The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-04-08
The Colony Diary
Being Daily Report Of Colony Life af LIano.

the farmers to get their early crops in,
but he can't discourage this crew; be-
cause there are SO many buildings to
put up, lumber 10 prepare, and wood
10 cut and split, that while the farmers
are resting they join the industrial
crews >and work. anyway. May Day
is just month off and we should like
10 have our roof garden finished by
that time. Just think of a hard wood
floor so x 80 #. square! The wall on
the west end is bricked up solid; On
the east it is bricked up eight Fl, with
windows set in and two feet of screen
running to the ceiling. On the north
side the brick runs up four feet; the
same on the south wall. The roof is
hipped and extends out #. all around
The building. Ii is beautiful building
and will be nicely finished. Our build
eers can justly Be proud Of their work.
Besides dance hall, it will Be used for
"a gymnasium, possibly house the sew
ing room for time. And | hear some
of the fellows saying: Gee, won't it
he a dandy place to carry cot and
sleep there this summer2 Those who
remember the good ball team we had
at Llano California, can begin to
straighten up again, for we have fine
bunch of ball timber here now and
the fellows are practicing every even
ing. We have picked out dandy ball
ground west of the school house on the
park 40 acres, and will soon have it
ready for use. Also we expect to build
a cinder path athletic track clear
around the ball field. May Day is
coming and we wish more Of you could
be here to celebrate with US. The
bridge on the highway to Leesville is
almost finished and soon we shall have
a good road into that town. which will
be of great benefit to US. Soon the
brick crew will be at work on the ma
schinery building, and after that we ex-
pect to start work on the first unit to
the hotel or community home. This
summer we expect to build new
school building and if we can get a
man to teach the children how to do
1t, the youngsters will lay up the brick
and do the whole job of building. That
is real education, and of the right kind.
Now, some of you brick masons that
like to teach others, here is your OPP
portunity to do something worth talk
ing about. Who speaks first2 Do il
now and let us plan for you and the
job. Now, these are just few of the
jobs we expect to do this summer. Sew
eral of the fellows are talking of or
ganizing volunteer crews to put in ex-
ira time and build private residences
(of brick) in the evenings. This gang
down here is apt to do almost anything
] can-telI you that. Enough for this |
time about the future The mandolin,
band. orchestra, and choral practice
wound up a very busy day. One Of
John Hoover's boys arrived this pm.
to make his home with Dad.
SIS *%
Thursday, March 80. - The sea-
son is being rushed and Aprilshow-
,ers keep the men dodging out to work
on the buildings and wood piles and
back into the big shed, while old "Jup"
weeps. Well, it is nice warm day
and the showers help the grass to grow
and what crops are in are being help
ed. The shingIe mill is going on reg
ular schedule, and Comrade jacques
seems to have lifetime job ahead
Of him in making shingles for all our
proposed buildings. Comrade Kunz,
Mrs, Gaddis and H. Bell are giving
some extra time to baking: Joe is laid
up and these comrades are doing his
work until Joe is up and out again.
Again it shows how completely our
work days are filled. We don't have
many understudies. and some Of US
don't dare to take time to get crippled |
or laid up. The new photo studio is
about finished and the Busick family
will move into the house now being
occupied by Comrade England and the
studio. Wobler, Oakley and one Of
the Cryer boys are installing new
equipment at the planning mill. A let
ter from Comrade Hastings Of Okla
homa tells us he will soon ship some
more machinery and himself TO our
land Of promise. We ned him to do |
some surveying and right soon. A
friend says. Il like your main idea, but
/ believe there are some things that
wouldn't agree with you. upon. Gee