The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-09
GREAT UNIVERSITY.
Prick Will Make Carnegie's Poly technical School Look Like
 Thirty Cents ,'

Thirty Cents"
 Henry Clay Prick. the former steel magnate. will give to the city of Pitts burg a great university that will make the much -talked-of polyteehnical school or Andrew Carnegie look like 30 cents.
 These were the exact words of state ment issued by a close friend of MT. Tricks and who is thoroughly conver- sant with all of his affairs. The gentle man refused to permit his name to be used but his standing Is so high and he Is so close to MT. Prick that there iS not the least doubt of the authenticity or the statement.
 Since Prick left the Carnegie Steel Com many. after what he claimed was rough deal from Mir. Carnegie, the two have | been the most bitter enemies. MT. FricK | has done everything in his power to make the efforts of MT. Carnegie look cheap. Some years ago Carnegie erected what | was then the finest office building in l Pittsburg. After the quarrel Prick bought property all around it. He has just fin | ished the Prick building, an immense structure which towers above the Car negie building. which it adjoins. and
 makes it look like a pigmy. Directly across the street, he will soon commence the erection of a mammoth hotel. Some tune ago MI. ELtCA PdASAioSS from the Schsnly estate a plot of six ten acres of ground directly opposite the Carnegie institute. There were rumors that Mr. Prick would give Pittsburg an institution of some kind that would out rival the Carnegie institute. No sooner had MT. Carnegie heard the story than he offered tine city the Polytechnical school.
 That was some months ago. but the af- fair has been hanging fire ever since on account of the city not being able to select A site. No sooner was the matter set tied than comes the announcement that
 MT. Prick will again oustrip his former
 partner.
 According to the authorities that give out this statement, MT. Prick will not only pay for the erection of the building,
 but will donate the ground upon which the university.i is erected and set aside S,- BOO 900 as an endowment fund.- or as much in addition as may be necessary. It has always been one of the rules of MT. Car negie in making donations to stipulate that the city shall furnish the site anu pay for its maintenance
 The amount of money which Mir Car negie gave for the Tech school was s0,- 0OO, ,O00 In a speech that he made during his last visit here, he said that he would give as much more as was necessary. But the lot that the city secured for his school is an insignificant one and prooa- bly, would not hold more buildings than have already been provided for.
 According to the statement no matter what amount of money Carnegie spends on his buildings for the Tech school. Prick will double discount them. Inc analr has already progressed so far that MT. Prick has severad noted architects travel ing in Europe studying the most elaborate styles of architecture.
 The bitter feeling which exists between MT. Prick and MT. Carnegie started about three years ago.
 Mir. Prick, desiring to secure MT. Carne- gie's holdings in the steel companies. or fered the Laird of Skibo' $2oo, GOO for bis stock. He gave s1,oOO,OOO for the op- t,on. At the last moment, J. P. Morgan who was in the deal. backed out, and MT. Prick was unable to raise the total amount.
 Prick was forcing himself to the rront and the coldness between him and MT Carnegie increased on account, 1t IS ali legged. of Mir. Prick attracting more at- tention than MT. Carnegie. Finally the breach became complete and the two men become bitter enemies.