The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1910-05-28

town the. cottages and surroundings.
approach the ideal. The houses are
well built. and the lawns are kept
In excellent condition. Lace eutains
adorn every window, and there is d
typical German cleanliness about all
of the premises. * = ~. :..>
The part set aside for the aged
was the most commendable of all.
krupp has six hundred or more
families on the retired list. They
live In the cosiest portion of the COM
munity. The style of each of the cot
tages is SO different that the unac-
quainted would think, that its occu-
pants had individually studied out
their own designs. r.. a.. w.. = ;
1t was q: pleasure to see the )old
men, without a worry or a care,
working about the gardens 4 or en-
gagged" in something to keep them
busy and absolutely secure In their
old age aeatnst peyaFtys md want.
There is afsseparate home for aged
widows and widowers and apparently
Severythtng sis done to .attend e their
Comforts. ,s:: 80 r. T '$s..
The hospital forH .convalssc,eeints lis 81 & Il
without "a doubt the, greatest sinstitu-:
tion in the community: There eau
be nothing like it In the world The
matron'S is q niddle-aged Z: German
woman, who takes special pride in
her work, and when we complimented
her on*the> cleanliness Of the hospital
her face. became radiant with pride.
The hospital is% not used exclusively
for: workmen, but it is open. to their
wives and children. Should: a work
mans wife complain of any ailment
taxing her strength she is. given a
free examination and free; treatment.
The representative of the Krupps
who escorted us about the community
Informed us after twenty five years
of experience they found 1t paid them
immensely to atcord this treatment
to their employees. In all of the years
Of existence the Krupps have never
had a strike. Most OF the employees
are organized into trade: unions, and
1t is the experience Of Krupps that
better results are obtained in dealing
with committees from the unions
than by attempting to make agree
ments with each OF their $1,000
.workmen. ~:
Compared with the. wages paid
American workmen the scale in
Krupps> is. very low. but compared
with other German industries the
wages are high. =. The average wage
is $1.35: per day. However. the cost
of living is very low. The bread for
the entire community is. made in one
bake shop. It is sold to each person
at a certain fixed price, and at the
end Of the year q :. rebate is given
to the =, purchaser i according to the
amount bought. The Kr4pps< manage
:he bakery, but they are !. perfectly
satisfied to: make their profits on
iron and STEEL. and they give their
employees the best OF bread at abso-
lutte cost. 1T may. be said in passing
that employees are not compelled to
patronize the bake shop They are
free to. purchase where they will, but
most OF them take advantage of the
cheap prices afforded at the company
bake shop. k c.:fs 49, IL ,..,..s
+ The Krupps maintain two kinds Of
industrial schools, one for the daugh-
ters Of their d workmen who are
trained in domestic science, and an
other for the sons Of their employees
who are given training ia the me-
chanical arts. It is said that the lead
ing engineers and draughtsnenz em-
ployed lin the plant, are the sons Of
workmen who rAceiXed their early
education in the Industrial school pro-
vided for them 5. near their. homes.
These, schools are Open to all. and