The record-union., 1891-11-04
A CAPAY COLONY.
Busy Frnit-Growers in a Pretty
Yolo Falley-Tancred and Its
Adjoining Farms.

| THE SPRING OF LAST YEAR
| hooert a. and Neal D. Barker associated
themselves with William Mckay, all of Oak.
iand, with d view of searching out n suitable
locaLon In which to engage in the proftabIs
occupation of fruit-growing. After visitinS
many localities, they decided on the Canav
FaileS' folo County, and the Rhodes tract az
| Tancred
negotiations were opened with the Capay
alley Land Company, owning the tract in
q1eslon With w. n. Mills, the General
agent OF that company, they arranged for tho
purchase of about 25o acres OF footbiu Land
Ihis being more than they had Thought os
taxing for their own use, they smoke tn q
number OF friends about it, with the res1Is
tnat the tract was divided among the follow.
ing people: b. L. Rickok, 40 acres: w. r.
Earhett' 20 acres; N. T. Greathead, 90 acre&
HiIs' L. Greathead, 20 acres; w Mckay. 90
acres; n. d. Barker, 20 acres r. A. Barker.
20 acres; j. P. Brownlee, 90 acres: q. n. Has.
iett, 10 acres; Joseph Barker, 10 acres. A w.
AeiIy' 10 acres, and Frederick Kelly, 10 acres.
80 far this had been merely a private ven.
lure OF the gentlemen above named. but in
'aiklng up the question of dividing the Land
already purchased, It was found that SO many
more would like to join it than the area Of tina
purchase would admit of, that it was sug-
gested on all hands, "Why not get some mora
land and divide it up in the same wavpn
Ihen followed the idea of a stock coupanv to
take hold of q larger tract and arrange for tho
cultivation of the whole of it, after subdiyfdins
IL according TO the requirements OF the sub.
scr1bers. A provisional board was formed a
prospectus issued, and finally, on the 9TH Of
June, 1890, the Western Cooperative Col
onizatlon and Improvement Company was
duly registered and proceeded to business.
with me following officers: President Will
lam Mckay; Vice-President, NJ. p. Brown.
Directors-H. c. Ellis, Charles Brooke and
X. A. Barker; Secretary and General Manager.
Neal d. Barker; Solicitor, G. E. Snook Treas
nrer, First National Bank of Oakland.
The balance of the tract, 373 acres. was nur.
chased. A contract was entered into for the
purchase OF large number of fruit trees.
vines, etc. This early purchase of trees was
the means of saving between $4,000 and
S4,ooo 10 the company, the prices in some
cases having more than doubled since then.
The ideas which the prospectus set forth
nave been but slightly modified and the
progress of the company has been unintsr.
rupted. Those who went into it doubtingly
nave become enthusiastic, and almost ALI the
members arranged to set out all their lands in
fruit trees, ETC., the first year. Consequently
IN TINS, the hrst season, some 40, 900 trees and
between 10000 and 10000 vines win bs
pTanteo.
The satisfactory working of this scheme has
had the effect of attracting considerable at
tention to the work of the Colony COMPANY
and number of people are now desirous OF
Joining In with them. An additional 900
acres have been added TO the sixty acres
originally purchased.
For the company is predicted very bright
future as well as for the beautiful valley in
which their operations are conducted HOW
this marvellous little garden has come to be so
long neglected Is puzzle to every one who
has visited it, but one thing is very sure. and
that is that this neglect win never again be-
felt in the valley
The fruits set out are mostly of the standard
varleties-peaches, apricots, Bartlett pears
prunes, figs, raisin grapes, etc, whiIo along
both sides of the avenues, throughout the
tract walnuts will throw their graceful shade.
| A considerable number of citrus trees are also
pelng set out; quite a sufficient number to
| demonstrate that these fruits can be success.
| fully grown in the valley, about which the
colonists appear to have no doubt provided
proper care is given to the young trees. Neal
d. Barker, General Manager CT the company.
Tesiues on Ine tract and TO his care is to be as
cribed much of the success of the venture
Mention should be made of the town-site
about which there is a pleasant innovation
which might with profit be followed by more
ambitious places. A small park of some three
acres has been laid out right In the center Of
the town. This park ii is proposed to beautify
by planting in it from time to time as many
of the beauties and curiosities of tree and
shrub life as may be obtained by diligent
| search and wise expenditure Of money. It
is not expected that Tancred will ever be q
large and busy city, but il is thought that II
can be made very pleasant little place to
dwell in.
petition has been circulated recently and
very largely signed, asking the county to ac-
cept Island avenue the colony tract as a
county road, and to build bridge across
Cache Creek at this point in order to give the
settlers on the east side of the creek access to
Fancred Station. The Tancred colonists are
quite willing to give the necessary right Of
way, and are very desirous of having bridge
there, as the colony lands extend along both
sides of the stream It is thought that it
would be very wise expenditure OF public
money to grant them this very necessary i'm
provement, as the operations of such COM
panies OF widespread benefit to the whole
county and State The attractions and COM
forts of the cities well known, but to those
who are willing 10 settle on the land and show
that the country also affords attractions and
comforts and ways of making money pleas
antly, every inducement should be held forth.
The following is a list OF the principal men,
| bers of the Tancred Colony, with the number
| of acres owned by each, and a fact worthy OF
mention is that in each contract or deed is
sued by the Colony Company there is pro.
vision that no Intoxicating liquor shall ever
| be manufactured or sold on the land. The APP
parent success OF the enterprise shows that
the ideas and plans of the colony, as set forth
in the prospectus some time ago, are not i'm.
practicable: G.. Z. Hull, Berkeley, acres; w.
2. Harmon, Oakland IA acres; @. S. Kasson
San Francisco, II acres; Jos. Barker, i acres;
A W. Kelly, Kincardine, Ont. acres; ". L.
| Greathead, . acres; r. q. Greathead, Oakland
10 acres Il. A. Barker, San Francisco 10
acres; N. D. Barker, Tancred, 1 o acres; DR.. Il.
Favor San Francisco, 27 acres; J. p. Brownlee.
Kincardine, Ont, acres; w I. Barnett,
Berkeley, 3 acres; NJ. p Brown, 10 acres;
Chas Brook, Sr., Oakland, 10 acres; w. g.
Boutelle, Berkeley, 20 acres; Mrs. T. A. Crelin,
| Oakland, 5 acres; c. FL Peach, Tancred, D
acres; II. G. Ellis, Oakland, 10 acres; J. Van
| stone, Winnipeg, 10 acres; E. A. Vanstone,
| Tancred, acres; e Wadsworth, Sacramento,
| acres; NJ. A. Thomas, Oakland, acres
| James Graham, san Francisco, IL acres; A.
1 Stark, 12 acres; j. Stark, 10 acres; Mrs. III.
| Vrooman. 5 acres; c. Z. Shook, 10 acres; c.
! T. Greathead, IL acres; VIM. Mckay, 5 acres;
| Mrs. VIM Mckay, Oakland, 5 acres; Mrs Z.
| c. Wooley Brooklyn, N. Y, 10 acres; Mrs. II.
| BeckIey Oakland, acres; Il. A. Marriott, .
! acres: j. c. Harrison, Tancred, 3 acres. The
! land reserved by the Colony Company. iAs