The record-union., 1891-12-04
A CAPAY COLONY,
Busy Fruit-Growers in a Pretty
YolO Valley-Tancred and Its
Adjoining Farms.
IN THE SPRING OF LAST yEAR

THE SPRING OF LAST YEAR
A'ooert A. and Neal d. Barker associated
themselves with William Mckay. all of Oal,.
4i'rlo' With view Of searching out q spitable
location In which to engage in the proftah,a
occupation of fruitgrowtng After visitiD,
many localities, they decided ON the Canay
Valley, Yolo County, ana the Rhodes trac, =.
Tancred
negotiations were opened with the Capsv
Nailey Land Company, owning the tract II,
question. With w, H. Mills, the Gepara,
! agent OF that company, they arranged for The
purchase Of about 22o acres CT foothiu land
1his being more than they had tbopobt n,
taxing for their own use. they smoke to q
number of friends about il. with tbo ros,,,.
Iiiat the tract was divided among the follow.
| ing people: b. L. Riekok, 40 acres; w IT
barnett, 20 acres; N. Il. Greathead. 20 acres.
Mrs. L. Greathead, 90 acres; w. Mckay on
! acres; N. ID. Barker, 20 acres; R. A. Barker
20 acres; j.. P. Brownlee, 20 acres; f. H. Has.
lett, 10 acres; Joseph Barker, 10 acres. A. w
helly' 10 acres, and Frederick Kelly. l O acres
so Tar this had been merely a prfvate v-s,.
ture OF the gentlemen above named. bu. in
taking 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 tho
purchase would admit Of that il was suo-
sested on all hands, ''Why not get some mora
Iand and divide it up in the same wayq,
linen followed the idea of a stock coronapvt tn
take hold of larger tract and arrange for tho
cultivation Of the whole of it, after subdiyidinp
II according to the requirements of the sub.
scrloers. A provisional board was formed. n
prospectus issued, and finally, on the 5th Of
June, 1890, the Western Co-operati1e 1e Col.
onlzation and Improvement COMPANY was
uuly registered and proceeded to business
Win the following officers: President. Will
lam Mckay; Vice-President, NJ. P. Brown.
Dlrectors-H. @. Ellis, Charles Brooke and
r. A. Barker; Secretary and General Manager
Neal d. Barker; Solicitor, c. E. Shook: Treas.
Qrer First National Bank of Oakland.
Inc balance of the tract, 373 acres. was r,ur.
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 soma
cases having more than doubled since then.
Inc IDEAS which the prospectus set forth
nave been but slightly modified and ths
progress OF the company has been uninter-
rupteu. Those who went into it doubtingly
nave become enthusiastic, and almost all the
members arranged to set out all their lands ir
frult trees, ETC., the first year. ConseouentIp
In this, the first season, some &c, 600 trees and
| between 10000 and 10000 vines will la
pIanteG.
Inc satisfactory working of this scheme has
mad the effect of attracting considerable at
tentlon to the work of the Colony Companv
and number of people are now desirous Of
joining in with them. An additional goo
acres have been added to the sixty ocrcs
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 8,
long neglected is puzzle to every one who
has visited 1T, but one thing is very sure. and
that is that this neglect will never again be
felt in the valley.
Inc fruits set out are mostly of the standard
varleties-peaches, apricots Bartlett pcors
prunes, ugs, raisin grapes, etc, while along
poth SIDES OF the avenues, throughout the
tract, walnuts will throw their graceful stade
A ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of citrus trees are also
demonstrate that these fruits can bo snccsss.
fully grown in the valley, about which tbe
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 10 be as
cribed much of the success of the venture
Mention should be made of the town-site.
about which there is q pleasant innovation
which might with profit be followed by mora
A ooJI,1 ,f-
acres has been laid out right In the center Of
the town. This park it is proposed to beautifv
by planting in 1t from time to time as many
OF the beauties and curiosities Of tree and
shrub life as may be obtained by diligeut
search and wise expenditure of money It
is not expected that Tancred viii ever be a
large and busy city, but it is thought that it
can be made very pleasan. little place to
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 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
Tancred 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. 1t IS thought that it
money to grant them this very necessary i'm
provement, 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
who 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 list of the principal mem
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 pro-
vision that no intoxicating liquor shall ever
be manufactured or sold on the land. The ap-
parent Success o 1.-THE enterprise shows that
the ideas and plans of the colony, as set forth
in the prospectus some time ago. are not inn
practicable: c. T. Hull, Berkeley, 5 acres; W.
z. Harmon, Oakland, Ia acres; @. S. Kasson
San Francisco, IL acres; Jos. Barker 10 acres;
A. w. Kelly, Kincardine, Ont. acres; Mt
Greathead, 8 acres; Z. @. Greathead, Oakland
10 acres; r. A. Barker, San Francisco, 10
acres; n. D, Barker, Tancred, 10 acres; Dr. X
Favor, San Francisco, 27 acres; j. p Brownlee
Kincardine, Ont, 8 acres; w. 7. Barnett
Berkeley, 5 acres; NJ. p. Brown, 10 acres;
Boutelle, Berkeley, 20 acres: Mrs. T. A. Creiin,
Oakland, 5 acres; G. H. Peach, Tancred.
acres; II. @. Ellis, Oakland, 10 acres; J. Van
stone, Winnipeg, 10 acres; e. A. Vanstone
Tancred, 8 acres; E. Wadsworth, Saeramento
8 acres; ". A. Thomas, Oakland acres;
James Graham, San Francisco, IL acres; A.
stark, IL acres; j. Stark. 10 acres; Mrs. Nj
Vrooman, 5 acres; @. E. Shook, 10 acres; G.
T. Csrcathead, IL acres; VIM. Mckay, 5 acres;
Mrs VIM. Mckay, Oakland. 5 acres; Mrs. e.
c. Wooley, Brooklyn, n. Y, 10 acres; Mrs II.
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