arthmoviNg machines jen my joo.” @ Building & has b ROLee ee eee to the Peoria phat wan necenary and twas tobe Sota om pound rested By hack lig te bocrom pit excited to provide fil mater for te rir extensions On tis ecason, the omy ney source of material was the Hil Rive at the rear of {he plant. nseareh ofa dredge. RG. LeToureas and Poors plan maar Ray Plea west downs to inapct a uston dredge ought o be ssa forthe fh Story has thy designed tr dredge 2 they {hove back othe pt and dered the sel ht sme {iy Thre months later the rede was completed placed ip service. The dredge comprised to ball Sections connected by a hinge arrangoment 1 enable the suction head Yo be moved though an are of 150 depron A Sram power conta nit and an extensive fstwork of sheaves and cables inking the two ball ‘Shortening the sale o the poste ide, the dredse ‘oul! be waled forward witht the asics of towing esipment, The dodge was powered by 3 Ittery of Caterplie dsel engines comprising DITO on suction pumps. a D9BIO on electri spent nd two DISD coupled 1 unique Stam $Sdeck power conto wis to conrl the spas and Ssthing action, The dredge sucemflly dredged TPS ube yard of mater ithe oro pit and provide foundtion materials or the aon t the facto. trail. ewspaper amicles aboot the edging operations gnerate several igus forthe (Company. One came from Trg. requesting silat Arodge and another came For couple ia Orava (Cana, wanting to place anon fora dance bare ‘About tht tine, the LeTourncau” Company tezin fabrication of the Toumamatle Lathe The LeTourneau Tournamatie Lathe evelopment of thas machine too! came about aut the fuseaton LeTournoav engineers experienced lanes made by propery mance Lathes senerally made of est ton and lacked pity in honey machining operations Coosequen ter ror reuent cls wer lten equred to comple easy oshining job. Many machining operation [eTourseas wets wnioe equing uncle of sep and mechning practice In many stun had pesome access t0 design component sro the contrite of comsertona machine took. Th restrictions edt the development of the Touran {athe which ws designed by Mr RG, ove perio fomevat of an undenatement of this machi Cables, The Tourmamatic wax am ingen rodton nichin ol sytem hat cold prim fection of rnd milling machine, toring mac} uring chine and numero oer mactne operations at extremely hgh ates of prodton ation to purfoemiag the functions of a athe February 1907 the int Tournamati Late ws pls in proton of power conto it seave at Poot Tncommiretion, the Touramatc cempencd to of srface gro solid wel several aches ‘mounted ona bonsction bas. The Bed a pon swith tapped Boles spaced 3 inches apart in Girton A power Nad and dive spindle consis ff an cece motor and hangs gts providing speeds (ranging fom 28pm oop) vas te