The record-union., 1891-04-28
A CAPAY COLONY.
Busy Fruit-Growers in a Pretty
Yolo Valley-Tancred and Its
Adjoining Farms.

IN THE SPRING OF LAST YEAR
Robert A. and Neal d. Barker associated
themselves with William Mckay, all of Oak.
| iano, with view Of searching out a suitable
location In which to engage In the profitable
occupation OF fruitgrowing. After visiting
many localities, they decided on the Carav
Valley, 9olo County, and the Rhodes tractat
| Tancred
Negotiations were opened with the Capav
Nahey Land Company, owning the tract i'm
| question. With w. II. Mills. the CaneroI
Agentof that company, they arranged for tho
purchase of about geo acres of 1ootbiu lo,a
This being more than they had thought ot
taxing for their own use, they spoke TO n
number of friends about it, with tbe resplt
that the tract was divided among the follow.
ing people: b. L. Rickok, 40 acres: W.T..
barnett, 90 acres n. T. Greathead. 20 acres.
MRS. L. Greathead, 90 acres; w. Mckay. %
acres; N. d. Barker, 90 acres: r. A. Barker.
| 20 acres; j. p. Brownlee, 90 acres: r. H Has,
lett, 10 acres; Joseph Barker, 10 acres. A w.
Kelly 10 acres, and Frederick Kelly. l O acres.
SO far this had been merely a private YEN.
ture OF the gentlemen above named. but in
talking up the question of dividing the land
already purchased, 1t was found that so manv
more would like to join it than the area of thu
purchase would admit of, that it was sur.
gested on all hands, "Why not get some mora
land and divide it up in the same wav9,,
Then followed the idea of a stocl, cornnanv IN
take hold of larger tract ana arrange for the
| cultivation OF the whole of it, after subdividlng
II according to the requirements of the sub.
scribers. provisional board was formed n
prospectus issued, and finally on the 9Th of
June, 1890, the Western Cooperative Col.
onization and Improvement Company was
duly registered and proceeded to business.
with the following officers: President Will
| lam Mckay; Vice-President. NJ. p Brown.
Dlrectors-H. c. Ellis, Charles Brooke and
II. A. barker; Secretary and General Manager,
Neal u. Barker; Solicitor, C. L. Shook: Treas
urer, First National Bank of Oakland.
Inc oaiance OF the tract, 373 acres, was pur-
CHASED. n 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 So 600 and
$4,000 to the company, the prices in some
cases having more than doubled since then
The ideas which the prospectus set fort,
nave been but slightly modified and tho
progress or the company has been uninter-
rupted. Those who went into it doubtinglv
nave become enthusiastic and almost all fba
members arranged to set out all their lands in
irult trees, etc. the first year. Consequently
IN TINS, the first season, some 4O, 900 trees and
between 10000 and 10000 vines will be
planted.
The satisfactory working of this scheme has
| had the effect of attracting considerable of.
| tenuon to the work of the Colony COMPANY
ana number of people are now desirous of
joining in with them. An additional 900
| acres have been added TO the sixty acres
| originally purchased.
| FOR the company is predicted a very bright
| luture, 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 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
| Yarletles-peacheS aprcots Bartlett peors
| prunes, figs, raisin grapes, ETC., while alonos
| both sides of the avenues, throughout tho
! tract, walnuts will throw their graceful shade.
| A considerableEnumbero 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
cribed much of the success of the venture.
| Mention should be made Of the town-site
| about which there is a 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 may be obtained by diIigeut
search and wise expenditure of money. Il
| is not expected that Tancred will ever be "a
large and busy city, but it is thought that it
can be made a very pleasant little place to
dwell in.
a petition has been circulated recentlv and
very largely signed, asking the county to ac-
cept Island avenue, on the colony tract as %
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
Iancred Station. The Tancred colonists are
quite willing to give the necessary right of
way, and are very desrous of having bridge
there, as the colony lands extend along both
sides of the stream. 1t is thought that it
would be a very wise expenditure of public
money to grant them this very necessary im-
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 we'll known, but to those
who are willing to settle on the land aud 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 n list of the principal men,
bers of the Tancred Colony, with the number
| of acres owned by each, and n fact 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 an
parent success o 1.-The enterprise shows tbat
the ideas and plans of the colony as set forth
in the prospectus some time ago are notin
practicable: c. T. Hull, Berkeley. acres. w.
P. Harmon, Oakland, Ia acres; c. s. Kasson
San Francisco, acres; Jos. Barker. O acres;
A. w. Kelly, Kincardine, Ont acres: N Il.
Greathead, acres; r. q. Greathead, Oakland
10 acres; r. A. Barker, San Francisco, 10
acres; n. d. Barker, Tancred, 10 acres; DR.. X.
Favor, San Francisco, . acres; j. p Brownlee,
kincardlne, Ont, acres; W. T. Barnett,
berkeley, 5 acres; NJ. p. Brown, 10 acres;
Chas. Brook, Sr., Oakland 10 acres; w. {.
Bouteile, Berkeley, 20 acres; Mrs. T. A. Crelin,
Oakland, acres; G. II. Peach, Tancred,
acres; ID. G. Ellis, Oakland, 10 acres; ]. VAN
stone, Winnipeg, 10 acres; Z. A. Nanstones
Iancred, 5 acres; E. Wadsworth, Sacramento,
5 acres; NJ. a. Thomas, Oakland. acres;
James Graham, San Francisco IL acres; A.
Stark, IL acres; ]. Stark, 10 acres; Mrs M.
Nrooman, acres; C. E. Shook, 10 acres; Y.
T. Greathead 12 acres; VIM. Mckay, acres;
Mrs. VIM. Mckay, Oakland, ) acres; Mrs II.
G. Wooley, Brooklyn, n. Y, 10 acres; Mrs. II.