Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-05-30
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Written for the Times-Republlcan.

Written for the Times Republican.
We are reading these days of many
public benefactions that Iowa citizens
feel called upon to indulge in for the use
of other citizens. not SO well of in this
worlds goods. While $4,000 donated
for public library is comparatively a
small amount, yet of that generous Civ
er's possessions it represents full as
large percentage as the gifts of
Rockefeller. And one reads in the pa
|pers an item like this:
sOne Hundred and Seven Thousand
Dollars in the Collection Box: AT Grace
church, New York, on Easter Sunday,
after the usual Sunday offering had
been collected, the collection boxes held
S107, 00O.'
4 These figures mean considerate more
than that a large sum of money was
lcontributed on Easter Sunday at Grace
church. New York 1t means that the
rich people of this country are following
Carnegie's example and advice. Never
before in the history of the world have
the rich people been distributing so
much of their wealth for phiianthropic
purposes as today. Put ii another way,
never before have the rich people acted
as their own administrators to the ex-
ltent they are now doing.
Under the head Of The Benefactions
of 1900" Public Opinion says:
For the fifth year, the New York
Times Saturday Review, April 6, pre-
sents an Alphabetically arranged list of
gifts and requests made during the
year. compiled from the material coll
lleetcG MY Inh
pleton's Annual Cyclopedia. According
to the scheme followed by MIR john
son, the Forthcoming number of the cy-.
clopedia will contain an exhaustive list
of gifts and bequests each amounting
to $4,000 or over (wlere the value of the
donation is unknown 1t is 80 indicated).
This list excludes the ordinary denomi-
national contributions for educational.
benevolent, and religious purposes, or
state and municipal appropriations to
public and sectarian institutions. and
the grants of congress for various meas
ures of relief For obvious reasons, the
multitudinous contributions to the India
famine fund, which amount to more
than s25oO0O. and to the Galveston flood
sufferers, sl,153.7lO have been omitted
In detail. but the fact is emphasized
oned within the limitations designated,
the number of gifts and requests shows
large increase over that of 1892. altho
the total. si7,50O.OCO is over $4,000 600
less than the total for the preceding
year. Here is table showing the
amounts contributed during the last
eight years. calculated according to the
aboNe-noted restrictions:
1893 $500. ...... :. 49,. >. 80. s29.000,0 900
1879 -. .... 49,. ....... 81, 100000
1888 1880. 1850. 80. 49,. 49,. 81 900 900
1896 30. -. %. >. -. ). 27.0O0, 900
1897 .. >. -. .. 80. As. 900, 900
lsss. ........ -. ....... 3S0O0,00
1889 $500. 800. ....5....s.. 62,75 .000
1900 49,. ........ $3.50. ....... 1850, 900
Total -. !. ...... 49,. 1914 $50. 900
The s47500000 for 1900 was contributed
by loo individuals, ia OF whom gave to
educational institutions. twenty 10 Ii
braries. and the remaining number to
other purposes Mrs. John l.. Gardner,
of Boston, gave to that city. for free
museum. her new Italian palace in the
Fens. with ali its art contents, compris-
ing costly paintings sculptures. bronx
es metal work, and tapestries Another
Bostonian left 10 his native town in
New Hampshire $40, GOO for the improve
men, Of public roads. The largest
amounts We're contributed by Mr.. Car
negie and Mr.. Rockefeller, the former
giving over s5.0o0.00O, the latter, 81 50o.-
600 Thirty other individuals gave $780,
900 and over: fifty-two, $4,000 and over;
the remaining seventy-,Wo were repre-
sen,ed by sums of from $1,000 to s2O-
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