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N2  - Bucyrus-Erie strike. The plant was located at at 291 W. Decker Ave., built in 1910. In 1922 this company merged with the Erie Company, creating Bucyrus-Erie. According to the November 2014 issue of Evansville Business, The first Bucyrus-Erie plant in Evansville opened in 1914, where it began building steam shovels. Some of the first shovels to come out of the plant helped complete the Panama Canal, which opened in 1914. During the first and second world wars, the Evansville plant produced equipment to be used overseas. Following the wars, the Evansville Bucyrus-Erie plant began making larger draglines, used mostly for mining. The machines would throw out a large bucket, which would then be dragged along the ground to remove the overburden on top of mineral deposits. The bigger machines could take up three or four rail cars. ... On Aug. 28, 1981, Bucyrus-Erie announced it was selling its Evansville plant to Continental Emsco, a division of LTV Corp. Continental Emsco operated for only two years before shutting down operations. Hydraulic machines were on the market, and they were a lot easier to operate than the Bucyrus machines, which were friction-driven, says Rexing. They had pulleys, clutches, and cables, and they were slow. They built everything really well, to the point where it was almost over-engineered. They just did not get with the times quickly enough. (http://www.evansvilleliving.com/business/articles/industrial-history)
AB  - Bucyrus-Erie strike. The plant was located at at 291 W. Decker Ave., built in 1910. In 1922 this company merged with the Erie Company, creating Bucyrus-Erie. According to the November 2014 issue of Evansville Business, The first Bucyrus-Erie plant in Evansville opened in 1914, where it began building steam shovels. Some of the first shovels to come out of the plant helped complete the Panama Canal, which opened in 1914. During the first and second world wars, the Evansville plant produced equipment to be used overseas. Following the wars, the Evansville Bucyrus-Erie plant began making larger draglines, used mostly for mining. The machines would throw out a large bucket, which would then be dragged along the ground to remove the overburden on top of mineral deposits. The bigger machines could take up three or four rail cars. ... On Aug. 28, 1981, Bucyrus-Erie announced it was selling its Evansville plant to Continental Emsco, a division of LTV Corp. Continental Emsco operated for only two years before shutting down operations. Hydraulic machines were on the market, and they were a lot easier to operate than the Bucyrus machines, which were friction-driven, says Rexing. They had pulleys, clutches, and cables, and they were slow. They built everything really well, to the point where it was almost over-engineered. They just did not get with the times quickly enough. (http://www.evansvilleliving.com/business/articles/industrial-history)
T1  - Bucyrus-Erie strike in Evansville, Indiana
DA  - 1948
AU  - Unknown
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PB  - University of Southern Indiana
LA  - eng
PY  - 1948
ID  - 1529237
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KW  - Related Materials -- 1901-1950
TI  - Bucyrus-Erie strike in Evansville, Indiana
Y1  - 1948
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