The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-06-03
Ny dear Morris !:

Well, ! have gone and done 1t
and, thanks to you. have enjoyed the
best treat of my life.
Got TO Llano Thursday am, and
spent five days, Saturday and Sunday
inclusive, and will as briefly as posi-
bic tell you all found there.
III the first place Will say that went
there expecting to find cyseIf disap-
pointed (having heard, as you have
also. reports that the venture was not
the success claimed for it BY the col
onists) and was never more surprised
and agreebly so. to find that all my
fears as to the truth Of such reports
were entirely groundless. ! found Boz
dy Of men. women and children the
like Of whom would be very hard In
deed to find were one to travel the
world over.
found them solving a problem to-
day which must and will become Uni
vessal Feat; solving it ever so willingly.
unselfishly and practically.
More than once, during my visit, |
felt tempted to thank them from the
bottom Of my heart for what they were
doing. but. on second thought refrained.
knowing that they expect none, feeling
more than repaid in the satisfaction Of
simply doing it.
think it is useless and waste Of
time and paper to go minutely into all
they have accomplished, and are still
accomplishing. All that you have read
in the "Colonist' from time to time and
will find in the literature accompany
ing this letter. No doubt some mistakes.
were made and no doubt will be made
again, but such mistakes are Of so triY-
ial nature they cannot effect the GER
tain success of a glorious undertaking.
Their success is the more remarkable
when one considers that, two years
age. they were practically down and
out, owing to number Of irresponsi-
Bile and trouble-making individuals
among them.
Also taking into consideration the de-
moralized conditions of the country
during that time, feel fully justified
in saying that they have done WON
DERS.
Now as shortly as possible will ans
wer the questions you other comrades
in Chicago are interested in:
4: The school system is as near per-
fection as can conceive it to be, and
they are fortunate in having teachers
who instruct for something more than
the wages" that are in it. During my
stay / did not meet one child, boy or
girl, who did not measure up to my
ideal Of youth. In their various mem
tai social and physical occupations their
elders are with them, and proves lat
least to me) my ideal of what youth
should have.
2. The sanitary conditions are much
above the average to be found in any
part of the country; the Typographical
condition Of the land being rolling,
making drainage an easier matter there
than where am at. They have hot
and cold shower baths and fine SWIM
ming pool fed by natural spring.
There is fine Hospital, but the only
patient | found there was the Doctor,
which you must admit speaks a good
deal for both climatic and hygienic con-
ditions.
3. Their agricultural Developments
are progressing along modern methods
Il wish | could say as much for ours)
and they have an abundance of green
stuff the year round, making it their
chief diet. They are developing herds
of fine bred cows and hogs and have
plenty Of milk, although. as yet, not SUI
ficient 10 make butter. but as they pro-
duce the best grade of peanut-butter
they do not miss it much. They were
unfortunate in not having the right man
in their poultry developments until late
", but Git being my line) can say thai
they now have the right men on the
Job, as it appears TO me. and It is only
a matter of short time until they will
have an abundance Of eggs and meat.
A: And now, Morris, as to the Indus
rial end Of it: To me. product OF
some 80 years duration in factories Of
Chicago, it was a Revelation" | have
worked under men. with them and over
them and therefore feel myself efficient
in judging those | found there; and,
tho it may be hard to believe with no
bosses around, not a man or woman
is lying down on the Job"
Were it not for the lack of having
their own cloth making and tannery.
they would be in position toilet the out
side. greedy grasping profit-maklng