Vernon Parish Democrat., 1921-02-24
THE cOLONY DIARY
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good teamsters. Baldwin, Lindsey and
myself were out laying off plans fol
fencing and cross-fencing for the cat
tie pastures and hog lots. There is al
SO a wonderful opportunity for us to
get our future water supply from a
large spring located about one and a
half miles from the Colony. AItogeth-
er, nature has fitted us out with about
Iall the natural advantages we could
wish for. have many people enquir-
ling about what wages we pay" Gee,
but this is sumner. How can | an
swer it in better terms than to saw.
Jour wages are "the best living we, can
lProduce without worry" We wish we
were entirely free from the wage sys-
tenn, and we are really so now. We
allow just enough cash to pay your
living expenses (and this is to keep
you from wasting); then everything
Ielse is furnished to you that it is pos
sible for all others to haveLhouses,
fuel, dentist, doctor, hospital, and all
such things are free. including all ed
ucatlonal advantages, social functions
and amusements. Now, what are our
wages? You name it in other terms
than | have, if you please. The more
we put into our institution the more
abundantly our wages will be handed
back to US. Do you get the big ideap
Forget the wages: come here and hel
make a REAL living, one that all
can enjoy. The physical culture class
drew full house last night and
large number of new persons were in
attendance. We have very little sick
ness in our place, because we are
learning how TO live. Eating proper
food and living in the right way all
lows no chance for unhealthy people,
and it is about the last thing most
people learn-our doctor insists on
our learning it first. He won't have
much to do. Your doctor wants lots
to do, or he would not be able to live. |
You must be sick, or his living stops
our doctor gets paid to keep us well,
so he and we agree to keep everybody |
we'll and strong.
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Saturday. Feb. l9-Well. it rained
again last night, so the farmers are
doing inside jobs. sorting sweet pota-
toes, stripping cane seed from our
Texas seeded cane, and repairing ma
chimes of all kinds. The saw mill is
running and the turning Iathes are
busy. A neighbor had us turn out !,
some wagon work for him; and, while
it would have taken him weeks to do |
it. our machines did it in a few hours.
The ownership of the modern machine
is a necessary thing to the worker 10
free himself from wage slavery. We
have these machines to do the work, /
and we use the product and pay no
one a profit, either. 1t is so easy to
understand these things when you see
them in operation. That's why we be-
lieve in demonstrating the future CO.
operative commonwealth. It's easy to
understand, when you see it; but hard
to understand it in theory only. Nor
rissey and Haynes are Telling trees
now since the rain has stopped. The
general office is a busy place to-day,
as we are trying to catch up with all /
our correspondence; and that man
Johnson is giving the girls the time Of
heir lives helps them to put out their
work correctly. Well. that is what we
Ill everything to be done bet
Ter than in any other place-for bet
ter education is our aim. and we are t
getting it in a practical way. The /
5elf-Goyemment League met this p,
n, and in spite of the bad weather
many grown people attended, as well !
As the children. In these meetings, 4
our youngsters are learning how to
hold and conduct meetings and con-
.rol themselves and their affairs. We /
leld the dancing school and dance as
usual. Anyone who attends these so
,ial functions cannot help but realize
heir superiority over those that are