The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-12-29
REMARKABLE ARTICLES.

points of Two OF the master minds
of the Industrial and financial worlds
were released for publication by The
Associated Press yesterday. These
articles. one from Mr. Carnegie and
the other from Mr. Rockefeller, find
both on advanced ground in respect
TO labor. urging that the laborer be-
come the owner and operate the pro-
dueing properties of the world Both
gentlemen agree that the right time
for this very great change in the
conduct of the affairs of the world
is at hand: that sufficient preliminary
, test steps have been taken and that
, We are now up TO u ready point
for general action The lead of
Mr.. Rockefeller and Mr.. Carnegie
\ will nnquestionably be of great i'm
, portance in hurrying the final step.
/; which they advocate from the bene-
/, fits. of personal experience. Whether
the country will come to it as a gem
eral proposition within the lifetime
, of either Mr. Carnegie or Mr.. Rookie
Teller, is a matter of doubt. That it
will eventually come TO it. seems now
a certainty. the matter of time mere
ly being in question. The articles of
Mr.. Carnegie and Mr. Rockefeller. at
least. will bear careful reading on
the part of all. Very complete
summaries sent out under date line
of yesterday are herewith reproduce
ed. Read them They follow:
NEW YORK, Dec. eff a COM
bination TO do business is effective in
saving waste and in getting better
results, why is not combination far
more important in philanthropic
work? p In this question is set
forth the text of an article by John
ID. Rockefeller head of the Standard
Oil interests. published in the current
issue of the Worlds Work. The gem
eral subject of Mr. Rockefeller's ar
ticle is THE value of the cooperative
principle in giving
Mr.. Rockefeller expresses the be-
lief that the general idea of coop
Grafton in giving for education scored
"a real step in advance" when Mr.
Andrew Carnegie consented 10 be-
come member of the general edu-
cation board. for in accepting a po-
sition in this directory he has. il
seems to me. stamped with his APP
prevail this vital principle of coop
GRAFTON in aiding the educational in
situations of our country
He goes on 10 describe in some de-
@il the work of the general educa-
ton board which he said has made
or is making a careful study of the
location aims. work. resources. adj
ministration and educational value
present and prospective. of the insti-
buttons of higher learning in the
United States The board. he SAYS.
makes its contribution averaging
something like S2.500. 900 a year. or
the most careful comparative study
of needs and opportunities through
out the country. Its records are
open to all. Many benefactors of ed
ucation are ayailing themselves a
these disinterested inquiries and Ii
is hoped that more will do so.
Some interesting general remarks
on the subject of beneyolence illum-
mate Mr.. Roekefeller's point of view.
For instance he says:
To help an iaeff8tent. i'll located
unnecessary school is a waste. | am
told by those who have given most
careful study to this problem that il
is highly probable that enough money
has been sauandered on unwise edu-
eational projects TO have built up a
national system of higher education
adequate to our need If the money
had been properly directed 10 that
end"
of Roman Catholic methods Mr.
Rockefeller said that he has seen
the organization of the Roman
church secure better results with a
given sum of money than other
church organizations are accustomed
10 secure from the same expenditure.
III is unnecessary to dwell upon the
centuries of experience which the
Church of Rome has gone through TO
perfect great power of organiza-
ton
Commenting upon The great mass
of appealing letters received Mr..
Rockefeller SAYS that four-afths of
them are requests for money for per-
sonal use, with no other title 20
consideration than that the writer
would be gratified 10 have it.
Mr.. Rockefeller pays a warm trib-
ute 10 the memory of the late DR..
William K. Harper. president of the
University of Chicago and makes
without qualification the statement
which will be surprising to many per-
sons, that during the entire period
of his presidency of the University
of Chicago, he never once either
wrote me a letter or asked me per
sonally for a dollar of money for the
university" He goes on to explain
that In this as In all other cases ths
gifts to the university were the re