, 1890-02-27
FORMALLY DEDICATED
The Carnegie Free Library
declared Opened.
The PRESIDENTS ADDRESS
a Happy Tribute to tho Donor
and the People of Allie
gheny County.

PfrTsBURG, Fob. 2O.-Thc formal dedi-
! cation OF the Carnegie free library at
| Allegheny took place this evening ind
the institution was declared open by
President Harrison. The elegant music
hall was filled by the audience long be.
fore the hour tor the opening.
At : O'Clock President Harrison and
Mr.. Carnegie arrived. The president,
Mr.. Carnegie, Enoch Pratt, OF Balti.
more, and George Lauder occupied the
box to the left Of the stage. In tho
| right-hand box Governor Beaver, Con
eressmen palzoll and Bsyne and Pro-
fcssor Langley were seated. The erer-
cises opened with the singing ol
"America,' by the Mozart Society.
After religious services, MIR. Carnegie
publicly thanked the committe for their
devotion to the work, and the president,
governor and Congressman Pratt, oi
Baltimore, the pioneer of free libraries,
for their presence, and for having
honored the speaker and citizens by
travelling hundreds OF miles that they
might set the stamp OF their approval
upon the dedication.
At the conclusion of his address Mr..
Carnegie handed Mayor Pearson the key
to the building, and the latter IN ~ briei
speech accepted the trust imposed in
him.
TIM rHEsInENr's ADDRESS
President Harrison was the next
speaker After paying his compliments
to Allegheny county and It's Industries,
he said in part; "l saw to-day In these
great works of human industry, young
men, not yet In the middle Of life. con.
trolling great mills, and the suggestion
came TO my mind how this Institution
would promote the interests and intelli.
gence OF the young men of this prosper
Gus county, because II IL the mind OF
man that has wrought all these great
achievements. The hand IL not Gun.
ming in itself Itis from the brain that
1t gets the impulse and teaching that
enable it to perform difficult
tasks which are alone to distinguish
man. tis my hope that this iustitu.
ton may carry with II always, and with
every book that rests upon Its shelves,
the su question to those who will partiei.
pate in its b.cssing-'read and think,
because, unless thinking accompanies
reading there is not much profit la
books. | congratulate you that you
have citizens who could conceive q work
like this. May | not 10 what wlliwith
my own2 Is the selfish spirit that dcdi-
Gates to personal luxury the fruits oftoil
and makes that paramount. How
much higher and noblcr is the
accumulation of wealth we have before
us in this magnificent strdctut. ,o.r' "
II gives me great pleasure to be assnci-
ated with the Inauguration Of this great
enterprise. No one can tell how wide
and deep and strong stream will be
that that shall have its origin here. We
can not follow Il through tie generations
that are to come. 1t is left in your
charge, citizcns of Allegheny, and,
speaking for It's generous donor, | de-
clare IL now open to public us o place
of asse mbly for ALL and charge you
that you care for it in such manner
that the highest usefulness may be
reached, and that it may not In your
hands fall oelow the high thought which
was in the mind of him who
has, Cut of. lis own personal
means, erected and dedicated this library
to the public USE" lApplause.l
OTHER ADDRESSES.
President Harrison was followed by
Mr.. Pratt of Baltimore, Governor Bea-
Bayne and others.
THE PREstDENTIkL PARTY.
The presidential party were then cs-
cortcd through the art gallery, after
which they entered the carriages aud
were driven to the Dusquesne club. The
doors OF the library were then thrown
open for the remainder of the evening to
public inspection.
cost oF THE BUILDING.
The building cost $4,000, and in
cludcs q library, art gallery and music
hall.
TuE DONATION To BE INCREASED.
1t is stated semi-oiiicially that Carne-
gle has decided to increase his donation
tor the library at Pittsburg from 81, COO e.
600 to 80 Coz, 600 The original donation
was 500 OOC
President Harrison took the train to-
night tor home.