The record-union., 1891-08-05
A CAPAY COLONY,
Busy Fruit-Growers in a Pretty
YOlO Valley-Tancred and Its
Adjoining Farms

! IN THE SPRING OF LAST WEAR
Robert A. and Neal d. Barker associated
themselves with William Mckay. all or C,al.
l"hd' With view of searching out a suitable
location IN which 70 engage in the profitable
occupation of fruitgrowing. After visiting
many localities, they decided on the Capav
valley, folo County, and the Rhodes tract az
| Tancred
| Negotiations were opened with the Canav
valley Land Company, owning the tract in
| question. With w. II. Mills, the General
agent OF that company, they arranged for thu
! purchase of about 22o acres OF foothiu land
This being more than they had thought OF
taxing for their own use, they spoke to a
number OF friends about 1t. with the result
that the tract was divided among the follow.
| Ing people: B. L. Hickok, 40 acres: w. IT.
Barnett, 90 acres; N. T. Greathead, 90 acres.
Mrs. L. Greathead, 30 acres; w. Mckay. 90
acres; N ID. Barker, 90 acres; r. A Barker.
20 acres; j. p. Brownlee, go acres; e. II. Has
lett, 10 acres; Joseph Barker, 10 acres: A. w.
Kelly 10 acres, and Frederick Kelly, 10 acres.
So far this had been merely a private ven.
ture OF the gentlemen above named. but in
taking up the question of dividing the land
already purchased, it was found that so many
more would like TO join il than the area of the
purchase would admit of, that il was sug-
| gested on all hands, "Why not get some moro
land and divide II up in the same way9n
Then followed the idea of a stock company to
taKe mold OF larger tract and arrange for the
cultivation OF the whole of 1t, after subdividius
1t according to the requirements of the sub.
scribers. a provisional board was formed a
prospectus issued, and finally, on the 9Th Of
| June, 1890, the Western Cooperative Col-
onization and Improvement Company was
doly registered and proceeded to business,
| with the following officers: President. Will
lam Mckay; Vice-President, NJ. p. Brown.
| Directors-H. c. Ellis, Charles Brooke and
| X. 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 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
! $4,000 TO the company, the prices i'm some
The 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 it doubtingly
have become enthusiastic and almost all tha
members arranged to set out all their lands i'm
fruit trees, etc, the first year. Consequently
in this, the first season, some 40, 900 trees and
between 10000 and $4,000 vines will ba
planted.
Inc 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 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 hrjcbt
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 a puzzle to every ono who
has visited it, but one thing is very sure. and
that is that this neglect will nevar 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 tho
tract, walnuts will throw their graceful shade
A Aconsiderabletnumber of citrus trees are also
being set out; quite a sufficient number 10
demonstrate that these fruits can be success.
fully grown in the valley, about which tho
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 DC as
eribed much OF the success of the venture.
Mention should be made of the town-site,
about which there Is q pleasant innovation
which might with proht be followed by more
| ambitious places. A small park of some three
acres has been laid out right in the center az
the town. This park ii is proposed 20 bcautify
by planting in IL from time to time as many
of the beauties and curiosities OF tee and
shrub life as may be obtained by diIigcnt
! search and 81 wise expenditure of money II
is not expected that Tancred viii ever be a
large and busy city, but it is thought that it
can be made very pleasant little place to
/ dwell IN.
petition has been circulated recently and
| very largely signed, asking the county To ac-
| cept Island avenue, on the colony tract, as d
| county road, ana to build q bridge across
! Cache Creek ct this point, in order to give tho
settlers on the east side of the creek access TO
| Cancred Station. The Tancred colonists ara
| quite willing 10 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 i'm
/
| panies arc Of widespread benefit 10 the whole
| county aud State. The attractions and COM
| forts of the cities are we'll known, but TO those
| who are willing to settle on the land and show
I that the country also affords attractions and
| comforts and ways of making money pleas
! antly, every inducement should be held forth.
| The following is q list of the principal MEM
/ bers of the Tancred Colony, with tho number
! of acres owned by each, and a fact worthy OF
mention is that in each contract or deed fs-
! sued by the Colony Company there is q pro.
vision that no Intoxicating LIQUOR shall ever
| be manufactured or sold on the land The an
| 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, II acres; Jos. Barker o acres;
! r. w. Kelly, Kincardine, Ont, 5 acres; n. Z.
Greathead, 8 acres; R. G.. Greathead, Oakland
| 10 acres; r. A. Barker, San Francisco, 10
| acres; y. D. Barker, Tancred, 10 acres; Dr. X.
| Favor, San francisco, g. acres: ]. P. Brownlee.
| Kincardine. Ont, 0 acres; w. I. Barnett,
| Berkeley, 5 acres; NJ P. Brown, 10 acres;
| Chas. Brook, Sr., Oakland 10 acres; w. G.
Boutelle, Berkeley, 90 acres; Mrs T. A. Crelin
| Oakland, acres; c. III. Peach, Tancred, .
acres H. G. Ellis, Oakland, 10 acres; J. Van
| stone, Winnipeg, 10 acres; Z. A. Vanstone
Tancred. 5 acres; E. Wadsworth, Sacramento
| acres; M. A. Thomas, Oakland, 6 acres
James Graham, San Francisco, IL ceres; a
/ Stark, l2 acres; j. Stark, 10 acres; Mrs. M.
Trooman, acres; G. E. Shook, 10 acres; Z.
! /. Greathead, 12 acres; Vim. McKay,5 acres
/ Mrs. VIM. Mckay, Oakland, 5 acres; Mrs. =
/ C. Wooley, Brooklyn, ". " 10 acres; Mrs. ID.
! Becllley, Oakland, 5 acres; T. \. Marriott, D