Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-09
Mr.. CARNEGlE'S REASONS
Why Ee Withdrew From Active Business
Connections
The PhiIanthropist's Views on Anglo
American Trade Rivalry
Twelve Millions in Gifts.

~ IOi'ipii SptCiti u Inc I'VE" L i'm w
embraces an interview with Mr. Andrew
Carnegie as to his reasons why he sold
his steel interests. In answer to the ques-
ton whether he had sold from fear or dis
like OF the trusts Mr.. Carnegie said:
The trusts have never frightened me,
and the Carnegie Steel Company has no
occasion TO be afraid Of them. as it is the
greatest properly Of its kind the world
has ever seen or probably ever will see.
L did not sell out because business was
not prosperous: it was never so prosper
Gus, nor were its prospects ever good.
l so!d out in pursuance of a policy de-
termined upon long since, not to spend my
old age in business. struggling after more
Col ars. believe n developing digntied
ard unseiEsh life after sixty"
MT. CarnuSies attention was called to a
paragraph IN d London paper which re-
ferrcd to his famous declaration that ito
DIE rich is to die dsgraced," and asked
what he was going to do with the S100,
0u3,GS he had anassed
Tell that EDITOR replied Mr. Carnegie
20 watch ard see. | hope | shall not JUS
tify the definition sometimes deserved of a
phlianthropst, as man with a great deal
of money but very little sense
America VS.. England.
Asked his opinion of the recent triumphs
of American engineering firms in beating
l-4iS-iSli tbibptlIilOl LOT the Supply OF loco
motives to India, etc, Mr.. Carnegie said:
AS l have been telling my native land
for at least fifteen years what was coming.
| am not surprised. The American is the
most alert quickest and most versatile
man the world has yet seen. The American
workman is more skillful than any other
To be sure. there is a great deal of
KICK IN the BrltGn, and the struggle will
not be hastily given over. When he has to
meet superior competition | have great
laith IN MS ability to change his methods
and to fight. One great obstacle Witch he
must encounter is the fact that minerais
are rapidly being worked out in the old
being opened
How do YOU think matters will work ont
IN the manufacture of iron and steaIo.,
me wants of the world are sufficient to
tax both Europe and America There arc
ohiS three countries which can furnish
much OF these articles-Great britain Gar-
many ana the United States The two for
mer are now worked to their fuIiest ca
paclty and can't meet the increased wants
VI me world which must be satisfied by
the United states. In the temporary de-
pressions which come at Intervals Graa+
britain and Germany will find the surnIus
VI America selling in competition with
rnahn,fo when IS Just what the American
Inc situation is now reversed -
Nearly SI2,OOO,OOO Given AWAY
The World prints the following tab,a If
Mr.. Carnegie's known public beouests dnr-
ing the past twenty-five years:
FittsbuEg Library and Art Gal
aIIat,b ,''..........-..... 50 900 900
prod1nlis - ieN i.tptSb fy.'.--..... 10000
Trbnstn., - - i-Iol dfy ............. 800, 900
NJ 49, 80 Library. .......... 300 900
New York Free Library. "a o.n
Falrfeld Gowa) Free Librarv 40 0nH
IrehSDurg Free Library eo 900
Io"n of Carnegie Free Library oJo n,n
Washington Public Library.. 400 900
~FGnnsylvania State College Free
c.ti; e't OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 100 900
IaIh,lsso, ne ne hIordiy' ............... 10000
~, 81 "a i1 <c, l-'Di al '........... 10000
Dumferhne (ScotIand) Free Lii
dry 30 ''.:-...-........... 100000
60 81 Ioco'ldiid) free Library 80 900
Aberdeen tScotland) Free Library 20 on5
Pcterhcad (Scotland) Free Library ono
Ayr (Scotland) Free Library "a 400
inverness tScotland) Free Library ( ono
Wick (ScOtland) Free Library Il, 600
For American Art.....,.. 1 onO onn
Homestead institution. 500 ooo
lineage University .-................ 5000 ODO
Du'I ueSie institute. 500 900
6tileFa e Medicai toilege............ 10000
PlttSburg ObserVa tory ....,.. % oOo
Organ for New York Church Di-
vine fraternity ...................... 10000
Pittsburg Carnegie lnstitute. | 40 O0O
Total ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 81 $3.50 900