The record-union., 1891-06-13
A CAPAY COLONY.
Busy Fruit.GrOwers in a Pretty
YolO Valley-Tancred and Its
Adjoining Farms

! N THE SPRING OF LAST YEAR
Robert A. and Neal d. Barker associated
themselves with William Mckay, all Of Oak
land, with vieE7of searching out suitable
location in which to engage in the nrofftan,a
occupation of fruitgrowing. After visiting
many localities. they decided on the Capay
Valley, Yolo County, and the Rhodes tract at
| Tancred.
! Negotlatons were opened with the Capay
Valley Land Company, owning the tract In
question. With w. II. Mills, the General
Agent Of that company, they arranged for the
! purchase Of about 22o acres OF foothih land
This being mort than they had thought OF
taking for their own use. they spoke Ito
NUMBER OF friends about it. with the result
that the tract was divided among the follow
| ing people: B. L. Hickok, 40 acres; w. T.
barnett, 20 acres; n. T. Greathead, 90 acres.
Mrs L. Greathead, 20 acres; w. Mckay. 20
acres n. D. Barker, 20 acres; r. A. Barker,
20 acres; j. P. Btownlee, 20 acres; E. H. Has
! lett, 10 acres; Joseph Barker, 10 acres; A. w.
Kelly 10 acres, and Frederick Kelly. / O acres.
so far this had been merely private ven
lure OF the gentlemen above named, but in
talking up the question of dividing the land
| already purchased, 1t was found that so uanv
more would like TO join II than the area of the
purchase would admit of, that it was sug-
gested on all han DIS, "Why not get some more
land and divide 1t up in the same way?n
Then followed the idea of a stock company to
take hold of larger tract and arrange for the
cultivation of the whole OF it, after subdividing
II according to the requirements of the sub
scrloers' A provisional board was formed, q
prospectus issued, and finally, on the 5th of
June, 1890 the Western Cooperative Col
onization and Improvement Company was
duly registered and proceeded to business
with the following officers: President. win.
lam Mckay; Vtce-President, NJ. P. Brown:
blrectors-H. c. Ellis, Charles Brooke and
Il. A. Barker; Secretary and General Manager.
Neal D. Barker Solicitor G. f. Shook; Treas.
urer, First Nattor,al Bank of Oakland
Inc balance OF the tract, 373 acres. was pur-
chased. A eontr act was entered into for tho
purchase OF a e. rye number of fruit trees
vines, etc. This early purchase of trees was
the means OF Saving between So, 600 and
v,
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 uninter-
rupted. Those who went into 1t doubtingly
have become enthusiastic, and almost all the
members arranged to set out all their lands in
fru1t trees, etc, the first year. Consequently
IN this, the first season, some az, 900 trees and
between 10000 and 10000 vines win be
planted
The satisfactory working of this scheme has
had the effect of attracting considerable at
tention to the work of the Colony Company
ana number of people are now desirous of
joining IN with them. An additional 400
acres have been added to the sixty acres
originally purchilged.
For the company is predicted a very bright
future, as well as for the beautiful valley in
whlch thelr operations are conducted. How
this marvellous little garden has come to be so
long neglected is puzzle to every one who
has visited it, b0t one thing is very sure, and
that is that this 7aeglect viii never again be
felt in the valley,
petition has been circulated recently and
very largely signed, asking the county to ac-
cept Island aven lae, on tho colony tract, as q
county road, and to build q bridge across
Cache Creek at tb Is point, in order to give the
settlers on the east side Of the creek access to
quite willing to give the necessary right Of
way, and are very desirous OF having bridge
there, as the coft1ny lands extend along both
sides of the stream. 1t is thought that it
would be n very wise expenditure of public
money to grant hem this very necessary i'm
provement, as the operations OF such COM
panies are of wild sspread benefit to the whole
county and State. The attractions and COM
forts of the cities are well known, but to those
who are willing to- settle on the land and show
that the country fLlso affords attractions and
comforts and ways OF making money pleas
antly, every induceenlent should be held forth.
The following ists hst of the principal mem.
beTs of the TancresCt Colony, with the number
of acres owned bF each, and fact worthy of
mention is that i'm each contract or deed is
sued by the Colohy Company there is a pro.
vision that no Intoxicating liquor shall ever
be manufactured Oh sold on the land The ap-
parent success OF the enterprise shows that
the ideas ana plans of the colony as set forth
in the prospectus some tinle ago, are not i'm
practicable: c. t. Hull, Berkeley. s acres. w.
P, Harmon, Oakland, ID acres: G. s. Kasson.
San Francisco, IL acres; JOS Barker. 10 acres:
A. w. Kelly, Kincardine, Ont, acres. n. II.
Greathead, acres; X. G. Greathead, Oakland
10 acres; II. "A. Barker, San Francisco. 10
acres; N. D. Barker, Tancred, 10 acres. DR. K.
Favor, San Francisco, n acres: J. T. .BrownIee
kincardine Ont, 8 acres; w. II Barnett
Berkeley, acres; NJ P. Brown, 10 acres;
ChaS. Brook, ST., Oakland 10 acree. w q
ooutelie, befkeley, 20 acres; Mrs. T. A Crelin.
oakland, acres; G. H. Peach t,ancred <
acres; II. G. Ellis, Oakland. 10 acres: ] Van
stone Winnipeg, 10 acres; E.. A. Vanstone
Iahcred, acres; r. Wadsworth. Sacramento
acres; NJ a. Thomas, Oakland, acres
S lanes Graham, San Francisco, M acres; A.
9tsarK' S1' - acres; j. Stark, 10 acres: Mrs. NJ.
y rrooInan, CONAN . acres; G. E. Snook. no acres; C.
I. Greatheaa, IL acres; VIM. MCKAY. 5 acres;
\. Mrs, s.. VIM Mckay, Oakland, acres; Mrs. e.
=. "ooley, brooklyn, N. Y, 10 acres. Mrs. II.
Beckley, Oakland, 5 acres. n a Marriet, :,
acres; j. g, Harrison, Tancred 5 acres The
Lano @ reserved by the Colony Company. in
cLaolnS townsite, consists of G.. acres.
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