Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-05-07
Andrew Carnegie's Benefactions.

authorized for the first time the publ
cation of statement of his benefac-
tfcrs. The list is published in the
Washington Post and is Of much inter-
est as showing not only the enormous
total Of Mr.. Caruegie's gifts, but also
how widely over The world they have
been distributed by this noble Ameri-
can phiIanthropist who has done so
much for the betterment of the race.
The total of his gifts up to the time of
his departure, a week ago, was given
az $f7,2l2, 923. Of this, $l0.0O0.C00 was
given to found the National University
at Washington: $4,000, 900 to found
scholarships for deserving students at
the four universities of Scotland;
j4.00000O as pension fund for his en-
ployes. 81 800 900 for the Carnegie in
stitute at Pittsburg; ana Of the re-
mainder fully $40. 900, 600 has been given
to build libraries.
Geographically the gifts are divided
into these SUNS: United States, $50,
270, l13: Scotland. $l3,07>, 100: Canada,
SS76.50O; England. $4,000; cuba, $252,
coo. Ireland. $1,000; miscellaneous
gifts to Great Britain, $2j0,co0. The
four largest gifts in the past six
months, with the exception Of the two
$4,000, 0C0 donations. were: $4,000 70
Cooper Union il New York city. 5000
600 for library purposes in Denver.
col. sl75.Goo for library in Albany. y.
to Cincinnati. Every state i'll the
Union. vita the exception Of Rhode
Island. Delaware, South Carolina,
Mississippi Arkansas ana Idaho. have
been remembered by Mr. Carnegie.
Louisiana is at present at the bottom
Of The list Of beneficiaries, having only
one small Carnegie library at Lake
charles. Pennsylvania. where h. lived
and made his fortune, Of course heads
amount of donations. TO that state he
has given over $4,000 900 including 40
Sits for library purposes. Re ha.
given IS ibrar IS to cities ana towns III
New York state. the same number eX-
actly as he has given to Canada. Eng
land and Ireland combined. Illinois
ana Indiana have each received 2,
gifts, Ohio 49, and so on down the list
New England has received fewer than
any other section.
The H~i,of Mr. Carnegie's gifts in
the United States includes a total Of
36S To towns and cities for library pur-
poses. scattered through 50 states of
the Union. The State of Maine figures
on the list with only a $4,000 gift to
Lev istOn ana A $500 gift 20 PASSPORT
His gift of $4,000 to Augusta strangely
enough, is not put down inps the list.
This gift was made nearly a decade
ago ana was one of the first Of Mr..
camcgie's public benefactions. 1t is
difficult To see why it was not included
in the list. If Mr.. Carnegie has for
gotten this gift. it is certain that the
citizens of our city have not. Its
omission causes the reader to wonder il
numerous other gifts are not also left
out. which, if added in, would make the
grand total much larger. Mr.. Carnegie 5
offers Of $4,000 to Rockland, $40. 600 Ia
Waterville and $4,000 to Pittsfeld are
naturally not included in the list rs
the conditions have not yet been full
flied ana the money has not beer
given. Thus Name really fares muci
better than is indicated in the Posts
long list.
What a grand record ii is of wisely
directed use of great wealth. No mar
has ever before oonc such work
And Mr.. Carnegie's work is not yet
done. and the end. we hope. is far off
He is yet man of health and vigor
his wealth is vast and increasing. and
his heart expands as his years roll on
In other gifts than those i'm this list
gifts Of which the public hears little
he has given away fortune. In this
connection there is n story of his ex-
perience on his last visit to the South
which he likes to tell: Il happened &
spend Sunday in a small town III
Georgia" he says. ~and as | had never
attended a colnred church. | decided to
attend the morning service at q
colored church in that town. | sat IN
the last pew and when the plate was
passed 7 placed a $50 note on it. This
old darby who passed the plate looked
at the note carefully and then marched
down to the pulpit and called the min
lister to one side. He whispered to him
excitedly. pointing now at the note
and then at me. The minister took tn,
note and addressed the congregation as
follows: 'Bre'ren. de Lawd hab beer
mighty good to us dis day. We hab one
dollah and twenty-fo' cents in d.
e election an if that fifty dollsh hill