The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-03-12
LARGE GIFTS TO LIBRARIES.
Men Who Have Made Them and the Suma
They Gave.

600; John Jacob Aston, 100000. The
value of the total endowment of the
Astor library on December 81, 1894,
was S2,105,S71.S7. Lenox Foundation
Mr.. James Lenox's gifts to the Lenox
library from 1870 to 1880 (the year of
his death) were, in 1870, $500, 900; 1871,
500, 900; 1872. 100000; 1874, $4,000;
1875, SS5, 900: 1876, $4,000; total, $780,
600, besides books, works of art, etc,
and ten lots for the library's site. The
value of all these gifts has consider
ably especially that of the
real estate. Tilden Foundation-The
amount already handed over by the
Tilden estate to the New York public
library is something over 100000.
The total amount the library is expect
ed to realize from this source is set at
S., 125, 900.
By the will of the late John Crerar,
the John Crerar library of Chicago was
made his residuary legatee, but with
provision that the executors of the es-
tate should use their discretion as to
the time of the payment of this be-
quest. Under this will the directors of
the John Crerar library have received
from the trustees and executors of the
estate the sum of $1.s5l, 131, and they
have been informed that the trustees
still hold for the library property of an
estimated value of $500. 900. This would
make the total amount of Mr.. Crerar's
bequest $2,7l4,191.
The bequest of Mr.. Walter L. New
berry to the Newberry library of Chi
cago was one-half of his estate, which,
at the time the bcquest became avail
able and was set apart for the library,
was valued in round numbers at S5,0OO,-
900, thereby making the endowment
to the library S2,500,000.
The gifts made by Mr.. Carnegie to the
library in Pittsburgh, Pa, bearing his
name are 100000 for the erection of
the main building, 100000 for the
erection of branch buildings, and an en-
.dowment of $1,OO0,000 for the main
tenance of the art gallery and museum
"a total of $2,100,O00. Altogether Mr..
Carnegie has within the last few years
given more than 100000 to the cause
of public education in its wider sense
for the libraries erected by him almost
invariably are devoted to music, art
and science as well. The principal of
these are atAllegheny (S300,000), Home
stead (S400,00O), Braddock and Johns
town, Pa; Fairfield, Ia, and Edin-
.burgh, Ayr and Dumferline, Scotland.
Mr.. Enoch Pratt offered the city OF
Baltimore on January 81, 1882, library
building, costing about $3.50, 900, and an
endowment of $685., 1888, on condition
+, that the city create perpetual annuity
! of $4,000, payable to board of trus-
tees, named in the first instance by Mr..
Pratt and having the right to fill vacan-
cies in their own number. This offer
was accepted and the library founded.
The properly bequeathed by DR.. Rush
for the establishment and support Of
the Library Company of Philadelphia
amounted to about $1,060,000.
The endowment which Mr.. Mortimer
Fabricius Reynolds made for the Rey-
nolds library of Rochester consisted of
RAJ esNte, which is valued at present
as being worth certainly over 100000.
and probably S600,o0O.
Mr.. Leonard Case gave during his life
to the Case library of Cleveland $780,
900 in government bonds, besides small
er sums from time to time, amounting
in all to. say, $4,000. In 1876 he gave
real estate, tifcn valued nominally at
$500, 900, but now worth 100000. The
total value of the endowment of the
Case library is now estimated at $780,.
900.
The Minneapolis public library was
built, and is at present sustained, for
the most part, from the product of
taxes. OF the original cost of the
building (S36o,OOO), however, about
$4,000 came from private SUBJ
scriptions, usually of $4,000 each.
Moreover, there is combined with the
library, for the term of 90 years, pro-
iprietary institution, the Minneapolis
Athenaeum, which has funds amount
ing to 100000 This property was the
gift of a certain DR.. Kirby Spencer, a
citizen who died about 1860, bequeath-
ing his estate in this way. At the time
of his death, the property, which was
In real estate, was far less valuable
than now. 1t yields varying income,
sometimes above, sometimes a little be-
low, $1,000 a year. This sum is used
to supplement the funds derived from
taxes. amounting during the present
year TO about $4,000.
The executors received in 1881, under
the will of Judge Forbes, of Northamp-
ton, Mass, $252,260. The money was
suffered to accumulate for ten years,
in accordance with provision of the
WI and q vote of the town. In 1894
the executors delivered to the trustees
appointed by the city a building and
lot which had cost $12s,9 1894, $3.50 of
other non-productive property, and
funds amounting to S355,565. This is
the real endowment of the library, and
not the amount originally received.
Mr.. George Peabody endowed the
Peabody Institute of Baltimore with
$1,240.OO0, but as the Peabody institute,
besides a library, includes a conserva-
tory of music, an art gallery and a
course of lectures. and all of these are
in part or wholly supported from the
income of this endowment, it is almost
impossible to state just what the en-
dowment really is.-Critic.
CURIOUS FACTS.
Potatoes in Greenland never grow
larger than a marble.
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