Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-02-21

THE GERMAN ELECTIONS.
the WORLDS FAIR BILL.
ALLKeHEsx,s IlsRAnY.

The President Formally Declares the
CARNEGIE Free Library Open-A vast
Crowd PFesent-Music'b by the Mozart
society-Prayer By Bishop White-
head-The President'ss speech.
PrTsBuRa, Feb. 20.-Ths formal dedica.
ton Of the Carnegie free library of Allegheny
took place this evening and the institution
was declared open by President Harrison.
The elegant muaic hall of tho building was
filed to overlooking. After music by the
Mozart society and prayer by Bishop White
head, Nj. Carnegie, with speech full Of
feeling, presented the key of the library to
Mayor Pearson. President Harrison was
then introduced and spoke as follows:
Mi. Chairman and fellow citizens-I have
spent . very instructive day In Allegheny
county. have seen that which was only
fit In the crude state to be trodden under the
foot Of man transmitted into that which
serves the highest purposes of our material
lives. .. I have seen that which was of pro-
of the arm of man to move ii lifted by the
skilful inventions of his brains as
babe would lift the toy that the fond
mother places In its hands. Yet, great and
striking as these transformations have been,
I witness here tonight one that il greater
and finer. The dull ore Of the mine is trans-
muted into those forms that serve the pur
poses of our present life. have seen made
to-day the rod upon which the throbbtng en-
ginss carry the commerce of great nation,
the engines that hold safe within their grasp
the power of steam that propels the great
ships upon the sea, the vessels that bear
everywhere throughout the world that mes
sage which this fair republic sends to the
kindreds Of all people.
"But here tonight We witness the trans
formation of what we are won't to call the
precious metal into something that blooms
for eternity. We will find the suggestion
here In the instructive volumes that are to
crowd these alcoves, the impulse, the spark
that is to touch the slumberinR mind of
many q stalwart boy and many bright and
ambitious girl into the life that ahall make
them the servants of their fellowmen and
their companions of the son of man who left
his glory to serve the race / saw to. day in
these great works Of human industry, young
men. not yet in middle life, controlling these
great mills, and the suggestion came to
my mind how this institution could promote
the interests and intelligence of tn,
young mon of this prosperous country, be.
cause IT il the mind of man that has wrough
all these great achievements. The hand il
no cunning in itself. It is from the brail
that 1t gets the impulse and teaching tina
enables 1t to perform the difficult tasks whicl
are alone to distinguish the man. I hop
that this institution may carry will
it always and with every bool
that rests upon it's shelves tn
suggestion to those who will participate il
its blessings. and think. Because, un
less thinking accompanies reading, there
not much profit in the books.
81 congratulate you that you have citI
sen who could conceive work like this.
am sure 1t will be an impulse to others VII
dwell among you and who have .,
cumulated wealth to feel that tbs
J hold it a. trustees for mankind.
gives me great pleasure to be associate
with the Inauguration of this great enter
prise. No one can tell how wide and dee
and strong the stream will DO that ehall hay
its origin here. We cannot follow 1t throup
the generations that are to como. It 10 le
, in your charge, citizens of Allegheny, ar
now to be opened to public use and pla'
of assembly for all, and I charge you tn
you care for it in such manner that its higl
est usefulness may be reached and that
may not in your hands fall below the hil
thought which was in the mind of him wi
has out of his own personal means erect,
and dedicated this library TO public use
( (Applause.) ...
President Harrison was followed by n
Pratt OF Baltimore, Governor Beaver Co
gressmen DAlzell and Bayne and others. T.
y presidential party was then escorted throuI
the art gallery. after which they enter
carriages and were conveyed to the Duques
club. After light lunch President Har
son was driven to the depot, where he to
the night train for home.