The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-04-22

Ford ranch shows nearly 40 acres of
land cleared Of stumps, roots and all
debris. It is also pIowed and ready
10 be disced and planted. We will
build hog and goat-proof fence
around this tract and plant it to sweet
potatoes. Planting will start in about
one week. North Of the Ford ranch
the fellows have about IS acres plow-
ed and more than half that much en-
tirely freed from stumps This piece
of ground will be planted to sorghum,
which will be used for ensilage for the
cattle and mules, also to make cur own
brown sugar out Of. The Ford ranch
we will plant to peanuts. Marchick.
Busick and Jones are operating the
stump puller to-day and Phillips acts
as cook. Daniel has moved into the
bake shop to help Joe Valek. Kemp
is hauling stumps and wood from the
field with a four-mule team, while
Siemens and Vernon are hauling with
Fordson. Killing is using the other
Fordson to pull the stumps into piles
so as to assist the haulers. This p.
m. jacques, Reeves, Carl Hoover and
Lee all went to the clearing ground to
help get ready for big planting bee.
Waters. Hinkley, Darth and Denver
Cryer are plowing cane stubble as the
poung plants are coming thru the
ground in fine shape. Lindsey and
Kemp examined our buried cane and
find it in excellent condition; so,, as
soon as the bottom land dries little
more we will plant cane and corn.
Loutrell, Max Beavers and c. Shut
made another trip to Longville and brot
home more electrical supplies. Our
alect-ic plant will add greatly to our
industrial efficiency and cut our light
bill down to nearly nothing. If anoth-
er good angel would just furnish us
with about two miles of four or five
inch water pipe we could install city
water and have modern conveniences.
Plans are being made for our machin-
cry building, and in few days we will
begin the foundation for it. II will be
built on the state highway and will
hold our garage, tool house, machine
shop, tin shop. plumbing shop. wagon
shop, blacksmith shop and an up-to-
date filling station in the front. The
building will be 90 x 120 feet and two
STORES high, all brick and concrete, as
near as we can make it. We are get
ting some excellent letters from our
friends on the outside, and we are rea-
sonably sure we will have the May
payment on time, and the "l25-Club"
completely filled up by January /. Get
your payment to us as soon as you can.
We will never have more money than
we can use. Fencing is to be bot,
buildings to be built, and there are
some excellent land deals to close if
we can get the money. So send it in
and help us to make homes and. jobs
for the jobless, and at the same time
demonstrate complete cooperation to
the doubters. Tonight the mandolin
club, band, junior orchestra, and Choir
al society all practiced at the school
house. Comrade Martin sure has mu-
sicians sprouting up from all quarters
of the Colony.
Thursday. April l3. The town is
almost deserted to-day Chat is, around
The town.. Everybody and his brother
Bill went out to the land-clearing in
order to get things in shape for a spec
dy job Of planting. The laundry and
. the printshop show evidence of life
and that is about all 10 Be seen around
the place. excepting storekeepers, ho-
tel folks, school, office workers. etc.
Doede and Tackett are preparing to do
some experimenting in tanning. We
have tried to get the tannery going
but it seems as if tanners and brick
layers are moi to be found; so we
will just produce our own. However,
if a good tanner and a few brickma-
sons are wanting TO come. there is al
ways room for more. Matt, Wobler.
and Oakley from the cabinet shop were
ike tickIed school kids when sent to
the land clearing on vacation. Hoo
yer, Reeves. Jacques from the sawmill
also went, while Lee, Nash, Van from
the builders added TO the force and
Sanders, Landrum, Sharrer and w.
Beavers made up the rest Of the crew
of volunteers who went to help Jones,
Marchick and Busick. the regular clear
ing crew. With this crowd working,
We should dssoon have all this new land
ready for sorghum. peanuts and sweet
potatoes. Cooperation is great game