The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-08-11


Il was explained that his attendantna
hook and assisting him In every
way.
Due to his enfcchled condition
Carnegie had taken practically no
party In public affairs of any kind
since 1918.
Andrew Carnegie was horn nj
nunfermline fifcnhire. Scotland
November IS. 1885. lie came with
his family to the United States in
lSiS. settling IN i'ittaburg.
lie was lord rector OF ~ Andrews
university from 1903 TO 1907. from
which he received the degree OF
IL. d. In 1906 lie was lord rector
~ Aberdeen university from 1919 10
1914 lie received the degree from
Allegheny. Pa. In 1915.
Married Ia 1897
Carnegie married Louise Whitfield
of New York city In 1857. Ills first
work IN America wan that Of a
weavcr'a assistant Ia cotton fac
tory. after which. In 1851 he became
telegraph messenger boy for the
Ohio Telegraph company at fitts'
burg
lie learned teicgraphy and enter
"a the employ OF the iennHylvhnia
Railroad company ne an operator.
advancing by promotion 90 the man
aF~ment Of the rittAhurg division OF
that system
Sleeping Car Venture
lie Joined r. +. Woodruff IN
vcnior Of the sleeping car. In or
raniEinE the Woodruff Sleeping Car
company. gaining thru this the nu'
clcus Of his fortune
Careful investment OF small earn.
lngn In OF lands Increased cnrnegis's
means
During the civil war. he served
~ superintendent OF military rail.
ways and government telegraph lines
la the East
After the war. Carnegie developed
iron works % various kinds and
established at PittsburE the Key
stone Bridge Works and the Union
Iron Works
lie introduced the IlcHsemcr pro
cess OF making steel In this country
In isss
lie was principal owner a few
years ago % the Homestead and
Edgar Thomson Steel works. and
other large plants an head of the
firms o; Carnegie. rhipps s Co. and
Carnegie brothers 4 Co.
Carnegie consolidated his interests
IN 1889 In the socalied billion dollar
steel trust, the Carnegie Steel com
pany. This, in 1901. was merged
with the United States Steel corpor'
alton.
Carnegie closed this part Of his life
by retiring from business.
Dating from his retirement. Car
negie began chapter Of speech.
making. globe ,ro,tinR and million
dollar Gift giving. which lasted iiil
HIS death
lie flooded America and England
with libraries and other inR,itu.
iionF Iiis bencfactions extended
TO practically every civilized eoon-
iry in the world. His writings
wcrc translated into eiKht different
languages.
Many Bcnefartions :.
His henefariians included i.t.-
80 900 900 to Scotch universities,
PiitsburR. $500 900 10 New York
city for establishment Of branch
Bbraricss So 900. 900 20 the carne-
sic institute 81 Washington. II. G.;
10 600. 600 10 Scotch universities.
s. 900 600 20 a fund for the benefit
~ the employees Of the Carnegie
Steel company. $1,000 900 20 the 81
Louis public library. ss.ooo.eoo 20
tho Carnegie hero fund commits
sion ~ PiusburR.
He also gave si.so0.ooo TO the
Carnegie Dunfcrmline trust. 81
SOC. 900 for the peace temple a; The
Hague. and ,i.soo.oo0 to the Allied
Engineers society.
carneKie's bcncfactionp to,aied
more than 1906. 900. 900. which was
the size uf his fortune In 1913.
This enormous amount Included
more than $4,000 900 20 1000 mum
icipai library buildings. also the
building and grounds for the Pan
American union building at wash
lngton In 1906. sis.iso.ooo for the
Foundation for the Advancement
n Teaching 10 the United States.
Canada and Newfoundland.
The steel baron was life trustee
Of the Carnegie Corporation Of
New York. si2s00o 900 founda-
ton to carry on various works ia
which he had been engaged.
Carnegie was an honorary member
II the American Institute OF Archi
tscta. a member 81 the executive
committee OF the National Civic Fed
Grafton. member OF the American
Philosophers society. Chamber OF
Commerce OF New York, commander
of the Legion OF Honor OF France IN
1905. holder OF the Grand Cross OF
the order OF orange. Nassau. and of
the Grand Cross Of the order Of
Dnnebrough.
Was World Citizen
Carnegie. probably tho largest
accumulation and fastest spender In
the history OF the world. was re.
markable Scotchman and world clti.
zen In so many ways that the chron.
icle OF his words and deeds makes a
large library in itself.
Builder OF the first great Ameri
can trust. this short. stockily built
Scot twisted the world OF commerce
and finance around his little finger
until he grew tired OF It and started
out to give away the huge fortune he
had gathered.
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