Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-11-24

years ago, and again while at dinner at
Il hotel here is months ago. lie had
been warned to avoid over fatigue ana
worry. He was az Hamburg Thursday
last and at the Hamburger Hot II was
observed that he was In a highly ner-
vOus condition, and scarcely In control
OF himself. His condition accounted for
the presence OF two physicians In the
house at the time OF his death, one Of
them being Prof Binswanger.
Mrs. Krupp was sent for from Jena,
She is suffering from q nervous malady,
but was brought to Essen In special
train arriving there this morning. The
funeral has been fixed for Wednesday,
Chancellor Won Bulow. all the ministers
and q great number OF other officials
following the example Of the emperor
have telegraphed their condolences 70
the widow. Herr Krupp leaves two
daughters, who are at school,
one named Barbara. aged II, and the
second named Bertha. 10 years old
Herr Krupps fayorite study was to
think out schemes for improving the
well being of the lower classes, which
he applied practically TO what are
called labor colonies" He assented
seemingly, to most sociallstic principles,
except that he held tight to the wage
system, averrng that the wage earners
were not yet sufficiently developed or
self-controlled to regulate for them
selves a just system Of division OF pro-
fits.
1t Is mentioned as an odd chance that
a man who applied social reforms In so
extensive q way should have been
h. al Ia
paper, which regarded his measures TO
nmeliorate the condition OF the the la
borers as not touching the question
Of economic injustice,
Herr Krupp's father started the sys-
TEN Of modern dwellings for the work
ingman as matter Of expediency, and
Herr Krupp himself appears TO have
developed them from conviction and In
accordance with his ideals. He owned
5,449 dwellings. each of which, TO what
ever group 1t belonged, being construct
ed with variations In the architecture,
to avoid monotony, Each house had
front yard. in which were bits OF orna-
mental gardening the outside col0ring
and the interior decorations gave
certain aesthetic unity, while there was
plenty Of space and light
Herr Krupp had also a variety OF in
stitutions some Of them rather slngu-
lar, such as bachelor homes and
"widowers' retreats" Beside GONZALES
cent hospitals and orphanages, he had
pension fund for his employees
amounting to Si,l250OO. He contributed
last year as requested by law, 1872 900 to
the national Insurance fund, and gave
voluntarily A,0SO,O00 to other insurance
funds.
Notwithstanding his benevolent In
terests, he was an autocrat In the man
agement Of his concerns. lie was al
most unknown by sight to hts work.
men and rarely visited the works or
even his offices. He spent several
months every year on the island of
Capri, and managed his gun works.
rolling mills, iron mines and shipyards
by letters and kilograms.
Unlike his father, Herr Krupp took no
interest IN the technical side of his
business, yet In Is years he more than
doubled the fortune which he inherited.
Since their foundation the Essen fac
tories have turned out Al 900 pieces Of
artillery. Herr Krupp resented being
called the cannon king" and he said
that half of all the output OF his works
were clvllizing products, such as rail-
way and merchant ship material and
structural steel,