The Red Cloud chief., 1913-07-31

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 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 ma.
tority In 1904.
Essen Is a city now Of 100000 population, and
It 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. 1t is 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.
tions 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 10000 workmen and
$3.50 engineers and clerks.
The works comprise five separate groups. the
first Of which IL 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 SaynerHutte. 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
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
S97 steam boilers. and 500 steam engines. more
than 2,20O 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-
tions 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 up of
these works has cost The success which now
so spendidly has rewarded our faith. our anxiety,
and our efforts was doubtful during twenty five
long years.
Let this example serve as an encouragement
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 US.
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 afte'
my assuming charge. ALFRED KRUPP."