The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-10-14
THE COLONY pIARY
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about machinery and the work. One
of our boys is now as trustworthy a
mill hand as we have on the place. Ii
will not be many years until these
children are taking the jobs away from
JUS older people. And say, let me tell
You there is now being considerable
head work done towards inventing ma
chimes for our special work. Fred
and Babb are now making a peanut
thresher, which should assist in supply
ing peanuts in greater quantities. Slave
is making window frames and doors.
|Buhre. Iackett, Lloyd, Landrum, Darth
and Cryer are stacking sorghum and
COW peas and at the same time hoping
IL will rain 50 that they can turn them
over again. Oh, well. a good rain will
do more good than harm. The new
print shop folding machine has just ar
rived; and in the same car came Walt
Fread's household goods. Say, you
apple growers that cant sell your APP
piles, why not work up a trade with us
for something we have to exchanged
We can also use, wheat, oats, beans, or
Irish potatoes. The Vernon Parish
Fair will be on next week and we must
Iget busy and help them to show what
can be raised or made in this parish.
Say, haven't seen that dairy man or
woman yet; is it possible there 'sain't
such an animule" to be found among
1.-THE co-operatorsp There is an excel
lent chance for some one who really
wants to build up the dairy business
here. Let US hear from you. Comrade
Phillips is now planting garden out
near the Ford place. He has dandy
place for it; and Waters and some Of
the fellows are helping by hauling fer
|tilizer to him; as they go for wood
that way. Well, that is cooperation
and let us hope for a good garden
there, too. Mrs. Cryer is engineering
IA peanut-picking squad at the granary
while Mrs. Schuster is doing the same
at the dairy. Conlin and Gaddis de-
mand peanuts and, believe me, they are
getting them. The psychology meet
ing was well-attended and some local
problems were talked over. There is
no use expecting success in co-opera-
ton except thru the efforts of each
individual to cooperate and render SER
vice. You must be master of your
self and render service to the commun-
ity as a whole. Selfishness has ruled
to sure ruin. Service to others will
make for success. Greed is the road to
ruin; and down that road capitalism
is now coasting.
Friday, Oct. s. - Isn't it funny how
some people light upon and stick to
single word or theory and will cause
themselves and others great loss and
unhappiness just because they cant get
over that one word or theory? One
word, democracy" caused lots Of peo-
pie to shy from cooperative institu-
tions. We have learned not TO quarrel
over words or theories. We are coop
Grating with each other, to gain bet
tier living; food, clothing, shelter. edu-
cational and social advantages. We
are learning how to tan leather. make
shoes and harness. How to grow food
and prepare it to secure from it the
greatest amount of nutriment. We are
trying to follow the laws of nature that
will show the human animal the best
way to live to get the best out of life.
we don't care for theories or opinions.
Anyone can have an opinion, but if
his opinion is wrong. what good is it
to anyone. Truth is knowledge that
can be demonstrated; and we have
learned that people can get together,
produce and live comparatively, and
gain greater advantages than by
competing with each other for an ex-
istence. Cooperation means working
together and we do that. The black
smith is put in charge of the blacksmith
work and no one interferes with his
work or attempts to tell HIM how to
do it-unless he is a student of this
same kind of work. The mechanic does
not attempt to tell the farmer how to
farm, nor does the farmer tell the print
Ier how to run newspaper. But each
pays attention to his or her own job
and does not NEEDLE with the other fell
lows work-unles he becomes inter
lested in the other job and gains knowl-
edge that he can impart to his com
rade on the job. Each year we elect
our board Of directors nine in mum.
Der. This board selects a general man.
ager, whose duty it is 10 see that the
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