BADIN. NORTH CAROLINA
OF INTEREST TO EVERY WAGE-EARNER
I HERE are two main objects involved in placing
this booklet before the public: first, to answer in
a comprehensive and intelligent manner various
inquiries regarding BADIN and the Tallassee Power
Company; second, to attract the best class of men and their
families to our town, by showing in an interesting manner the
many advantages offered by the Tallassee Power Company
to the man who works, and is wide awake enough to recog
nize an opportunity when he sees one.
In looking over this prospectus, one is likely to form the
impression that BADIN is a resort where people do nothing
but have a good time. That impression I wish to dispel.
BADIN is not a resort, neither is it a harbor for the unem
ployed. If there is a single soft snap here, I do not know
of it. But BADIN is the home of hardworking people, where
every man’s chance is equal, regardless of race or creed;
where the humblest laborer is made to feel that his work
is just as essential to the success of the Tallassee Power
Company as the man whose training and opportunities have
placed upon him the duty of conducting the Company’s af
fairs.
There is nothing in our scheme which tends toward philan
thropy. Our object in business is the manufacture of pig
aluminum; but our policy is far-sighted enough to realize
that, in order to obtain efficient results from the employees.
they must be a contented people. In order to arrive at ouiitt
a condition, they must be well housed, and the sanitary con
dition of their town must be as nearly perfect as science
can make it. They must be furnished with sufficient health
ful recreation, in order that their work does not become
monotonous; and last, but not least, they must be healthy.
One of the requisites for employment with this Company
is that each applicant must pass a physical examination.
This examination is in no way offensive, and requires only
a few minutes; but it is a necessary safeguard to the health
of our community. This Company feels that it owes a duty
to its employees to keep them reasonably free from contact
with persons whose employment would be a menace.
The foregoing pages should be full of interest to every
wage-earner, if for no other reason than to dispel the er
roneous impression that a business corporation has no real
interest in its employees aside from their capacity to make
profits. A corporation must, of course, follow the well-estab
lished principles of business in order to be a success. But
this Company has acted upon the belief that an institution
which does not recognize nor satisfy the human needs of
its employees cannot be successful in the long run, and our
views have been more than justified by results obtained.
Should you desire information relative to a position of any
description, I shall be glad to correspond with you.
DARRELL CLARK
Employment Manager