURANCE for 3 generations 29 WEYBOSSET STREET TELEPHONE GASPEE 7276 PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND offering you desirable and economical protection against Fire, Casualty, and Inland Marine Hazards
STATE MUTUAL LIFE ASSURANCE CO. OF WORCESTER, MASS. INCORPORATED 1844 To Guarantee Financial Security for Your Family and Yourself See- EDMUND F. CAREY, General Agent 2104 INDUSTRIAL TRUST BLDG. Tel. GAspee 5034
SUN LIFE ASSURANCE CO. OF CANADA
W. B. ARTHUR, MANAGER
1405 INDUSTRIAL TRUST BUILDING
111 WESTMINSTER STREET
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Telephone DExter 2422
PROVIDENCE, R. I.
UNION MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO. 9th Floor Grosvenor Building, Providence Incorporated 1863 Insures Mercantile and Dwelling Risks Liberal Dividends on Expiring Policies Cash Assets Over $2,000,000 DIRECTORS
Charles E. Rigby James A. Atwood Charles G. Easton
Frederick T. Moses
Robert R. Jenks E. B. Hough
Carl A. Moses Max H. Matthes John L. Wilds
FREDERICK T. MOSES, President and Treasurer
CHARLES G. EASTON, Vice-Pres. Emeritus RICHARD R. NELSON, Vice-Pres. CARL A. MOSES, Vice-Pres. MAX H. MATTHES, Vice-Pres.
HARLAN T. MOSES, Vice-Pres.
BURR GONGWER, Asst. Vice-Pres.
HARRY C. WOLF, JR. Asst. Vice-Pres.
ROBERT P. SWAN, Asst. Vice-Pres. and Asst. Secy. CLARENCE H. CADY, Secy.
DAVID W. PATTERSON, Asst. Treas. and Controller
BARTON F. CURIT, Asst. Secy.
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Charles D. Owen, Jr. Harlan T. Moses
Thomas L. Pierce
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INSURANCE
Union Mutual Life Insurance Company
Henry Tucker Cook Peter Place Cook
504 Industrial Trust Building Providence, R. I. Telephone GAspee 1459
E. L. WATSON CO., Inc. Insurance of Every Description SURETY BONDS
Telephone GAspee 0909 29 Weybosset Street - - Providence, R. I.
The A-B-C of Insurance
Against Business Loss Means That You Must be listed In The Great and Only Real Buyers' Guide-The City Directory-The Publication That Lists Them All.
If you are not Properly listed you are missing the opportunity that is presented to every business concern to become a stock- holder in this great enterprise on a co-operative basis. The divi- dends are the service and low prices. It is the greatest illustration of the socialistic principle of doing business that there is in our modern society. The City Directory is the book of the people and places every individual in the city on the same basis. This gives the small business the same opportunity as the large business- a truly democratic principle and a rare one today.
Give this matter your careful attention and be listed in the Great Information Bureau of the City where it can be instantly located. It is a card index system of the city with four different ways of indexing and nothing with a name and address exists that cannot be readily found by any person who knows their A-B-C'S.
INSURANCE
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INTERIOR DECORATORS
CROOKER COMPANY
Decorators and Furnishers
Wall Paper, Draperies, Painting and Decorating, Upholstering, Furniture and Gifts. Woodwork of all Kinds, Electric Fixtures, Parquetry and Rubber Floors. Tile Contractors. Agents for Westinghouse Lamps TILE WORK OF ALL KINDS
GAspee 9000
100 EMPIRE STREET
PROVIDENCE, R. I.
JOHNSON BROTHERS
5 THOMAS STREET Telephone GAspee 7369
Painters, Decorators and Paper Hangers JOBBING PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO
PROVIDENCE, R. I. Residence Phone, HOpkins 1890
PROVIDENCE WALL PAPER HOUSE, Inc. ESTABLISHED 1884 WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
IMPORTED and DOMESTIC WALL PAPERS
WALL CANVAS ROOM MOULDINGS
SCENIC PAPERS SANITAS
PAPERHANGERS SUPPLIES GRASS CLOTH TELEPHONES GASPEE 1934 AND 1935
445 WESTMINSTER STREET
4-6-8 WALNUT STREET
PROVIDENCE, R. I.
Dress Up
Your Business. Put your name in bold face type under every heading that describes your product
It Pays
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IRON AND STEEL WORK
ESTABLISHED 1835
INCORPORATED 1914
THE JAMES H. TOWER IRON WORKS
Engineers and Manufacturers
Plate Work Steel Structures
Ornamental Iron
ANGLE RINGS
HOPPERS
BANDS
LADDERS
BINS
PIPE RAILS
BOILER FLUES
RAILS (Step and Stair)
BOILER WALKS
RUNWAYS
BRIDGES
SPIRAL STAIRS
COAL BUNKERS
STACKS
CRANES (Jib and Traveling)
STAIRS
DISCS
TANKS (Riveted and Welded)
FENCES
TRAVELING CRANES
FIRE ESCAPES
TRENCH COVERS
FRAMES
TROLLEYS
FURNACE SHELLS
TROLLEY TRACKS
GATES
TRUSS RODS
GRATINGS (Area and Window)
TRUSSES
GALVANIZED BUS STRUCTURES
Electric and Acetylene Welding
We Specialize in the Manufacture of Tanks and Other Welded Equipment Constructed of Stainless Steel, Stainless-Clad Steel, Nickel-Clad Steel and other Rust-Resistant Metals
LARGE STOCK
BEAMS
PLATES
CHANNELS
BARS
ANGLES
BLUE ANNEALED SHEETS
TEES
DIAMOND PATTERN PLATES
FENESTRA STEEL SASH
CEMENT FILLED COLUMNS
Telephone GAspee 4715
Address, 50 BORDEN ST. PROVIDENCE, R. I.
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IRON AND STEEL
NIGHTINGALE, BAKER & SALISBURY IRON and STEEL
Agents for WM. JESSOP & SONS, Ltd., Sheffield, England TOOL STEEL IN BARS AND SHEETS COLD ROLLED STEEL for all purposes - Rounds, Squares, Hexagons and Flats COLD DRAWN, SEAMLESS STEEL TUBING SHELBY SEAMLESS STEEL BOILER TUBES
Norway Iron Machinery Steel Bands and Hoops
Drill Rod Cold Rolled Strip Steel
Telephone DExter 4750
180 WEST EXCHANGE STREET - PROVIDENCE, R. I.
JEWELERS' FINDINGS AND SUPPLIES
The American Brass Company
ANACONDA from mine to consumer
REG.U.S. PAT. OFF.
COPPER and BRASS PRODUCTS
Copper, Yellow Brass, Red Brass, Commercial Bronze, Nickel Silver and Gilding in all forms of Sheets, Wire, Rods, Tubes, Platers' Bars and Cores.
Anaconda Brass Pipe and Copper Water Tube Sheet Copper for Roofing A complete line of Brass and Copper Materials for manufacturing Jewelry carried in stock at
200 CHESTNUT STREET - PROVIDENCE, R. I.
TELEPHONE GAspee 2180
General Offices, Waterbury, Conn. Boston Office, One Forty Federal Street
OUR FIFTY YEARS' EXPERIENCE ASSURES YOU OF THE HIGH STANDARD OF OUR PRODUCTS
Jewelers' Sample Cases and Trays
Leather, Velvet and Hardwood Finished Cases
Display Pads Salesmen's Equipment Small Tool Cases Optical Cases
Ring Cases Silverware Chests
Merchandising Displays For All Sales Promotion Purposes
RUECKERT MFG. CO.
69 SPRAGUE STREET
PROVIDENCE, R.I.
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JEWELERS -MANUFACTURERS
J. A. FOSTER CO. JEWELERS Towle and Reed and Barton Silver Diamonds, Platinum and Diamond Jewelry Wedding and Engagement Rings Foster, Hamilton, Omega, Zenith, Longines, Waltham, Gruen and Bulova Watches Watch and Jewelry Repairing
67 DORRANCE STREET PROVIDENCE, R. I. "THEY REALLY KNOW WATCHES AT FOSTER'S" SINCE "1876" THE STORE OF QUALITY-VALUE-SERVICE
METROPOLITAN BUILDING LOS ANGELES, CAL.
HEYWORTH BUILDING CHICAGO, ILL.
Harvey (& Otis, Inc.
ORGANIZED 1884
Manufacturers of Gold Emblems Crosses and Lockets
46 CHESTNUT STREET
INCORPORATED 1934
Pins, Buttons, Lodge Jewels and Charms in All Qualities PROVIDENCE, R. I.
MAKERS OF EMBLEMS
Exclusively Since 1864
The Experience of Three Quarters of a century is built into every one
IRONS & RUSSELL CO.
MAIN OFFICE and FACTORY
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-
PROVIDENCE, R. I.
SAN FRANCISCO
NEW YORK
CHICAGO
INCORPORATED 1926
ESTABLISHED 1918 M. R. T. COMPANY, Inc. Manufacturing Jewelers CREATORS OF THE FAMOUS VIRGIN-GOLD WEDDING RING Telephone GAspee 1952
VIRGIN-GOLD
MAIN OFFICE AND FACTORY
118 EMPIRE ST., PROVIDENCE, R. I.
Sold Through Retail
Jewelers Only
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JEWELERS -MANUFACTURERS
THE WILLIAMS & ANDERSON CO., INC.
MANUFACTURERS OF
Emblematic Specialties
NORTH MAIN and THIRD STREETS .. PROVIDENCE, R. I. Phones GAspee 3621-3622
JEWELERS-WATCHMAKERS
GEO. H. TAYLOR & CO. Watchmakers and Manufacturing Opticians
Importers and Wholesale Dealers in Watches, Clocks, Watch and Clock Materials, Tools, Spectacles, Eye Glasses, Etc. OPTICAL GOODS AND PRESCRIPTION WORK Telephones GAspee 4066-4067
204 WESTMINSTER STREET PROVIDENCE, R. I.
Colonial LAUNDRIES
PLANT 472 POTTERS AVE., PROVIDENCE
LAUNDERERS CLEANSERS 482 PAWTUCKET AVENUE PAWTUCKET
TWELVE SERVICES
HENNESSEY ESTABLISHED 1885
CLEANSERS
Laundry Contractors
"The Home of Miss Prim"
Telephones GAspee 9626-9627-9628 PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND
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LAUNDRY
THE LIBERTY LAUNDRY, INC. GEORGE S. PARKS, President
499 DEXTER ST. PROVIDENCE, R. I.
A Service For Every Need Telephone HOpkins 5300
LEATHER GOODS
C. MOULTON STONE COMPANY
Manufacturers of RUSSET, CALF AND SHEEP LEATHER
Telephone GAspee 0511 456 BENEFIT STREET - PROVIDENCE, R. I.
LOANS
LOANS UP TO $300 BEACON FINANCE CO.
ON YOUR OWN SIGNATURE - HUSBAND AND WIFE CO-MAKER AND AUTO
202 National Bank of Commerce Bldg., 146 Westminster St. Phone GAspee 0248 R. A. DeBUCCI, Manager
CITIZENS FINANCE COMPANY G. K. DEGNAN, Manager Personal Loans - No Endorsers Required $20 to $300
Member Rhode Island Association of Personal Finance Companies Providence Chamber of Commerce
Affiliated with American Association of Personal Finance Companies Chamber of Commerce of the U. S.
Hours 9 to 5-Saturdays 9 to 1
268 WESTMINSTER STREET
Telephone GAspee 5642
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LOANS
OVER 75 YEARS OF HONORABLE DEALING AS PAWNBROKERS
LOANS
In any amount on
IT WILL PAY YOU TO GET ACQUAINTED WITH OUR HIGH GRADE SERVICE.
Diamonds, Jewelry, Watches, Etc.
Hours 9.30 A.M. to 5.30 P. M.
COLLATERAL LOAN CO. 73 DORRANCE STREET PROVIDENCE, R. I. Telephone GAspee 5110
COLONIAL FINANCE CORPORATION Automobile Finance A Rhode Island Corporation, owned, controlled and operated by Rhode Island people
Personal Loans on Automobiles, Furniture and Co-maker Notes Phones GAspee 0296-0297 74 WEYBOSSET STREET (Opposite The Arcade) PROVIDENCE, R. I.
PALMER BUILDING
Suite 510
Phones
DExter 5110-5111
The Dwight Finance Co., Inc. LOANS
Auto - Furniture - Personal and Salary 100 FOUNTAIN ST. PROVIDENCE, R. I.
INDUSTRIAL FINANCE CO.
AUTOMOBILE
UP TO
FURNITURE
LOANS
$300
PERSONAL
Prompt - Friendly - Confidential Service
187 WESTMINSTER ST. Phone GAspee 3223
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LOANS
LOANS ON AUTOS AND TRUCKS
Present Notes Made Smaller and Extra Cash if Desired CAR REMAINS IN YOUR POSSESSION Terms Arranged Convenient to Yourself LINCOLN FINANCE CORP.
42 WESTMINSTER ST. Phone GAspee 2288
Auto
Loans
· Immediate Service
· No Investigation
· No Co-makers
· No Red Tape
M-A-C Plan
Personal Loans to ON
Worthy People
Furniture, Comakers, Automobiles
108 WESTMINSTER STREET -
26 EXCHANGE STREET
PROVIDENCE, R. I. Telephone DExter 5520
Opposite Pawtucket Times PAWTUCKET, R. I. Telephone PErry 1211
The MUTUAL SYSTEM
A Financing Service for the Individual
MUTUAL SYSTEM LOANS
Telephone GAspee 7654
Room 721 Industrial Trust Bldg. 111 Westminster St. Providence, R. I.
UNION FINANCE COMPANY
LOANS UP
TO $300
FURNITURE - AUTOMOBILE - NOTES Prompt, Efficient Service - Completely Confidential
Phone GAspee 3434 405 Woolworth Building - 187 WESTMINSTER ST., Corner DORRANCE
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LUMBER
THE DIAMOND MATCH COMPANY LUMBER
Largest Distributors of Building Materials in New England
434 CENTRAL AVE., PAWTUCKET Telephone PErry 1218
1 WASHINGTON AVE. (Riverside) EAST PROVIDENCE 34 WATER STREET, APPONAUG BROADWAY, NORTH ATTLEBORO, MASS.
WALLACE & TUCKER LUMBER CO.
Lumber Treated with "Celcure" Will not rot
PROMPT DELIVERY FROM OUR OWN PLANT
Long Leaf Yellow Pine
Timber and Plank
Fir Hardwoods Maple Flooring
Spruce Cypress Lime and Cement
Creosoted Lumber and Ties
Telephones HOpkins 1720-1721-1722
434 ALLEN'S AVENUE
PROVIDENCE, R. I.
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LUMBER
CHARLES C. GARDINER LUMBER CO.
AIR-DRIED AND KILN-DRIED HARDWOODS PACIFIC COAST WOODS
Custom Saw and Planing Mill TELEPHONES GAspee 0741-0742 258 EDDY STREET
PROVIDENCE, R. I.
BURROWS & KENYON LUMBER COMPANY FOUNDED 1823
CONSTRUCTION LUMBER
INDUSTRIAL LUMBER BUILDERS' SPECIALTIES
EDDY and GLOBE STREETS PROVIDENCE, R. I.
Telephone DExter 4500
HARRIS LUMBER CO., Inc. Corner HARRIS AVENUE and ATWELLS AVENUE
Phone GAspee 4750 BUILDING MATERIALS
ROGER LAUDATI, Inc.
BRICK
Lumber
LIME
PAINT and HARDWARE
CEMENT
WINDOWS DOORS
PLASTER
BUILDING MATERIALS
FRAMING BOARDING SHINGLES FLOORING MOULDING
SEWER PIPE
FLUE LINING
FINISH
ASPHALT ROOFING
WALLBOARD
PAINT
143-147 PLAINFIELD STREET Providence, R. I. WEst 5100-5101
NAILS
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LUMBER
McDUFF COAL & LUMBER CO. COAL ... FUEL OIL COKE ... OIL BURNERS
COAL STOKERS Lumber - Masons' Materials - Paints 11 HIGH STREET PAWTUCKET, R. I. Telephones PErry 2400-GAspee 4148
F. D. McKENDALL LUMBER CO. BUILDING MATERIALS "From Foundation to Finish"
LUMBER BRICK LIME CEMENT
PAINTS AND VARNISHES
Offices and Yards
735 ELMWOOD AVENUE
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519 CHARLES STREET
Hopkins 7100-7101
DExter 4496-4497
PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND
ESTABLISHED 1857
INCORPORATED 1888
NEWELL COAL AND LUMBER COMPANY COAL - LUMBER - FUEL OIL MASONS' SUPPLIES Complete Building Service PErry 7900 - TELEPHONES - GAspee 3392 Connecting All Departments 28 HIGH STREET PAWTUCKET, R. I.
"When it's LUMBER, Call our NUMBER" - PErry 0147 ROSCOE W. PHILLIPS
PAWTUCKET, R. I. LUMBER FOR
Mill Repairs - Foundry Purposes - Pattern Work - Manual Arts Office and Yard: TURNER ST. at Pawtucket and S. Attleboro State Line
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LUMBER
E. E. SMITH COMPANY
MILL WORK LUMBER BUILDERS' FINISH
Kiln Dried Oak Flooring
Cabinet Work
Wood Turning
Phones GAspee 3217-3218
136 RHODES STREET
PROVIDENCE, R. I.
STATE LUMBER CO., INC. LUMBER ELECTRIC FIXTURES OLO
PAINTS - VARNISHES - ENAMELS Masons' Materials - Hardware - Builders' Tools Distributors Flintkote Shingles and Wheeling Nails 403 CHARLES STREET - DE 4110 PROVIDENCE 750 NO. BROADWAY I EA 3187
EAST PROVIDENCE
L. SWEET & COMPANY LUMBER
Window and Door Frames, Doors, Sash, Blinds and Inside Finish ASPHALT SHINGLES and ROOFING PAPER PLASTERBOARD-INSULATION WALLBOARD BEAVER WALLBOARD NAILS GARAGE DOORS Low Prices Telephones WEst 4680-4681 Prompt Delivery
709 HARRIS AVE. Near Broadway and Olneyville Sq. PROVIDENCE, R. I.
WHEN YOU BUILD YOU BUILD TO LAST- IF YOU ARE WISE
An Advertisement in this Directory lasts one year, and it is worth as much the last day as on the first, for it is the place people can be sure to find out something about your business.
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MACHINERY MFRS. AND DEALERS
MACHINERY and EQUIPMENT FOR
Singeing, Bleaching, Mercerizing, Dyeing, Drying, Printing and Finishing TEXTILE FABRICS AND COTTON WARPS Licensed Builders of Sanforizing Machines for the Patented Process of Controlled Fabric Shrinkage
CALENDERS FOR FINISHING COATED, GLAZED AND FINE PAPERS Calender and Water Mangle Rolls New and Refilled of Cotton, Paper, Husk and Our Patent Combination Telephone DExter 1900
The Textile -Finishing Machinery Co.
New York Office 50 Church St.
Coachnon da
0000 6100000
100000
Providence, R. I.
Southern Office Johnston Bldg., Charlotte, N. C.
MAILING LISTS
Send for a copy of our folder contain- ing "MAILING LISTS THAT PULL." It is a list of lists which Polk clients every- where in America have found to be big producers of sales. Gives full informa- tion regarding qualities, prices, etc.
R. L. POLK & CO.
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MACHINERY MFRS. AND DEALERS
THE McWILLIAMS MFG. CO., Inc. Established 1870
ROLLING MILLS
Jewelers, Wire and Reed Manufacturers' Machinery Special Machinery and General Jobbing
Rolling Mills Gang Slitters Foot and Screw Presses
Draw Benches Rotary Shears Coilers
Hot Air Dryers Polishing Heads Ingot Molds
237 EDDY STREET
Telephone DExter 7092
PROVIDENCE, R. I.
NEW ENGLAND BUTT COMPANY
MANUFACTURERS OF BRAIDING MACHINERY
of every description for Silk, Worsted and Cotton Braid, Wire Rope Machinery also Machinery for Insulating Electrical Wires, Braiding, Taping, Winding, Twining. Cabling, Stranding, Polishing and Measuring Machines, Cable Covering Braiders.
Textile Finishing Machinery
Fine Casting a Specialty
304 PEARL STREET
PROVIDENCE, R. I.
MASONS' MATERIALS
JAMES C. GOFF COMPANY
Building Materials
JOHNS-MANVILLE PRODUCTS
Asbestos Shingles Asphalt Shingles Refractory Cements
WALL BOARDS Fireproof Asbestos Wainscoting and Decorative Flexboard for Kitchens, Bathrooms, etc.
BUILDING MAINTENANCE SPECIALTIES
CAULKING FIREPLACES Heatilators for increased radiation.
INSULATION Insulating Board-Rock Wool-Saves fuel. Warmer in Winter. Cooler in Summer.
SHERWIN-WILLIAMS PAINTS and VARNISHES
FACE BRICK, FIRE BRICK and FIRE TILE
CEMENT Waterproofed and Quick Setting
Telephone HOpkins 5800
90 RESERVOIR AVENUE PROVIDENCE, R. I.
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MASONS' MATERIALS
CONTRACTORS' SUPPLY CO. MICHAEL A. GAMMINO, Prop. and Gen. Mgr.
Masons' Materials Cement, Brick, Lime, Drain Pipe, Hair, Etc. TELEPHONE DExter 1280 728 VALLEY and AYRAULT STS. PROVIDENCE, R. I.
HOWARD R. HORTON, Pres. and Treas.
Telephones GAspee 3569-9653
H. R. HORTON CO.
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in Lime, Cement, Brick, Calcined Plaster, Hair, Metal Lath, Etc. DISTRIBUTORS OF Master Builders Products and J. H. France Refractories Gypsum Products of all Kinds Rock Wall Gypsum Lath
459 SOUTH WATER STREET
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PROVIDENCE, R. I.
MERCANTILE AGENCIES
Established 1841
Dun & Bradstreet, Inc.
The Mercantile Agency
1103 Union Trust Bldg., 170 WESTMINSTER ST. Phone GAspee 8370
METALS
J. H. HIGGINS CO.
Established 1884 INDUSTRIAL SCRAP IRON AND METAL BUYERS Scrap Iron, Steel, Turnings METALS AND RESIDUES
Brass Copper Zinc Drosses Lead Aluminum Rubber USED PIPE AND STEEL RAILS, RODS, ETC. 198 GLOBE STREET Telephones DExter 3920-3921 PROVIDENCE, R. I.
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MILK DEALERS
E. S. CRANDALL Fresh Rhode Island Milk
Baby First PASTEURIZED
Baby First
GRADE A MILK From Own Guernsey Tested Herd
Cream and Buttermilk Wholesale and Retail
12 LOWELL AVENUE PROVIDENCE, R. I. Telephones WEst 4358-4359 Try Our Pure Tomato Juice and Mission Orange Drink
MILL SUPPLIES
JAMES HILL MANUFACTURING CO. INCORPORATED
Manufacturers of
Vulcan Fibre ( ROVING CANS AND
Hercules " SPRINGS
THE VULCAN VULCANIZED FIBRE CAN
GALVANIZED Ash and Garbage Cans Pails, &c.
Stove Pipe-Elbows Fittings in Blk .- Galv.
TIN PIPE AND ELBOWS
Job Galvanizing
20 GORDON AVENUE PROVIDENCE, R. I.
AMERICAN EMERY WHEEL WORKS Makers of Grinding Wheels and Abrasive Grain
AME
QINDING
WH
Stones, Bricks, Sticks and Grinding Wheel Dressers Office and Grinding Wheel Works Waterman, East River and Pitman Sts. Richmond Square, Providence, R. I. Telephones Plantations 2260-2261 Abrasive Grain Plant, 169 South Angell Street
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MILL SUPPLIES
PRODUCTION IN EVERY MILL DEPENDS UPON THE SPINNING ROOM
Wentworth Double Duty and Gravity Travelers
Endure Higher Speeds Make Stronger Yarn Preserve the Ring
AMERICAN, HICKS, WILSON UNITED STATES STANDARD
Manufactured only by the
NATIONAL RING TRAVELER CO. PHILIP C. WENTWORTH, Treasurer
PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND
131 WEST FIRST STREET - CHARLOTTE, N. C.
"A TRAVELER FOR EVERY FIBRE"
FOR SPINNING "U.S."- RING TRAVELERS FOR COTTON WOOL WORSTED SILK RAYON JUTE ASBESTOS UNIVERSAL STANDARD TRAVELERS
FOR TWISTING ""U.S."
THE BOWEN PATENTED BEVEL EDGE TRAVELER The traveler without angular edges Sole manufacturers
THE U. S. RING TRAVELER COMPANY
TRADE
PROVIDENCE, R. I.
GREENVILLE, S. C.
AMOS M. BOWEN President and Treasurer
U.S. RING TRAVELER CO
WILLIAM M. P. BOWEN Vice-Pres. and Secretary
MARK
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MILL SUPPLIES
ESTABLISHED 1834
INCORPORATED 1900
THE J. A. GOWDEY REED & HARNESS MFG. CO.
JAMES A. WILSON, Pres. and Treas. The Pioneer Reed Works of America
REEDS HARNESS SHUTTLES MILL SUPPLIES SERVICE AND SATISFACTION 1226 NORTH MAIN ST. Tel. PErry 1874 PROVIDENCE, R. I.
MONUMENTAL WORK
OVER FIFTY YEARS' EXPERIENCE WM. P. PELLETT & SON, INC. MONUMENTS - HEADSTONES
MARKERS OVER 200 IN STOCK TO SELECT FROM Send For Designs and Prices 1855 Elmwood Avenue - Providence, R. I. Phone WILLIAMS 2440
RARD
MAX SUGARMAN Monuments OF EVERY DESCRIPTION
Marble, Granite and Bronze Headstones, Markers 146-150 RANDALL ST., PROVIDENCE Telephones DExter 8094-8095 Residence Telephones GAspee 6655 DExter 8636
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
BALDWIN PIANOS RADIOS .
PROVIDENCE GA-6804 PAWTUCKET PE-3568 WOONSOCKET Woon-1233
HAMMOND ORGAN VICTOR RECORDS
Meikle/ohn
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[=COURS] 297 Weybosset St.
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NEWSPAPERS
Hamtuxet Halley Daily Times
ARCTIC, WEST WARWICK
THE VALLEY'S HOME PAPER
OFFICIAL PAPER FOR KENT COUNTY MARKET OF 30,000 PEOPLE. You cannot cover the rich Pawtuxet Valley with any other newspaper, or combination of newspapers. Circulation A. B. C. Publisher's Statement 4300 and growing. ( AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATIONS MEMBER INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE ( N. E. A. SERVICE Highest Quality Job Printing of Every Description
PAWTUXET VALLEY DAILY TIMES, Inc. IRVING P. HUDSON Pres. and Gen. Mgr.
TELEPHONES: VALLEY 431-432-607
The Providence Journal Daily and Sunday The Evening Bulletin
The advertising combination of Journal and Bulletin blankets Greater Providence and covers 3 out of 4 of all Rhode Island homes.
Only newspapers in the State combining full news and feature service of metropolitan scope, with State-wide staff news coverage.
PROVIDENCE JOURNAL CO., Publishers, 75 Fountain St.
NURSERIES
FOREST HILLS NURSERIES, Inc.
Telephone HOpkins 9380
Call on us for anything in the Nursery or Land- scape Gardening line.
Nurserymen, Tree Spraying, Landscape Architects and Gardeners, Tree Surgery
Visit our Nurseries and select your stock and have it shipped direct from our fields
1073 RESERVOIR AVE. CRANSTON, R. I.
Are You Properly Listed?
If you are in business it is to your advan- tage to be properly and completely listed in the classified business section under every heading where a buyer might look for you.
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OFFICE BUILDINGS
"The Heart of Providence"
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