The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-03-27
THE KRUPP WORKS
Tho Largest Business in the World De.
pendent on One Individual.

chiefly by Essen. A wonderful and
impressive scene! Around the many.
storied edifices with their high chin.
neys that make the iron-works-there
must be at least a hundred such-the
vast plain is dotted as far as the eye
can reach with buildings of the in
Vulnerable iron and coal mines, with
chimneys floating white banners OF
smoke The landscape is variegated
with pretty hamlets, glimpses of rivers,
endless poplar avenues along white
highways, and everywhere moving
lines of shining cloud where trains of
the three great railways that encompass
Essen speed perpetually and in all
directions. Frederick Krupp, belong
ing to an old Essen family. started his
works in 1910, but he suffered by ten
years lawsuit. which, though won,
burdened him with debt. After his
death, in 1926, his widow barely man.
aged to secure for her Alfred good
education, and when he was called to
the works, in 1S48, he found, to use his
own words, ''three workmen and more
debts than fortune tits he, now hale
years, who has built up the Krupp
works to their present immensely. The
firm name is still Erred Krupp," but
the works do not belong to a company,
nor yet, as some suppose, to the
Government, but to this one man,
Alfred Krupp, who thus owns probably
the largest business in the world de-
pendent on an individual. The works
within the town cover more than 500
acres, half of which are under cover.
According to census taken in Septem-
Der, 1881, the number of hands en-
ployed by Mr.. Krupp was 1906, the
members of their families 45,776,
making 65.3Sr persons supported by
his works. Of the laborers, 11,211
were engaged upon the works in Essen,
the rest being employed in the sur
rounding mines, the branch works at
Neuweid and Sayn, and the mines in
Spain (Bilboa,) from which, though
less extensive, the finest ores are
brought. Mr.. Krupp owns 547 iron
mines in Germany. He owns four sea-
steamers, and there are connected with
his Essen works AZ miles of railway,
employing % locomotives and 1888 cars,
SO horses with 191 wagons, and 40
miles photograph wires with 80 stations
and 55 Morse apparatuses. The es-
adjustment possesses Il grand chemical
laboratory, a Photographic and litho-
grapic atelier, printing-office with 8
steam and 6 hand presses, and a
book-binding room. The establishment
even runs u hotel-an excellent one,
as | have good reason to KNOWN
Essen; and three years ago, for the adj
vantage of the population he had gath
cred, Mr.. Krupp erected Il large central
supply store, connecting with it many
branches and extending its benefits to
all parts of the town and to the colonies
he has built Tor his workmen in the
neighborhood. Although rumors have
gone through the world of the vast ex-
tent of these works, it is difficult from
mere printed statistics to estimate
the impressiveness of this great indus
trial center until one has looked upon
it from some height, and attempted to
wander through and around it.
To the general world the name
''Krupp" has almost ceased to, be per-
sonal; it signifies a particular instru-
ment of destruction. Two-thirds of the
work here are devoted to things be-
longing to the arts of peace-all the
parts of steam-engines, locomotives,
iron aXles, bridges, rails, wheels, tires,
switches, springs, shafts for steamers.
mint dies, rudders and parts of all va
rieties OF iron machinery are prepared
here for manufacturers. That is, they
are not combined here; all the iron
parts of locomotive may be obtained
here, but not locomotive, although
nearly all of the locomotives and en-
gines used in the works are made in
them. Both Brahma and silva are in
the employ of Mr.. Krupp, but the
creative power preponderates, and if
the destroyer is more famous it must be
attributed to the worlds keen interest
in 4 fight
Krupp is king. Iron is master of
the situation. When an ancient king
displayed his gold, sage said But
if another comes with more iron than
you, he will be master of all this gold.
The late Franco-German war is mod
ern instance. 1t has Just been discov-
cred that although M. Theirs declared
proudly to the victorious Germans:
lyon may have all our money but not
a foot of our territory nor stone of
our fortresses," privately he had adj
vised differently; 'Retter surrender our
provinces than our money, for our
money can buy back our provinces.
He had to part with both, and Berlin
has grown magnificent with French
milliards. The French also find that
money can not always buy iron. For
no amount can they purchase Krupp
guns. This patriotism is in notable
contrast with the impartiality of Eng
lishmen. Wherever Engiishmen are
killed, in Africa or in the East, it is
with English guns. In the Indian Mu-
scum in London there is an organ
representing a tiger devouring an En-
glishman; it was constructed by Bir-
mingham house for England's chief
enemy, Tippoo Saib, who was wont to
have it set going during his meals that
he might listen with delight to the til
gers growls and the Englishman's
groans. Mr.. Krupp has no objection TO
selling guns to England, but is shrewd
n that direction. Recently England
wished to purchase one or two of his
latest and best cannon but MIR. Krupp