The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-03-21


The REVIEW is authorized to an
Iounce that Andrew Carnegie, the
millionaire philanthropist whose be-
lief lie is that It's wrong for a man to
die rich. has been prevailed upon to
extend his bounty to the beautiful city
of Denison and donate the sum OF ten
thousand dollars for the erection of a
suitable library building. This favor
able reply from Mr. Carnegie is the
result of much effort on the part of
Hon. J. p. Conner and Hon. Charles
Tabor of the library committee of this
city. Last tsummer when the gift of an
Iowa philanthropist was made known,
and when the liberal citizens OF our
city added toitso that the sum of S350O
was available for the purchase of books
it was suggested by MIR. Charles Tabor
that there might be a possibility of
securing a donation from Andrew Car
uegie for the erection of library
building. The matter was kept quiet
and nothing would have been said
about it had the matter not terminal
ed favorably. A statement was pre-.
pared and forwarded to MIR. Carnegie
Of the great efforts that Denison people
had made Tor self improvement, the
liberal donation to our churches, the
fact that $4,000 had been donated for
the erection of Denison College and
that an annual sum was being paid for
its maintenance, and the fact that
the money had been so willingly sub
scribed for the purchase of library,
all were presented to Mr.. Carnegies
consideration. Upon going to Wash.
ington Mr.. Conner made it his special
business to supplement these with all
further information required by Mr.,
Carnegie. This included much cor
respondence and personal visit to the
great philanthropist. While Mr..
Carnegie is liberal giver, in fact the
most liberal givers the world has ever
known, he endeavors to be systematic
and thorough in his Investigations so
that his money may not be spent upon
an undeserving community. The fact
that Denison has SO successfully under
gone the investigation instituted by
Mr.. Carnegie is in itself gratifying to
our citizens.
We understand that the only condit
ion attached to this gift is that Deni-
son shall provide suitable sum for
the maintenance of the building and
additions to the library from year to
year.
The site for the new library building
has not been settled upon. but we be
lieve that this matter will be easily
adjusted and that by another spring
Denison viii have handsome and
substantial library building filled with
choice books, with pleasant and at
tractive reading rooms, and that this
will prove to be one of the greatest
blessings that Denison ever enjoyed.
Thus we see that out of the gift of
the generous Iowa man who does not
wish his name to be mentioned, has
come the impetus which will give to
Denison not only magnificent library
but 9 fine building, and one which all
the people will feel free to use. In
saying this we do not wish to decry
the splendid efforts which have been
made by the ladies Of the w. C. u, in
Denison in the maintainanceo of McKim
Hall. They have done heroically with
tae limited means at their disposal,
they should receive and are worthy of
thea hcere thanks of the community
We be eve that the McKim Hall read
Ing cm has been the connecting link