Show andrew carnegie gave vill millions i on s tor aducat education loll 1011 br B eulala T orton andrew carnagie Car nagle the patron saint of public libraries was born november 25 1835 dunfermline scotland libraries throughout the united states are celebrating his one hundredth birthday on monday next although Car carnagie nagle was born a poor weavers son he was destined to become one of the worlds richest most useful men his father was nas a weaver ol of dam asks and it was thought andrew would follow the same trade as hail had been practiced tor for generations the Carna gios glos did their weaving with land hand looms and suddenly came in an ltv liv li v tan alich put them out ot of profitable business at A this time wonderful stories of A merlea aberici the tree tee land of promise was bearg taken to these european countries of of oppression anti and kings many crossed the All alantic antic to live happy in fit a roii where men ruled themselves by self imposed laws law and alid where elii education cation rave gave to all an equal opportunity with these came the carnaghe Car nagle family consisting of tour four fathel mathei botner andrew thirteen arid and thomas four they settled in allegheny pennsylvania hero here andrew ind xiii his hh father worked ill iiii scotton a cotton faL factory torY anrew was a lobbin toy loy l oy anc and receive I 1 one dollar and twenty cents per wank this thin was the first step li in andrews drews r c reer it was not that unusual opportunities confronted hin but lie he seen to grow strong battling with discouragement A year later he was advanced to messenger boy with a telegraph co 10 ile he seized the opportunity to study and master teli telegraphy graphy he work ed fl early and late his resourcefulness and willingness to assume responsibility were recognized and he was protected step by step his love tor for good books and study never S slackened lack ened A gentleman colonel anderson it in the th neighborhood opened to andrew and his boy friends his private library every week end and allowed thru thielo to take certain books home to read andrew andre w made full wo 80 ot of such all ah m opportunity and longed for saturday afternoon to come quoting his words 1 I resolved it if ever wealth came to me I 1 would use it imitating my bene benefict fact continued to vage page 5 column 4 ANDREW CARNAGIE GAVIE GAVE MILLIONS FOR EDUCATION continued from page 1 or ar this he be did as the libraries in the U S show at tho the ago age of sixteen his father died leaving him to head tile the family at this time he made his first real investment ho he bought ten shares in the adams express company lie he started a savings and soon a acquired a tidy capital at the llie close ot of the civil war with his brother and others they t aimed the union lion mills pro its fits from which were enormous in 1868 harnagle Oar Gar nagle nagie visited eig E ig and and brou brought glit many good ideas ideal cr his work at this time thera ther were fifty alm nin 3 bessemer stel fanlo in europe and only throe three I 1 in a he be U S tile the united states two fifths ot of tile the worlds ron and steel the bg beginning InnIng ot of is industry can be traced to the enterprise ot of this scotch weaver n a a short time lie he controlled seven great steel plants in it the vicinity of pittsburg carnegie appreciated science and ta is relation to manufacturing his whole aim was to establish solid in estrial structures he was a business builder most alost of 0 his wealth amo from the steel and iron in austry even though he was such a genuine business manager he nevar neglected his study and reading his resolve was to be realized II 11 contributed over sixty million dollars to library buildings in various cities over the united states at the time of its his leath death in 1919 it is estimated that he had given away to education and other worthy causes over I 1 ire he was one ot of the worlds most generous givers not to help rn men en alono alone but to help them to help i themselves t he did lie he give away his millions education was his goal in 1919 when his useful life ended he left behind him pillars ot of learning that will never die ile he is well called one ot of our greatest americans mexicans me ricans ricans I 1 by adoption |