The state herald., 1913-06-20
: REcxw~ ReoDzcv or zay MeNee5

He directed In his will that the firm should be
changed into a stock company This DONE
but Bertha Krupp, his daughter. who married Dr.
Won Behlen und Won Halbach. holds all but four
shares OF this company. She is not only Ger
many's 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
jority in 1905
Essen is a city now OF 10000 population and
1t owes Its existence a city to the Krupp works
But there is hardly city In the world which is
governed more In the communistic spirit than
this Il s 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 one 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.
lions OF mutual good to the workmen may be
established"
From the three men whom Friedrich krupp
employed. the i22 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 now comprises 60. 900 workmen and
$500 engineers and clerks.
The works comprise Ave separate groups. the
first OF which Is the Essen Steel works with prov.
Ing grounds at Meppen. Tangeriiutte. and Essen.
This group includes the Miihofcncr.tiu with
Its four blast furnaces; the Herman. Hutte, with
three blast furnaces. and the Sayner Hutte with
coal and iron mines.
The second group Is the Friedrich Alfred Iron
works In RheiIhausen; the third. the Amen Steel
works; the fourth. the Gruson Machine works. nt
Magdehurg Bucknu. and the ffth the Gcrmania
shipyards, at &ici
The Essen Steel works alone comprise some
sh,yodd departments. covering nm area OF about
800 aeres and housing 1900 machine tools. II
roll unina. 1877 hammers. 81 hydraulic presses.
as' steam boilers, and 500 steam engines. more
than 2,2OO electric motors, and 300 cranes.
Almost In the center OF the Essen works stands
the original Krupp factory and family house.
maintained intact, In accordance with the dlroc-
tonn OF Alfred Krupp, II bears this Inscription:
Fifty years ngo this cottage was the home OF
my parents. May none OF our workmcn have to
40 through tho struggle which the building up OF
these works has cost un. The success which now
40 nplondidly has rewarded faith. our anxiety.
end our efforts. was doubtful during twenty nve
long yoArs.
Let this example serve an nm encouragement
to Others In difficulties. May Il increase the re.
spcct for the many small houses and tho great
sorrows which often dwell In them.
THE object OF work must bo mutual welfare;
tho work In blessed. then work IN prayer. May
nll. from tho highest TO tho lowest amongst us.
work with the same earneatners TO found and
secure his own future success. Thnt's my great.
eat wish
Essen, February. 1879. twentyn nvc yearp after
my assuming charge. ALFRED KRuPP.-