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Louis Brüggemann had reached his goal but his company had only just begun. At the beginning, he employed ten to twelve workers. About half of them were housed in apartments within the factory. Business was going well: Louis Brüggemann expanded in the same year with a one-story depot and the installation of a second steam boiler. His employees received free coal, petroleum and a piece of farmland from the entrepreneur. It is said that they were not left in want of an occasional glass of spirits.
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