The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-02-21
THE MAGNIFICENT
Carnegie Free Library is Form
ally Dedicated.
PRESIDENT HARRIsON's SPEECH
Upon the 0ccasion-The German Elections
The Socialists Gains-The Educational
Conference Bishop Dubs Trial.

PITTsBURG, Feb. 20.-The formal dedica-
ton of the Carnegie free library at Ale
gheny took place this evening and the in
stitution was declared open by President
Harrison. The elegant music hall was
filed by the audience long before the hour
for opening arrived. AT o'clock Presi-
dent Harrison and Carnegie arrived The
President, Carnegie, Enoch Pratt, of
Baltimore, and George Lauder occupied a
box to the left of the stage. In the right
hand box were Governor Beaver, Con-
gressmen Dalzell and Bayne and Professor
Langley seated. The exercises opened with
singing America by the Mozart society.
After religious services Mr.. Carnegie pub
licly thanked the committee for their de-
Yotion to the work, the President. gov
ernor, congressman, and Pratt, of Balti-
more, the pioneer of free libraries, for
their presence, having honored the speaker
and citizens by travelling hundreds of miles
that they might put the stamp of their ap-
proval upon the dedication. AT the con-
cluSion of his address, Carnegie handed
Mayor Pearson the key to the building
and the latter in brief speech accepted
the trust imposed ON him.
| President Harrison was thenext speaker.
After paying his compliments to Allegheny
county and its industries, he said, in part:
| II saw to-day in these great works of
| human industry young men not yet in the
middle of life controlling the great mills,
and The suggestion came to my mind how
this Institution would promote the interests
and intelligence of the young men of this
prosperous country. Because it is the
mind of man that has wrought all these
great achievements. The hand is not cum
ming in itself. 1t is from the brain that it
gets the impulse and teaching that
enables 1T to perform the diff
cult tasks which are alone to
distinguish man. l hope that this institu-
ton may carry with it always and with
every book that rests upon its shelves the
suggestion to those who will participate in
its blessings read and Think because un-
/ less thinking accompanies reading there IS
net much profit in books. | congratulate
you that you have citizens who could con-
ceive work like this. May not do what
l will with my own! is selfish spirit that
dedicates to personal luxury the fruits of
tell. How much higher and nobler use of
accumulated wealth have we before US in
this magnificent structure. Tonight it
gives me great pleasure to be associated
with the inauguration of this great enter
prise. No one can tell how wide and deep
and strong the stream will be that shall
have its origin here. We cannot follw it
through the generations that are to come
1t is left in your charge, citizens of Ale
gheny, and speaking for its generous
donor, declare it now opened to public
use and place o. assembly for all, and I
charge you that you care for it in such
manner that its highest usefulness may be
reached, and that it may not in your hands
| fall below the high thought which was in
the mind of him who has out of his own
personal means erected and dedicated this
| library to public use"
| President Harrison was followed by Mr..
Pratt, of Baltimore, Governor Beaver,
Congressman. Dalzell, Bayne and others. =,
| The presidential party was then escorted
| through the art gallery, after which they
entered carriages and were driven to the
Duquesne club The doors of the library
were then thrown open for the remainder
of the evening to public inspection.
| The building cost $500, 600 and includes the
library, art gallery and music hall 1t is
stated semi-officially that Carnegie has de-
cided to increase his donation for the library
to Pittsburg from 81 100000 to 81, ZOO, 600
The original donation was $500, 200.
President Harrison took the night train
| for home.