New-York tribune., 1911-11-11

Andrew Carnegie announced last night
that he had given s25.OOO,oOo 70 the Car
nepie CORPORATION of New York. organ
tod yesterday afternoon at hiH home
under a charter granted by the Lesisla-
ture last June ito promote the advance
rent and diffusion of knowledge ana
understanding among the people Of the
United states"
The corporation is in the hands Of the
following incorporators:
Senator EIihu Root, president OF the
Carnegie Endowment for international
Peace.
Or. Henry s. Pritohstt, president OF
49,. c.rneois Foundation for tho Ad-
vancenent Of Teaching.
William II. Frew, president OF the
hoard Of trustees Of tho Carnegie 'nst''
tute Of Pittsburgh.
Robert s. Woodward, president OF tho
Carnegie Institute Of Washington.
csrneaie Hero Fund Commis' IN.
Robert A. Franks, PRESIDENT OF the
Home Trust Company, and Mr.. Carne'
o;e's business representative.
James Bertram, Mr.. Carnesie's private
secretary.
The officers are: President, Andrew
Carnegie; vice. president, Elihu Root;
treasurer, Robert A. Franks; secretary,
James Bertram.
In bestowing this gift upon tn" "nr-
poration organized especially TO receivs
q and apply its income TO the purposes
indicated Mr.. Carnegie. according to
statement given out at his home on
Fifth avenue last night, intends to leave
with the corporate body the work OF
founding and aiding Libraries and educa-
tional institutions which he, as an indi-
vidual. has carried on many years. The
statement is as follows:
Tho Carnegie Corporation Of New
York. incorporated by an aot passed BY
tho New York Legislature June 9, 1911
was organized November 10, 1911.
The purposes of the corporation. az
stated in tho charter, are as follows:
"section 1. Andrew Carnegie, Elihu
Root, Horny s. Pritehstt William N.
Frsw, Robert s. Woodward, Charles 1.
TayIor, Robert A. Franks, James esr'
tram and their successors are hereby
constituted body corporate by the MANS
Of tho Carnegie Corporation OF New
York, for tho purpose OF receiving ano
maintaining a fund or funds and apply
inn the income thereof to promote the
enhancement and diffusion OF knowledge
amono tho people Of the United States,
bv aidino technical schools, institutions
of hiohsr learning, libraries, scientific
research, hero funds, useful publications
and by such other agencies and means
as shaII from time to time be found sp-
propriats therefor"
The incorporators met at Mr.. Car
neoie's house on Friday afternoon, No.
ven,ber 10, 1911, accepted the charter,
adopted tho constitution and bylaws and
elected tho following officers:
President, Andrew Carnegie; vice.
president, EIihu Root; treasurer, Robert
A. Franks; secretary, James Bertram.
Mr.. Carnegie transferred to tho oorpo'
ration for it's corporate purposes $25,00o,-
600 par value first mortgage gold bonds
Of the United States Steel Corporation.
IL is intended that the business OF
founding and aiding libraries and sduoa'
tionaI institutions, which had been car
ried on by Mr.. Carnegie as an individual
for many years, will be turned over to
tho corporation at an early date and
carried on by the corporation.
The incorporators, said one Of them
last night, were ready for organization
when they met at Mr.. Carnegie's Fifth
avenue home yesterday afternoon. as
they were familiar with what he wished
done. He personally handed over to the
officers of the corporation S25.OO0.0O0 ~