A Standard History of Elkhart County Indiana An Authentic Narrative of the Pa
A Standard History of Elkhart County Indiana An Authentic Narrative of the Pa
Abraham E Weaver
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Sanders, treasurer. To the above board there was added the following building committee : H. H. Gortner, Joseph Smith and D. W. Xeidig. Through the courtesy of George H. Phillips of Pittsburgh, son- in-law of Commissioner C. A. Davis of this city, the board learned that Andrew Carnegie was beginning to make donations to various cities for the erection of library buildings. Upon the suggestion of Mr. Phillips the Board of Directors sent a committee in the persons of I. O. Wood and E. E. Mummert,... December 20, 1900, to visit Mr. Carnegie and present their claims for consideration. The result of the visit was that upon certain conditions, which were easy to comply with, Mr. Carnegie agreed to donate $2, 500 for the con- struction of a building; this making Goshen the first city of its size in the United States to secure a donation from him for library pur- poses. The site for the library' was procured through popular sub- scription. Citizens contributed freely and within a week $5, 000 was subscribed under the direction of Hon.
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