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and industries are all owned by the collectlv-
ity: where each works for the other; where
each receives the same compensation Tor
davis work; where no member will accept
ANYTHING which any other member cannot
have on the same terms, if he desires it
in short, imagine. place where the golden
rule is the only law imposed upon the com
munity, and you are picturlng the Llano Co
operative Colony
After eight years Of work, Llano Colony is
rated in the commercial world as worth over
$250000. But Llano's least asset is its com
mercial rating. The fullness of life. the Joy
of living. the satisfaction of working, the
security for the future, the healthy environ
ment. the opportunity for education, the at
lection Of your fellowmen-these are priced
more. much more, than what the commercial
world calls success.
This colony now has something like thirty
industries, all collectively owned. Among
these are: apiary, auto garage, building de-
partment, brick-making plant. blacksmith
shop, butcher shop. broom factory, crate
making factory, chicken farm, dairy with
about 20 milking cows and a herd of thoro-
bred Holstein heifers, goat ranch, hog ranch,
with several hundred Duroc-Jersey hogs.
sweet-potato storage houses, dressmaking.
grist mill, handle lathes, hotel. hospital, IL
brary, steam laundry, land clearing. fruit or
chards. print shop. peanut butter factory.
magazine and weekly newspaper, picture
show and theater, wagon-making shop, cam
dy kitchen, shoe shop, harness shop, and
many other smaller concerns.
Then Llano's farms and gardens provide
the bulk of the living for the colonists, the
farmers specializing on sweet potatoes, SUI
gar cane, peanuts, corn, beans, peas, ETC..
while the gardens provide greens and gar
den truck for the table the year around.
The system of government is exceedingly
simple. Stock is sold in the corporation at
one dollar share. and only stockholders
are employed by the Colony. An agreement
of employment is entered into between the
Colony as an organization and each indiyid-
ual. Each member is employed at what
he best can do, or which needs most to be
done. A board Of directors is selected each
year by The stockholders, which board in turn
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-12-23

the fact that to keep progressive they must
advance in knowledge. A radical in pol
itics and conservative in everything else is
ont Of nlace in this community.
Llano's school system is as progressive as
the cooperative colony. The children are
not driven to learn. The subjects are arr
ranged so as TO draw out of the child the
best that is in him. With this in view, diver
sified industrial trades are placed at his dis
posal. He may thus gain an insight into
world Of endeavor and can choose that which
most nearly fits in with his natural ability.
The school has its own cafeteria now, where
foods more especially adaptable to growing
children are prepared by the domestic SCI
ence class. Music, singing, languages, bot
any, agriculture, Esperanto. are among the
subjects offered to Lano's children; and
there are many opportunities for obtaining
a real education, in addition to those pro-
vided by the regular state course of study,
making them a thinking, alert. self-reliant
group of future builders Of cooperative
commonwealth.
Equal wages are paid to men, women and.
children. The theory Of this is that each
colonist owes TO the community his best en-
deavors, whether he be learned lawyer, hus-
ky farmer. or little school child. They give
to the whole the best they can, and in re-
turn receive the best each other can offer.
Hospital and doctor are provided when
sickness comes, and there are no charges for
such social services. Funerals are conducted
along the same lines.
There is no need for insurance in the Col
ony for the dependents receive their support
just the same, even if the father be remoy-
ed from them.
Social life is made BY those who live to-
gether. The great objection to living on the
land is the isolation which accompanies it.
Here in Llano, the farmers and the industrial
workers live close to the center where dane
es. entertainments picture shows, and all
manner of good times can be had for the
making.
No rent is charged for the houses. and
any building can be used for meetings with
out cost.
Men work in whatever industry they are
best fitted for. Sometimes they are moved
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-12-23
Leesville. La.

NICE The DAYS of Jesus Christ the
G human heart has Ionged for the time
~ when no mans hand would be against
tbe hand of his neighbor, time when eaGh
Mans interest would be identical with II the
best interests of the whole community Inc
Drogressiye thinker, all down through the
march of civilization. has yearned Tor a Pes-
ter state of society in which to llve' r9l
This reason, more than any other men ana
,goToen have left their native soils and tax
~ IN the duties and terrible hardshlPs OF
n;one e searching for the golden opportun-
ity. ~
From the East men go West; from the
West they go farther West; but the ;, s my
hand Of exploitation has always tolloweo
Close behind, leaving them often dramea TO
the point of poverty.
To gel away from the tithe-paylns system
.,,,ogled and fought and planned. Coonlz
a,;on enterprises have come into beng IN
u rr narts of the world, having as their OBJ
iect the grouping Of congenial workers IN an
Effort to eliminate these objectionable phases
of human life. Many of them have partly
succeeded, only to be wrecked upon tn, the
rocks. because Of lack of understanding
of each others motives.
After studying most Of the former attempts
At cooperative colonization, and marking
well the rocks and shoals in the stormy seas
lib Hartman founded cooperative COM
munitv at Llano, California, on May ISL
joI4 This community operated and pros
pered at this location until l9l1' when tn1
water for irrigation purposes proved unequal
to the growth Of the Colony. and new :, ana
more resourcefu location was found IN Lou
isiana, where they are now located.
Founded on three great principles OF soclr
ology-equality of opportunity equality Of
income, and equality of ownership the Llano
Colony has proven that men and women g, can
live together in harmony and prosper Inns
Colony is incorporated under the law as q
protection against INSCRIPTIONS persons ana
disqnIntled self-seeber- Imagine II you can;
miniature cooperative commonwealth ano
YOU have Llano Colony. Imagine COM
munity where al the land, the FARMS TOOLS
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THE GOOD NEWS OF
FELLOWSHIP AND SERVICE
BY Harry F. Ward

The madness of a social organiza-
ton whose gospel is seek first profit
and all things shall be added to YOU is
that it increasingly denies the produc-
ers an adequate share in the good
things Of life, gives them for example
the meanest houses and the most mea-
gre education. limits their access to
truth and, beauty, denies them social
recognition and status. Therefore ev-
egybody wants the white collar, shirt
waist jobs, and most middle-class fam
lies calling themselves Christians feel
apologize if a son is going to be far
mer, sand consider themselves little
disgraced if one should be carpen-
ter, as Jesus was. What is our edu-
cational system doing, from CORE
spondence schools to colleges founded
by religious denominations, but urging
people 10 get away from, the hard la-
Dor of essential productions Thus we
multiply the number of jobs that are
nothing but charge upon production
and swell the organs Of distribution
until they become diseased and parasi-
tic.
Evidently. then, those who shout for
increased production in the world Of
to-day are shouting agains, prevail
ing wind that is strong enough to drown
their voices. The set of an economic
society that is organized for the pro-
duction of profit is against the ade-
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-12-23

ed for the development Of all. Have
not the common people always heard
gladly the good news of fellowship and
service? Are they not increasingly an
xious to make the economic function
the helper instead Of the destroyer of
the higher life? Will they not well
come a social order in which some of
the honors and emoluments now be-
slowed upon ruling and fighting and
cheating go to farming and mining and
scrubbing? By no other path can those
who seek a worldwide fellowship of
the spirit ever find their Holy Grail.
1t awaits the coming of the comrade-
ship of common toll.
Without the willingness to develop
that comradeship and to apply figor-
ousIy all scientific truth and method
to that end, vain is the preaching of
those who count the service of their
fellows their highest obligation Vain
also is their faith, even though they
are willing to bestow all their goods
upon the poor. A social order that is
taking the road that leads to death
needs to be shown that the way of life,
for spirit as for body. lies in the midst
of the essential tasks Of human exist
ence.-The World Tomorrow.
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-12-23
Il The Trail That Leads to the Cooperative Commonwealth

around to different work as is deemed neces-
sary. but the fact is conceded that each
worker works best at something that he likes
to do and has fitted himself for. But when
it is remembered that each is working for the
whole, and the whole is working for the ins
dividual, no one refuses to do what is allotted
to him.
Women all find lots Of work to do. They
feed the men at the hotel, wash and iron for
them at the laundry, make dresses and over
alls and shirts at the sewing department. at
tend store, office. etc. wherever their SER
vices can be utilized to best advantage.
There are no parasites at Llano. Even The
incapacitated. and the aged can sometimes
help. They assemble crates. wrap papers.
attend machines. etc.
On special occasions such as harvesting.
or planting. all the school children are glad
TO go TO the fields and help. Ii is the COM
mon food store and all will help to save
the harvest Men, women, and children viii
forsake their regular work TO help where they
can.
This is because they are actuated BY an
ideal. They believe in cooperation with
each other. Some co-operators think coop
Grafton means that others have to cooperate
with them. that their lot may be bettered.
Llano co-operators realize that each must
sacrifice their personal interests and amaIga-
mate with the COLLECTIVELY. This is the very
ideal which has made Llano signal success
in the cooperative field. when other like
communities have disihtegrated
If you are interested in such commune
ity and such an ideal and would like 10 learn
how to get into practical application and de-
monstration Of that ideal. write FOR mors
particulars. Ask for Cooperation ii Ac-
ton" which goes more into The detail 81
Colony life and is illustrated BY pictures.
showing the eolonists at work.
The Colony has its express and freight
agency, and hopes TO have its own postoffies
soon. Address
THE LLANo COOPERATIVE COLONY
Newllano. Via LsesyiIIe. Ia
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-12-23
EDUCATION FOR
ADULT WORKERS
fBx The Federated Pres.l


New York. Calling upon all labor
union locals, declarations and interna-
tionaIs to join the movement, the
Workers Education bureau Of Ameri-
ca is sending out its program for adult
workers education which it has COM
pleted in cooperation with the A. F.
Of L. The program is the first con
crete and specific movement, on a
large scale, to bring to the workers
of the country educational advantages
which will enable them to take up the
study of history, economics, govern
ment, labor law, public speaking and
other branches.
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Hold back some
OF the HARD and SORDID
FACTS
OF this. our Selfish
And Calculating world.
DISILLUSIOllMENT comes
All too soon
1t is the DESIRE
And HERITAGE
OF Innocence and Youth
That THEY be NOT taught
Some things
Before their time.
Does Santa Claus LIVE?
OF COURSE HE DOES.
THE ProofI
Well, HE makes CHRISTMAS,
The CHILDRENS Festival
The supremely happy time
OF all the year
And that is PROOF
Enough for ME.
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-12-23
Revelation Interpreted
The Mysteries of the Apocalypse Of St. John
Revealed
A Remarkable Book, Making Plain the Way
Unto Salvation, Written by C. A. Kratzer
One Of the Founders of The Universal
Life Institute, Of Creighton, Nebr.

The Book Of Revelation is vast assem-
blage of parallels, symbols, and allegories, SO
presented that the entire book makes one Of
the greatest dramas in the worlds literature.
According to the prophecy in the book itself
the time has come for the unwilling of Jesus
Christ" that The mystery Of God should be
finished" Mr.. Kratzer has taken off the
veil and set forth lis teachings in PLAIN En-
glish, so that the book is of infinite value and
delight for every one who realizes the great
truth that the mind is KINGDOM that must
be ruled. Mr.. Kratzer believes that this book
contains more teaching of fundamental impor.
lance than any other known document of
equal length, for it points out all the dangers
and difficulties and sets forth all the saving
truth to be experienced by humans in their
initiation into the Kingdom of Heaven.
This wonderful book of 400 pages, artist
cally printed on the best of paper, beautifully
bound, may be had in black cloth, stamped in
gold, at $3.50, and in full morocco, flexible
binding, round corners, gold edges, and stamp
I ed in gold, at $500, postpaid, by ordering II
from
THE LLANO PUBLICATIONS
Leesville, La.
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-12-23
TEXAS FARM-LABOR
DETERMINED TO WIN
fRx The Federated Pressl

by The Federated Press)
Fort Worth. Tex. Determination
to take over the Democratic party Of
Texas was expressed by speakers to
over 500 delegates to the national con
vention Of the Farm-Labor union in
session here. Benjamin F. Marsh, Of
the Farmers National council. Wash
ington, D. c., was on the program to
address the convention. Among other
objects of the union are the abolition
of the Texas poll tax and the better
ment Of marketing conditions in the
South.
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-12-23
TOLL OF WORKERS LIVES
TO COMMERCIAL GREED
fBx ne Federased pas

Detroit. The periIous last days
Of navigation On The Great Lakes bs-
gan this year with the loss Ut II sea-
men on the steamer Maplehurst. the
narrow escape Of The I3 men 81 ELY
crew VI The wooden ship Ogemaw.
which burned to the waters edge III
the ST. Clair riyer, and the struggle
for four days By the crews IF the
Thomas Maytham and her tow barge,
the Tyrone, against two successive
storms that were among the worst ever
encountered on Lake Superior.
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quate production of goods and the de-
sire for it. AT present, we lack the
data to measure quantitativeIy the cur
rent tendency away from productive
enterprise, but it is apparent that the
energies Of modern society are being
spent increasingly in parasitic and de-
structive activities in luxury produc-
ton and in conflict. industrial and in
ternational. In older civilizations this
transfer Of the balance of energy has
always been the beginning Of the end.
1t is the mark of slow but fatal dis
ease, a creeping paralysis that finally
reaches the vital organs.
1t looks then as if those who seek
to organize mankind for more produc-
ton will have to concern themselves
with motivation as well as with plans.
And this is just where those techni-
clans who have actually tackled the
job have come out. As scientific men
they see their task to be the accurate
determination of human wants and
then the organization of production so
as to meet ascertained needs with the
minimum expenditure of human ener-
gy. They have found their plans for
adequate production thwarted finally
by the requirement that goods be pro-
duced to sell for a profit rather than
to meet human needs. Therefore, they
abandon the profit motive and turn to
the service motive. Similarly they
have found in bitter experience that
industry organized as a struggle for
power inevitably disintegrates. There
fore they seek to make the economic
life democratically controlled pro
cess of mutual aid. They tell us en-
phatically that service and fellowship
not profit and conflict-are the
watchwords Of production.
Thus does science reiterate the de-
mands of religion and declare its an
cient ideals to be a modern, practical
necessity. Thus is double obligation
laid upon those who profess obedi-
ence to the teaching that the greatest
are those who serve the most, that life
must be organized as fellowship of
! service, not a struggle for dominion,
that the way to get necessary econom-
ic goods is to seek, first, fellowship
with each other and with the universal
energy and purpose which most men.
in some fashion or other, have called
God.
From this point of view, the problem
Of production changes, and persuadins
the producers means, for the middle
class, persuading ourselves; the organ
ization of society on the basis of So
ciaIly useful labor for all, instead Of
being a revolutionary dogma, becomes
categorical imperative, involving
also the willingness to submit to de-
mocratic determination the practical
question of how and by whom the dirty
and disagreeabIe jobs shall be done.
IF so-called intelIectuals are ready
to take upon themselves the form Of
servants, the rest of the people will
not be unready to join them in making
plans together to get the goods need
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-12-23
is THERE A TRULY
SANTA CLAUS?
By Geo. Sutherland

By Geo. Sutherland
Right at the OUTSET
want to say
In no uncertain tone
That this STRING
Of Ragged Verse
Is for Children ONLY,
And those who RETAIN
The happy faculty
Of seeing things
Through the EYES
Of innocent CHILDHOOD,
This piece" is about
That amiable vagabond
And patron Saint Of
CHILDHOOD.
Dear Old SANTA CLAUS.
Just about this time Of the month
A lot Of LITTLE PEOPLE
From four to eight
Years of age
Become greatly TROUBLED
Because some UNFEELING
And UNTHINKING Person,
Has raised DOUBT
In their minds
Concerning their Friend
And Benefactor-'' SANITY"
us there TRULY
Santa CLAUSE" they ask
With tears and unsteady voice,
All the while searching
One with that
HOPEFUL and EXPECTAlVT look,
Which invites and provokes
The ONLY answer which
Will THRILL and SATISFY!
Shame upon US older folk
If WE cannot
Look back STEADILY
Into the eyes of
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-12-23
ARBITRATORS COULDN'T SEE RI.
(Rv The Eederated Pressl

(by Inc Federated FTess]
Detroit. After a prolonged hearing
in which the company spared no ex-
pense to prove that the members Of the
working class in general were overpaid
at this time, board IF arbitration
agreed upon BY both sides refused to
permit the Detroit United railway to
reduce the wages Of its 1000 interur-
ban motormen and conductors and or
dered an increase Of 5 cents an hour
for oprators Of one-man city cars in
outlying towns.
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-12-23

INNOCENCE
And say FIRMLY and HONESTL7
mo one shall ROB yoI~
Of your good friend
SANITY;
As long as there are
LITTLE BOYS and GIRLS
To be LOVED and
CUDDLED;
As long as there are
Fathers and MOTHERS.
With Uncles. lAunts and Cousins
On the side
Not forgetting GRANDMAS
And GRANDPAS
To be KIND and THOUGHTFUL
Of those Little Folks.
SANTA CLAUS WILL LIVE.
Of course,
We CAN'T SEE
The Old Boy
Coming down the CHIMNEY,
And hung-up stockings
Have ALWAYS been filled
A long time AFTER
Little folks bed time,
But there are LOTS
Of things
That we can't see,
JACK FROST. for instance;
We can't see Him
But we FEEL HIM,
Don't we?
Well, JACK FROST
And SANITY
Belong to the SAME
Family.
We can't see EN-,
But we can FEEL EN-;
How about that
Nasty pain in your
"TUMMY"?
You can't see THAT
But YOU and MON"
And DAD"
KNOW that it is THERE.
Don't let ANYBODY
Fool you,
| believe in Santa Claus
And it's long time
Since was six years
Old.
And let me tell you
AGAIN.
That Santa Claus
Is EVERYWHERE
Where there are
LITTLE CHILDREN,
Loving Fathers and Mothers,
And Kind Friends;
Just because we
Can't SEE him
Is NOTHING,
As long as we can
FEEL him. like we do
The WIND, or JACK FROST
That's the IMPORTANT
Thing
Don't you think?
L'ENVOI-
So good people,
You with much
WORLDLY WISDOM
And complete sophistication,
Take your time about
'Wising up the little people;
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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-07-07
IRELAND'S CIVIL WAR.

The civil war in Ireland continues,
although yesterdays reports were 10
the effect that the rehellious Republi-
cans IN Dublin were surrendering TO
the vigorous attacks on their strong
holds by the troops of the Free State,
Great damage has been done TO prop
erty. however. by the blasts from
heavy artillery and the fires deliber-
ately started by the desperate rebels.
and the loss will run into the millions
OF dollars, a most regretta BILE conse-
ouence Of the evil uprising. TO say
nothing Of the sacrifice or life.
In other sections the rebellion con-
tinued. and in some Instances the Re
publicans bettered the Free State
troops. IT is apparent, however. that
the administration is determined &c
suppress the rebellion and maintain
the government ordained by treaty
and endorsed by popular vote.
Less than this the administration
cannot afford TO do. 10 matter 10 what
extremes It may be compelled 10 go.
There is hope for Ireland IN the or
derby establishment and maintenance
Of the new government, but only an
archy and destruction will attend a
long continuance Of the rebellion. The
Gceat need Of Ireland at this time
IL peace. and this the new government
| proposes &c bring about as speedily
as possible.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-07-07
WAS THIS A Saving GRACFr

1t is known that Senator du Points
reception at Georgetown. Saturday
night, was what is called "a frost" rs
to the matter Of attendance. but one
incident that has found currency IN
the press indicates II may have been
. very lively affair. despite its frigid-
ity. The fruit punch" so freely served
Il is alleged, was made in old whisky
barrels. and the story is that the alco-
hol which had soaked into the wood
impaired 70 the concoction a kick"
that was most inspiring. as well as
delicious.
We hope there is no truth IN this
story. for It is one that will not hold
water" no matter what else Il might
hold. Imagine the effect that such e
Plea would have In the case OF man
making and serving such a punch
should he be arrested and hailed into
court. Would II avail as a competent
defence and avert punishment? Well
hardly.
Surely. some malicious enemy OF
Senator Gu Pont must have invented
this story Of the punch with a kick.
Let us hope so. at least.