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Matthew Arnold, Civilization in the United States: First and Last Impressions of America. 2 0 Browse Search
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of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company; invested largely in oil-wells which yielded him a considerable fortune; and then engaged in the manufacture of steel, iron, and coke. He is widely known as a founder and contributor to public libraries, and a promoter of other educational institutions. Among his most notable gifts are the Carnegie Library and Institute, with art gallery, museum, and music hall, in Pittsburg, erected at a cost of over $1,000,000, and endowed with several millions and implied promise for still more; the public library in Washingto, D. C., $350,000; and Cooper Union, New York, $300,000. In 1899-1900 his gifts aggregated about $7,000,000. In March, 1901, he offered $5,200,000 for libraries in New York City, and $1,000,000 for the same purpose in St. Louis. In May, 1901, he gave $10,000,000 to the Scotch universities for educational purposes. He has published Triumphant Democracy; An American four-in-hand in Britain; Round the world; Wealth, etc. See iron and steel.