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BADIN, NORTH CAROLINA
The mixing takes place in large steam-jacketed mixers, and
the molding is done with hydraulic presses, requiring a large
pump room, with quite a number of high-pressure pumps.
The carbons, after being made, are baked out in large gas-
fired furnaces, the gas being furnished from rotary gas
producers: and the carbons are finally cleaned and ready
for shipment. As can be seen from the above, a large num
ber of intelligent foremen are required, and the Company
welcomes such men into their organization, providing of
course they are willing to start at the bottom and learn the
business. A part of the work in the Carbon Plant is continu
ous, and wherever this condition exists there are three eight-
hour shifts provided. The greater proportion of the work
is day work, but is nevertheless very steady, and uninter
rupted by weather conditions. From the above, it can be
seen that the Carbon Plant should appeal to men desiring
steady work with opportunities for advancement, and par
ticularly to men Who like to work around heavy machinery.
converter sub-stations. Men work eight hours on a shift,
and change time of eight-hour shifts each month. Work
in any of these stations is pleasant, as the buildings are
clean, light, and well ventilated. Forced ventilation is used
in our stations, and in some of them the air is cooled and
cleaned by the latest type of air conditioning apparatus
fans. Stations are fitted with shower baths and individual
lockers.
MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT
HIS department handles all mechanical features
connected with the plant. It designs, fabricates, and
erects steel buildings. Its foundry pours its own
brass and iron castings, and its machine shop ma
chines them. Its plate shop rolls and fabricates all the plate
work necessary for the plant upkeep. The pipe shop work
YADKIN FALLS DAM AND POWER-HOUSE
ELECTRICAL DEPARTMENT
ILECTRICAL work in BADIN is about as varied as
will be found in any part of the country. The
work might be classed in two general classes,
namely: inside work and outside work.
The inside work includes installing and maintenance of
all sizes of motors, both alternating current and direct cur
rent, from a small fan motor to 1500-horsepower motors;
cranes of all sizes up to one hundred tons capacity; alternat
ing current generators, transformers, and rotary converters
of the largest sizes; motor repairing, armature winding, etc.,
in our repair shop; and all kinds of open and conduit wiring
for power distributing and lighting systems.
The outside work includes the erection and maintenance
of some of the largest power transmission lines ever built;
also house lighting systems, street lighting systems, telephone
systems, etc.
For men interested in station operating, we at times have
good openings in our hydro-electric stations or our rotary
varies from precise testing equipment to sixteen-inch water
mains. The department erects and repairs an amazing variety
of machinery, ranging in size from delicate laboratory appar-
ratus to ten-foot gas producers and twenty-seven thousand
horsepower water wheels. It repairs the flivver as cheerfully
as the locomotive. It designs and manufactures much of
the special machinery employed in the producing of carbon
and aluminum. It is evident that this department offers
an unusual variety of work to men of mechanical ability or
inclination. The operation of a modern drafting room, ma
chine shop, foundry, blacksmith shop, plate shop, and piP®
shops creates a demand for high-grade men engaged in these
occupations. Riggers, acetylene welders, and structural steel
workers are also needed from time to time.
Advancement is rapid for a man who shows marked abil
ity along this particular line of work, as the policy of the
Tallassee Power Company is to promote men on the job
rather than go to the outside and employ new men for ex
ecutive positions.