Cañon City record., 1901-12-19
Mr.. Andrew Carnegie Of
fers q Handsome Do
nation to Canon
WILL cIvE.cITy $4,000
TIE Only Restrictions Are That
. Site Be Furnished and .
Guaranty Of Support.

oPuAots Nouou Sihy
is TO have fine library.
The following letter was received
yesterday morning by Mrs. J. NJ. Rags
dale, president of the Womans'
Library Association:
ANDREW CARNEGIE, New York.
Mrs ]. N. RAGsDALE,
Canon City, Colo.
MADAM
Yours Of 18th Nov. received. Mr..
Carnegie thinks that Ten Thousand
Dollars might cover the cost of a
suitable Free Library Building for
Canon City, and il the city will pledge
itself to support Free Library at
cost of not less than a thousand Dol
lars year and provide site. Mr.
Carnegie will be glad TO provide the
aforementioned sum for Free
Library Building.
Respfy Yours.
JAS. BERTRAM
Dec. l3. 1901. ?. Secy.
From the above il will be seen that
the requirements asked by Mr.. Car
negie can readily be met A site
has already been procured, and as the
city pays more than $1,000 per year
for the support Of the library, that
other condition viii b. met.
Efforts to obtain donation for the
library from Mr. Carnegie have been
made from time to time by different
people in the city There is much
cause for general rejoicing through
out the city on account of the liberal
donation, as it will provide for long
felt want. In the last letter written
to Mr.. Carnegie he was assured that
10 per cent for the support of The
library could be furnished on any
sum he nigh care 10 donate up 10
$4,000. although that amount was
not really needed.
The sinking fund Of the Library
association contains 81. .O0p. and they
own site upon which TO build
A discussion as 10 neither or not
il will be advisable TO move the
library from Main street viii be taken
up at the next meeting Of the Asso-
citation, which occurs on the first
Tuesday in January
Some time ago the Ladies' Library
association rented the books con-
tanned in the library to the city. under
whose supervision 1t has been since
that time.
Mrs. Rse stated yesterday
that she supposed that the Ladies'
Library association would have TO
make the guarantee. and then be sup
ported by the city board The letter
asks that city pledge itself 10 sup
port free library at cost Of not
less than 81 900 per year, and this
will have tn be done before the dona-
tion is rec lived.
Mr. Carnegie has made donations
for several libraries in this state,
among them being Grand Junction,
Leadville and Canon City.
Mrs Webester, the librarian, said
yesterday that she thought the dona-
tion was just fine, and that now when
the library books were moved they
would be placed in new building in
stead of an old one She also stated
that she thought Mr.. Carnegie had
system about making donations to
libraries. as she had noticed after
one city in Illinois received donations
several others followed in quick sue
cession. and she had an idea that he
took the various states, one at
time, and made donations to the cities
in each state accordingly. Mr.. Car
negie has given away great many
thousands of dollars for the support
of struggling libraries, and in this
way he does world Of good in help
ing to educate the people of the
country az well as to entertain them
with interesting reading.
The whole amount of money will
not be spent for building, but some
of 1t will be reserved for books, which
at present are badly needed. Condi-
tions are now in such shape that If
one wishes TO read certain book
one has to wait, as rule, many
weeks before he can attain it. This
is caused by the great demand made
for the popular books, but. thanks
again to Mr.. Carnegie, this condition
of affairs will shortly be alleviated.
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