Vernon Parish Democrat., 1921-08-18

let me analyze every person on this
place to you. You study them all and
you will agree with me. So we feel it
privilege to live here and are we'll
compensated for our efforts. The Es-
peranto group was in session tonight
as usual.
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Tuesday, August l6.-The farm
work is again being taken up on a
small scale; the fellows with the hoes
are cleaning out the sorghum and Pete
Kemp is cuItivating the same crop.
The garden crew is preparing to plant
garden seeds tomorrow. Merrell and
Carlson are keeping two teams and wa
gons busy hauling wood to the wood
saw near the laundry. You see, Com
rade Waters puts in his spare time saw
ing wood while he is resting from the
evil effects of his washer-woman job.
Again the fellows are making ends for
crates. and the saw mill is turning out
material for more crates. Gee it is
crates and more crates, every day!
Well, it all helps us to get by, and we
like to be busy, too. Comrades Firth,
of Wash. and Fischer, of Montana,
are on the roll as sub getters this week.
We hope enough of you will get start
ed as a sub getting crowd to allow us
to start a sub honor roll and give it
a real place in the Colonist, first page.
1t is one of the most important things
you can do. Get others to. read our
message of successful cooperation. |
want to start another department; it
will help worthy comrades who want
to come to the Colony and can't dis
pose of their property, and will help
those who own Colony stock and can't
come here. Let us make an exchange
We have member here
who, for personal reasons, wants to
trade her membership for small farm
in Kansas, (preferre0. If any COM
rade has a small farm and wishes to
it for this membership, write
us at once and give full details of place
in first letter. By this method we can
best assist each other in all our deal
ngs and put cooperative colonies on
a better basis. Write at once. Com
rades Thomas. Schad, and Mrs. Shut
are now making up one-hundred lbs.
Of peanut candy to ship to comrade
IN Nevada. This candy will be made
of peanuts and cane syrup, grown
here. Buy our cooperative made and
grown products, and assist the com
nonwealth to progress. We want you
With us and the more we get interested,
he faster our course will be advanced.
Are you organizing a Llano Club? You
should; because capitalism is breaking
lown and something must take its
olace. We are sure we have the right
olution. Where workers own their
own farms and industries and operate
hem in common and for use, instead
If for profit, why will that not solve
he problem? You say so in theory;
We say so in practice, and have demon
trated it on small scale. Let us
Ill make it grow through cooperative
.ffort Don't forget we are now start
ng campaign to completely finance
his whole enterprise, and we WANT to
10 it this year. Then we will own
10000 acres of land and will be build
ng permanent and modern homes in
which all who join us shall live. This
S the time to buckle in, comrades, and
Ielp us do the big thing, and we will
hen be ready to branch out. In the
asst two weeks we have had people of
er to give us land for colony purposes
n three different states. Do fou see
What that meansp People want coop
ration, and they want our seven years
f experience to guide them. This is
cooperative college. and in another
ear we should be able to begin other
olonies to take care of our comrades
,ho want to join. We can back the
est of them with experience and ma
eriaI help; but, right now, you must
ack us. Take out an installment mem
,ership and help us clear the slate this
ear = $l25,000 will do the job. Last
pring we raised $4,000 in seven
weeks. Now, help us to do the rest
f the job, and we will then give you
he assistance you will need and de-
erve. The card club met at the ho-
Ell and spent an enjoyable evening.
laying 500. The new arrivals at the
,olony to-day were Chas. J.. Larson
nd wife from Oregon, and J. c. Price
rom California.