The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-03-25

run each week in the CoIonist giving
the names Of the members to each
club. OF course. the ..Dollar-Up Club
list will change each month. Maybe
you did not know that our savings
were caught in bank closing some
two months agop Well, we got caught.
but are now over the pressure; it will
somewhat cramp us until after the May
payment, 50 we want you to do all you
can to help us in raising the $4,000
for this years land payment. We are
convinced that the ''i25 Club" will
have full membership by January lst,
but we must rustic to raise enough cash
for this years payment IN May. just
remember this, when we pay this mon-
ey over it gives us clear title to 1000
acres more land, which will make our
holdings reach about 5000 acres. Yes
fterlay's New Orleans Item printed
story about-a man who shot himself
in the leg in order to get a clean bed
and food to eat: also the same paper
is printing a Jobs wanted adv. free
for ex-servlce men and told of the
street being blocked by the rush Of
men to get their want ads in the, paper.
Now just think what might happen if
all persons who wanted jobs would
print their names in the dailies. We
soon learn Of the terrible condition our
free American citizenship is in. Then
something might happen. Suppose all
this unemployed army should be turned
into useful producers and work on the
cooperative basis, help each other and
Jail who would work with them unseIf-
ishly and in harmony, each trying to
ito render the best service, he could to
the benefit of all2 Can you imagine
what would happen9 Well it can be
done and it will have to be done if
the human race expects to progress.
Now We are doing this and | say to
you: Is it any wonder, even some Of
our comrades can't understand what
we are doing2 We have taken step
tar ahead of the rest of the world Of
greed, selfishness and competition. Is
1t any wonder we have people who can
not understand, doing all they can to
tear down our colony. Now the strange
part of it is that these are our COM
rades too. But they are not to blame.
They have fought capitalism until thew
can't stop fighting and they naturally
fight anything that doesn't Just agree
with their notions. We are glad that,
they are giving us such wonderfully
cheap advertising. They keep away
from US, those who are suspicious and
afraid and drive towards us those who
will cooperate for a common cause
Yes, we at last have harmony here, and
we want those who can forget self and
who can work in the interests of all.
Now is the time for you to help, even
tho you can't come now. Rustic MS
a few new subscribers to our publica-
TINS, distribute our literature to those
who might become interested in CO.
operation; take out an instaIment
membership; buy land or take conn
pletely paid-up membership. Yes. now
IS the time to help. Join the Dollar F,
Up Club" and keep US doing construc-
tive work along the lines of your deals.
JOIN the lbs Club and complete the
JOB here this year. We will do he
work if you furnish the cash. The
Dollar-Up Club" is donation from
those who wish to support US from
month to month, and permit us to clear
land build houses, without having Is
stop to produce goods to sell on COM
petltlye market for our living. Now
get that idea, and get the habit The
cooperative commonwealth must be
built from the minds and by the hands
Of the 4 workers. Are you going to be
a builder. or just looker-onp L viii
be built with Or without you, but you
can ca DO your bit and hasten the dav
Are you with US or against us-and
Tor how much9