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Prussia gave him the contract for her new breech-
leaders. The Khedve of Egypt followed this with
a large order for material and Russia fol-
lowed with contracts for large quantities OF new
weapons
While the Essen works designed for gen
eral foundry work the output for many years has
consisted almost entirely of heavy guns; but it
was not until 1876 20 years after his fathers
death and 36 years after the founding Of the firm,
that Alfred krupp began gunmaking. His first
results were pieces OF small caliber As he be
came interested in the science. and as his dis
coveries in steel casting developed, the size and
weight Of the cannon he able 10 construct
increased steadily until these war monsters, which
have become word-femous became common oc-
currences in the Essen works
The Krupp field gun is the basis OF the mobile
artillery OF Germany, Austra-HUngary. Italy. Rus
sia. and Turkey Under the administration OF
Friedrich A krupp. Essen turned out the great
pieces which guard Germany's fortresses and are
mounted in her coast defenses. Krupp answered
Krupp from the emplacements OF Port Arthur
against the siege batteries of Japan And side
by side with the instruments OF war Essen placed
thousand and steel products, illustrating
Alfred Krupps first and chief maxim: No good
steel without good IRON, used in today's tools ma
Chinery, railroads. and ships
Krupp ordnance has roared all over the world.
Some OF the guns that fired at Deweys squadron
at Manila came from Essen. The siege guns used
in the FrapcoGerman war and in use at the
bombardmeut OF Paris were from this factory,
and the Parisians' terror of them not dimin'
ished by the memory OF one of the Krupp master
pieces which had been exhibited in their city in
1867 1t weighed Is 900 Kilograms and made away
with $500 worth Of powder and iron every time It
was fired After that war the Krupps refused TO
make cannon for France.
As the business grew collateral industries
developed. and Essen which had been tiny vii
lage. expanded to a town of over 100000 inhabi-
tants all dependent on the Krupp industries Coal
mines. coke ovens, iron mines steamships, rail-
roads and blast furnaces were bought In 1872
Alfred Krupp owned 4l4 iron diggngs. and
when his sen Friedrich died he owned over 500.
Upon Alfreds death, July A. 1887, Friedrich
Krupp became the head OF the establishment 1t
has been said of him that he devoted himself to
the financial rather than the technical side of the
business. but in 1902, al the annual meeting in
London Of the Iron and Steel institute, the Besse-
mer sold medal for scientific research was award
ed to him. This is one Of the highest honors that
be paid to any in the iron trade 1t was
given to him for his discoveries in the manufac.
ture Of arnOr plate The was thus following
in the footsteps Of his father.
Both Alfred and Friedrich A Krupp declined
titles One was offered to the father by King
william afterward Emperor William L. in 1864,
and Williams the present emperor. renewed
the offer to Krupps son Neither would accept.
At the time of his death he was by far the rich
est man in Germany, and called the German
Morgan" The imperial income tax returns
showed that in the year before his death he had
a yearly income of between 20000.000 marks t$4-
100000 and 21OOOO0O marks The second
weathiest man in the empire had income OF
only 100000 marks