The record-union., 1891-11-17
A CAPAY COLONY,
Basy Fruit-GGowers in a Pretty
YOlo Valley-Tancred and Its
Adjoining Farms
IN TIE spprNn an

IN THE SPRING OF LAST YEAR
hoosrt A. and Neal D. Barker associated
themselves with William Mckay, all of Oak.
land, with view of searching out q suitab,s
location IN which 10 engage in tho pro6tah,a
occupation of fruit-srowing. After visitin,
many localities, they decided on the Capsv
! valley, Yolo County and the Rhodes tract az
Tcncred
Eegotations were opened with the Capsv
"liey Land Company, owning the tract In
| aleston With W. II. Mills. the General
agent OF that company, they arranged for tho
purchase Of about 22O acres of foothin land
1hls being more than they had thought os
taking for their own use they spoke IN n
number Of friends about it. with the resuls
that the tract was divided among tba foIIo7v.
| ing people: B. L. Ricl1ok, 40 acres. w. r.
Earnett, 20 acres; n. T. Greathead, 20 acres.
N'rS' l. 6reathead, 20 acres; W. Mckay, 20
acres; N ID. Barker, 20 acres; r. A. Barker.
70 acres; j. P. BrownIee, 20 acres; E. II. Has.
iett' 10 acres; Joseph Barker, 10 acres: A. w
Aelly' 10 acres, and Frederick Kelly. / O acres
80 lar this had been merely private ven.
lure of the gentlemen above named but in
talking up the question of dividing the land
already purchased, 1t was found that so many
more would like to join it than the area of tn.
purchase would admit of, that it was s,Io-
gested on all hands, "Why not get some mora
iand and divide it up in the same Nayq~
linen followed the idea of a stock company to
take hold OF larger tract and arrange for the
cuI'lvahon Of the whole oft, after subdividing
1t according to the requirements Of the sub-
scribers. a provisional board was formed a
| prospectus issued, and finally. ON the 5tb Of
June, 1890, the Western Cooperative Col
oni2ation and Improvement Conpanv vas
duly registered and proceeded to business
with she following officers: President, Will
| lam Mckay; Vice-President NJ. p. Brown.
Dlrectors-H. G. Ellis, Charles Brooke ana
r. a. Barker; Secretary and General Manager.
Neal D. Barker; Solicitor, c. E. Shook; Treas
urer, First National Bank of Oakland
Inc balance of the tract 373 acres, was PUP
chased. A contract was entered into for the
| purchase of large number of fruit trees
| vines etc. This early purchase of trees was
! Inc means of saving bet ween $4,000 and
| S4'ooo 10 the company, the prices in some
cases having more than doubled since then.
me lueaS which the prospectus set forth
| nave been but slightly modified and the
| progress of the company has benn uninta-
! rupUed. Those who went into it doubtipplv
| nave 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 viii ba
| p7anueo. ~
The satisfactory working OF this scheme has
mad the effect of attracting considerable at
tention to the work of the Colony Companv
ana 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
iuture, 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 a puzzle to every one who
! has visited it, but one thing is very sure. and
! that is that this neglect viii never again be
! felt in the valley
Inc fruits set out are mostly of the standard
| Var1eties--peaches, apricots, BARTLETT pears.
! prunes, figs, raisin grapes, etc, while along
! both sides of the avenues, throughout ths
tract, walnuts will throw their graceful shade.
/ considerable number 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 the
| colonlsts appear to have no doubt provided
| proper care is given to the young trees. Neal
! ID. Barker, General Manager of the company.
rs g
/ crlbed much OF the success of the venture
| Mention should be made OF the tovyn-site
! 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 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 diligent
| search and a wise expenditure of money. It
! is not expected that Tancred win ever ba 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 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 desirous of having bridge
there, as the colony lands extend along both
sides Of the stream. It is thought that it
would be a 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 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 inducement should be held forth.
! The following is a list Of the principal men,
/ bers of the Tancred Colony, with the number
! of acres owned by each, and q fact worthy of
| mention is that in each contract or deed is
sued by the Colony Company there is q pro.
| vision that no 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, Ia acres; O. S. Kasson,
! San Francisco, l acres; Jos. Barker, o acres;
! A. w Kelly, Klncardine, Ont. acres; N 7,
] Greathead, acres; r. G. Greathead. Oakland
! 10 acres; r. A. Barker, San Francisco 10
! acres; n. d. Barker, Tancred, 10 acres; Dr. *.
| Favor, San Francisco 27 acres; J. P. BrownIee,
| Kincardine, Ont, 9 acres; w. T. Barnctt
| Berkeley, 5 acres; NJ. p. Brown, 10 acres;
! Chas. Brook, ST., Oakland, 10 acres; w. G.
! BouteIle, Berkeley, 20 acres; Mrs. I. A. Crelin,
| Oakland, 3 acres; G. II. Peach, Tancred, )
acres; II. G. Ellis, Oakland, 10 acres; J. Van,
4 stone, Winnipeg, 10 acres; Il. A. Vanstonc,
! Tancred, 5 acres; E. Wadsworth, Sacramento,
/ 8 acres; NJ. A. Thomas, Oakland, acreg
I James Graham, San Francisco, II acres: A
/ stark, IL acres; j. Stark, 10 acres; Mrs ID
! Vrooman 5 acres; G. Z. Snook, 10 acres: @.
! 4. Greathead, 2 acres; VIM. Mckay, 3 acres;
Mrs. wm. Mckay, Oakland, 8 acres; Mrs. IS,
4 C. Wooley Brooklyn, n. Y, o acres; Mrs II,
I Beckley, Oakland, acres; I. Il. Marriott a
/ acres: j. C. Harrison, Tancred, 8 acres Thf
land reserved BY the Colony Company, In
/ dipgcIu townsite, consists OF 81 acre2
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