The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-01-12

one at first as a very large order. but /
as other cities have found one necessary /
for every 5000 or 7O.OO0 of population the 4
number is not excessive.
You estimate the average cost of these
libraries at, say, $4,000 each, being S, 200.-
600 for a. If New York viii furnish sites !
for these branches for the special benefit |
of the masses of the people, as it has 1
done for the central library, and also /
agree in satisfactory form TO provide for !
their maintenance as built, I should es-
TEEN il a rare privilege TO be permitted
TO furnish the money as needed for the
buildings, say s.. 300,OG0 SiXTy-fVe ubrar-
les at one stroke probably breaks the
record, but this is the day Of big opera
lions, and New York is soon TO be the
biggest Of cities
Mr. Carnegie proved his earnestness by
Fastening in every way the ciuy's ability
TO accept his gift, and the sites are now
being chosen for the buildings. on which
work Will begin IN the spring, IN all prob
ability.
At the time of this gift, and while Mr..
Carnegie was on the sea, news came from
other cities that he had made library Of
fers 70 them St Louis reported a gift
Of S1,O00O00. IN Pittsburg it was said
that Mr.. Carnegie would in time give So
1 100000 for the endowment Of his technical
school IN that city, with the intention of
making il the finest of its kind in the
United States and adding new fame 10
PittsbUrg.
Since his return to America Mr.. Car
neg1e has visited Pittsburg and given
/ S2O00,600 more as an earnest of his in
| tentions. At the same time he told the
l members of the board of trustees Of the
! institute to go ahead and erect as many
/ buildings for the technical school as they
I liked and he would foot the bills, no mat
/ ter whether the amount was S5,Gg0,000 or
/ SO, 100000
While abroad Mr. Carnegie gave s1O,-
/ G00000 to four educational institutions
with the plan Of opening their doors to
/ the poor Of Scotland. These institutions
are the Marischel college at Aberdeen.
and Dundee college and St. Andrews,
Edinburgh and Glasgow
Proposed Gift to Uncle Sam.
The gift to the United States OF S1O,-
100000 is pending in Washington, but IS
as good as given, as Mr.. Carnegie intends
to make the terms possible for Uncle
Sans acceptance. No obstacles can stCp
Mr. Carnegie from giving, once his mind
is made up, and where another man
might be piqued and withdraw the offer
Mr.. Carnegie will meet the beneficiary
more than half way to get him TO accept.
The point raised that Mr. Carnegie's
offer OF United States Steel corporation
bonds would make the government inter
ested In trust has been recognized by
Mr.. Carnegie as q reasonable obstacle
and the SO 0eQ coo will be offered in SONS
shape which VIII be beyond criticism
It has been said that this endowment
for national education may be increased
/ TO SZ5,UtVJO- Mr.. Carnegie mas made
several trips TO Washington to confel
with President Roosevelt on the matter
His plans contemplate the establishment
| in Washington of a college OF higher
/ education, the nucleus to De the various
government scientific bureaus.
Besides these great benefactiOEs AIr
Carnegie has given many $4,000. 5000
and 100000 sums for the establishment
of libraries in other cites, according q
their size. All are obliged to provide
sites and guarantee an income of 10 pc
cent on Mr.. Carnegie's gift for mainten
ance Of the libraries.
One Of the most remarkable results o
Mr.. Carnegies first year of reJiremen
from business has been the Introduction
to the metropolis of the milhonaires b.
has made As long as Mr. Carnegie wa
at the head of his immense industrie
these men remained at work in Pittsburg
like the men under them, as Mr.. Car
negie kept a sharp eve on them and wa
, : not a man to be tTifled with. Mr. Eric
: was the only one Of twenty men WI
! owed their advance 10 the great captal
of industry who appeared above the SUI
4 face.
Even Charles NJ SchWab was unknown
2 and came to New York only to consul
> his chief. returning to tIttsouTs on "a
/ earliest possible train with such regJ