The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-03-18
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lows longing for outdoor work grow
The clearing crew is on the job like
bees these days and the stump-puIIing
is almost finished on the 40 acres west
Of the Ford ranch. Jones, Tackett,
Marchick, Philips, Waters. Merrill and
Krug are paving the way for Siemens
and Lindsey with traction engines,
plows, discs anl hafrows to prepare a
large acreage Of new land. While wa
termelon and other useful crops will
also be grown out here: Daniel the
chambermaid and cook, is already pre-
paring to guard the melon patch by
dog power. He has alpup large enough
TO kill mice, as a starter for protective
purposes. Nov Jacques, Boyce,@ Lam
drum, Loutrel and Ole are building
some real nifty little two-room houses,
Tor temporary use. They are l2x24
feet, shingled on both tops and sides,
and are built strong enough, 50 that
theyican later be moved to other parts
of our property as the permanent brick
buildings take their places. While
this crew rests, they also saw lumber
and wood run the lumber thru the
planers and do general utility work.
1t makes me smile (sometimes) when
people ask in their letters what will |
do when get there?'' Gee! No one
can tell. There is so much to do that
we sometimes just shut our eyes, open
our minds and do what we think is the
most important think to be done. Right
now it is clear land and prepare for
crops; make garden; build temporary
houses for immediate use; and contin-
ue one crew on permanent buildings.
AT the same time all other necessary
work must go on. Mrs. Shut is away
and some of our school girls are manu-
featuring the candy anI Mrs. Gaddis
has charge of the wrapping of the
bread. Our children will some day take
our jebs, away from US, to the benefit
lof all concerned. When youngster
outside takes your job you are usually
thrown on the scrap heap and left to
worry thru life or starve. Not so here.
They take our jobs because of more
efficiency and to the good of ALL. Oh
my, what difference! You cannot
realize it until you have tried it about
a year. One of the most common mis-
takes new member makes here is TO
fail to realize that he is in new envir-
onment, a new civilization, and fails
10 take this fact into consideration, he
Jumps at wrong conclusions before he
has been here long enough to under
stand conditions as they are. For in
stance some men figure we should make
our boys and girls go thru the same
old process in learning trade that is
forced upon them outside, under COM
petition. 1t is a mistake; we should
give them as thorough and rapid
transit TO efficiency and true know
ledge Of conditions as possible. Here
under cooperation it is TO the interest
of all for each and every person to
gain the very best knowledge Of
things possible. Everything good is to
the good Of all. Everything bad is to
the detriment Of all. Just think this
over and then realize that those who
have spent several years working with
and for each other are not entirely
blind to everyday conditions. There
are many. many things we have to
learn, but there are several extras to
be found out BY the average new-com-
er before he knows all we have gained
thru our several years Of practical ex-
perience. Moral. Don't be in too big |
a hurry to impress us that you know
how to run the world, or even the Col
ony. There may be others that think
they know, too). Again. Comrade Mar
TIN took his musical classes thru their
stunts. The band staged the first act
Of the evening, followed by the Junior
Orchestra and all the old-tirers that
cared to perform, and then the chorus
made its bow and behaved nicely for
the remainder of the show. Music,
music, and lots of it; but remember,
May Day is almost here.
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Thursday. Mch. 9. = To-day start
ed with a slight drizzle of rain. but
before the day was finished a real rain
was on. The hardest we have had for
months. Well, the gardeners think the
clouds were completely emptied and
they are now rejoicing. The land
clearers did considerable work between
showers and after the big rain was