The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-01-08
"SANTA CARNEGIE THE PATRON
SAINT OF PUBLIC LIBRARIES"

of Identifying themselves with its life
history by eonspieuousIy participating
i'm IFS upbuiIding and advancement No
American. whether from Pennsylvania or
California Montana or Ohio. is foreign
TO the National Capital. the city created.
largely owned and exclusively controlled
by the nation itseIe
The Obligation on Congress.
"A special library obligation rests
upon Congress. which as both local and
national legislature Under the Consti-
tuition has complete control of the Capt
tails ana the Governments library re-
sources. Upon il fails exclusive respoH-
sibIiay for their wise and economical
. cooperating development.
The Library of Congress is to NC r.
tered along its natural lines as the ma
tfonaI reference collection. accessible as
/ far as possible at all times and to the
whole world.
The public library viii be developed
as the Capitals and nations circulating
library. for the workingmen. school
children. the mass Of the people
perfect supplement- OF the Library of
Congress. its circulating department SO
TO speak. to which should be logically
and wisely diverted its duplicate misceI-
Ianeous volumes. the circulating re
sources Of the Congressional Library,
largely derived under the copyright laws
as they exist or may be amended
By thus using the Capitals public H.
brary as the national lending collection
. Congress viii waste no fraction of the
nations library resources; and instead
Of permitting thousands of miscellaneous
volumes. copyrighted or uncopyrfghted,
to decay unused on the shelves # viii
. render them all most fully available.
both for circulating and reference pur-
/ poses for the benefit of the people Of the
republic
/ The talents Of literary treasure in
/ trusted to the Stewardship Of Congress
VIII never be buried If the earth and
wasted by an Improbable servant Of
/ the american people.
Clearly the gift Of this building means
more 10 the library and the community
/ than The comfortable housing of the IN
stituti0n i'm d more convenient and more
attractive home It assures adequate and
permanent public maintenance Of She
library Il renders the institution an
object of local pride and thus guarau-
tees The community's regard and foster
ing care II is blessing 10 the IIbrarv's
/ Immediate henehciaries, and an in
( centiye to the performance OF legis-
Iative and other public duty. It is m
example and an inspiration to public
spirited beDefactors as a class. It is a
+ notable adornment OF the city beautiful,
+ a factor in the wonderful architectural
+ development of the new Washington.
/ With grateful appreciation of the
many and varied phases of this inteHi-
+ gent bene6cence. all Washington does
honor today TO the name OF Andrew
! Carnegie.
Henry B. r. MacfarIand. president Of
the Board of Commissioners, and presI-
dent of the Washington Public Library
Building Commission. speaking Of the
latest gift. said:
Il was highly gTatified by Mr. Car
Inegie's generous action on yesterday.
have no doubt that the conditions of bis
second gift viii be met. as in the first
case. Donations of sites may be made.
and I am sure that Congress and the tax
PAYERS viii do their full snare.
The Commissioners lake a deep inter
est in this matter, and VIII be glad TO
present to Congress the additional op-
portunities which Mr.. Carnegie's new
sift affords. The Library Building Com
mission viii be very glad. I have no
doubt to supervise The construction Of
additional buildings. Most of them. !
think. should be outside Of the city Of
Washington. in The towns aud villages
OF the District I think it ought to be
possible to build ten buildings with Mr.
/ Caruegie's new donation"