The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-01-03
! TrryEsD SAY " ANUARYi 2, 100;
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Library Of N 3 Library
very hard for concrle tlns
differences of those esteemed q WY
object ito ACCEPTING Mr. Catne gle PRO
posed contribution toward e pi vi y Dfars
Il Richmond. ~ some of hem, say g y ne
Z one hand tint hey would he Wiling to
i accept a free and unconi tion t Sit, pu
they are not willing thu the city
should obligate itself y 9 comply ' q Mt
I carnegies terms. Y s5 3ii
others shy that they are ing ior
nv cty sc chinoId to accept slsc FL
upon any terms, would sbe wing
TIC city under an obi an outsider
4 upon whose bounty We have mo sort ~
claim VI .is III Is & III 81
ss .at us ook moro closet at the aob bee
n 3 81 NJ 4. carnegi ID has accumulated u y
vast fortune, most hlch he has itie-
II ern,ired to during lls,T are e.
II tim employ tho q vel
known Virginia tizen, lnttS detd Mt
carnegie is administering so a his II own m
g. made his fortune America w.
ana Us Ills ca TO give Rit back refHnlttS
part to the people from " ION $canl Is
to put anot her Sinyes i hls
s,nc r,ey in public insttu he
believes, will % great benefit IT. in r4
ectually and moral g PIC 4
large. But he;is discussing Ills none II,
Hin own way. ard making Is own terms .3
Isl no n dealing witt, r edmond None
3b,,t With many tiles and the general con-
dition lis that wherever he Invests aE sum sum
" of inoney IN il library It shall be on tondl-
stionthat the city shall Furnish the slt and and,
Sby ord nance 55of council agree TO make
Snl, annual appropria ton for maintenance
There arc posi- lively no other condlti tons
ls Il simple bushes proposlt ton OF Il N y,
lSCarnegi propose NJ o a "a certain thing
provided the city II agree to do Its part
and II 4 the city does agree, + 4 he city
!! complies with his terms. there ear, be no
I; eirnbarra ssing obligation in acceptings
8iasa bargain pure md simple, and there
Si no obligati ion about t, Indeed, the OBJ
\ lection Of most of the DIRECTORS Is that
Mr.. Carneges terms ARE too harsh, and
I that the city cannot afford ITO accept
them. y That OF Itself conclusive Of our
d contention that there could be no erl-:
barrasslng obliE II ton on the part Of Rich CHI
& mond. IL \, 80 $9 ~ IL I.
&%$S Rut are the terms too harsh. Tho OBJ
Il jectors Of the latter class argue that we
u would be paying an Il Interest rate of 10
q per cent. on the amount of money which
y Mr. Carnegie proposes to contribute. But
that objection will not hold. Tor the ap-
preparation Of $40. 900 a year would be for
81 tho support Of the library. for the pay
8ment Of current expenses, and not p cent
of It would be paid out on Interest nc-
count. Let us Illustrate: Suppose the city
n Of RI richmond should decline Mr.. Curnege's
Ing to sloO. 600 to put up the building The
ii city would have to- pay the interest on
those bonds which would be ut the rate
V OF a percent, md In edition would have
z to make the Same appropriation of 5000
a a year or more for current expenses, lr
Il that event We should be paying the same
x amount for expenses that we would III
X I paying under tho Carnegie plan.a and !,
addition we should be paying 4 per cent
interest ON n debt OF s1oo,oOo. which ],
SS time we should have to discharge. 1t q
y not necessary TO argue that az a business
proposition II Is far better for lis TO &c
55gl cept Mr.. Carnegic's offer than to built
Fl a 100000 library on our own account
III Moreover, everybody knows that a propo
ssggs sition to issue 800 600 of bonds to build 4
S8s library far Rtchmond would not be seri
sss ously entertained In The Council at thi
time. and II Mr.. Carneles offer Is dc
clined 1t win be many q long day be
\, fore Richmond has a public library
u t3 Therefore, the question Sits itself dow
HI to uhis- Shall We haze q public library q
XII noi,-silall ne accept Mr.. carnegIe's off
Il or give up every possible chance. FOR III
a present nj least OF having n publi
4 library? That is The question Tor II
H Council 10 consider, With all respect, n
substitute propositions amount Itonothinl
tbs the carnegie plan, or no library
ss5lji ~ ,ssS - = : : :; -
The Fall Of Port Arthur.
~ Tho inevitable mas come 10 pass POI
Arthur has fallen, General stoessel mad
Il 4 ifnlanful distance, and he win 30 dow
"a history az ono Of the dlstltsuishe
e i,crocs Of tho twentieth century, " wa
no.. as at one time seemed 70 be.5 p,tsrt