The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #6202   Message #38120
Posted By: Chet W.
14-Sep-98 - 06:46 PM
Thread Name: COURAGE II
Subject: RE: COURAGE II
For an interesting little bit of history and philanthropy, look up the Johnstown Flood, caused by the failure of a defective dam owned by the Carnegies and Mellons and others of their social status. Engineers had advised them for years to fix the dam, and they declined. Finally, it broke and a whole town was swept away, a couple of thousand people died. There was no such thing as civil or criminal action against millionaires in those days, but you might notice that Carnegie Hall, Carnegie-Mellon University, and the libraries and museums were built over the next few years. I'd say that was a little public relations campaign. Maybe I'm wrong. BTW seed; I responded to one of those responses late last week. Try again.

Chet W.