The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-03-25
The Colony Diary
Being Daily Report Of Colony Life al Llano.


stallment plan and can come and help
us put the whole 10000 acres into use.
Then we will start other colonies and
back them up from the mother colony
here at NewlIano. The only reason we
charge a membership fee at all is in
order to buy land and equipment for
rapid progress; furnish all colonists
with modern homes as soon as possible
and get the best out of life e-as9soon as
we can. We are self supporting now,
but future progress drains our efforts
to the limit. We keep our capital bGA
sy at all times and it is for the benefi'
of those who wish to come later. Did
you join the "Dollar-Up Club" or the
"I25-Club"3 If not, why not2 1t is
to your interest as we'll as to the in
terest of all the workers of the world.
The pioneer conditions don't bother US
but we know many of you hesitate to
come here and live in the houses we
are now living in. We know. ii will
take great numbers of people-and the
right kind-to make this demonstra-
ton what it should be. Also we know
most people will judge from outside
display, We refuse to grand-stand or
show off; so you can see why we are
anxious to get some buildings and
homes built to prove what we are do
ing. Paying our old debts and gain
ing ownership of the property makes
no showing to those outside; but we
know what it means, and we are now
ready to show those who are from
Missouri. What is your IDEAL, com
rades2 Is it to do for yourself and
your immediate famiIy2 Often we find
people who plead for the human race
and talk big things in sentimental
way-but when the test comes, their
own welfare or that of some of their
family is dearer to them than their
IDEAL Or. in other words. selfishness
still rules them. Let me repeat again:
Unless you can eliminate selfishness,
jealousy and suspicion, you are not yet
ready for complete cooperation.
Needless to say, many are not ready
and it is our duty to point the way.
This is the BIG THING at the Colony;
our daily life is made up of service and
we are very happy in the rendering Of
that service. Not for self, but for all
must be our slogan. The psychology
cal meeting was one of our best yets
and we who have been here longest
realize its good to the community in
the last two years. We learn not to
look for the faults in each other. but
for the virtues. We seek to find the
places where we can cooperate with
each other on essential points and for
get the petty nonessential points that
make for differences and opportuni-
ties to argue or quarrel. A nice box
of rhubarb roots arrived to-day from
Scott Harris. and we were much pleas
ed to get them.
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Friday, March II. - The lady re-
porter" has sneaked away from her
usual job while the bosses are real
busy and taken an hours stroll around
the industrial plant to see just what
she could see and in order to let you
know what a visitor might see in so
short time and just who is where"
to-day. iii tell you whom saw and
where. Of course. Burton, Mrs. Dou-
gherty. Mrs. Norgard, and Gertrude
West are at the office. | had to dodge
them, or they would put me back to
work. | didn't see them, but ] knew
they were there and | was also sure
/ heard Mother Blair in Burton's Of
flee, where she has been doing some
Colony hustling on her own hook for
several days. WeIll | said would
tell what | saw. so here goes: Pass
ing thru the store saw Gaddis work
ing at his bookkeeping and Mrs. Cad
dis and Mrs. Sanders waiting on Gus
toners and Strengthening stock on the
shelves of the store. Daddy Bell was
propped up in bed patiently or impa-
tiently reading book (You see. Dad
is still laid up with bad foot). Kunz
was in the bakeshop keeping fire and
other things going while Joe is in Lees
vile delivering bread and pastry to our
friends up there. Over at the shoe
shop | found Geo. Cox making some
ladies' shoes on a last that was also
Colony-made (by Wobler). Realizing
| was not out of the possible vision of
my bosses. | hurried towards the me-
chanical building ike / had been sent
for and succeeding in getting there
unnoticed. Here Rix was making a