The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1901-12-28
CARNEC|E'S
Offers Ka1ispell Ten Thou-
sand Dollars for Constructing
A LIBRARY BUILDING
A Meeting Of the City Council Held Last
Night Accepted the Donation With
Conditions Imposed.
A LIBRARY BUILDING

Word was received in Kalispell Thurs
day that Andrew Carnegie, the multi
millionaire philanthropist, had decided
to give the city of Kalispell $4,000 for a
public library, providing the conditions
as set forth in his letter were accepted.
The news was received by j. H. Ed
wards, who while in the east short
time ago had called at the residence of
Mr.. Carnegie and in an interview with
his private secretary had made per-
sonal application for the gift and at the
same time set forth the library situation
in kalispell as it is today. In the inter
view with Private Secretary Bertram,
MIR. Edwards gave a brief history of kal-
ispell and Flathead county, setting forth
its resources, population, etc, and also
gave brief history of the library with
extracts from its yearly reports for tho
past few years, showing the great in
crease in patrons. At the conclusion of
the interview Mr.. Bertram stated that
there were numerous applications to be
considered before the one from Kalspell
be taken up, but us soon as it was
reached he would let Mr.. Edwards know
Mr.. Carnegie's intentions in the matter
On Thursday of this week Mr.. Ed
wards received the following letter from
Mr.. Bertram:
Fifth West 5lst ST., New York
j. II. Edwards. Esq, kalispell, Mont:
Dear Sir: Responding to yours OF
Nov. % Ii the city of Kalispell will
furnish suitable site and pledge itself
by resolution of council to support q
library at Il cost of not less than one
thousand dollars IA year, Mr.. Carnegie
will provide ten thousand dollars for a
free public library building. Respect
fully yours, JAS. BERTRAM,
Dec. II, 1901. Private See.
On Friday night Il special meeting OF
the city council was called to consider
the matter and to decide what actio
should be taken. When the meeting
was called to order Mr.. Edwards. VIII,
was present, gave brief resume of the
proposition from the time he had tirs,
taken the matter up with Mr.. Bertran
until the present time. At the conclu
!. sion of his remarks the council discussed
the matter and then passed resolution
accepting the gift with the conditions a,
stated in Mr.. Bertrams letter and at the
same time thanking Mr. Carnegie fol
his generosity.
There are several points yet TO be set
tied 10y correspondence before the dea
is closed, but there is no doubt but wha,
halispell in short time will have Z
library building 10 be proud of Th,
city has two or three suitable sites fol
the location, one on the corner of Mail
and Third streets where the lire hal
now stands and one on the corner OF
First avenue east and Third street. Jus,
north of the Jail. \ map showing the
: location OF these sites will be sent MIR
Carnegie and the one selected by him
will be used.
The mattsr of securing library TO,
kaiispell through Mr.. Carnegie was frs,
taken up by the board of trade of thi.
city last spring and the secretary, MIR
Joe Connor, had long been in correspon
dence with MIR. Carnegie relative to the
matter. Mr.. Connor has been an indcf
atigable worker on the proposition anC
to him as we'll as to Mr.. Edwards is due
the successful outcome of the matter.