The record-union., 1891-11-24
4 CAPAY COLONY,
Busy Fruit-GGOwers in a Pretty
Yolo Valley-Fancred and Ito
Adjoining Farms.

N THE SPRING OF LAST VAN
Robert a. and Neal d. Barker associated
themselves with William Mckay. all of Oak.
iahu' with view of searching out a suitable
1o'ation In which 10 engage in the profitable
occupation of fruit-growing. After visiting
hany localities, they decided on the Capav
valley, Yolo County, and the Rhodes tract "A
Tsncred.
Eegotations were opened with the Capav
ailey Land Company, owning the tract tn
qiestlon With w. II. Mills, the General
| agent of that company, they arranged for tn.
purchase of about 22o acres of foothtn 7on6
AHls oelng more than they had thought Of
'aA1iis lof their own use, they spoke to a
number of friends about it, with the rasrl&
lnd' the tract was divided among the follow.
ing people: B. l.. Rickok, 40 acres: w. r.
farnett 20 acres; n. T. Greathead, 20 aeres
Mrs. L. Greathead, 90 acres; w. Mckay. %
acres; n. ID. Barker, 20 acres; r. A. Barker.
20 acres; j. p. Brownlee, 20 acres: f. IT Has.
Iett, 10 acres; Joseph Barker, 10 acres: A w
Kelly 10 acres, and Frederick Kelly. / O acres
90 lar TINS had been merely private ven.
cure OF the gentlemen above named. but in
talking up the question of dividing the land
aiready purchased, it was found that so rnanv
more would like TO join it than the area of the
purchase would admit of, that IL was sug
gested on all hands, ''Why not get some mora
land and divide it up in the same Uav9,,
Then followed the idea of a stock cornpanv Tn
take hold of a larger tract and ARRANGE for tho
cullVatlon of the whole of it, after subdfvidino
10
scrlbers. A provisional board was formed a
prospectus issued, and finally. on the 5th Of
June 1880, the Western Cooperative Col
ohlzatlon and Improvement Company was
duly registered and proceeded to business.
with tne following officers: President. Will
iam Mckay; Vice-President, M. p. Brown.
D1rectors-H. G. Ellis, Charles Brooke and
H. A Barker; Secretary and General Manager
Neal d. Barker; Solicitor, G. E. Shook; Treas
urer, First National Bank of Oakland.
Inc balance OF the tract, 373 acres. was Dur
chased A contract was entered into for the
purchase OF q large number of fruit trees
! vines, etc. This early purchase of trees was
the means Of saving between $4,000 and
$4,000 to the company, the prices in some
cases having more than doubled since then.
The ideas which the prospectus set forth
nave been but slightly modified and the
llnintpr-
rupted. Ihose who went into ii doubtfngIv
have become enthusiastic, and almost all the
members arranged to set out all their lands il,
fruit trees, ETC., the first year. Consequently
In this the first season, some 40, 600 trees and
between 10000 and 10000 vines win ba
pIanreo. WIZ OS
The satisfactory working OF this schema ,o,
mad the effect of attracting considerable at.
tenIlon TO the work of the Colony Companv
ana NUMBER OF people are now desrous of
Joining in with them. An additional 200
acres have been added to the sixty acres
originally purchased.
For the company is predicted very BRIGHT
future as well for the beautiful VALLEY in
which their operations are conducted How
this marvellous little garden has come to he 90
long neglected is a puzzle to every one who
has visited it, but one thing is very sure. and
tnat is that this neglect will never again be-
felt in the valley
The fruits set out are mostly of the standard
neutrality-suspicious., apricots Bartlett ,,aors
prunes, hgs, raisin grapes, ETC. while along
poth sides OF the avenues, throughout fbs
tract walnuts will throw their graceful shade
a considerable number OF citrus trees are also
oelng set out; quite sufficient number To
demonstrate that these fruits can be success-
Iully grown in the valley, about which the
colonlsts appear to have no doubt provided
proper care is given to the young trees Neal
ID. Barker, General Manager of the counnanv
resides on the tract and to his care is to be as.
cribed much of the success of the ventura
Mention should be made of the town-site
ABOUT which there is a pleasant innovation
which might with profit be followed nv moro
ambitious places. A small park of some three
acres has been laid out right in the center ~
the town. This park it is proposed to beautify,
by planting in it from time to time as roany,
OF the beauties and curiosities of tree and
shrub life as may be obtained by diIioent
q Wi nyIN a.1xy{t
Is not expected that Tancred will ever he a
large and busy city, but it is thought that IL
can be made very pleasant little place to
dwell in.
A petition has been circulated recently and
very largely signed, asking the county to &C.
cept Island avenue, on the colony tract az 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 or the stream. 1t is thought that it
would be q very wise expenditure of public
money to grant them this very necessary i'm
proyement, as the operations of such COM
panies 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
Rntly, every inducement should be held forth
The following is 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 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 i'm.
practicable: c. t. Hull, Berkeley, 5 acres; w.
p. Harmon, Oakland, Ia acres; c. S. Kasson.
San Francisco, IL acres; Jos. Barker, 10 acres:
A. w. Kelly, Kincardine, Ont, 5 acres: N T.
Greathead, 5 acres; r. q. Greathead Oakland
10 acres r. A. Barker, San Francisco 10
acres; n. d. Barker, Tancred 10 acres; DR.. K.
Favor, san Francisco, y acres; J. p. Brownlee
Kincardine, Ont, 8 acres; w. T. Barnett
Berkeley, 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; G. II. Peach Tancred. q
acres; II. c. Ellis. Oakland, 10 acres; J. Van.
stone, Winnipeg, 10 acres; E. A. Vanstone
Tancred, 8 acres; e. Wadsworth Sacramento
5 acres; NJ. A. Thomas, Oakland, acres:
James Graham, San Francisco, II acres: A
Stark 12 acres; j. Stark 10 acres; Mrs. M
Vrooman, 5 acres; C. E. Shook, 10 acres. O.
IT. Greathead, 10 acres; VIM. Mckay, acres:
Mrs. VIM. Mckay, Oakland, 3 acres; Mrs. r.
C. Wooley, Brooklyn, N Y, L o acres; Mrs. III.
Beckley Oakland, acres; T. A. Marriott <
o,a,.ee. 7 n Harrison Tapcrad oo~oz