Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1922-01-12
A Story With a Message
for Co-operators

many years the retail and wholesale grocery and provision
business and has recently branched into the manufacturing
But co-opaov dividends for savings the weekly
needs is alright far goes.
The Llano Cooperative Colony founded extend this
operation every phase of human need With this there
limit the possibilities for cooperation in community where
all land machinery TOOLS industries needed and used for the
welfare of ALL owned equally and controlled collectively
No individual greed desire for special privilege benefit at the
expense of the needy.
The dominant thought the LanO Cooperative Colony that
shall be of workers banded together protect the
eress OF each and of all in such that they the
entire result of their labor using such methods and devices shall
be necessary accomplish this end In order make this possible
1t necessary that favorable location blessed with natural
should be secured.
The Lano Cooperative Colony located On 2OOOOacre
of land the healhf Highland of Western louisiana vo miles
from Leesve the county Of Vernon Parish is about IS miles
from the Sabine Rve 100 miles from Shreveport and nearly 300
miles from Ne" Orleans The Kansas City Southern Railway
The Highlands this place geny-rOlng hills giving perfect
dranage-which IS important hing Health reports, well
as the experience of the coonsts during than three years. nd-
cate that health conditions here will compare favoaby with those
IN section of the United States No sickness has been exper-
fenced which can be attributed to location Or climate
The Colony contracted purchase 10000 very advan-
tagous terms Five thousand have already been decided
the Colony In making the Of purchase Of this the
stores and buildings of former lumber included Among
them are the hotel with its dining and Kitchen for
guests and The library two great Sheds large barns store;
an otlce building; dozens of small hou HUNDREDS of thousands
OF ee OF LUMBER concrete house, fOurceI dry house;
and other buildings The value of these buildings the Colony is
almost mcalculable; they house inhabitants and industries
Resident members of the Colony direct control of its
year and may be removed by of the members In this
executive board selects the heads of departments. who respon-
nble to the board for the conduct of their work.
The aim of the Colony make community life as ENJOYABLE
possible In this has succeeded admirably The many eJca,on
al advantages FOR both children and adults noteworthy The
eqSy OF all the interest the prosperity and progress
made the social equality the equality of allowance made for living
costs the freedom from worry the spirit of the undertaking which
% cree, new method OF ng-hese the features of the colony
te which grip Eight hours day. allowance so that children
learn independence everything sold nearly as possible the
elimination of profit and the happy life of the in
ha6an impress all visitors Never before did any community possess
such advantages such such pleasant life this one
As The most direct basis for the support of the Colony aqc
lure comes first Allied agriculture is dairy department with
ITS herd Of 20 milk and II os obtained on contract from
the u s. Government will develop into source of in
come 10 secure the efficiency the various farming CD.
eTaons and for logging two FOdson added
to the Colony equipment
Experience proves that garden truck of almost anv kind MANY
FRUITS berries cotton potatoes BEANS corn sugar cane and
peanuts DO WE'LL while rice potatoes and other crops may grown
In this connection the Colony last year harvested 5000 bushels
OF n sweet potatoes which put into the evaporao house
In the eanegrong the Colony very successful. having mad.
1oU gallons OF pure sugar and 700 gallons sorghum mo-
Recent harvs have proved 10 the colonis that SOW beans
peanuts and velvet beans make splendid crops and are rich in food
An orchard of twenty has been planted the fruit trees BEING
supplied by the government natural berry country and MANY
The mild long is especially adaptable to III. ra;.n q
1--WE sock' The native which grow rank among The fmber
the year e' pa" Vi
Better than some gold mines splendid bank of clay suitable
me ishl on me colony oWnite. A
making plant having of $4,000 brick per day. has recently
been installed The bricks made are of excellent ont al G
ready sale With the growth of this industry i; now % . -
ton OF time when the small frame structures of The Ib
be replaced by cOmmOdous brick houses N' VIII
among The other industries being operated for the benefit If The
community, the following: ~ VI u'e
Woodworking and handle-making machinery. H.oLl l.
Wagonmaklng department. laundry; broom MAKING f,
shoe-repang and harness making shops printr J
plant; bakery; butcher shops general commssarv: syee,
ing department. hospital; hotel; swimming pool; beater ~
various other other work is done ~ anu al
los OF this has been accomplished the last two vears t. H.
oohS nave now learned how cooperate and conquer their eel
hsh desires IN favor of collective need 49, ~ 'ei-
MOI all co-oPerators They believe in oono;
out takes careful study and persistent raining n G;,
competitive spirit which has been drilled them from youth
mus the coIony divides cooPerators general classes On
Peey; The other class desires to live near coonsr.; @
n.y. yet own their land tools, etc. desiring Driva,e
hese things. these may buy land near the Colony A. elk ~
Inc colony IS now in position interest both Tbos ~
come INTO me colony may do the Terms of menber,b go
IN another place this page. Those who wish 70 ~ sven
OGy cooperative Farm participating 10 an extent : d. may
Sdvantages OF the Colony They may market tsr ~ &
NGiony enjoy the social advantages MANY Of he I,;
HuVdhages WIN the privilege of exchanging land 10 h.. .J
membership desired and if acceptable as meh TpHeu On
alive Colony will about 5000 acres @ F inc cooper
build up Cooperative Commonwealth ~ ~ I" 10
The colony employs agents, but does not au,bo;,. Il
any transactions Memberships should be taken M, LaL n
membership department LanO Cooperative Colony ee,v inc
0OionS wants members 1t wants people 10 become ;n,sr,I
IN ms enterprise No one makes private profit I, i; H.
ny which co-oPeraors have dreamed Of il i, no ~
ia VIII you do your part to extend the field OF il, inf
those intending to visit the colony should get off H.. ,;
1h uahS sop here You not be able to purchase tIS
10 nus place. you may have buy Leesvie bu, Won ~ ~
ueAeI rom Leevle here for ten without ot;n, ~ Il
tram We meet all trains; the colony town is ob S L oil me
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