The Washington times., 1919-08-11
STEEL KINGS
LAST ILLNESS
. CAUSED BY
WORLD WAR
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1906; s16.I50,OOO for the foundation
for the advancement of teaching In
the United States. Canada and New
-foundland.
The steel baron was life trustee OF
the Carnegie Corporation OF New
York, a S125.000.0O0 foundation 10
carry on various works in which ne
had been engaged. 80
. Carnegie was an honorary member
OF the American Institute of Archi-
fects. a member of the executive COM
uittee Of the National Civic Fedora
ton. member of the American PM
losophers' Society. chamber OF com
merce of New York. commander OF
the Legion of Honor Of France In
1897. holder of the Grand Cross OF the
Order Of Orange and Nassau, ana the
Grand Cross Of the Order Of Deane-
brog.
He received the freedom of fifty
three cities in Great Britain and
ireland. He was a life member Of the
Lotus, St Andrews, Riding and In
: dian Harbor Yacht clubs.
. Carnegie, probably the quickest &C
cumulator. and fastest 'spender in the
history of the world, was a remark
able Scotchman and world citizen in
so many ways that the chronicle OF
his words and deeds makes a large
library in itself
Industry's Greatest Chief.
AS founder OF the American Trust,
this short, stocky bearded Ccot
twisted the world OF commerce indus
try and finance round his little finger
until he grew tired of it, and started
out to give away the huge fortune he
had gathered. He did this because
from the beginning of his career, he
had expressed the belief that Ii was
sinful for a man to die rich. His
philosophy was that no man should
aecumulate except that he might the
better give
The ist few years of his life were
quiet and undisturbed, either by the
vast business interests he had built
up of the thousands Of personal asso-
Citations he had forme din his world
travels and money giving. Carnegie
was an ardent apostle Of world peace.
He had clear opinions on almost every
Subject under the sun and voiced
them, but world peace was a faVorite
among his hobbies. It was only
natural that the world war from the
moment of its inception in 1914
weighed heavily upon him.
The career of Carnegie is a story
81 money-making for the most part.
Tor il was easy for him to gather
fiches from the moment he first set
loot on these shores.
It was in IS4S that q young Scot Of
eleven landed with his father and
mother on this continent. They were
Door immigrants. They made their
#ay to Pittsburgh. The boy got a
sob as bobbin tenders assistant in
allegheny City, Pa, votton mill. His
pay was Sl25 a week.
Controlled Steel Industry.
z Later for twenty-five years that
same boy controlled the steel indus
Try OF this country, employed $4,000
Jnen. controlled seven immense steel
works. a score of finishing mills, own
ed two railroads, gas and coke COM
panies, iron mines, docks, fleets of
ships. and other things. His name
was Andrew Carnegie.
His father was the master weaver
OF Dunfermline. The invention of
machinery driven by steam drove
Them out Of the industry and into this
country. Interested in the monster
which had brought bad luck to his
family, Andrew started out to study
SIS steam and iron makeup.
Finding a job later as a messenger
boy. Andrew remarked: Il have inst