The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-06-21

He directed In his will that the firm should be
changed into stock company. This was done.
but Bertha krupp, his daughter. who married DR..
Won Behlen und Won Habach holds all but four
shares OF this company She is only Ger
manys wealthiest woman. but its wealthest SUBJ
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 six
teen when her father died and attained her ma
jority in 1904
Essen is city now of 10000 population and
II owes its existence a city to the krupp works.
But there is hardly a city In the world which is
governed more in the communistic spirit than
this. 1t Is one OF the very earliest places in
which cooperative stores were established. They
have been In existence there for 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
tons 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 now comprises CO. 900 workmen and
500 engineers and clerks.
The works comprise five separate groups the
hrst 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 Rheinhausen; the third. the Amen Steel
works: the fourth. the Gruson Machine works. at
Masdeburg- -Buckau, and the fifth. the Germania
shipyards. at Kiel.
The Essen Steel works alone comprise some
slXtyOdd departments, covering area of about
500 acres. and housing 1900 machine tools, II
roll trains 1877 hammers. 81 hydraulic presses
3s7 steam boilers. and 569 steam engines more
than 1900 electric motors and 900 cranes
Almost in the center Of the Essen works stands
the original Krupp factory and 4 family house.
maintained intact, in accordance with the drec-
uons OF Alfred Krupp. 1t bears this inscription:
Fifty years ago this cottage was the home of
my parents. May none OF our workmen have to
go through the struggle which the building un Of
these works has cost u.s. The success which now
SO splendidly has rewarded our faith anxiety
and efforts, doubtful during twenty-five
long years
Let this example serve as an announcement
to others in dificultes 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 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."