The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-03-18

telling tales OF their completing lle
stump pulling on the land west OF the
Ford ranch. To-day they are out dig
ging holes for setting the new trees in
the orchard ground. Comrades Cox
and Nash are doing the tree setting
and when the job is completed we will
have fair assortment Of fruit to prove
to some Of our neighbors that this is
real fruit country People down in
| this part Of the U. S. have always been
! in the lumber business and now 1t is
no more; but they will soon have to
turn to agriculture and when they do.
they are going to realize the wonder
| full natural advantages they have at
hand. The gardeners are doing all they
can to produce fresh vegetables and
Strawberries to supply those who are
here now and the many new people
who will come to join us this year.
Cabbage, lettuce. several kinds OF
greens, turnips, beets, carrots, onions,
radishes and rutabagas are being used
and have been growing all winter. The
strawberries are in bloom and several
of our school boys went with Comrade
Msssinger to pull the blossoms and
small berries off the new berry plants
to permit larger plant growth. Dam
IieI, Waters, Phillips and F. Anderson
are still out at the new farm clearing
and Siemens and Kapotsy are working
there with the tractors. Krug, Merrill,
Jones, Marchick and Tackett are tenn
porarily changed to the orchard work
but will soon be back on the clearing
job. Babb and the children have all
most finished laying their two lines of
tiling at the garden and school gardens
will soon begin to occupy all spare time
for the children. Rose Belohradsky is
now working at the printing shop and
will assist in relieving the labor short
age there. Rose used to work at the
job before. and of course is somewhat
an experienced hand. Comrade Pee
bier who is visiting US, is much pleas
ed with the Colony and expects to ar
range his affairs so as to come to join
us and do his part to carrying on the
good work. Xix, Won Scio and Dick
inson have finished another wagon for
log hauling and when the roads dry up
we will no doubt attempt to move the
woods from Anacoco Creek up to the
saw mill. Well. when we get the new
power plant to running all our log wa
CONS will be kept busy as we will turn
out lumber for houses, furniture, and
general manufacturing purposes. Com.
Rix is now planning a new wagon that
he believes will be the most efficient
for this country of all he has ever
seen in his life; and from Johns ex-
perience and wagon knowledge, | be-
lieve he knows. Comrade Dickinson
is learning new trade; he is practic-
ing the painters art and has almost
painted the town red. He began on
the farm machinery and has about
completed that job. Lindsey must take
the job away from him or he may
spoil his own rep later. Howard
Buck is back on the job and you
should get full "Colonist" this week.
The American Co-operator is now
ready for the mail and we want you
to all do your best to hel p the sub.
list for our publications to grow. 1t
will mean greater numbers interested
in our movement. The Self-Govern-
ment League met as usual this pm.
and all the school children were in at
tendance This evening the dancing
school and dance wound up real busy
day.
Sunday, Mich. II. - Frank Gayer
Of California has a real idea and asks
US to put it into operation, He is sure
we are on the right track to establish
a cooperative commonwealth. He
feels sure there are thousands of peo-
pie who want to assist in our work and
has suggested way to permit them to
do it, without much outlay of cash.
Comrade Gayer realizes that while we
are working to clear land and put it to
making lumber and brick
for many useful purposes; and are ac-
tually engaged in putting up buildings,
furniture, shoes, and other ne
cessary and useful things for future use
and comfort, it is almost impossible
for us to produce for profit in order
10 support ourselves and pay daily ex-
penses of carrying our people from
month to month. Don't get the idea
that we are not self-supporting; be-
cause we are and more, too; but don't
you see we have a city to build and
a big acreage of land to clear and put