The record-union., 1891-09-30
A CAPAY COLONY.
Busy Fruit-Growers in a Pretty
Yolo Valley-Tancred and Its
Adjoining Farms

themselves with William Mckay. all of Oak.
lahd' with view of searching out 81 suitable
location In which to engage in the profitab,a
occupation of fruitgrowing. After visiting
niany localities, they decided on the Capav
Valley, Yolo County, and the Rhodes trae, a.
4 Tancred
Negotiations were opened with the Capsv
alley Land Company, owning the tract in
! Question. With w. H. Mills, the General
agent OF that company, they arranged for tina
purchase of about 22o acres of foothin Land
Ihis being more than they had thought Of
taking for their own use, they spoke to a
huinoer OF friends about 1t. with the result
1nat the tract was divided among the follow
| ing people: b. J.. Rickok 40 acres. w. n
farnett, 20 acres; N. T. Greathead. 90 acres.
Mrs. L. Greathead, 20 acres: W. Mckay 90
acres; n d. Barker, 20 acres: r. A. Barker.
~ acres; j. 2. Brownlee, 90 acres; E. II. Has
Ie't' ~ acres; Joseph Barker, o acres; A. w.
Kelly 10 acres, and Frederick Kelly, 1 0 acres.
! 30 lar this had been merely a 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 1t 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 Navpu
! Then followed the idea of stock eompanv tn
| take hold of larger tract and arrange for the
cultivation of the whole of it, after subdividinq
1t according to the requirements of the sub.
scrloers. "A provisional board was formed
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.
Directors-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
Inc balance of the tract, 373 acres was pur-
! 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
! $4,000 to the company, the prices in some
cases having more than doubled since then
| The ideas which the prospectus set forth
nave been but slightly modified and the
! progress OF the company has been uninter-
| rupted. Those who went into it doubtfngly
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 &C, 900 trees and
between 10000 and 10000 vines will be
| p1anred.
The satisfactory working OF this scheme has
had the effect of attracting considerable at
tention to the work of the Colony Company.
| 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 a very BRIGHT
! tuture, 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 will never again be-
| felt in the valley.
! The fruits set out are mostly of the standard
| varleties-peaches apricots, Bartlett pears.
| prunes, hgs, raisin grapes, etc. while along
| ooth sloes or the avenues throughout the
| tract. walnuts will throw their graceful shade.
! oonsiderabletnumber of citrus trees are also
being set out; quite sufficient number to
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
! ID. Barker, General Manager of the company
resides on the tract and to his care is to be as
cribed much of the success of the venture
Mention should be made of the town-site
about which there is pleasant innovation
which might with profit be followed by more
! ambitious places small park of some three
| acres has been laid out right IN the center of
| the town. This park it is proposed to bcautify
! 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 wise expenditure of money. 1t
! is not expected that Tancred will ever be 81
n b11gN cit h,1f{ 80
! 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 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 a bridge
| there, as the colony lands extend along both
! sides OF the stream. It is thought that it
! would be very wise expenditure of public
| money to grant them this very necessary i'm
proyement, 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 TACT 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 APP
/ 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 inn
| practicable: C. T. Hull, Berkeley, acres w.
| z. Harmon, Oakland, Ii acres; @. S. Kasson,
San Francisco, IL acres; Jos. Barker, i acres;
a. w. Kelly, Kincardine, Ont, 5 acres; N L.
Greathead, 8 acres; r. G. Greathead, Oakland
| 10 acres; r. A. Barker, San Francisco 10
acres; N. d. Barker, Tancred, 10 acres; DIR. X.
| Favor San Francisco, 27 acres; j. p. Brownlee.
Kincardine, Ont, acres; w. t. Barnett,
Berkeley, acres; NJ. p. Brown, 10 acres;
! Chas Brook, Sr., Oakland, 10 acres; w. G.
Boutelle, Berkeley, 90 acres; Mrs. T. A. Crelin,
Oakland 5 acres; e. II. Peach, Tancred, 5
acres; II. G. Ellis, Oakland, 10 acres; j. Van
stone, Winnipeg, 10 acres; L. A. Vanstone
Tancred, B acres; E. WadSworth, Sacramento
S acres; NJ. A. Thomas, Oakland, acres
James Graham, San Francisco, II acres; A.
Stark, 12 acres; j. Stark, 10 acres; Mrs. NJ
Vrooman, 5 acres C. L. Shook, 10 acres; C.
4. Greathead, IL acres; VIM. Mckay, 5 acres;
Mrs. VIM. Mckay, Oakland, 5 acres; Mrs. E
c. WooIey, Brooklyn, n. Y, 10 acres; Mrs. II.
Beckley Oakland, 3 acres L. ~. Marriett 5
acres; j. c. Harrison, Tancred, 5 acres. The
land reserved by the Colony Company, in,
dingclu townsite, consists of 81 acres.
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