The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-01-29
FORTY MILLION DOLLARS
Carnegie Has Given Awayy Forty Million
Dollars toDate.

gifts which were to come was made on
the date Of his departure for Europe
early in March.
FIVE MILLIONS FUR EMPLOYEES.
On March 13 President Sohwab, Of
the Carnegie company, received the
letter which told Of the gift of s5,-
100000 to the employees Of that COM
pany, now merged in the steel trust;
d, 100000 was for those injured in
the Service, those dependent upon
employees who had lost their lives in
the service % the company, and for
pensions for those grown old in the
employ Of the company. One million
vas for the maintenance Of libraries
built by Mr.. Carnegie in Braddook,
Homestead and Duquesne.
MIR. Carnegie, in designating this
gift as his FIRST under the changed
conditions, said:
II make this first use of surplus
wealth upon retiring from business as
an acknowledgement Of the deep debt
which | owe to the workmen who
have contributed SO greatly to my sue
cess."
To thu people Of Pittsburg he
wrote:
An opportunity to retire from bus
mess came. to me unsought, which I
considered it my d1ty to accept. My
resolve was made in youth to retire
before old age. From what / have
seen around me, cannot doubt tae
wisdom Of this course, although the
change is great, even serious, and sell
dom brings the happiness expected.
But this was because 80 many having
abundance to retire upon have SO little
to retire. The fathers in olden DAYS
taught that man should have time
before the end Of his career for the
making Of his sopl.' I have always
felt that old age should be spent not,
as the Scetch say, in making mickle
mair, but in making good use of what
has been acquired; and I hope my
friends of Pittsburg will approve of
my action Of retiring while still in
full health and vigor and I can reas-
onably expect many years for useful:
ness in fields which have other than
personal aims. The share which I
have had in the material development
of our city may be considered only the
foundation on whichuthe things of the
spirit are built, and in taking the pro-
ceeds of the material to develop the
things of the spiritual world 1 feel I
am pursuing the ideal path of life and
duty @
LIBRARIES IN NEW YORK CITY. s.
On March 15sthe giftto New York
City for sixty-five branch libraries was
announced. 0nthe eve Of his depart
ure for Europe Mr.: Carnegie wrote to
Director Billings. Of the New York
Public Library:
Our conferences upon the needs Of
Greater. New York for branch libraries
to reach the masses Of the people in
every district have convinced me of the
wisdom Of your plans. Sixty-ive
branches strike one at first as q very
large order, but as other cities have
found one necessary for every 60, 900 or
10000 population, the number is not
excessive,
"You estimate the average cost of
these Libraries at say $50, 900 each,
being So, 200, 900 for all. If New York
will furnish sites for these branches
for the special benefit Of the masses
Of the people, as it has done for the
central library, and also agree in sat
isfactory form to provide for their
maintenance as built, I should esteem
it rare privilege to be permitted to
furnish the money as needed for the
buildings, say $500, 900. Sixty-6ve
libraries at one stroke probably
breaks the record, but this is the
day of big operations, and New
York is soon to be the biggest Of
oities.'
Mr.. Carnegie proved his 'earnestness
by fastening in every way the city's
ability TO accept his gift, and the sites
are now being chosen for the buildings
on which work will be begun in the
spring in all probability.
AT the time Of the gift, and while
Mr.. Carnegie was on the sea, news
came from other cities that he had
made library offers to them. St
Louis reported gift Of 81 ,ccc. cccccc 600. In
Pittsburg it s.aa sa;1 that Mr.. Ca,ue-