The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-05-13
THE COLONY DIARY


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fIockine on to their peaceful job. Go
10 il, felIowsl Ed Merrill wants that
house and there are others to be built
al once. Loutrel, and Vernon, are
Having The time Of their young lives
wiring up the big building and getting.
power to the print shop and laundry.
G. Shut is on that job, too, every min-
ute of his time out Of school. Say, you
should see the print shop flood-no,
NOT water; work. Yes, work, and so
much Of ii that those fellows don't
have time 10 get out the three publ
cations as they wish. The Co-operator
would have contained 10 more pages
lbut the crew couldn't do the work and
our editorial writers and sich" failed
| to get their 'squibs" in on time; so
YOU can Just look forward to better
work, better magazine and papers when
we get more help. Printers, brickma-
sons, and a tanner-also shoemaker
we must have, and soon, if we expect
10 get our building program carried
out this year. Some time ago a real
Colony booster told me our three years
program would take ten years OF hard
work, and | am just wondering if she
lis keeping all you fellows that ought
to be here helping us out SO that she
Twill win her guess. If not, you better
be coming in and help US to do the
job, or | will loose my guess. Tonight
we had band practice at the school
house after which we had very in
teresting talk by Miss La Fevre, cur
Parish School demonstrator We keep
in touch with the State University in
all branches of study that pertain to
our work here or better advancement
Of ourselves collectively or individual
ly.
Saturday, May s. = Yes, Lindsey
and the whole crew are again attempt
ing 10 raise cane, at least they are
planting it and should finish the jot
: to-day. 1t seems nice to look ahead in
to the future after seeing the progress
we have made in the last few weeks
t The cane will be planted by tonight
y and corn and Irish potatoes are grow
) ling nicely, quite large patch Of sor
: ghum is growing, the peanut land il
ready to plant, the gardens are all il
5 excellent shape and we are eating fresl
e vegetables and ripe berries from them;
+ our dairy herd is furnishing us wit
a milk and some butter; we have man,
: nice hogs and pigs for future use an'
e the new herd Of milk goats will adj
S greatly to our combined wealth. Build
y ings are being erected and visible as
e sets are showing to US great progress
+ Our electric lights and power is a grea
IS step forward and we can say that w
" have done nothing but move forwar
rs in the last two and half years, eve
:e tho the road has been hard. From no'
s.. on the road should be easier and we be
Il lieve this year will make our creates
advancement. Wealth did say2 Ye
l. real wealth, and all of it at the dispos;
W of those who have worked to create
> No, not money--things to eat and wes
re and homes to live in; land upon whic
f to produce our living stools with whic
i'll to produce and factories to put the
to into the finished products. This is re
lie wealth that the workers bring into e,
he. Iistence and are robbed of in order
IN "klink few coins in his pocket" b
O. fore his master takes them away agai
in Our wealth is real and useful and Il
only kind worth having. guess W
it. see the point. Well. the kiddoos h;
he their picnic to-day as usual at the pc
m and needless to say we all had fl
of time. Every boy and girl who h
ct been with us a year or more is alme
re. an expert swimmer. Most Of them a
ial athletes and are as strong and healt
Zip as you would care to see childre
re- frank Newman was agreeably surpr
s4 ed to have his mother and older br