Alfred Krupp: a sketch of his life and work, after the German of Victor Niemeyer . des his tusks., This great building which first meets our view is theOffice, where a regiment of accountants pass their days,in keeping the books of the great firm. Here is entered everything that goes out and comesin, here are kept the accounts of the States dealing withthe Works. We felt a longing to peep, were it but foran instant, into the great ledger, whose contents must be/exceedingly interesting, but we did not seek to indulge,our indiscreet curiosity ; besides we had so much to learn/ that we did not da
Alfred Krupp: a sketch of his life and work, after the German of Victor Niemeyer . des his tusks., This great building which first meets our view is theOffice, where a regiment of accountants pass their days,in keeping the books of the great firm. Here is entered everything that goes out and comesin, here are kept the accounts of the States dealing withthe Works. We felt a longing to peep, were it but foran instant, into the great ledger, whose contents must be/exceedingly interesting, but we did not seek to indulge,our indiscreet curiosity ; besides we had so much to learn/ that we did not dare jeoparding, for the gratification ofan idle whim, futher opportunity gaining — 53 — Close to this brick structure, there is a, cottage, sucha one as Jean Jacques Rousseau sighs for, with greenblinds, small square lights and clean white window cur-tains ; it is pretty and attractive, and had not a locomo-tive, drawing iron laden cars, rudely interrupted ourtrain of thought, we should for the moment have believedourselves rusticating amid Swiss In this little house, the father of the present proprie-tor passed his life in making the incomparable steelwhich has made the Works to-day famous.* He was not spared to see the full fruition of his life-work, but the tool which his aged hand could no longerwield, was firmly grasped by his son. With the help ofa few mechanics, he set to work, by his perseverance heconquered all difficulties—the result is known. * See note on page 71. — 54 — This humble cot, almost lost amidst its toweringsurroundings, has been kept as an experimental labora-tory, and here Krupp s son works daily ; it is the familytalisman, and the recollections which it calls into lifemake up the history of two generations, devoted to laborand to duty. VI.—The Gun Shops. Our obliging guide takes us first of all to the gunshops; we enter an immense roofed space, we mustapologize for the frequent use of this adjective, but italone
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