The record-union., 1891-08-11
A CAPAY COLONY,
Busy Fruit-Growers in a Pretty
fOlo Falley-Tancred and Its
Adjoining Farms.

THE SPRING OF LAST YEAR
hoocrt \. and Neal D. Barker associated
themselves with William Mckay. all OF Oak.
4ala, with view OF searching out n suitohrs
location IN which TO engage in the prontobrs
occupation of fruit-growing. After visitino
many localities, they decided on the Capav
valley, Hoio County, and the Rhodes tract at
Tancred.
Negotiations were opened with the Cano,
aiIey Land Company, owning the tract :,
Question. With w. II. Mills. the Gonero1
Agent of that company, they arranged for IN.
purchase OF about ego acres of foothin land
IE's being more than they had thought o,
taxing for their own use, they spoke TO a
! number of friends about il. with tho rcs,,It
that the tract was divided among the roIIoyv.
ing people: b. T.. Riczok, 10 acres: W. u
farnett, 20 acres; N. T. Greathead, 90 acres
NlIs. L. Greathead, 90 acres; w Mckay. 90
acres; n. d. Barker, 20 acres; r. A. Barker
20 acres; j. Z. Brownlee, 90 acres: p. Fl. Has.
lett, 10 acres; Joseph Barker. 10 acres: A. w
heily' 10 acres, and Frederick Kelly, l o acres
80 -"r tfls had been merely private ven.
ture OF the gentlemen above named. but in
talking 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 thu
purchase would admit Of that it was suo
gested on all hands, ''Why not get some mora
land and divide it up in the sarne yavoy
Then followed the idea of stock companvto
take hold of larger tract and arrange for the
Nf tFp ,11o
1t according to the requirements Of the s,b.
scrlbers. n provisional board was formed \
| prospectus issued, and finally. on the 9Th ~
June, 1890, the Western Co-operativa Col.
onlZatio1 and Impro vement CoEnnanv vas
oIiy registered and proceeded TO business.
with the following officers: President. WIKI.
IAN Mckay; Nicc-President. NJ. p. Brown.
Dlrectors-H. c. Ellis, Charles Brooke and
r. a. Barker; Secretary and General Manager.
Neal d. Barker; Solicitor, c. E. Shook; Treas
urer, FIRST National Bank of Oakland.
The balance OF the tract 3@3 acres. was mr..
chased. a contract was entered into for ths
purchase of large number of fr1it traas
vines, etc. This early purchase of trees was
the means of saving between $4,000 and
94'oOo 70 the company, the prices in some
cases having more than doubled since thnp
The ideas which the prospectus set forth
have been but slightly modified and the
progress OF the company has been unIntar-
rupted. Those who went into it doubtinp,v
have become enthusiastic, and almost nil fba
members arranged to set out all their lands in
fruit trees, etc, the first year. Consequently
IN this, the first season, some 40 900 trees and
between 10000 and 10000 vines will bs
planted.
Inc satisfactory working of this scheme has
haa the effect of attracting considerable at
tention to the work Of the COLONY Con,panv
ana number of people are now desirous of
joining III with them. An additional 200
acres have been added to the sixty acres
originally purchased
FOR Inc company is predicted n very bricbt
future, as we'll as for the beautifl1I valley in
which their operations are conducted. How
this marvellous little garden has come TO he 80
long neglected is q puzzle to every one who
has visited 1t, but thing is very sure and
that is that this neglect will never again be
felt in the valley
The fruits set out are mostly of the standard
varleties-peaches, apricots, Bartlett pears.
prunes, figs, ratsin grapes, etc. while aIone,
both sides of the avenues throughout the
tract, walnuts will throw their graceful ahade
considerpbleinumbero OF citrus trees are also
being set out; quite q sufficient number to
demonstrate that these fruits can be success
colonists appear to have no doubt, provided
proper care is given to the young trees Neal
u. Barker, General Manager of the company.
resides on the 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 threo
acres has been laid out right in the center Of
r iS
by planting in it from time to time MS MANY
OF the beauties and curosities OF tree and
shrub life as may be obtained by dilicent
search and a wise expenditure of money. "A
is not expected that Tancred will ever he 3.
large and busy city, but it is thought that It
can be made very pleasant little place Il,
dwell in.
a petition has been circulated recently and
very largely signed, asking the county to ac-
cept Island avenue on the colony tract. as :,
county road, and to build bridge across
Cache Creek at this point, in order to give thap
settlers on The east side OF the creek access to
Tancred Station. The Tancred coionists ara
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. 1t is thought that il
would be q very wise expenditure of public
money to grant them this very necessary iru-
pfoyement, as the operations of such com
panies are of widespread benefit to the whole
county and State. The attractions and com
forts OF the cities are well known but to those
VINO are willing to 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 nneul-
bers of the Tancred Colony, with the number
OF acres owned by each, and q fact worthy OF
mention is that in each contract or deed is
sued by the Colony Company there is q pro.
vision that no intoxicating liquor shall ever
be manufactured or sold on the land The an
parent success o i 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: c. r. Hull, Berkeley, 5 acres: w,
p. Harmon, Oakland, IL acres; c. s. Kasson.
San Francisco, II acres; JOS. Barker 10 acres:
A w. Kelly, kincardine, Ont. acres: N r.
Greathead, 5 acres; Il. G. Greathead Oakland
10 acres; Il. A. Barker, San Francisco, 10
acres; n. ID. Barker, Tancred, 10 acres: DR.. X
Favor, san Francisco. 27 acres; j. =. Brownlee
Kincardine, Ont, acres; w. I. Barnett,
Berkeley, acres; Nj. P. Brown, 10 acres;
Chas. Brook, ST., Oakland. 10 acres; W. Q.
Boutelle, Berkeley, 20 acres; Mrs. T. A. Crclin,
Oakland, acres G. H. Peach, Tancred,
acres; III. G. Ellis, Oakland 10 acres; J. Van
stone, Winnipeg, 10 acres; Z. A Vanstone.
Tancred, acres; e. Wadsworth, Sacramento,
acres; NJ. A Thomas, Oakland, acres
James Graham, San Francisco, IL acres; a.
Stark, IL acres; j. Stark, / 0 acres; Mrs. NJ.
Frooman, acres; C. L. Shook, 10 acres; c.
T. Greathead, IL acres; VIM. Mckay 5 acres;
Mrs. VIM. Mckay, Oakland 8 acres; Mrs Z.
C. Wooley, Brooklyn, n. Y, 10 acres; Mrs. II.
RnpxinV Oakland = A oft