Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-11-17

Again, OOmfaQe IFlCF ariane from away
out in Washington has sent in double
subscription for the Colony papers and
informs us he gives his papers to 9TH
Iers as soon as he is through reading
Them. Such men, VIII help to bring
about the cooperative commonwealth
you are talking about; but talk will
never do it. Get into action, COM
rades; let us put our wealth and la
Dor together and set our minds upon
our ideal and DO 1T NOW! The
world is crying for solutin; we know
the solution and you should help to
solve the problem. Thanks, and lots
OF them to our supporters, and may
the day soon come when you may
come and help us reap the harvest
1888
Friday, Nov. / - Again the ques-
ton: What do | do to become a
member of the Colony?" Answer:
! Pay in your membership fee, as it re-
presents your just proportion of our
investment in land. tools, and your
home, then move to the Colony and
start to work; yes, we furnish you
with house. No, not a real house
it is what you people from the North,
East, and West will call shack; but
it will shelter you as we'll as we have
been sheltered for the last few years.
Your investment right now will put us
in a position to begin building real
houses at once. You can take your
choice of any of our empty houses and
live in it until another one is availa-
bic. No, there is no rent to pay. No
fuel to buy-the woods is full of it.
No water charges. Your expense of
living is all taken care Of. We pay
you enough cash each week to permit
you to pay your board at the hotel;
but you do not have to eat at the no.
tel-you can use this money to supply
yourself at home and eat there. All
other necessaries are furnished to you
free of cost These other expenses are
paid for as community expense.
No. you noticed said necessary things
are furnished. Well. mean it; but
we don't consider silk and satin clothes
and such luxuries as necessary. Do not
get the idea you are to come here and
revel in a buying debauch. Oh no,
we are living very plainly and mex
pensively. We are saving, very saw
ing in our whole conduct of things:
we are trying to live entirely by our
own production and have to save as
best we cen. Now. later, if you come
in ana clip us to produce silk, satin,
broad cloth, leather. or any thing else,
then you and can both have just
what we want When you join us you
are entitled to the same consideration
as are all other members and you in
return owe us the same consideration.
If you are selfish and want more, then
you don't belong here. unless you are
willing to dig in and help get it by
means of our own labor. 1t is not whaI
you individually save here that count;
but it is what you produce and do not
waste. 1t is our collective saving anc
service that counts. For instance, on,
newcomer says, well, with the wag
es you pay and the large family o
children we have on the pay roll.
can stay at home and cook and saw,
money" Now, that may be true, bu
why do it? You are only denying
| yourself of certain food in order t,
save money. You are doing useles
work around your own cook stove ar,
house which could be done on a CO
operative basis at the hotel; and yol
saved a few dollars to yourself only
| you did not produce any wealth 0
render the community a practical ser
vice. Service is what you owe tn
Colony and only by rendering SER
| VICE can you become an asset to tn
4 Colony. Don't come here to get mon
ey or personal riches; come to rende
service and produce wealth for tn
community as a whole and let all en-
\ JOY the fruits Of our combined effort:
Forget yourself, abolish greed. suspi
cion and jealousy; become real CO
operator, and in few years you
doubts as to the better society unde
a cooperative system will be dispellel
and you will see better world for a
mankind. Yes, it is worth the effol
and will come through no other lin
of action. These questions are asks
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