The record-union., 1891-10-10
A CAPAY COLONY,
Busy Fruit-Growers in a Pretty
Yolo Valley-Tancred and Ito
Adjoining Farms

i'eS Win Wliiafn Mckay, all OF Oak.
isiid with view of searching out a suitable
location In which to engage in the profitable
occupation of fruit-growing. After visiting
many localities, they decided on the Capav
Valley, Yolo County, and the Rhodes trac. az
Tancred
negotiations were opened with the C,anav
alley Land Company, owning the tract IN
Question. With W. II. Mills. the Genera,
agent OF that company, they arranged for thu
purchase OF about ego acres of foothin land
1hls being more than they had thought OF
taxing FOR their own use, they spoke TO q
number of friends about IT. with the resuIS
tnat the tract was divided among the follow.
Ing people: 3. L. Bickok. 40 acres: w n
Farnett 20 acres; N. It. Greathead, go acres.
MIS-. L. Greathead, 90 acres; w. Mckay. 90
acres; N ID. Barker, 20 acres; r. A. Barker.
20 acres; j. p. Brownlee, 90 acres: E. II. Has.
lett, 10 acres; Joseph Barker 10 acres: A. w.
Kelly 10 acres, and Fredericl, Kelly. / O acrns
so far this had been merely a private ven.
ture OF tho 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 ths
purchase would admit OF, that IL was sue.
gested on all hands, "Why not get some mora
LAND and divide it up in the same way?"
Then followed the idea of stock company to
take hold OF larger tract and arrange for the
cultivation Of the whole OF IT, after subdiyidina
1t taccordirg to the requirements Of the sub.
scribers A provisional board was formed. a
prospectus issued, and finally, on the 5th Of
onization and Improvement Company was
duly registered and proceeded to business.
with the following officers: President. Will
lam Mckay; Vice-President, NJ. p Brown.
Directors-H. O. 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
Inc balance of the tract, 373 acres was pur-
chased a contract was entered into for the
purchase OF a large number of fruit trees.
vines, etc. This early purchase of trees was
the means OF saving between $1,000 and
$4,000 to the company, the prices in some
cases having more than doubled since then.
The ideas which the prospectus set forth
have been but slightly modified and the
progress or the company has been uninter-
rupted. Those who went into il doubtingly
have become enthusiastic, ana almost all tho
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
oetWeen 10000 and 10000 vines will be
pianred.
Ihe satisfactory working OF this scheme has
mad 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 goo
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 q puzzle to every one who
has visited 1t, 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 standord
neutrality-suspicious., apricots, Bartlett pears.
prunes, figs. raisin grapes, etc, while along
poth SIDES of the avenues, throughout the
tract, Walnuts will throw their graceful shade
Aconsiderablesnumbero OF citrus trees are also
being set out; quite sufficient number to
demonstrate that these fruits can be success
iuliy grown In the valley, about which the
colon1sts appear to have no doubt provided
proper care is given to the young trees. Neal
D. Barker, General Manager of the company.
resides on the tract, and to his care is to be as
crlbed much of the success of the venture.
Mention should be made of the town-site
about which there is pleasant innovation
which might with profit be followed by mora
ambitious places. A small park of some three
acres has been laid out right In the center of
the town. This park it 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 dilieent
search and wise expenditure of money It
is not expected that Tancred will ever be a
large and busy city, but IL is thought that IL
can be made very pleasant little place to
dwell in.
A petition has been circulated recently ana
very largely signed, asking the county to ac-
cept Island avenue, on the colony tract, as a
county road, and to build a bridge across
Cache Creek at this point, in order to give the
settlers on the east side of the creek access to
Cancred 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 1t
would be very wise expenditure of public
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
Rntly, every inducement should be held forth.
The following is q list of the principal MEM
bers Of the Tancred Colony, with the number
Of acres owned by each, and 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 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, acres; w.
p Harmon, Oakland, II acres @. s. Kasson,
San Francisco, l acres; Jos. Barker, L o acres;
A. w. Kelly, Kincardine, Ont, acres; N. 7.
Greathead, 8 acres; r. G. 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. II. Barnett.
Berkeley, acres; NJ. p. Brown, 10 acres;
Chas. Brook, ST., Oakland, 10 acres; w. C.
Boutelle Berkeley, 90 acres; Mrs. Il. A. Crelin,
Oakland, acres; G. II. Peach, Tancred, .
acres; II. @. Ellis, Oakland, 10 acres; J. Van
stone, Winnipeg, 10 acres; e. y. Vanstone,
Tancred, 5 acres; e. Wadsworth, Sacramento,
8 acres; NJ. a. Thomas Oakland, acres;
James Graham, San Francisco. l. acres; A
Stark, 12 acres; ]. Stark, 10 acres; Mrs. M.
Vrooinan, 8 acres; G. L. Shook, 10 acres; c.
Il. Creathead, IL acres; Wn Mckay, 3 acres;
Mrs VIM Mckay, Oakland, 5 acres; Mrs T.
c. Wooley, Brooklyn, N Y, 10 acres; Mrs. II.
Beckley, Oakland, 5 acres; T. 4. Marriott,
land reserved by the Colony Company. in.
o.