The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-06
Millionaire'S Especial Message to Mont
 gomery.
Says This City is in His Good Books, and Comme nds the 1910 Move- ment-some Incidents of His
 Visit to Tuskegec.
By F. G. Burrows.

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 Tuskegee. April 5.--(Staf Correspon' dence. )-"The South is waking up to 2 great and glorious opportunity. It i. throwing of the weights that have helt 1t down since the war, and is showing a new spirit of enterprise. The next twenty years will show changes in the Southern States which will be a cause of astonishment even to itself.'
 Such. in short phrasing. is the opin- ion which Andrew Carnegie, one of the worlds greatest financiers, and one of the richest men the world has ever seen. holds of the Southern States to- day.
 The State of Alabama" he went on, has a great future. It is getting rich. The work in the mineral and agricul- tural sections of the State during the last few years, has brought to 1t riches. And while we may hear it said that money Is the root of all evil we must admit that it is necessary also to develop good things"
 As Mir Carnegie spoke these words of prophecy, he was walking along the upper terrace of the Tuskegee 1nsti- tute grounds with your correspondent. He had stolen away from the exercises of the morning, and was enjoying a little walk about the ground-in- cognito he thought But If it was his intention to go about unknown, he failed miserably. From every group of negroes whom he passed, he received the deferential raise of the hat, the glad smile As he passed one could hear the blacks whispering that that was MT. Carnegie who gave us our library" On every side he received recognition. and if he had thought to go about unnoticed. he must have had a poor opinion of people who would receive s600.o00 of his money and not know who sent to to them.
 Montgomery a Good Town.
 Mir Carnegie smiled as he breathed the bracing morning air. Yes, sir, l think we all may expect great things from Alabama within the next few years" he said. T hear that Montgom cry is a good town. have heard much of it's progress during the last few years although I have never stopped of there. I should like to visit it. By the way, I have a library or something there, haven't I?"
 The question was asked in all sim plicity and candor. This man who has given so many libraries to different cities throughout the country, was moi absolutely certain about the matter Ht had given a library to Montgomery but wanted to make sure of 1t. Wher informed that he was right, he smiled with satisfaction.
 T have a pretty good memory fo these things" he said. land I though I could not be mistaken.
 Mir. Carnegie was informed of thu l 1910 movement. That Is a good thing. | he said. ''Yes, I hear things of Mont | gomery. which lead me to regard i as one of the leading and most prom l sing cities in the South
 If there is anyone In the ogden par ty who is regarded with interest ant attention more than another, 1t Is thi man, Andrew Carnegie. Yesterday h shared the public attention with Sec retary of War Taft But with the de parture of that official last night h has become the main star in the firma ment here, and everything he does O says is observed closely.
 The Scotch millionaire made hi first public appearance on the ground here early this morning, while man of the party were still at breakfast He and Robert c. ogden came from tn
 train together, and when he stepped t the ground. MT. Carnegie had to hol on to the handles until he could reac his short legs down to firm ground.
 Walk over Parade Grounds.
 Together the two men walked owe
 to the parade grounds to where tn students were forming in line for tn
 procession to the chapel where the ex ercises of the morning were to be helt