The record-union., 1891-08-17
A CAPAY COLONY,
Busy uit-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, ali of Oak.
lan0, WITH view Of searching out n suitahI,
location IN which to engage in the profitable
occupation of fruItgrowing. After visiting
many localities, they decided on the Capav
Valley, folo County, and the Rhodes tract at
Tancred
negotiations were opened with the Capav
Valley Land Company, owning the tract in
question. With W. H. Mills. the General
Agent of that company, they arranged for the
purchase of about 22O acres of foothin land
This being more 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.. Hickoll, 40 acres; w. 7.
Earnett, 20 acres; n. T. Greathead, 20 acres:
Mrs. L. Greathead, 90 acres; w. Mckay. 20
acres; n. d. Barker, 20 acres; r. A Barker.
20 acres; j. P. BrownIee, 20 acres; f. H. Has.
lett, 10 acres; Joseph Barker. 10 acres; A. w.
Kelly 10 acres, and Frederick Kelly, o acres.
So far this had been merely private ven.
talking up the question of dividing the land
already purchased, it was found that so MANY
more would like 10 join It than the area of the
purchase would admit of, that it was sug
gested on all hands, ''Why not get some mora
land and divide it up in the same wav?u
| Then followed the idea of a stock company to
take mold of larger tract and arrange for the
cultivation of the whole of it, after subdividIng
1t according to the requirements of the sub
scrbers. A provisional board was formed a
prospectus issued, and finally, on the 5th Of
June, 1880, 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:
Directors-H. c. Ellis, Charles Brooke and
Il. y. Barker; Secretary and General Manager,
Neal D. Barker; Solicitor, c. E. Shook; Treas.
urer First National Bank of Oakland
Inc balance of the tract. 81 g acres was pur.
chased. A contract was entered into for the
purchase OF u large number of fruit trees
vines, etc. This early purchase of trees was
the means OF saving between 5000 and
| $4,000 TO the company, the prices in some
| cases having more than doubled since then.
! have been but slightly modified and tina
| progress Of the company has been uninter-
! rupted. Those who went into it doubtinCIy
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, 600 trees and
between 10000 and 10000 vines will be
| planted.
| The satisfactory working of this scheme has
| had the effect of attracting considerable at
tentIon to the work of the Colony Company.
and number of people are now desirous O:
! joining in with them. An additional 900
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 q puzzle to every ons vino
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
Narleues-peaches, apricots, Bartlett pears
prunes, uGs, raisin grapes, etc, while along
both sides Of the avenues, throughout tho
tract, walnuts viii throw their graceful shade.
A considerablesnumber OF citrus trees are also
Being set out; quite a sufficient number to
demonstrate that these fruits can De success-
fully grown i'll the valley about which the
co!onlStS appear to have no doubt proviIed
proper care is given 10 the young trees Neal
j.. Barker General Manager of the COMPANY.
resides on the tract and to his care is to be ag-
Cribed much OF the success of the ventura
Mention should be made OF the toyvn-sit,
about which there is Il pleasant innovation
which might with profit be followed by moro
ambitious places. A small park ofsornc thrre
acres has been laid out right in the center. Of
the town THIS park 1t is proposed to beaatify
by planting in it rom time 10 time as many
OF the beauties and curiosities OF tree and
shrub life as may be obtained by dilicrrt
search and wise expenditure OF money. l.
is not expected shat Tancred VIII ever DO a
large and busy city, but it is thought that il
can be made a very pleasant little place 20
dwell In.
petition mas been circulated recently and
very largely signed, asking the county to &C
cept Island avenue, on tne colony tract, as
county road, and to build q bridge across
Cache Creek at this point, in order to give tne
settlers on the cast side OF the creek access 20
Tancred Station. The Tancred colonists are
quite willing to give the necessary right of
way, and are very dosirous of having 81 bridge
there, as the colony lands extend along botu
sides of the stream. 1t is thought that it
would be q 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 whola
| 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 induccnlent should be held forth
| The following is q list of the principal meul-
! hers of the Taucred 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 a pro-
/ vision that no intoxicating liquor shall ever
! be manufactured or sold or the land The a,,-
! rarent success OF the enterprise shows th6t
! the ideas ana 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, acres; N T.
! Greathead, 5 acres; Il. @. Greathead Oakland
! 10 acres; r. A. Barker, San Francisco, 10
! acres; n. d. Barker, Tancred, 10 acres: DIR. X.
! Favor, San Francisco 27 acres; ]. P. .Brownlee.
Kincardine, Ont, 9 acres; w. T. Barnett,
! Berkeley, acres; NJ. P. Brown, 10 acres;
| Chas. Brook, ST., Oakland, 10 acres; w. c.
Boutelle, Berkeley, 20 acres; Mrs. T. a Crelin
! Oakland, 5 acres; C. II. Peach, Tancred,
acres; Ii. c. Ellis, Oakland, 10 acres; J. Van
stone, Winnipeg, 10 acres; f. A. Vanstone
Tancred, 5 acres; e. Wadsworth, Sacramento
| 5 acres; M A. Thomas, Oakland acresi
! James Graham, San Francisco, II acres; a.
! stark, 12 acres; ]. Stark, 10 acres: Mrs. ~
| Vrooman, 5 acres; G. E. Shook, 10 acres; G.
/ T. Groathead, 12 acres; VIM. Mckay, 3 acres;
Mrs VIM. Mckay, Oakland, 5 acres; Mrs. e.
] c.. Wooley, Brooklyn, N. Y, 10 acres Mrs. H
J aotx Oakland y A MGrriett- y