The record-union., 1891-08-06
A CAPAY COLONY.
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 OAR.
land, with a view of searching ont n s,,itob,.
/ location in which TO engage in tho nrotit.hIs
occupation of fruit-growing After xisi,,,,
many localities, they decided on the Capav
valley, 9olo County, and the Rhodes trae. az
Tancred
negotiations were opened with the Canay
alley Land Company, owning the tract IN
| question. With w. H. Mills. the C,anero,
Agent of that company, they arranged for tn.
purchase OF about ego acres OF faothtu land
AHls being moro than they had thought az
u'klng Tor their own use. they spoke to q
| number of friends about it, with tbc racu,,
| lnat the tract was divided among tho foIIo,-.
| ing people: B. l.. Rickok, 40 acres. VT
| hafnett, 20 acres; n. Il. Greathead, go acres
MIS- L. Greathead, go acres; w. Mckay, 20
acres; n. D. Barker, 20 acres; r. A. Barker
/ 20 acres; j. p. Brownlee, 20 acres; E. II. Has.
| iett 10 acres; Joseph Barker 10 acres: A. w.
/ Kelly 10 acres, and Frederick Kelly. 10 acres
30 lar this had been merely d private ven-
! lure OF the gentlemen above named. but in
taking up the question of dividing the land
already purchased, 1T was found that so many
| more would like to join 1t than the area of tbs
| purchase would admit of, that it was srg.
! gested on all hands, 'sTVhy not get some NOV.
Iahd and divide it up i'll the same waver
Then followed the idea of a stock eornnon,,to
take hoIo OF larger tract and arrange for tho
| cultivation OF the whole of it, after subdividinq
IL ltaccordng to the requirements of the sub.
! ccHoers a provisional board was formed q
! prospectus issued, and finally, on the 9Th Of
June, 1890, the Western Cooperative Col
! onization and Improvement Conpanv was
dLly registered and proceeded to business
with the following officers: President. WIN.
lam Mckay; Nice-President, NJ. P. Brown:
Dlrectors-H. c. Ellis, Charles Brooke and
H. 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 yv,s r,,r
chased. contract was entered into for the
| purchase OF large number of fruit trees
| vines, etc. This early purchase of trees vas
the means OF saving between So. 900 and
Sf'Ooo 20 the company, the prices in some
cases having more than doubled since then.
| prospectus
nave been but slightly modified and the
progress of the company has been unfntor.
| fupted. Those who went into il doubtiuply
! 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 40 900 trees and
! between 10000 and 10000 vines will hs
! planted.
The satisfactory working of this scheme bas
mad the effect of attracting considerable at
! tenJlon 10 the work of the Colony Companv
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
! 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 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 IrutS set out are mostly of the standard
varletles-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 AconSiderable3number OF citrus trees are also
being set out; quite sufficient number to
demonstrate that these fruits can be success
fuliy grown in the valley about which tho
coionlsts appear to have no doubt provided
proper care is given to the young trees Neal
ID. Barker, General Manager of the conpany-
resides on the tract, and to his care is to be as
cribed much of the success of the venture
Mehtlon should be made of the town-site
ABOUT Whlch there is a pleasant innovation
which might with profit be followed by mora
ambitious places. y small park Of some three
acres has been laid out right in the center OF
the town. This park it is proposed to beautifV
Dl2ntjnp in frf,r,
OF the beauties and curiosities OF tree and
shrub life as may be obtained by diligent
search and q wise expenditure of money IL
is not expected that Tancred Will ever be n
large and busy city, but it is thought that il
can be made a very pleasant little place to
dwell in.
petition has been circulated recentlvar
very largely signed, asking tho county to &C.
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 thu
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 n 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 i'm
proTement, 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 inducemcnt 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 q TACT worthy of
/ mention is that in each contract or deed is
sued by the Colony Company there is q pro-
vision that 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, acres w.
| p. Harmon, Oakland, ii acres; C. S. Kasson
! San Francisco, IL acres; Jos. Barker o acres;
! a. w. Kelly Kincardine, Ont. 5 acres: Mt
! Greathead, 5 acres; r.. 6. Greathead Oakland
| 10 acres; r. A. Barker, San Francisco. 10
acres; n. D. Barker, Tancred 10 acres; Dr. X.
/ Favor, San Francisco 81 acres; j. p Brownee
Kincardine, Ont, acres; w. L. Barnett
! Berkeley, , acres; NJ. P. Brown 10 acres
Chas. Brook, Sr., Oakland, 10 acres; W. C.
Boutelie, Berkeley, 20 acres; Mrs. I. a. Crelin,
Oakland, acres; G.. II. Peach, Tancred, .
acres III. z. Ellis, Oakland, 10 acres; ]. Van
stone, Winnipeg, 10 acres; E. a. Vanstone,
! Tancred, acres; g. Wadsworth, Sacramento,
| acres; NJ. A. Thomas, Oakland acres
James Graham, San Francisco, IL acres A
| Stark, 12 acres; j. Stark, 10 acres; Mrs. NJ
! Vrooman, acres; @. L. Shook 10 acres; Z.
| T. Greathead IL acres; VIM. Mckay, acresi
/ Mrs. Vim. Mckay, Oakland, 5 acres Mrs r.
/ G. Wooley, Brooklyn, N V, 10 acres; Mrs ID.
! Beckley, Oakland S acres: Il. a Marriott, u