The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-18

library on this side OF the Atlantic. Its
collector. after whom 1t Is named, was a
competitor with Lenox. Brinley and other
early collectors of Americana for many q
choice nugget which Henry Stevens and
other European dealers had secured for
their American patrons. This library IL es-
timated to be worth at least 100000 and
the gift carries with II two legacies, one Of
$4,000 for a library building. and another
OF $1,000 as an endowment fund for Its
increase and maintenance.
The gift Of four public-spirfted citizens
] of st. Louis who have Jointly agreed to
I contribute $4,000 to lift an incumbrance on
the block to be used for the new Carnegie
library in this city is quoted as q noble ex-
ample Of public spirit.
Mr.. Cole arranged his list alphabetically
by States. as being the most convenient for
reference. A tabulated summary. arranged
by the geographical sections Of the country,
shows how widely scattered have been the
benefactions of the year. extending from
Alabama in the South to Montreal in the
! North. and from Bangor In the East to
where rolls the Oregon in the Far West
/ The list shows:
BURLINGTON. Public Library. $4,000.
from Philip NJ. Grape.
CEDAR RAPIDS. Public Library. $50. ooo.
for building. from Andrew Carnegie.
CENTERVlLLE. Public Library. $4,000.
for building and site. from Ex-Governor
! +. NJ. Drake.
DAVENPORT. Public Library. So. 900. for
building. increasing former gift to $4,000
from Andrew Carnegie.
DUBUQUE. Carnegie-Stout Free Library.
| $1,000. from Andrew Carnegie.
Site for building offered by Andrew Carns-
gle. valued at l7.coo. from F. D.. Stout
! FAYETTE. Upper Iowa University. $4,000.
from Andrew Carnegie.
FORT DODGE. Public Library. so 900. for
building. from Andrew Carnegie.
GRINNELL Stewart Library. building.
costing $4,000. from Joel Stewart.
Site for building. from Congregational
Church, 5000. by citizens Of Grinnell.
IOWA FALLS. Public Library. building.
from Z. S. Ellsworth.
| MOUNT VERNON. Cornell College. $4,000.
for building, from Andrew Carnegie.
MUSCATINE. Public Library. building. 70
cost about $4,000. by p. NJ. Musser.
DODGE CITY. Railroad Library and Read
ing-room. The A, T. & s. F. Co. fitting
up library and reading room.
FORT SCOTT. Public Library. $1,000. for
building. frmo Andrew Carnegie.
KANSAS TT Public Library. 5000. from
Mrs. Sarah Richard.
LAWRENCE. Public Library. $2S.ooo. for
building. from Andrew Carnegie.
KENTUCKY.
LEXINGTON. State College. 5000. from
James X. Patterson.
LOUISIANA.
NEW ORLEANS. Public Library. q 1900 and
and books. from Abram Holker.
MISSISSIPPI
NATCHEZ. Fisk Library Association. 81
900, from Mrs. Christian Schwartz.
5000 and a building to cost $l0.00o from
Mrs. Christian Schwartz
YAZOO. Public Library building to cost
$500. from Mrs. b. 8. Kicks.
5000 from Mrs. X. c. Gardner.
MISSOURI.
DE SOTO. Railroad Library. $1,000. from
Miss Helen Gould. e
HANNIBAL Public Library. $4,000 for
building, from Mrs John H. Garth.
JEFFERSON CITY. Public Library, IS 900
for building, from Andrew Carnegie.
ST. JOSEPH. Free Library. $4,000 from
Jarvis Ford.
ST. LOUIS. Public Library. 1000 900. for
buildings. from Andrew Carnegie.
800. 600 from four st. Louis citizens.
SOUTH ST. JOSEPH. Public Library. s.s.-
900. for building. from Andrew Carnegie.
NEBRASKA.
CRETE. Public Library. $4,000. for Q build
ing. from 7. II. Miller.
LINCOLN. University OF Nebraska, 1000
volumes, from Simon Kerl Of Oakland.
Neb.
SOUTH OMAHA. Public Library, $50. 900,
for a building. from Andrew Carnegie.
TENNESSEE.
CHATTANOOGA. Public Library. $4,000.
for building. from Andrew Carnegie.
JACKSON. Public Library. $4,000, for
building. from Andrew Carnegie.
MEMPHIS. Cossitt Library, 81 volumes
and 423 pamphlets. from General Cotton
Greene.
TEXAS.
DALLAS. Public Library. LOO volumes.
SAN ANTONIO. Carnegie Library. Books.
valued at .5Oo. from San Antonio Library
Association.
WACO. Public Library. $1,000. By Andrew
Carnegie, toward the library.
GEORGIA.
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