The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-07-15

Boston has a muiti-mlllinuaire who
IS o rival Of Ah4row CAfnegie In re-
gard. at least, to one Of the famous
ecotchman'B oft6rt Of public librarieu
70 Massachusetts, towns.
Jacobs EdWafdr. who is one OF Bos-
toms richest mahufactnfers. goes Mr.
Carnegie about two better on library
oner to the town OF southbridge and 4
merry controversy Is aeIkg on in that
township as to which oi1er shall 90 &C.
cepted.
The people Of the town are also be-
ginning to disoaea th8 propriety OF
Wen acceptinG bonh offers il such q
thing can be Arranged
Meantime Mr. Edwards seems to
have the inside track u the race 70
gtte away money. cor AogthbridEs Is
his native town atd he effers sum
about tyice - iel1a ae that rendered
p Mr.. Cernegle. IS well as otnar
strong indueeih6utk
SoafhbridGe people feel that because
of the rivalry between Mr. Edwards
and Mt. Carnegie the toWn has fallen
into rare good MrAuns.
Nj. Carnegie oEer8 $4,000 to build
and equip library. stipulatfngg that
the town provide elite and an Annual
appropriation for maintenance OF The
Institution.
M Edwards goes tie famous Scotch
man nt least two better IN this way.
Mt. Edwards proposes first to buy
site for the building. instead OF asking
the town to provide 1t. Ihen he offers
$4,000 double the sum rendered BY .sr.
Carnegie to cover the cost OF the
structure. Thirdly, he proposes %
equip the building IN every way and
haFo II ready for occupancy and usc
without an outlay OF even one dollar by
the town.
NJ. Carnegie was written to after Mr..
Edwards offer was made known, and
Il We4 Suggested that both ofRers might
be combined II agreeable 10 the donors.
Mr.. Carnegie replied to the town ofll-
ciala. saying that be would be quito
agreeable to any addition to the fund
he offered.
But Mr.. Edwards vii have none Of
that apparently.
7 want 70 DO 1t all myself" said Mr..
Edwards. AT the same time / do no.
want anyone to think that I would be.
little Mr.. carnegie's generosity. But I /
have had this very proposition for
southbridge long IN my mind and trust
that may zee It accepted ana my
hopes n regard to Il finally reslzad.n
Tha people " Bouthbridge have de-.
farrsd action on the offer Of Mr.. Car
negia
Meantime Mr.. Edwards, who ha1
been an invalid for several years, nm
ablo 70 leave his hom6 ct IS Bellevue
street. Lo4gwood. has depufed hih aon.
Robert ]. Edwards, 70 choose g site Tor
The proposed library. Mr. Robert I'D
wards has not yet decided upon a site.
bat hopes 10 do 80 soon.
A canvass OF the townspeoplo indi-
Gates apparently that the general santi
meut u IN favor OF accepting Mr. ed
wards offer at once and without furth-
1r controversy.
Another town meeting is 70 be held
II about two weeks bfr. EdWnrd5
hopes BY that time 10 have 1xed upoh
4 location Tor the porposed gift and to
purchase the land. In that case tbs
|oWn probably win vote to accept Mr..
Edwards oifef which means probably
hat hfr. CarneeIc's tender will be
declined.
SIR. Jacob Edwards Is now about 70
'rarz old. he was born and raised ii
'oethbrIdse He owns taueh valuable
|rorerlt there
he started III business ia Southbridgo
/ a. country sioreEeeper Hhen Ae was
very young man.
"a lskE D 8 same tQ Boston VIII $50.