The Beer Bible by Jeff Alworth (641.873 MCG). Other perks included attendants who checked and repaired employee tires while they worked, and assistance from the personnel department with drivers licenses, plates, and speeding tickets.Īnoka County Library Minute Further Reading: The plant provided free coffee round-the-clock, and affordable, good, hot food such as 10-cent ham sandwiches. Plant employees were paid slightly above average wages and could work as much overtime as they wanted. Northern Pump wanted to attract and keep skilled machinists. The company produced naval gun mounts, pumps and ordnance. The plant exploded from just 200 employees in 1938 to 12,000 in 1944. Just 60 days later they moved in and began manufacturing in January 1941. Starting in October 1940, construction began on a new, 180,000 square foot facility in Fridley. The next year, he merged with the Pagel Pump Company to form Northern Pump Company in Minneapolis. exchanged one of his inventions for a controlling interest in the Northern Fire Apparatus company. Northern Pump - Forgotten Star Brew Co., Fridley
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