United labor bulletin., 1913-06-21
: REGxnv Re0D1cw ar zaR ARAHPS

He directed in his will that the firm should be
changed into a stock company. This was done
but Bertha Krupp. his daughter, who married Dr.
Won Behlen und von Halbach. holds all but four
shares Of this company. She is not only Ger
manys wealthiest woman. but its wealthiest sub
ject and greatest taxpayer
Hence she has been called the Queen of Es-
sen," and Our Lady Of the Cannon" and other
romantic names At the age OF eighteen there
descended upon her the greatest industrial in
heritance the world has yet known. She was six
teen when her father died and attained her ma
iority in 1904
Essen is city of 10000 population and
II owes its existence a city to the krupp works
But there is hardly city in the world which is
governed more in the communstic spirit than
this. II is one of the very earliest places in
which cooperative stores were established. They
have been in existence there for over so years.
Bertha krupp, says writer, may be the
queen of Essen, but her workmen conduct their
own affairs without molestation She limits her
interference TO gifts of money. by which institu-
uons of mutual good to the workmen may be
established"
From the three men whom Friedrich Krupp
employed. the 122 whom Alfred Krupp had in his
employ 20 years after he took charge the force
working for the Krupps had grown to $4,000 at
the death of Friedrich A. krupp in 1902. The
establishment comprises $4,000 workmen and
$3.50 engineers and clerks.
The works comprise five separate groups. the
first of which is the Essen Steel works. with prov
Ing grounds at Meppen Tanger-Hutte, and Essen.
This group includes the Mhofener-Hutte, with
its four blast furnaces; the Herman-Hutte. with
three blast furnaces and the SaynerHutte. with
coal and iron mines
The second group is the FriedrichAlfred Iron
works In Rheinhausen: the third. the Amen Steel
works. the fourth. the Gruson Machine works. at
Magdeburg- Buckau, and the fifth. the Germania
shipyards. at Kiel.
The Essen Steel works alone comprise some
sixty-odd departments. covering of about
500 acres. and housing 1900 machine tools, IL
roll trains, 1s7 hammers. 81 hydraulic presses
S91 steam boilers and 56e steam engines. more
than 2,2o0 electric motors, and 900 cranes
Almost in the center OF the Essen works stands
the original krupp factory and family house.
maintained intact, in accordance with the direc-
tons OF Alfred krupp. II bears this inscription:
Fifty years ago this cottage was the home OF
my parents May none of workmen have to
so through the struggle which the building up of
these works has cost The success which now
so splendidly has rewarded our faith. anxiety,
and our efforts. was doubtful during twenty-five
long years.
Let this example serve as an encouragement
to others In difficulties, May It increase the re-
spect for the many small houses and the great
sorrows which often dwell In them.
THE object of work must be mutual welfare;
the work is blessed, then work is prayer. May
all. from the highest to the lowest amongst us,
work with the same earnestness to found and
secure his future success. That's my great
est>~vish
Essen. February. 1873 twenty-five years after
my assuming charge ALFRED KRuPP-