Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-04-25
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spent a day In going through the
WorKngmen's colonies which Krupp has
| built especially for his men. There are
large sections of Essen given up TO
such colonies. The ground Is laid out
by the krupps and the buildings erect
ed to be rented out 10 the WOrkmen.
There are whole villages Of them, some
composed Of beautiful cottages with
gardens ana lawns, Others of sanitary
tenements about parks not far from
the works and others of little houses
for those too old TO work There are
altogether about $1,000 apartments,
renting from S22 10 $50 q year. Ina addl-
ton there are also more expensive
buildings for the foremen and officers
of the works, and altogether collec-
ton Of the most wonderful working
mems homes Of this continent
IN THE KRUPP TENENlENTs.
The first colony visited was near the
works II is composed OF three and
tour-story buildings, along wide
streets shaded by forest trees. The
streets cross one another at right am
giles with a large playground and park
IN the center where there ls music by
the l(rupp band several times a week
The flats are Of two, three and four
rooms, The first one | entered had
bed room, kitchen, livlg room and par
Tor Its tenant had lJt and cold water
ana the use OF Lldry In the base
ment The rent was $50 a year or s. 80
a month. The man who occupied II re-
ceiyed $50 a month
In another house ] visited a fiat Of
two rooms, which rented for $2G q year
the tenant getting only Sc a week The
woman who showed me the Hat was as
clean as pin, and she took pride In
her housekeeping which was as clean
as herself The beds were neat There
were pictures on the walls and curtains
In the windows. and everywhere the de-
sire to make home beautiful, although
the rent was, all told not more than
80 cents weekly In this colony there
We're $500 people. ana J was told that
the apartments were always rented.
THE KRUPP COTTAGES.
The cottages are more comfortable
than the tenements. There are hum
dreds Of them, each having It's own
garden about t. Each has its own
style OF architecture. not unlike that Of
some Of our best suburban towns Of the
United states. Some cottages are sim
gle and some double There are seldom
more than four families IN any one cot
tage. and as u rule not more than one
or two.
one Of the four-room cottages I saw
rented for So a month and little better
one for &C. Where two families occu-
py cottage there are two entrances
and each family has its own garden.
The cottages are covered with vines
Flowers bloom about their doors and
they are really pleasant homes There
Is such a demand for them that the
waiting list is long and men are often
months and years In getting the apart
ment they desire,
CLUB HOUSES FOR BACHELOR
WORKMEN.
There are club houses here for bach
elor workmen. boarding houses for
single men built and furnished by the
Krupps and managed by their people
at as near cost as possible, Each Of
these buildings has about sixty rooms,
which are rented out with fun board to
the men Of the shops Every man has
his own room. The charge Is 40 cents
per day, and the men who occupy them
make 81 80 per day.
As | went through one Of these
houses / asked the manager what he
could furnish for 40 cents day He
replied.
you have seen the rooms. Each Is
about eight by ten in size It has a
table. chairs and a comfortable bed. In
addition there Is bath room, @ general
reading on loaing room and a tenpin
alley We give the men bread and
coffee on rising Here for instance, Is
the ration for the last two days"
The man here handed me paper,
which ! have copied.
Monday Breakfast. Coffee, bread,
cheese and sausage. Dinner Soup,
roast beef and spinach. supper: Cof-
Zee, steak and cucumber salad.
Tuesday Breakfast. Coffee, ham and
bread Dinner: Soup, mutton stew,
vegetables supper Scrambled eggs
and potatoes" In addition to this beer
Is furnished at a little over cost price.
HOMES FOR THE OLD.
one OF the most interesting Of the coll
ones is Altenhof which might be trans
lated "Old Age Court" This is for the
retired workmen who have served out