The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-03-11

Unjust be obeyed and that our atutA1
towards each other determines wheth
Ief We bring about the brotherhood 9
Imam OF not. The problem we have e
lsolve is psychological and we are soly
ling ii. Now, there is a practical sld'
lof our work that we want you to see
\ We own land. buildings. cattle, work
stock, machinery. tools, and a largs
Iamount Of useful assets that must Dc
lowned BY the workers in Their process
lof throwing off the old slavery FOR
new system IF living. We need more
workers to help put this whole trac,
of land under cultivation; we need
money with which to buy more lang
Ito cultivate. Now. why more land.
when we haven't workers to work that
which we now ownp Well, we can
Iget thousands Of workers whom capl,
ltalism has ruined, who will come and
work with us at any time we call them;
hut We do moi possess sufficient land
or equipment to begin to supply the
needs Of those dispossessed comrades,
1--we have plan formulated to pay toI
this whole tract of land this year and
have enough money besides to finance
people enough to put the whole acre
age into useful production. Then what
WHY, another Colony near enough to
INewIIano to be able to back it with
our labor power and products to put
it into full production; and then an
lother and another until we absorb the
wasted labor power Of capitalism and
Ihave established new order of hv-
ling. Oh my! what a dream 1t does
Sound good, but can it be donea Now,
There is where you come in. We are
doing it and we want you to do it,
too. And right now You are work
ling against your ideals out there. I'm
der such circumstances you cannot sue
coed. Why not join US, where sue
cess will be counted by the numbers
that come to work out your ideals9
This years land contract calls for US
TO raise $4,000 by May lst, and WI
have nearly two months in which I'd
do it. Last year we raised $4,000 in
five weeks. We sacrificed some valu-
able timber to do it and we have more
timber to sacrifice again if we have
to do it. Can you believe the workers
can have more timber than they need?
More land than they can put 10 use?
Nay! Nay! Not as long as the land
grabbers and timber barons are loose
among us. We refuse 10 mortgage any
of our holdings. We will sell first. We
have almost discontinued paying inter.
lest and We contract no such debts sagair
as we have done. 1t is a good S@solu.
ton, and we will live by il, too. Mon.
ley you pay in here from now on is fol
more land and better equipment anc
modern homes and Improvements fol
those who work and produce. You
members Of the "l25-CIub," will yol
lend assistance by May LIST and heIE
us purchase four thousand acres of Sc
lected landp We are given the priv
lilege of selecting any land we wish il
1.-THE whole tract. Place your money
where it will work for the workers;
here a group Of people are giving thei
time and energy to demonstrating ;
new economic and social system il
(which you may partake and all chill
ldren enjoy the future thereof. Writ,
Inow and let us know if you can hell
with this May land purchase and jus
how much we can expect from you b,
that date.
$685.
Monday. March E. - A regular oil
spring day, and every body is happy
IOle and crew are working on one o
the small houses; they are now putin,
on the sheeting and shingles. Ian
Igridge and crew are getting the rafter
up on the roof garden and the brio
Grew will finish the west wall to-day
Another package of books has arrive,
from Comrade SneIson to be placed il
our library. Also the fruit trees fron
the Esparto nursery arrived and vii
be handled at once by the farm crew
This crew is also clearing land an,
preparing to raise a bumper crop thi
year. With the assistance from tn
fertilizer plant, there is no reason VII
we can't do some big things on III
farm from now on, We have a goo
crew of farmers for the first time i
our history and we know what we ca
: do on the farm and how to do it-whs
: is there TO prevent our successp Be-
ing the producers of our own foe
stuff permits us to feed our peopl
! for lOc per meal; as soon as we e
! a tanner to tan hides we can max
shoes for about 25c per pair; til
building of orr homes cosFs about ~,