Cummins Power Generation to Host U.S. Interior Secretary Gale Norton and Senator Norm Coleman Wednesday, Oct. 13.

FRIDLEY, Minn. -- Cummins Power Generation, a division of Cummins Inc., will host U.S. Secretary of the Interior Gale Norton and U.S. Senator Norm Coleman (R-MN) at its Fridley headquarters and manufacturing facility Wednesday morning.

Norton and Coleman will meet with Cummins officials, including Chief Executive Officer Tim Solso and Bob Sonntag - Vice President, Worldwide Power Generation Operations for Cummins.

The visit will showcase Cummins Power Generation business, headquartered in Fridley and some of the energy solutions the Company's products provide on public lands and elsewhere. Norton and Coleman also will tour the Cummins Power Generation production facility where Onan generators are made and see a demonstration that highlights the Company's success in cutting emissions and reducing noise in its RV generators.

During the visit, Cummins will present five Onan generators to be used to aid the hurricane recovery efforts in Florida at several federal, state and local parks and other public lands. The clean-up effort, which will be launched Oct. 23 in conjunction with national Make a Difference Day, is part of a nationwide program called Take Pride in America recently relaunched by the Department of the Interior.

Cummins would like to invite the media to join Secretary Norton and Senator Coleman as they tour the Fridley facility, which employs about 1,400 people and where more than 100,000 generators will be made this year.

When: 8 a.m. - 9: 30 a.m., Wednesday, October 13

Where: 1400 73rd Avenue NE, Minneapolis, MN 55432

About Cummins Power Generation

Cummins Power Generation, a subsidiary of Cummins Inc. (NYSE:CMI), is a leader in increasing the availability and reliability of electric power around the world. Cummins Power Generation manufactures Onan branded products, which are used in recreational vehicle, marine, commercial mobile, residential standby and portable applications. With over 80 years experience, our global distributor network delivers innovative solutions for any power need - commercial, industrial, recreational, emergency and residential. Cummins Power Generation products include alternators, generator-drive engines, and temporary or permanent pre-integrated power systems combining generator sets with power control and transfer technologies. Services include system design, project management, financing, operation and maintenance contracts, and development of turnkey power plants.

About Cummins Inc.

Cummins Inc., a global power leader, is a corporation of complementary business units that design, manufacture, distribute and service engines and related technologies, including fuel systems, controls, air handling, filtration, emission solutions and electrical power generation systems. Headquartered in Columbus, Indiana, (USA) Cummins serves its customers through more than 680 company-owned and independent distributor locations in 137 countries and territories. Cummins also provides service through a dealer network of more than 5,000 facilities in 197 countries and territories. With more than 24,000 employees worldwide, Cummins reported sales of $6.3 billion in 2003. Press releases can be found on the Web at www.cummins.com.