New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-17

The renewal Of Mr.. Carnerie's offer 10 buid
n home for the engineering ORGANIZATIONS o.
the country. II not altogether unexpected, Is
certainly handsome act. The Dement'S Whlch
viii result viii be both large and lasting. Per
hans they viii exceed even the antclpatonS OK
The man VINO bestows them. As the civil en-
-,-ecrs already have n fairly satisfactory home.
In spitc Of the bad acoustic properties Of their
large meeting room and the lack Of their own
facilities Tor luncheon the material side Of the
. r.r,-1c~itIon does not appeal strongly 10 them
ON the other hand. the mechanical engineers
have outgrown their house IN West Ihirty-irst-
81 md the electrical and mining engineers
have no permanent headquarters at all The
practical convenience OF spacious, handsome
thoroughly modern accommodations Tor thc iis'
three bodies. therefore. VIII be immense These
attractions alone justify the eagerness Win
which Mr.. Caruesies earlier proposition was
accepted.
There can be no doubt, however that the so
cIeties 10 which the second offer is addressed
are animated by al additional motive. lhrE
recognize how potent a factor I'm civilization IS
co-opcration. by the possession Of common
place OF rendezvous the members OF oDe body
will enjoy greatly improved opportunities Tor
consultation and personal ASSOCIATION win
those Of another, thus advancing not only th'lF
individual interests hut also those Of their pro-
LESSON. mere Can Af' AA' 'l'.''''e 1890
Of fellowship among their devoteos advances
The cause Of chemistry Jurisprudence medicine
and Theology. Resides being one Ct the most
beautiful manifestations Of human nature. it lS
one OF the most helpful lis advantages should
be as great d the engineer as 10 The lawyer or
the doctor. The men who have regarded WIN
favor the scheme Of Mr.. Carnegie are alert ID
this aspect Of the matter. They realize WA"t
utilization means TO themselves and To 'Ae N-'-
once which they seek 90 develop; ana ll lH'E
cannot extend this fellowship 10 1900 profess
slonaI brethren they are not going 70 lose Tire
chance TO Include ar least ten thousand IN ns
scope Though the decision Of the civil en-
rineers not 10 enter the combination viii IN
voIve q fresh distribution o. the financial bur
den imposed BY the neccss..v o: purchasing
site for the now building. we predict that the
other bodies viii assume Il with promptness
and an energy which VIII show Mr.. Carnegie
that his generosity ana confidence are not mis-
placed.
in the deliberations which arc now essential
70 the final execution OF the programme, It IS
To- be hoped that the idea Of providing "a suita-
bic library VIII receive the attention which It
deserves. To the electrical engineers was pre-
scented n magnificent collection Of technical III
raf1lra nearly two years ago. The mechanical
and mining engineers Cbeiug much older bodies
doubtless possess extensive II not equally VAL
liable. libraries. Possibly the Engineers Club
has something Of the sort too. Now, were all
OF these organizations 10 pool their issues
end place the aggregation In the charge OF
trained librarians its usefulness would be great
" enhanced. Il IS not improbable, moreover
thar the very establishment OF such store
house Of information would lead 20 further gifts.
In its admirable discussion Of this matter
fortnight AGO Engineering News dweit on
tba desirabflitv OF preserving for reference nu-
merous fugitive reports, IN periodicals and pam
rhlats. which reveal modern progress In meth
DDS and means. Facts which many Wide awake
engineers want 20 get hold Of appear In this
form before being embodied in books and often
fail 10 be perpctuated in tho latter at ALL In
one sense this class OF literature IS more I'M
Dortant than the other.