Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-11-10

statements that later make you asham-
ed after you have learned the facts
and, rather than step forward and say,
Comrades, was too hasty in CON
demning you and | see the error Of
my too-hasty judgment you get up
and leave the Colony, thinking you
have committed an objectionable sin.
Now, just forget that idea. We make
mistakes every day and we don't let
them interfere with our future con-
duct at all; we profit by the mistake
and do better the next time. When
you come in, just figure that we who
have worked for years at this work
have gained some knowledge that on
y experience can give, and after you
have been here year YOU will see it,
too. We want your advice ON things
that you know, but | don't think many
of you have had very much experience
in conducting cooperative colony on
the complete cooperative plan. Don't
be too hasty to judge and if you give
the Colony one years trial before you
pass out judgment, you will never
leave us. Now, the success, Of the
Colony does not depend upon our
bank account at all. The book-keep-
: ing department and its figures mean
nothing as regards our success. Our
success depends upon the food we
raise; the clothes we make; the build
ings we build; the social and educa-
tionaI advantages we have; and, last
but not least, the attitude we hold to-
ward each other. Our affections to-
wards each other will bind us together
like hoops of steel; and, without the
regard of brothers and sisters, we shall
be but a rope of sand. Comrades,
when you Come don't come to ask the
Colony what it will do for you; come
with the attitude of doing everything
you can for the Colony, and it in re-
turn will yield back to us all that we
put into it and ten-fold more that has
been promised. Cast your bread up
on the waters, = 3 *''-you know the
rest. What we have here we have
earned, and with hard work and per
severance. IF you come in and expect
us to at once give you a bed from The
store house, a mattress, bed clothes
heating and cook stoves, in many III
stances clothes for yourself, and mapy
other things from our stock of goods
you are just to that extent depletinI
, our assets. Now, when you come tr!
to bring along enough things to Fl
yourself out in your room 70 make yo1
comfortable. Sometimes those witt
come take all they can get from tn
, colony and those who go away do tn
same thing; this makes goat of tn
i, Colony both coming and going. No,
nv idea is that we come here to wor
out our ideal, instead of work it, an
those who come or go should do wha
= they can to assist us to carry out tn
.. great program. | sometimes think c.
! operation will have to succeed in spI
81 of co-operators (so-caIled) instead {
y with their assistance. Every dollar
: worth of goods taken from our asse
: injuries our progress and every doll
Il you save for US advances your conc
>, ton. We must learn our declaratic
. of principles and live by them; al
: by all means learn to give instead
:, take; serve instead Of expect serv'c
- The ideal of this community IS RICH
Il it is up to you to support us in wor
N ing it olt in every way you can, al
~ we want you to come with that spin
- The ideal is the important thing. 4
1. the individual. We must go forwa
- and that very soon, or it may be t
70 Iiste to answer the purpose for this GO
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he Saturday. Nov. 5. - Yes, we ;
n still busy; we had to start the sawn
ke again and run out crate material,