The Raymer enterprise., 1913-06-19

He directed In his will that the firm should be
changed Into stock company. This was done.
but Bertha krupp. his daughter. who married DIR.
Won Behlen und Won 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 Els.
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
jorty In 1904.
Essen is city now Of 100000 population and
1t owes its existence as city to the Krupp works.
But there is hardly city In the world which Is
governed more in the communistic spirit than
this. II Is one OF the very earliest places In
which cooperative stores we're 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 moestation. She limits her
interference TO gifts Of money. by which institu
tions OF mutual good to the workmen may be
established"
From the three men whom Friedrich Krupp
employed. the 1872 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 10000 workmen and
$3.50 engineers and clerks.
The works comprise fve 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 Milhofener.Hutte 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 Rhenhausen: 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
sixtyodd departments. covering an area Of about
800 acres. and housing 1900 machine tools, II
roll trains. 1877 hammers. 81 hydraulic presses,
3s7 steam boilers. and $50 steam engines, more
than 1900 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 It bears this inscription:
Fifty years ago this cottage was the home OF
my parents. May none OF our workmen have to
20 through the struggle which the building IN NJ
these works has cost US. The success which now
so splenddly has rewarded our faith, our anxiety,
and our efforts. was doubtful during twenty-five
long years
Let this example servo 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 10 prayer. May
oil. from the highest to the lowest amongst U.s.
work with the same earnestness TO found and
secure his own future success That's my great.
est wish.
Essen. February. 1873. twenty-five years after
my assuming charge ALFRED KRUPP." ,