The record-union., 1891-07-11
1 CAPAY COLONY.
Busy ruit-Growers in Pretty
Yolo Valley-Tancred and Its
Adjoining Farms.

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Robert A. and Neal D. Barker associated
themselves with William Mckay, all OF Oak-
land, with view OF searching out q suitable
location In which to engage in the profitable
occupation OF truit~grcwing After visiting
/ many localities, they decided on the Capay
/ Valley, Yolo County, and the Rhodes tract
at TancreG.
| Negotiations were opened with the CapaY
valley Land Company, owning the tract in
question. With w. II. Mills, the General
Agent of that company, they arranged for the
purchase of about ego acres of foothiu land.
This being moro than they had thought of
taking for their own use, they spoke to a
number of friends about it, with the result
that the tract was divided among the follow
| ing people: B. L. Hickok, 10 acres; w. L,
Barnett 30 acres; n. Il. Greathead. 90 acres.
Mrs. L. Greathead. 20 acres; w. Mckay, 20
acres; N. D. Barker, 20 acres; Il. A. Barker,
30 acres; j. p. Brownlee, 20 acres; E. II. Has
lett, 10 acres; Joseph Barker, 10 acres; A. w.
Kelly, 10 scres, and Frederick Kelly, 10 acres.
So far this had been merely q private ven.
ture OF the gentlemen above named. but in
talking up the question of dividing the land
more would like to join it than the area of ths
purchase would admit of, that it was sug.
gested on all hands, why not get some more
land and divide It up in the same way?"
Then followed the idea of stock company 10
take hold of larger tract ana arrange for ths
cultivation OF the whole of it, after subdfvidinr
1T according to the requirements of the SUBJ
scribers. A provisional board was formed. a
! prospectus issued, ana finally, on the 5th OF
| june, 1880, the Western Cooperative Col
onizatior and Improvement Company was
| duly registered and proceeded to business.
with the following officers: President, WIN.
lam Mckay; Vice-President, NJ. p Brown;
Dtrectors-H. c. Ellis, Charles Brooke ana
r. A. Barker; Secretary and General Manage
! Neal ID. Barker; Solicitor. C. f. Snook; Treas
urer, First National Bank of Oakland.
| The balance of the tract, 373 acres, was pur.
| chased. \ contract was entered into for the
| purchase of a large number of 1ruit 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
| have been but slightly modified and tho
progress of the company has been uninter-
rupted. Those who went into it doubtinglv
have become enthusiastic, and almost ali the
members arranged to set out all their lands in
fruit trees, ETC.. the first year. Consequently
il this, the first season, some 10000 trees
and between 10000 and 10000 vines will be
planted.
The satisfactory working of this scheme hag
had the effect OF attracting considerable at
tentiOn to the work of the Colony COMPANY.
and number of people are now desirous of
Joining in with them. An additional 200
acres have been added TO the sixty acres
originally purchased.
For the company is predicted a very bright
future, as well as for the beautiful valley in
which their operations arc 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
1elt in the valley.
The fruits set out arc mostly of the standard
varieties peaches, apricots, Bartlett pears,
prunes, figs, raisin grapes, ETC., while along
both sides of the avenues, throughout the
tract, wainuts will throw their grateful shade
A considerable number of citrus trees are also
being set out; quite u 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
d. Barker, General Manager of the company,
resides on the tract, and to his care is TO be
ascribed much of the success of the venture.
Mention should be made OF the toWn-s!te
about which there is a pleasant innovation
which might with profit be followed by more
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 10 hcautify
by planting In it from time to time as many
Of the beauties and cu=iosities cE tree and
shrub life as may be obtained by diIigent
search and wise expenditure of money. 1t
is not expected that Tancred viii ever be a
largo and busy city, but It is thought that it
can be made "a very pleasant little place to
dwell in.
Il petition has been circulated recently and
very largely signed, asking the county TO ac-
cept Island avenue, on the colony tract, as q
county road, ana to build q bridge across
I CSche Greek at this point, III order to give tho
settlers on the east side of the creek access to
Tancred Station. The Tancred colonists Gre
quite willing to give the necessary right OF
way, and are very desirous of having a bridge
there, as the colony lands extend along both
sides of the stream. 1t is thought that it
would be 81 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 10
show that the country also affords attractions
ana comforts, and ways OF making monoy
pleasantly, every inducement should be held
forth
The following is a list of the principal men,
bers of the Tancred Colony, with the number
ofacres owned by each, and fact worthy OF
mention is that in each contract or deed is
sued by the Colony Company there is o. pro-
vision that no Intoxicating liquor shall ever
be manufactured or sold on the land. The an
parent success OF the enterprise shows that
thH ideas and plans of the colony, as set forth
II The prospectus some time ago. are not i'm
practicable: c. T. Hull, Berkeley, acres: w.
=. Hammond, Oakland, II acres: C. 6 Kae
son, san Francisco, 4 acres: Jos. BARKER 10
acres; \. W. Kelly, Kincardine, Ont. acres
N. /. GTeathead. 5 acres; r. G. Craathaad
| Oakland, 10 acres; i. A. Barker. san Fran
cisco, 10 acres; n. d. Barker, Tancred. "a
acres; Or. *. Favor, San Francisco. o7 acras.
j. 2. Brownlee, Kincardine, Ont. acres. w
i. Barnett Berkeley, 5 acres: NJ. p Rrovv,
10 acres; Chas Brook, ST., Oakland. q aoreo.
W. =. Borteile, Berkeley, 20 acres: Mrs. #,
a. Crelln, oakland acres; c. III. Peach.
Iancrea, acres; II. G. Ellis, Oakland. 10acrcs.
j. Yanstone, Winnipeg, 10 acres; f. A. Van.
s1ohe' 1ancred, acres; +. Wadsworth, Sac.
T2mente, acres; Nj. y. Thomas. Oakland. q
ncres; James Graham, SAN Franciseo. il
acres; a. Stark, 12 acres; j. Stark. 10 acres;
Mrs. M. Vrooman, 5 acres; C. e. Shook, 10
acres; Q. I. Greathead, 12 acres; Wm. Me
Kay, acres; Mrs. VIM. Mckay, Oakland j
acres; Mrs. 4. G. Wooley, Brooklyn. N. Y, 10
acres; Mrs. I'll. Bec<ley, Oakland, 5 acres: T.
81. Marriott, acres; j. C. Harrison, Tancred
s acres. The land reserved by the Colony
company. including townsite. consists OF u
acres fe15tfd&w