The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-10-07
PHONE PLUMBERS
THE COLONY DIARY
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possible. We can produce from Thu
land enough to take care of large
number of people very nicely. Oul
only problem now it to get those who
have the cash to put it in right now anc
get the ownership of this land in the
name of the Colony want you tc
know that we now own about 5000
acres of this land, besides 1000 acres
on the Isle of Pines and 353 acres al
the rice ranch. Here we have the tim
Der and clay banks. from which we
can build up our manufacturing de-
partments. Here is where the mother
Colony should be. We are welI-situatec
on the railroad, close to the Sabine ri
yer, not far from the Gulf Of Mex
leo. The climate is good and we can
make beautiful homes, where nearly
any kind of flowers will grow, where
vegetables, material for clothing OF
nearly every kind can be produced, and
the brick and lumber for our homes is
in abundance. All we need is the hu-
man brains and muse les to get into &C
ton to put these material resources tic
use to the best advantage for our cause
want you to know that when we pay
for an acre Of land it is decided to u;
and is ours. There are no strings tiec
to it, and no way held back to COM
pei US to buy the rest of the tract
but we want it all; we shall need every
acre Of it, and thousands more as time
goes by. AS this land is paid for, we
can bring colonists into our midst anc
provide them with home, education
social life and the necessities of life
giving a security that cannot be fur
nished under the competitive system
You who know this, you who believe ii
the new regime, should not hesitate tc
get in with us, and back us up tor al
YOU are worth. Land and tools witt
which to work is all we want you t
buy. And, in order to expand rapidly
we must depend upon you to turnlst
the cash for expansion. And why
shouldn't you? Some Of us have no
only placed all our cash behind thu
movement and given our time entlrel!
toit for years; but we have placed on
hearts in it, and we will stick to it a
long as we livel Is it up to us TO d
all the pioneering and also furnish 9th
ers with home here without their max
ing an effort to provide for them
selves? | am not talking to those VIII
are wholly dispossessed; because the
are the ones we want to help, and W
want YOU to help US to help them.
am talking to those who have wealtI
and could help US to gam possession
Of this whole 2O,O00-acre tract Q
land. if they would. Nearly nine year
Of active cooperation has placed u
beyond the experimental stage, and W
know what can be done. Is there an
reason why people who believe IN
new order Of society should not sup
port their ideal-especially when 1t
being successfully carried out upon
pIan that can take in the whole world
Did YOU ever figure that if peopl
would only lay aside their seltishnes'
their desire to live at the expense c
others, and would go in and cooper
ate with other workers, that we coul
have the cooperative commonwealt
right now? Suppose all the worker
were to take this stand tomorrow an
should decide to abolish the wage an
profit system; resolved neither to b
exploited nor to exploit others-iu:
think how easy it could be done
Now, in order TO really cooperate. yo
must take this stand; because you car
not cooperate with man and explo
him or lei him exploit you. Your me-
tive is the determining factor. Whel
do you stand on this question: An
why don't you practice what 20
preach? We need you in this move
ment. We need $4,000 to put US
d position TO allow several thousan
people 10 come to us. Are you goin
10 help to make this purchase? Al
YOU interested in our cause enough