The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-11-04
CAN / GET UNDER YOUR SKIN?

The Llano idea of productive CO.
operation for the benefit of the work.
ers is applicable and practical any
where, wheresoever people care to en-
gage in it, and are willing to adopt the
necessary and proper measures for its
successful carrying on. Construction,
production, and useful service is go
ing on wherever people are living now,
but the people who are doing the work
on wage proposition do not get the
maximum benefit out of it because
they are subjected to the sabotage of
system of hire and commercialism
that prevents it and in many cases
throws the worker at the age of forty
five on the scrappile in state Of heI
less poverty. Farmers and fruitgrow-
ers cannot afford to harvest their
crops because of low prices; on the
other hand, the city workers cannot
afford to buy adequate food because
of extortionate high profiteering prices.
Il you have developed the spirit Of
mutual heIpfulness and have trained
yourself to treat everybody else with
courtesy, pleasantly and honestly, and
cannot find people willing to cooper
ate with you where you are, it will be
worth while for you to communicate
with Llano Colony and learn whether
there is an opening for you here, and
if possible arrange to come
The Llanoites believe in friendship
instead of warships; in useful produc-
ton, construction. and service, in
stead of destruction; in mutual service
and exchange of products. instead of
exploitation and p.ofiteering. Llano
considers the mass of mankind some
thing better than mere beast of bur-
den to be gouged to the limit and then
to be thrown on the garbage heap like
so much refuse. Science declares that
human, life should last at least one
hundred and fifty years; and conse-
quentIy we ask you. is an economic
system that robs the mass of mankind
of two-thlrds of its possible life dura-
ton worthy to be longer supported by
you?
At fovty-five you should just really
begin to live and cooperation offers
the opportunity for you to do so. You
can if you will. Scrap all your spec
ulative theories of every description
that are only stumbling blocks between |
you and your fellow workers and pre-
vents you to come to an amiable UNI
Outstanding with one another. Men
tai fighting, wrangling and contention
IS just as Objectionable and harmful as |
physical fighting. Throw your conceit
overheard and just figure up what you /
,eally and truly know and can usefuIly |
apply and you will get so small you
will be able to crawl through key
nole. Speculative theories, intellect
lal conceit, and perverted animal pro-
'ensities. are the only obstacles that
'rray people in antagonistic groups,
md definite demonstrable knowledge
brings them together. Some people
ay productive cooperation is impos-
IDLE. They said the same thing of
team navigation, aeroplaning, radio
nd many other things. Productive
cooperation for the full benefit of CO.
perators is possible and is successful
y being demonstrated here at Llano
olony. Come down and see for your
elf and be convinced. We don't be-
eve in knocking some other cooper
tive enterprise, however limited it
lay be in scope. in order to boost our L
wn colony. We rejoice in every hon il
st effort that is being made and are
zilling to assist with information gain S
d in years of active operation.