The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1903-01-16
CARNEGIE ON GIVING.
Philanthropist Considers II a
Real Task. s3

Philanthropist Considers 1t a
4 Real Task. @@
BUSINESS EASY IN COMPARISON.
Mere Holiday Making contrasted
e with Present Work, He Said In a
Speech at Dedication of Library.
Given to Washinston-Prefer Not
to BE Distracted by Hearing Of Hu-
manity's Woes and Needs. f"l
u With President Roosevelt and many
public men present, the new public H.
brary, Andrew Carnegie g.Ft to Wash
dngton, has just been formally dedi-
Gated, says the New York World. The
house Of representatives adjourned in
order that it's members might witness
the dedication. ,5 (
. Perhaps happiest Of all was AIr. Car
negie himself, who came over to make
the principal speech at the dedicatory
exercises and to see for the first time
the magnificent building. -3
Mr.. Carnegie expressed himself as
greatly pleased with the construction
and arrangement Of the building, de-
tclaring that it was one Of the best he
had seen. 4 -
ut was my desire not to be present"
he said, "but the request Of those who
have labored so long and successfully
to establish this library could not, and
I concluded should not, be resisted. 1t
Is SO little to give money to good
cause, and there an end; so grand to
give thought and time. The difference
should always be accentuated between
the man who merely gives of his sur
plus and him who gives himself.
II shall not descant upon the advan-
tages Of the free library, but this seems
an opportune occasion to explain just
what the free library business means
upon which have embarked.
Seven hundred library building have,
been given, chiefly within the last two
years, most Of which are built or under
construction. During July last 276 ap-
plications for library buildings were re-
ceiyed from various parts Of the Eng
lish speaking world, all Of which were
or are being dealt with. Upon arrival
in New York last month we found over
450 additional applications from the
United States and Canada.
X "We have today 3S5 new applications
on hand. Thus there are under consid-
Grafton today more than 800 applica-
tions, the great majority of which will
no doubt be given. .e
LAS long as communities are willing,
as you are in Washington, to maintain
q library from the proceeds Of taxation
as part of the cityss educational sys-:
TEN, so long intend to labor in that
vineyard, keeping myself free as possi-
BILE from hearing Of the woes and
wants of humanity In general, to
which, Il listened, would soon be-
come unfit for my special work, which.
think, IL best Of all. u +
'sThis is not charity, this is not
philanthropy lit is the people them-
selves helping themselves by taxing
themselves. They owe no man anything
Of moment.
'.fhs submerged tenth. which IN the
senszs we designate as delinquents. do
not appear TO be properly the objects al
,pKfvets benefcence. They should bs
the care Of the state. The habitual
criminal drinker, loafH, needing the
nacsssarbes Of human hfe should b
cared rer, being human. by the st1te.
town az community as a whole. and
lsums day when we have gone further
fn The path of general civilization,
though these viii still be clothed, fed,
housed, nursed, educated and reformed
as Far as possible, they win be isolated
from their fellows as unworthy to
wear the revered name Of father or the
lholier name of mother.
IL rejoice for my part that have
found a field which still occupies my
thought and time and keeps me, al
though retired from business, as busy
a man, I think. as ever was in busi-
ness, which always was more Of rec
reation than q burden. 1t was easy
compared with the life / now lead
mere holiday making in comparison.
Verify, the way Of the distributor is
hard. ,Sv " I'll s i8 # sss 55S 4i ss5
t'I dread the; coming Of the day when
I shall have to look out for new fields
FOR distribution, for we have now sys-
tematized library giving. It. will be a.
great plunge. Between 400 and 500 let
ters a day now reach my secretaries,
and most OF them also DrOmDtly reach,