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Merchandising "Vernon Parish Democrat", April 24, 1920 "The Snowflake Bakery at the Colony has bought out the Leesville Bakery and is now doing business on a large scale. There are maney [sic] old patrons who will be glad to see the famous Dixie Pride bread and pastry on the market once more." "Vernon Parish Democrat", January 20, 1921 "The bakery has been getting big orders for French pastry from the Leesville trade, and Comrade Valek and Schad are kept busy baking enough to supply the demand." "Vernon Parish Democrat", November 24, 1921 "Make it a Llano Xmas; Send Llano Products to Your Friends --
The Llano Co-operative Colony will dispose of its surplus products, and it asks those who are loyal to the ideals of co-operation, and who are in touch with others who are co-operators, to make these products better known. "Llano Colonist", May 6, 1922 "Joe Valek has combined the bakery and dairy routes and delivers both at once." "Llano Colonist", July 15, 1922 "Daddy Bell, Harry's dad as well as ours, is waiting store again, along with Mrs. Sanders. The jeweler, Comrade Harris, has his bench at the store and work there whenever needed and when there is no more important work to be done." "Llano Colonist", July 29, 1922 "Fread and Goldman are making a body for a new bakery wagon as we expect soon to have two wagons on the road." "Llano Colonist", August 26, 1922 "The bakery business has grown to such a size that we need another good baker and our two drivers are kept busy every day on their respective routes. H. Bell and Walter Conlin are sure busy, dealing out bread and pastry, while the bakery boys are unable to supply the demands." "Llano Colonist", October 14, 1922 "H. Bell and Walter Fread have stuck up a partnership in selling Llano goods to our neighbors. They use one of our bakery cars, and sell brooms, rice, peanut butter and supplies from the bakery -- pies, cakes, bread, cookies, and other good things to eat." "Llano Colonist", November 25, 1922 "Five Hundred Crates Pay For Four Tons of Hay -- Exchange Helps Many Vernon Farmers to Buy Colony Products -- Five hundred sweet potato crates were delivered to a farmer near the Colony one day this week, and the truck that took the crates to him brot
[sic] back part of the four tons of velvet beans baled hay which is his payment for the crates. Not a cent in cash changed hands. Each party to the transaction received value in full, and no middleman took toll either way. It is an example of the workings of the Farmers' Exchange. "Llano Colonist", December 9, 1922 "Llano can offer you a few of its own entirely PURE food products which have not been devitalized and if you value your health... you will use Llano products, especially when they cost no more than the inferior article... "Llano Colonist", April 8, 1933 (Story of Llano) "[In April 1925] the new Industrial Building was about completed and most of the departments for which it was planned were operating in it... The office was in the new building with all the most important records. The store was there, with a stock of upwards of $4,000 of merchandise. The garage, machine shop and tin shop were housed there; and it was the center of the creative activity of the industrial section. "Llano Colonist", April 28, 1928 "One of the most important things being done here at this time is the re-building of our industrial building. This building is 50 x 120 feet, located on the state highway and about a city block from the K.C.S. depot. We are only running it up one story high so that we can get moved into it soon where we can again establish our store, machine shop and garage in separate parts of this brick structure. No doubt, later on we will put at least one more story on it when we have more time and more men to do the work... Comrade Turner is building approaches to the gas and oil station in front of the building so that cars can be served from either side of the pump." "Llano Colonist", June 22, 1929 "Uncle Paul McCombs, wife and Ruth Kingsbury have been quite busy the past few days renovating the two north rooms at the bakery in readiness for the establishment of Llano's new industry - a candy factory - evidently Uncle Paul intends sweetening this bunch up a bit. All day suckers' first, Uncle Paul." "Llano Colonist", October 12, 1929 "In the candy factory Mrs. Busick and Mr. Miller are concocting a tempting variety of sweets. Chocolate, Strawberry and Vanilla Jap bars are being wrapped and boxed in readiness for the salesman to deliver. "Llano Colonist", December 16, 1933 "The construction of the new filling station north of the tourist camp, has been completed, and the equipment will soon be installed, so that the operation of this place will be only a matter of a short time." "Llano Colonist", March 31, 1934 "The finishing touches have been put on the filling station. It has been painted, some evergreens planted in appropriate spots about it and everything is apparently ready to start active operations in serving the public. Here again we hope ere long to have our own oil well and refine our own oil, which will enable us to fuel our machines and the power plant at a fraction of the cost to which we have been put for years past. This will be another case of producing for use rather than for profit, which is the only way to end vast accumulations of wealth by the few, and a bare existence for the many." |
The store was first housed in this building, one of our few surviving structures, along with the US Post Office and more.
The new Industrial building with the store in the front and garage in the back; offices and sewing rooms were upstairs. This building burned within months of completion; colonists lost the building and stock, tools and supplies, and most of their records. They were only able to rebuild the lower floor which housed the store and coffee shop in the front and garage / machine shop in the rear."
The new industrial building razed by fire (1925).
(R to L) Store/Industrial building (rebuilt with only one floor), Barber Shop, Blacksmith Shop and Shoe Repair Shop.
Advertisement for Colony Made Products. Clipping from the "Vernon Parish Democrat" dated June 5, 1920.
Advertisement for Llano-Made Candies for Mother's Day. Clipping from the "Llano Colonist" dated May 9, 1931.
Advertisement for Appetizing Lunches. Clipping from the "Vernon Parish Democrat" dated October 17, 1929.
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