The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-05-20
The Colony Diary
Being Daily Report Of Colony Life at LIano.

service we, render that places us, and,
though it may take time to gain the po-
sition you want. it is bound to come
in time. Another great reason why we
do not compete for jobs here is that of
equal compensation. The General
Mgr. of our Colony gets just the same
wage that the smallest child in the
school gets and the same as every other
man, woman and child that renders
eight hours of Colony service. Yes,
the children render their service by go
ing to school and working to get an
industrial education. You cannot
bluff your way thru down here; you
are gauged by the service you render
and, as water seeks its own level, so
will you, under natural conditions. But
just remember this: Our standard of
judging people is different from yours.
The women who wash the dishes and
our clothes are as necessary as any one
else in the group. The men who clean
the stable and toilets and do scavenger
work are as useful as our foremen or
anybody else. Therefore your job is
just as important as you make it thru
efficiently doing your work. We would
much regret to see any one get off
these important jobs, as they are en-
tirely necessary and the worker forms
a part of the whole, each with the
same privileges and necessary respon-
sibilities and as important as any 9Th
er job on the ranch. When you get
a job here, fill it and the service. yor
render will make you as important rs
any one else on the place. Get thc
idea? There are no classes here; W
are all workers and one as necessary
as the others. The Esperanto Gas
was held as usual and after it the psy-
Geological meeting. Mrs. Collins was
given the floor to talk health and she
showed US she was capable of hand
ling the subject from all angles, and
we realize she is broad-minded, we'll
Informed comrade, who has the same
ideals that we hold in our hearts. The
meeting was one of our best.
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Friday. May II. - Donations OF
books are coming to the library regu-
larly these days and we can see ahead
of us the necessity for a new library
before long. The Colony is growing
so fast that it is hard to keep up with
the Chile" Thanks to Comrade A. E.
Mueller of New York. H. Lampert Of
California. and A. E. House of Wash
ington, for their donations to the IL
brary. Susie Kittridge and F. D. Link
letter of Washington also sent in a box
of excellent candy of their own make.
This to be given to the kiddies. Gee!
I'm glad I'm youngsterl These do
nations remind us that there are many
friends who wish us well and their kind
remembrances offer chance to add to
the good cheer that some of us need
and it also adds to the real material
wealth of the coraU,unity. Talk about
adding to the community wealth re-
minds me that by the first of next
week we will be the owners of one thou
sand more acres of land. Not wishing
to carry all our eggs in one basket or
too much money in bank at one time
! we have made arrangements to get our
land decided IS we raise the cash for
one thousand acres at a time. And
say! More news-za comrade who
owns nearly 800 acres Of land, on the
Sabine River, just-west of us, was in
to-day to trade his whole property.
land, houses and everything to us for
membership in the Colony. There
are several other neighbors who want
to do the same thing and it looks as if
our movement is going to grow more
at home than abroad, unless some of
you people get right busy out there.
Comrade Harris has opened up the jew
elry store and optometrist's booth and
is already very busy man. This will
add another very useful department
and as Comrade H. is also printer, he
will try to get some spare time to help
at the print shop. Mrs. Harris is maxi
ing candy and has proven herself an
excellent worker at that department.
Well, | see where a new store build
ing will have to be built soon. We
now need some one to weave cloth,
tan hides, make shoes and lay bricks.
If you can do any of these jobs. just
let us know about it at once. You can
add greatly to our Colony wealth by
helping us to supply ourselves with
.loth. loathar and hrick h,1ildino,s Com