The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-06-21
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Prussia gave him the contract for her new breech
leaders. The Khedive of Egypt followed this with
large order for war material. and Russia fol-
lowed with contracts for large quantities OF new
weapons.
While the Essen works were designed for gen
eral foundry work, the output for many years has
consisted almost entirely of heavy guns; but 1t
was not until 1886, 20 years after his fathers
death and SO years after the founding of the firm
that Alfred Krupp began gunmaking His first
results pieces of small caliber. AS he be-
came Interested in the science. and his dis
coveries in steel casting developed. the size ana
weight of the cannon he able to construct
increased steadily until these war monsters which
have become world-famous. became common
currences in the Essen works
The Krupp field gun is the basis of the mobile
artillery Of Germany. Austria 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
mounted in her coast defenses krupp answered
krupp from the emplacements of Port Arthur
against the siege batteries of Japan. : I'D 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.
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 Franco-German war and in use at the
bombardment OF Paris from this factory,
and the ParlS1anS terror or them was not Qlnin-
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 1t
fired. After that the Krupps refused to
make cannon for France.
AS the business grew collateral industries
developed and Essen. which had been a tiny vii
lage. expanded to town of 100. 900 inhabi-
tants. all dependent the Krupp industries. Coal
Mines coke ovens, iron mines. steamships, rail-
roads. and blast furnaces were bought In 1872
Alfred Krupp owned Ala iron diggings, and
when his Friedrich died he owned 500.
Upon Alfred's death. July IA. 1887. Friedrich A.
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, at the annual meeting in
London OF the Iron and Steel institute. the Besse-
gold medal for scientific research was award
ed to him. This is OF the highest honors that
be paid to any man in the iron trade 1t was
given to him for his discoveries in the manufac-
ture of armor plate. The thus following
In the footsteps OF his father.
Both Alfred and Friedrich A. Krupp declined
titles One offered to the father by King
William, afterward Emperor William L. in 1864.
and Williams son, the present emperor, renewed
the offer to Krupp's son. Neither would accept
At the time of his death he was by far the rich
est man In Germany, and was called the German
Morgan" The imperial income tax returns
showed that in the year before his death he had
yearly income OF between 20.0o000O marks Ga
7S0,oOo) and 2l.o0o,o0o marks. Tho second
wealthiest man in the empire had an income of
only 100000 marks.