BERTHA KRUPP.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 81873, 25 October 1906, Page 4

BERTHA KRUPP.

Fraulien Bertha Krupp, who has jus; b'cn married to Her v«n Bohlen llalbacli, has been described as the nmst desirable matrimonial prize in Europe. There may be. girls in America who are wealthier, but thcie sre none who rule over such a large community. She is the sole proprietress of the famous Krupp. Steel dorks at Essen, with its 250,000 inhabitants. The great Krupp works which supply Germany and several other countries with guns sx\\ armour plate, employ upwards of 50.00c men upon whom some 200,000 persons are dependent. Apart from 'his huge concern the young millionairess owns 54; iron mines, situated in different countries, three coal mines and numerous quarries, so that altogether she is estimated to control the destinies of 300,000 people. Her grandfather startled life as a humble blacksmith, and to-day her income is quite £1,000,000. Thougfi the works ire conducted on humanitarian lines, and she takes the greatest interest in the welfare of her employees, she is in constant danger, and has to be well guarded. A special bodyguard of detectives protect her from the attacks if anarchists and discharged employees, and the works and her house are guarded by a special body of men. joo strong, drilod like soldiers, and well armed. As may be easily imagined, there were numbers of suitor? for her hand, including mane of high rank, but she declared she would marry the man she loved, and she had her way. Herr von Bohlon-Halbach is a penniless young nobleman who occupied an insignificant posi at the Legation at the Vatican. His blood is very blue, but otherwise he was not regarded as a suitable husband for the heiress. Her von liohlenHalbach will be, in the opinion of a I'i< mil journalist who went to Essen e-pecially to interview I'raulcin Krupp. mcrelv the Prince On-ort in the state. His life's work , v i]l not he diplomat y. but looking after the in-

terests, ot the army of men in Essen His wife has ahvays preferred ~„„];, Essen to Berlin. She | u s not been spoilt by wealth, and -he h,,s declared that she and her husband will ch-vott themselves to the "welfare works,' a-t they call them in America, established for the benefit of the workmen.