The record-union., 1891-07-08
1 CAPAY COLONY.
Busy Fruit-Growecs in a PRETTY
YOlo ValIey-Tancred and It's
Adjoining Farms.

A''HeAb a ana Neal u. Barker aSSocl3teO
themselves with William Mckay, all of Oak
land, with view OF searching out a suitablS
location III which to engage in the profitable
occupation of fruit-grcwing. After visiting
many localities, they decided on the Capay
Valley, Solo County, aud the Rhodes tracs
Mt TancreG
negotiations were opened with the Capay
Valley Land Company, owning the tract in
question. With w. II. Mills, the General
Agent of that company, they arranged for ths
purchase OF about 22O acres of foothiu ,and.
This being more than they had thoueht q
taking for their own use, they spoke 20 q
hnmper OF friends about it, with the result
that the tract was divided among the follow.
ing people: 3. L. Hickok, 40 acres; w. 7.
Barnett, 90 acres n. T. Greathead. 20 acres:
Mrs L. Greathead, go acres; w. Mckay. 90
acres; II. d. Barker, 20 acres; Il. a. Barker.
20 acres; j. p Brownlee, 20 acres; +. Ii. Has.
lett 10 acres; Joseph Barker, 10 acres; \. w,
Kelly, 10 @cres, and Frederick Kelly, @ acres,
So far this had been merely a private ven.
ture OF the gentlemen above named. but in
talking up the question of dividing the land
already purchased, it was found that so many
.AASAS
purchase would admit Of that it was sug-
sested on all hands, "Why not get some more
land and divide it up in the same wayc"
Tnen followed the idea of O stock company TO
take hold OF larger tract and arrange Tor tia
cultivation of the whole of 1t, after subdivIding
1t according to the requirements of the sub.
scribers. A provisional board was formed. \
prospectus issued, ana finally, on the 9Th Of
June, 1880, the Western Cooperative Col.
onizatioC and Improvement Company was
duly registered and proceeded 10 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 Manage
Neal D. Barker; Solicitor, C. Z. Shook; Treas.
urer, First National Bank of Oakland.
| The balance of the tract, 37S acres was pur.
| chased. a contract was entered into for tho
| purchase Of a large number of fruit trees
| vines, etc. This early purchase OF trees was
the means of saving between So 900 and
| $4,000 to the company, the prices in so.no
cases having more than doubled since then
The ideas which the prospectus set forth
have been but slightly modified and tie
progress of the company has been unintcr-
Tupted. Those who went into it doubtinylv
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 10000 trees
md between 10000 and 10000 vines will be
planted.
The satisfactory working of this scheme ms
had the effect Of attracting considerable at.
tention to the work OF the Colony COMPANY.
and number of people are now dcsirous Of
Joining in with them. An additional goo
"a HOY fNnn
originally purchased.
For the company is predicted very brirh.
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 one who
has visited II, but one thing is very sure. md
that Is that this neglect will never again be
1elt in the valley.
The fruits set out are mostly of the standard
varieties--peaches, apricots, Bartlett pears.
prunes, 1lgs, raisin grapes, etc. while along
both sides of the avenues, throughout the
tract, walnuts will throw their gratefu! shade
A considerable number 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 ths
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 20 be
ascribed much of the success of the ventura.
Mention should be made OF the town-site,
about which there is pleasant innovations
which might with profit be followed bv 1norn
ambitious places. A small purk of some three
acres has been laid ou5 right III the center OF
the town. This park IL is proposed 10 beautiry
by planting in 1t from time to tine as many
OF the beauties and oCriosItIcs of tree and
shrub life as may be obtained by dnigeut
ssarch and a wise expenditure OF money. It
is rot expected tina: VGhcred VIII ever be "a
large and busy city, but it is thought tha. 1t
can be made very pleasant h5tlo place 20
GyTeI liz.
= petition has been circulated recently and
very largely signed, asking the county to aa-
cept Island SsvenUe, on the ooioIy tract, as a
county road, ard 20 build bridge across
Cache Creek At this point, in order TO give The
settlers or the east side Of The creek access to
TGncrcd Station. The Ta2ored colonists lrc
quite willing TO give the necessary right Of
Tgay, and are very desToUs of having bridge
there, as the colony lands extend along both
sides OF the stream. It Is thought shat it
would be q very wise expenditure OF puphc
,noney to grant them this very necessary I'M
I1CoYenert, as the operations OF such cuJn-
panies arc OF widespread benefit TO the whole
county and State. Tho attractions and cam
forts OF the cities are well known, but 20
those who arc willing 10 settle on the land and
ahow that the country also affords attractions
sE6 comforts, and ways OF making MONEY
pleasantly. every inducement should be held
forth.
The following is list OF the principa! men,
bers of the Tancred Colony, with tie number
of acres owEed by each. and a 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 on the land. Theap-
parent success OF the enterprise shows that
the ideas and plans of tie colony, as Sc: forth
in the prospectus some time ago, are not inn
practicable: G.. I. Hull, Berkeley, acres; w
p. Hammond, Oakland, II acres; G. s. Kas-
son, San Francisco, i acres; JOS Barker, 10
acres; a. w. Kelly, Kincardine. Ont, acres;
N. T. Greathcad, acres; r. c.. C;reathead,
| Oakland, 10 acres; r. a. Barker. San Fran
cisco, 10 acres; n. D. Barker. Tancred, 10
acres; Or. h. Favor, San Francisco, 27 acres;
j. P. Brownlee. kincerdine. Ont. acres; ".
T. Barnett Berkeley, 5 acres; NJ. 2. Brown
10 acres; Chas Brook. Sr., Oakland, 1o acres;
W. c. Bo0teMe, BeTAeley, 20 acres; Mrs. Il
a. Crcl!in Oakland, s acres; C. II. Peach,
Tancred, S acres; II. c. Ellis, Oakland, Oacres;
j. F'tnstone, Winnipeg, 10 acres; Z. a. VAN
stone. Tancred, 5 acres; i. Wadsworth, sac
raEueato, acres; NJ. A. Thomas, Oakland d
ac:es; James Graham, San Francisco, IL
acres; A. Stark, 12 acres; ]. Stark, 1o acres;
Mrs. III. Vrooman, 5 acres; c.. Z. Shook, la
sores; G. 7. Greatheed, IL acres; VIM Nc
Kay, 5 acres Mrs. WA. Mckay. Oakland, .
acres; Mrs. e. G. Wooley, Brooklyn, y. Y, 10
! acres; Mrs. IL. Beckley, Oakland, acres; Z.
A. Marriott, acres; ]. c. Harrison. Tancred.
| s acres The land reserved by the Colony
Company. including townsite, consists of 81
| acres. fe15tld&w