(John Caldwell to Andrew Carnegie, July 2, 1904)

              Mr. Andrew Carnegie,
Skibo Castle, Scotland.
My dear Mr. Carnegie:
As you are doubtless aware, the changes now going on in the Carnegie Institute in Schenley Park will prevent the use of the Art Gallery for the regular fall exhibition, as I understand the Galleries have to be used for the storage of the books from the Library during the time of the changes and im� provements being made in the Library.
The Fine Arts Committee have carefully gone over this whole subject, and failing to procure any outside building suitable for the purpose of our Annual Exhibition were reluctantly compelled to abandon the idea of the Annual Exhibitionj there seomed to be no escape from this action.
However, when it was afterwards learned that you had been able to se* cure the promise of Mr. Morley's presence at the Founders Day opening it was thought a great pity that the Anniversary could not be made complete by the regular exhibition of paintings, the awarding of prizes, etc., at that time.   It was also thought unfortunate to break the continuity of the exhibitions by emitting this, the Ninth, opening.    But more important than all else was the disappointment of the Pittsburg people who have grown to look with great interest and the anticipation of much pleasure in this exhibit.
Your Chairman was so impressed with the force of these reasons that he again called the Committee together and we went thoroughly into the whole subjects The result of which was a resolution to have the architects � Alden 4 Harlow � prepare plans for a temporary one story building about 130 feet long by 48 feet wide, with a skylight, etc., suitable for an art exhibition and as nearly fire proof as possible, which building is to be removed on completion of the permanent gallery in the Carnegie Institute ~ Mr. Bigelow, Director of Public Parks, having kindly given his consent to have this building placed alongside of the present one.
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