The record-union., 1891-12-29

Busy Fruit-Growers in a Pretty
YOlo Valley Tancred and Its
Adjoining Farms

THE SPRING OF LAST YEAR
Robert A. and Neal d. Barker associated
themselves with William Mckay. all of Oak.
iand, with view of searching out a suitahla
location in which to engage in tho nrof,+ot,.
occupation of fruit-growing. Alter VISITING
many localities, they decided on the Capay
Valley, Yolo County, and the Rhodes tract at
Tancred.
Negotiations were opened with the Capay
valley Land Company, owning the tract in
question. With W. H. Mills, the Camera,
agent OF that company, they arranged for the
purchase of about 22o acres of footbiu land
This being more than they had tbopgbt ~
taxing Tor their own use, they spoke to a
number of friends about it, with the result
mat the tract was divided among the follow.
ing people: 3. L. Rickok. 40 acres. w n
Barnett 20 acres; N. T. Greathead. 20 acres.
Mrs. l.. Greathead, 90 acres; w. Mckay. 90
acres; N D. Barker, 20 acres; r. A. Barker.
~ acres; j. P. Brownlee, 20 acres; E. II. Has
lett 10 acres; Joseph Barker, 10 acres. A w
Kelly 10 acres, and Frederick Kelly, I q aoro.
so Tar this had been merely a. private ven.
lure OF the gentlemen above named. but 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 the
purchase would admit of, that it was suq.
gested on all hands, "yYhy not get some mora
land and divide it up in the same wavqn
1hen followed the idea of a stock connanvto
take hold of larger tract and arrange for the
cultivation of the whole of it, after subdiyidins
1t according to the requirements of the sinh.
ocrloers. A provisional board was formed.
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 VIII.
lam Mckay; Vice-President, NJ. P. Brown.
Directors-H. @. Ellis, Charles Brooke and
H. a. Barker; Secretary and General Manager.
Neal D. Barker; Solicitor; c. E. Shook; Treas
Qrer, First National Bank of Oakland.
The balance of the tract, 373 acres, was pur.
chased. A contract was entered into for the
purchase OF a large number Of fruit traes
vines, etc. This early purchase of trees was
the means OF saving between $4,000 and
94'ooo 10 the company, the prices in some
cases having more than doubled since then.
Inc 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 it doubtingly
have become enthusiastic aud almost all the
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 ba
p1anreo.
Inc satisfactory working of this scheme has
hau the effect of attracting considerable at
tention to the work Of the Colony Cornnany
and number of people are now DESTROYS of
joining in with them. An additional 200
acres have been added to the sixty acres
originally purchased.
For the company is predicted verv bright
future, as well as for the beautiful valley I'm
which their operations are conducted. HOW
this marvellous little garden has come to be so
long neglected is puzzle to every one who
has visited it, 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
neutrality-suspicious., apricots, Bartlett pears.
pfunes, ngs, raisin grapes, etc, while along
Doth sides of the avenues, throughout the
tract, walnuts will throw their graceful shade.
A considerableinumber of citrus trees are also
being set out; quite a sufficient number to
demonstrate that these fruits can be success.
fully grown in the valley, about which the
colonists appear to have no doubt. provided
proper care is given to the young trees. Neal
ID. Barker, General Manager of the company.
resides on the tract and to his care is to be as
cr1bed much OF the success of the venture
Mention should be made of the tovn-site
about which there is pleasant innovation
which might with profit be followed by moro
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 a wise expenditure of money. 1t
is not expected that Tancred will ever be a
large and busy city, but it is thought that it
can be made very pleasant 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 q 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 DESTROYS of having bridge
there, as the colony lands extend along both
sides of the stream. 1t is thought that it
would be very wise expenditure of public
money to grant them this very necessary inn
proyement, 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 a TACT worthy Of
mention is that in each contract or deed is
sued by the Colony Company there is a pro-
vision that no intoxicating liquor shall ever
be manufactured or sold on the land. The APP
parent success otthe enterprise shows that
the ideas and plans of the colony, as set forth
in the prospectus some time ago, are not inn
practicable: G. T. Hull, Berkeley, acres; w.
p. Harmon, Oakland, IA acres; G. S. Kasson,
San Francisco, acres; Jos. Barker, acres;
A. W. Kelly, Kincardine, Ont. 5 acres; N T.
Greathead, 5 acres; r. G. Greathead Oakland
10 acres; r. A. Barker, San Francisco, 10
acres; N. d. Barker, Tancred, 10 acres DIR. K.
Favor, San Francisco, 27 acres; j. P. Brownlee,
Kincardine, Ont, 0 acres; w. 4. Barnett,
Berkeley, 5 acres; NJ. P. Brown, 10 acres;
Chas. Brook, ST., Oakland, 10 acres; w. G.
Boutelle, Berkeley, 20 acres; Mrs. T. A. Crelin,
Oakland, 5 acres; C. II. Peach Tancred 5
acres; II. c. Ellis, Oakland, 10 acres; j. Van
stone Winnipeg, 10 acres; E. A. Vanstone,
Tancred, acres; E. Wadsworth. Sacramento,
acres; NJ. A. Thomas Oakland, 6 acres,
James Graham, San Francisco, IL acres; A.
Stark, IL acres; j. Stark, 10 acres; Mrs. NJ.
Vroonlan, acres; C. e. Shook, 10 acres; c.
T. Greathead, IL acres; VIM. Mckay, 5 acres;
Mrs VIM Mckay, Oakland, 5 acres; Mrs E.
G. Wooley, Brooklyn, N. Y, 10 acres; Mrs H.
Beckley, Oakland, 5 acres; T. A. Marriott