The record-union., 1891-08-04
A CAPAY. COLONY,
Busy Fruit-Growers in a Pretty
Yolo Valley-Tancred and Its
Adjoining Farms.

Nooert ~ ana Neal D. Barker associated
themselves with William Mckay, all OF Oak
ii'hd, with view of searching out a suitable
location in which 10 engage in the profitable
occupation of fruitgrowing. After visiting
| many localities, they decided on the C,apav
valley, 1olo County, and the Rhodes tract at
1 Tancred.
Negotiations were opened with the Can,v
Naiiey Land Company, owning the tract IN
question. With w. H. Mills, the GenoroI
Agent OF that company, they ARRANGED for m.
purchaSe OF about 22O acres of Toothin land
lhis being more than they had thought Of
taxing for their own use, they spoke to a
number of friends about it. with the result
tAat the tract was divided among the follow.
ing people: b. L. Hickok, 40 acres: w. r.
fafnett, 20 acres; N. T. Greathead. 90 acres.
Mrs Il. Greathead, go acres; w. Mckay On
acres; N. d. Barker, 20 acres: r. A. Barker.
20 acres; j. P. Brownlee, 20 acres. f. II. Has
lett, 10 acres; Joseph Barker, 10 acres: A. w.
h-eilS' 10 acres, and Frederick Kelly, acres.
80 lar this had been merely private ven.
ture OF the gentlemen above named. but in
talking up the question of dividing the land
| already purchased, 1t was found that so rnanv
more would like to join it than the area of the
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 wavep
| Then followed the idea of a stock con,pany- to
take hold of a larger tract and arrange for tr,s
cultivation of the whole OF it, after subdividing
1t according to the requirements of the sub
scribers. A provisional board was formed a
! 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:
Dlrectors-H. c. Ellis, Charles Brooke and
Il. A. Barker; Secretary and General Manager,
Neal D. Barker; Solicitor, c. E. Shook; Treas
urer, First National Bank of Oakland.
The balance of the tract 373 acres. was mr.
chased. a contract was entered into for the
! purchase OF large number of fruit trees
vines, etc. This early purchase of trees was
the means OF saving between $4,000 and
| S4'ooo 10 the company, the prices in some
cases having more than doubled since then.
Ihe ideas which the prospectus set forth
have been but slightly modified and the
| progress of the company has been uninter-
rupted. Those who went into IL doubtinpIv
| have become enthusiastic, and 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 4O, 900 trees and
between 10000 and 10000 vines will be
! planted.
Inc satisfactory working of this scheme has
had the effect of attracting considerable at
tention to the work of the Colony Company.
and a 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 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 n 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
The fruits set out are mostly OF the standard
varleties-peaches, apricots, Bartlett pears
| prunes, figs, raisin grapes, etc. while along
both sides OF the avenues, throughout the
tract, walnuts will throw their graceful shade.
a considerable.number OF citrus trees are also
being set out; quite q sufficient number 70
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 is to be as
cribed much of the success of the venture
Mention should be made OF the town-sits
about which there is n 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 il is proposed to beautlfy
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 Glllsent
search and Il wise expenditure of money. It
is not expected that Tancred will ever be q
large and busy city, but it is thought that it
can be made O very pleasant little place to
dwell in.
A petition has been circulated recently and
very largely signed, asking the county TO ac-
ccpt Island avenue, on the colony trGct, 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 10
Fancred Station. The Tancred colonists are
quite willing to give the necessary right OF
way, and are very desirous of having q 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
provement. as the operations of such COM
panes 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
Rntly, every inducemcnt 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 OF 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. ~ Hull, Berkeley, ; acres; w,
p. Harmon, Oakland, Ii acres; c. S. Kasson,
San Francisco, IL acres; Jos. Barker, j 0 acres;
A. w. Kelly, Kincardine, Ont, acres; n. T.
Greathead, . acres; r. G. Greathead, Oakland
10 acres; Il. A. Barker, San Francisco, 10
!, acres; N d. Barker Tancred, 10 acres: DR.. K
Favor, San Francisco, 81 acres; J. z. Brownies,
Kincardine, Ont, acres; W. I. Barnett
Berkeley, acres; M. Z. Brown, 10 acres;
Chas. Brook, Sr, Oakland 10 acres; w. Z.
Bouteile, Berkeley, 30 acres; Mrs. It. A. Cralin,
Oakland, acres; c.. II. Peach, Tancreo'
acres; ii. G. Ellis, Oakland, 10 acres; J. NR'i'
stone, Winnipeg, 10 acres; E. a. VGnstohe'
Tancred, 3 acres; E. Wadsworth, Sacramento
5 acres; NJ. A. Thomas, Oakland, acres
James Graham, San Francisco, IL acres a.
Stark, 12 acres; j. Stark, 10 acres; Mrs NJ
Vrooman, acres; G. e. Shook, 10 acres; =.
T. Greathead, 12 acres; VIM. Mckay, o acres
Mrs. VIM. Mckay, Oakland, 8 acres; Mrs' T.
C. Wooley, Brooklyn, ". Y, 10 acres Nrs. . l.:
Beckley, Oakland, 5 acres; L. A. Marrlet.,
| acres; j. C. Harrison, Tancred, acres. lIS
: land reserved by the Colony Company La'
s dingclu townsite, consists of 81 acres
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