Show MR CARNEGIE SPEAKS Says We Are Det jed to Rule the th World Commercially New York Dec 14 Andrew Carnegie was the principal speaker today at the C Claying laying of the corner censor corner atone of or the new nev high school of commerce This is the th first free school of commerce commee In Inthis Inthis inthis this country countr Mr rr Carnegie said Mid in part art This Thu school hool te Is the dc school hool of 01 commerce in New York or in the coun country country country try and it Il owes its creation to the fact that the United States Sates has bas become the leading commercial nation In the export of its products even eten Great Britain be being beIng belag ing lag now second nd The exports COrtS of our agricultural products have bave long Jong been fleet first among the nations but recently we have entered into competition with I Ithem them in n manufactured articles which we formerly had to import for our own owr 1 wants We Ve are ultimately to be the C greatest manufacturer and exporter of or articles in the world as I we have bave long lonh Ion been of food products and such INch schools of or commerce have become an impera imperative five tive necessity n in the great seaport aport of oi the Un Union on The building as u now planned panned will wil I give accommodations to from 1200 lOO to t 1549 1 pupils who will be s given instruction Instruction instruction tion in every ever branch of knowledge tending to nt lit them for the work of 01 commerce c and finance nance The structure will cost upwards of It will be he i ready for foe occupancy in about eighteen 1 i months It is the outcome of the ef eC efforts efforts forts of the chamber of commerce and an I Ithe the trustees of Columbia Co m la university Till J |