Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-07-18
Honoring a Statesman,
IN FAIR CAPAY.
Colony of Fruit-growers to Locate at
Tancred.

ISan Francisco Bulletin, July 18th
The attractions of rural lie III California
have just drawn together into an organized
company number of Oakland and Berk-
eley people, who plan to sprout their for
tunes in the new colony of Tancred, Yolo
county. Their chosen location is about 100,
miles from this city, in the center of Capay
valley, district that has great claims to.
horticultural notice as an early fruit dis
Irict.
The Southern Pacific extended its Clear
Lake division from Madison into the val
ley named some two years ago, and since
then Land Agent Mills has been locating
many fruit farmers along the railroad line
Yesterday the sale of 373 acres, comprising
the located town site and colony of Tan
cred, was made to these cross-bay folks,
who are satisfied that united effort in the,
spot chosen will result both pleasantly and
protitably for them. They plan to put in
table grapes, prunes, apricots and such
other fruits as experience shows do best in
that region. Grapes ripen there, as old
vineyards on the Cadanassa and other
ranches demonstrate, remarkably early.
Last season Zinfandels were purple there
aud ready for the wine crusher by the mid
die of July.
The sale to the colonists is made under
contract conditions tor permanent and i'm
mediate improvement of the property. A
clause in the contract reads This con-
tract is entered into upon the representa-
tion of the parties of the second part that
they intend at the earliest practicable op-
porlunity to plant said land, or reasona-
BILE proportion thereof, to fruit trees, and to
enter upon such cultivation as will make
it suitable for homes and places OF resi-
dence. The improvement OF the land by
the parties of the second part is. therefore,
of the essence of this contract and is part
of the consideration to accrue to the party
of the first part. The parties of the second
part. therefore, agree within reasonable
time to improve said land, and if they fail
to improve said land, as specified. within
one year from date hereof, then this con-
tract will be forfeitable at the option of the
party of the first part"
The acquired property comprises eighteen
sub divisions of about twenty acres each-
1t is deep alluvial soil, and graceful oaks,
such as form the Napa valleys chief
charm, dot the colony tract. Cache creek
flows through the property. No intoxicat-
ing LIQUORS will be sold in the new town.
Charles E. Shook of Oakland is the chief
organizer of the project. The colony COM
pany is regularly incorporated as The
Western Colonization and Improvement
Company" It's Trasiees are W. r. Batten
of Berkeley, r. A. Barker OF Lorin, and
Wm Mckay, II. C. Ellis and NJ. p Brown
of Oakland. Among others interested as
share holders ares Mrs. E. G Wolley. w.
]. Gilliland, Charles Brooke, r. N. Caugh-
ell, n. 7. Greathead, j. s. Jameson, c. T.
Hall, r. B. Charlton, c. Fletcher, NJ. Vroo-
man, A. W. Kelley, Edward Vanstone, J.
FaDstene, James Graham, Neal ID. Barker.
Z. ]. Aud, James Stark, Mrs. H. Beckley,
X. j.. Dice, Z. T. Greathead, e. G. Great
hesd' Mrs. Jennie g. Mckay, Andrew
Stark