Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1883-10-10

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left to mark its existence but a large
mass of smoking ruins.
Among the losses to be regretted is
that of the arabian" the oldest loco
motive in the United States and the
property of the B. Il o. r. r. Co.
Krupp's Great Cannon Works.
Mr.. Robert p. Porter writes to the
Tribune from Essen, Germany, as fol-
lows: Herr Krupp, whose works are
now larger than Essen itself, employ
ing, including those engaged in mining,
900 persons, began life on a much
smaller scale In l84S he did not en-
ploy over seventy persons in the cast
steel mandatory. 1t is difficult to es-
innate his wealth, as it is any mans
who is engaged in manufacturing,
though it is put here at 100000, 900
marks (about $75, ,000,000). The ex-
tent of these works may be imagined
from the fact that after nearly four
hours steady and rapid walking
through myriad shops, some making
crucible steel, some puddled steel, some
Bessemer steel and some Martin steel
through mills making steel rails, steel
tyres, iron and steel plate; iron foun-
dries for machine castings and for pro-
jectiles; locomotive and wagon wheel
works, boiler and girder shops, gun
shops, rechanical shops, smiths and a
score of other kinds of shops, one is
conscious only that be has had a birds
eve view of Krupp's works. In these
shops there are no less than 800
furnaces of various construction not
far from 800 boilers; between so and
so steam hammers from 100 to $4,000
kg. weight; 20 rolling trains; 800
steam engines of from , to 1000 horse
power; and about l LOO machine tools
of various kinds Nearly 5000 tons of
coal and coke are consumed daily in
the works. The establishment has its
own water and gas works, and besides
the electric lights there are nearly 25,-
600 burners. The firm have their own
chemical laboratory, Photographic and
lithographic establishment, printing
shop and bindery. There are about
so miles of telegraph and 80 telegraph
stations belonging to the establishment.
The firm of Fried Krupp at present
owns $3.50 well built and to all ap-
pearances healthy dwelling houses, in
which over I6, 900 individuals are liv-
ing. The annual rent for the family
dwellings varies as follows
Per Year
For two rooms IN lodging houses or bar
For two room hous. with ccllar.......... y to p
For three room house with cellar. 30 10 10
For four room house with cellar. y
For five room house with cellar.......... 02
The single men at KrGpp's are pro-
vided for in boarding house capable
of keeping |, 800 boarders, at cost of
about 80 pfennigs go cents) day,
bread not included, making the proba-
bic cost about one mark or about %
cents per day Herr Klupfel, the di-
rector, who has charge of the labor de-
partment at Krupp's, told me that no
men were now being paid less than 8
marks day (about Is cents). This
of course to unskilled laborers. Skilled
labor is paid from 81 marks to as high
as 7 and even marks day for skilled
mechanics in the machine shops, but
this was Of course exceptional, the
wages not often exceeding ) marks or
little over one dollar American mon
ey. For these same classes Of labor
the American manufacturer probably
pays 81 30 So and even 50 day.
Connected with Krupp's are sick and
pension institutions out of the funds of
which temporary support and pensions
are paid to members who have been
disabled in the service of the firm or to
their widows Also to those who have
worked for many years and are too old
for further service There are also II
hospital, bathing establishment, life in
surance union and primary and indus
trial schools, all connected with the
firm. The labor Of women and children
is excluded from the works
A Chapter on All-WOOl Blankets.
"All wool" blankets have grown
wonderfully cheap Of late, and some
people have been laboring under the
delusion that wool raising was bccom-