New-York tribune., 1919-08-29
Carnegie Left
$30,00O,O0O
At His Death
Continued from, page 1

'@''S cIOAiN kO W UlS OdQknLGIs
Mr.. Carnegie created numerous life
annuities for relatives and friends
approximating $500. .000-these will ex
tend to the lives Of the wives or hus
bands of the life tenants after the
death of the latter Eventually the
principal Of the trust fund from which
the annunities arc to be paid will be-
come part of the residuary estate and
go to the Carnegie Corporation. Moth
ing is left to the Carnegie Foundation
Among those mentioned in the viii
as receiving life annunitics is forme,
President William II. Taft. $4,000
Mr.. Carnegie executed his will or
February 10, 1912, while Mr.. Taft was
president and the instrument mentions
him merely as President Taft. How
ever, some doubt has been caused
about this particular provision ' : a
notation which Mr.. Carnegie wrote in
the margin of the will. 1t reads
This annuity to President Taft has
been transferred to the presidential
annuity of Carnegie New York Corpo-
ration-Andrew Carnegie"
Widows of Former Presidents
For the widows of two former Presl-
dents Of the United States. Mrs. Theo-
dore Roosevelt and Mrs. Thomas j
Preston, ir., formerly Mrs. Grover
Cleveland. the will establishes life an
of $4,000 each. The following
named friends of Mr.. Carnegie also re
George Of England, $4,000, Sir Swire
Burns, $1,000; Thomas Burt, NJ. ?.
(life-long frierd), $4,000; John Will
son, NJ. P. Nife-long friend). $4,000;
Walter Damrosch, $4,000; Harry Whit
field ("my dear brother-in-lawNO, re-
ceives $4,000 year. Each married
niece or nephew of MIR. Carnegie re-
ceivcs $4,000 a year and each unmar-
ricd nephew $4,000 year.
Robert A. Franks, to whom the testa~
tor refers as his friend and secretary
and who also is vice-president Of the
Carnegie Corporation and treasurer Of
5he Carnegie Foundation. receives the
nouse and grounds now occupied by
nim in. Llewcllyn Park, Oran<, N. j.,
Of this bequest Mr. Carnegie said:
'ection for both.' Mr.. Franks also re-
,eiyes an annuity of $4,000, his wife
20 succeed to it at MS death. Homer
D: Bates, telegrapher in tho Civil
" ar. as was MIR. Carnegie. is remcm-
oered with q $4,000 annuity.
The Public Bequests
The 1860 900 in public bequests made
by Mr.. Carnegie are distributed as
follows: Cooper Union, 100000 ("to
make my total gift to it $3.50 .000D;
Club (relief fund.-, $oO0,000; Fits
ourgh University, $500 900; Stevens
Institute, 100000 i"to improve my
original gift"D; St. Andrews Society,
Sl00 ,000
Mr.. Carnegie remembered each OF
his servants and employees here and
in Scotland. Also the crofters, or
small farmers, who were his tenants
on his Scottish estates. George Irvine,
a former butler; Mrs. Nicol house
keeper; Mamie Lockerbie, nurae, ard
Maggie Anderson, oldest servant, re-
ceivc pension equal 10 onc-half OF
their annual wages. "Thesc four are
IS members Of the family" SAID MI.
Carnegie.
To each household servant for four
years is left 5000; eight years or
more, $1,000; fifteen years or more.
5000. TO each head of department
at the Skibo estate of the Laird goes
from $1,000 to $4,000, according to
term Of service. Every laborcr at
Sklbo Tor two years or more receive S
500; five years or more 500. Each
croIter or small farmer on the estate
Will have rcmitted to him 'wo years
rent as the rent accrues, provided Il
he lis III good standing with his neigh
bors'
I'VE are blest with fine people upon
Skibo estate and our factor is directed
to grant third years rent to the
crofters, provided it is spent upon their
homes in their Improvement to the sat-
lstactlon of the factor" says the will.
TO the two late crofter tenants of
Creich and Achormalary there shall be
given credit to each Of two hundred
pounds upon their debt to me, money
advanced that they mite be promoted,
success as farmers.'
Home Trust Company Executor
The Home Trust Company, of Hobo
ken, organized for the purpose of han
ding the financial affairs of Mr.. Car
negie, is appointed by him as executor
and trustee. The testator laid down
several conditions which it shall be
authorized to fulfil. Any of the Sc
curities left by Mr.. Carnegie may be
retained as principal of any of the
trusts he created. Any legacy may be
paid with such securities. The execute,
is authorized to make new investments
with such moneys as may come into its
hands, in such securities as are sane
toned by the laws of the State of
New York as proper investments fol
savings banks; or in bonds secured by
first mortgage on railroads in the
United States upon the common stock
of which dividends shall have beer
regularly paid for at least the two sue.
cessive years Immediately preceding
the time of such investments; or in any
other class of bonds of any trunk rail
road company in the United States il
high credit, which has not failed t
pay regular dividends on all of it!
stock for at least five years immedi
ately preceding such investments; O.
in the preferred stock OF any sue!
company; or in the bonds or preferred
stock in any industrial corporation il
the United States which shall not hav,
failed to pay dividends for at least fiv,
years Immediately preceding such in
vestment; nor in onds secured by frs
mortgage on improved real estate, il
the United States, worth, in the opinion
OF competent appraisers, clear so pc
cent more than the amount of tn
mortgage; or in certificates of estab
lished bond and mortgage companies
secured by the deposit of specific bond
and mortgages answering the foregoin,
! requirements.
Witnesses to the VIII
The witnesses to the will We're E!ihl
Root, jr., Grenville Clark and Franci
W. Bird Mr.. Root also was a witnes
to the execution OF the codicil, th
other witnesses being Silas w. How
land and Clinton Combes.
The state Of New York will not re