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Show CARNEGIE INCREASES - GIFT TO PITTSBURG. Adds ? 1,550,000 to His Public Library Donation.' ; PITTSBURG, March' 28. Andrew Carnegie Car-negie has added fl. K0, 000 to his library donations do-nations in Pittsburg. Yesterday be made it known through W. N. Frew, president of the board of trustees, that he would donate do-nate $1,400,000 In addition to fl.7S0.000 already al-ready given by him to provide means for an addition to the present Carnegie library li-brary and $150,000 for the building of the East End branch, library. This new gift of Mr. Carnepie makes his contribution - to the greater institution $7,000,000. The proposed addition to the Carnegie I Institute will make five times larger the present building' and will contain not only quarters for the museum, but also an immense art gallery, the finest that - can be built, and numerous other improvements. |