The record-union., 1891-12-28
4 CAPAY COLONY,
Busy Fruit-GrOwers in a Pretty
YOlo Valley-Tancred and Its
Adjoining Farms.

| IN THE SPRING OF LAST vEAu
Robert A. and Neal D. Barker associated
themselves with William Mckay all of Oak.
iand, with a view of searching out q suitable
location IN which to engage in the profitable
occupation of fruit-growing. After VISITING
many localities, they decided ON the Canav
valley, Yolo County, and the Rhodes tract at
| Tancred
negotiations were opened with the Capev
valley Land Company, owning the tract in
| question. With w II Mills, the General
Agent of that company, they arranged for IN.
purchase OF about 22o acres of foothiu land
rms being more than they had thought Of
taxing for their own USE they spoke to n
number Of friends about it. with the resnle
That the tract was divided among the follow.
ing people: %. T.. Rlcltok. 40 acres. w n
barnett, 20 acres; N. t. Greathead. 20 acres.
Mrs L. Greathead 90 acres: w. Mckay On
acres; N. d. Barker, 90 acres; R. A. Barker
20 acres; j. p. Brownlee 20 acres; e. H. Has.
ieC'' 10 acres; Joseph Barker, 10 acres; A. w,
Kelly 10 acres, and Frederick Kelly. 1 O acres.
so 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 10 join it than the area of the
purchase would admit OF, that il was sno.
gested on all hands, "Why not get some mora
land and divide it ND in the Same wav9p
| linen followed the idea of a stock conpanv tn
take hold OF larger tract and arrange for the
cultivation of the whole OF it, after subdiyidino
II according to the requirements of the sinh.
! ecribers. a provisional board was formed a
prospectus issued, and finally, on the 5th Of
June, 1890, the Western Cooperative Col
onlzatlon and Improvement Company was
duly registered and proceeded to business
with the following officers: President. VIII.
lam Mckay; Vice-President. M BROWN.
Dlrectors-H. c. Ellis. Charles Brooke and
Il. a. Barker; Secretary and General Manager
Neal d. Barker; Solicitor, G. E. Shook; Treas
prer First National Bank of Oakland.
Inc balance of the tract, 373 acres, was Dur
chased. A contract was entered into for tina
purchase OF large number of fruit trees
Vliies' etc. Th1s 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-
! rupUed. Those who went into if doubtiugly
nave become enthusiastic, and almost all the
members arranged to set out all their lands in
rult trees, etc, the first year. Consequently
in this, the first season, some 40 600 trees and
between 10000 and 10000 vines will be
pIanIeu.
Inc satisfactory working of this scheme has
mad the effect of attracting considerable of.
tehtlon to the work of the Colony Company.
ana number of people are now DESTROYS Of
joining in with them. An additional 2oo
acres have been added to the sixty acres
originally purchased.
FOR the company is predicted very bright
future, as wei as for the beautiful valley in
which their operations are conducted How
this marvellous little garden has come 10 be so
long neglected Is a puzzle to every one who
mas visited 1t, 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
neutrality-suspicious., apricots. Bartlett mars
prunes, figs, raisin grapes etc. while alone
poth sides of the avenues, throughout tine
tract, walnuts will throw their graceful shade.
A conSloerableinumber of citrus trees are also
demonstrate that these fruits can be success
fully grown in the valley, about which the
coionists 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
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acres has been laid out right in the center of
the town. This park it is proposed to beautify
by planting IN 1T from time to time as manv
OF the beauties and curiosities of tree and
shrub life as may be obtained by dilfgent
search and a wise expenditure of money tt
is not expected that Tancred will ever be a
large and busy city, but 1t 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 &C.
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
Tanered Station. The Tancred colonists ara
quite willing to give the necessary right OF
way, and are very DESTROYS OF having q bridge
there, as the colony lands extend along both
sides Of the stream. It is thought that II
money to grant them this very necessary i'm.
provement, as the operations of such corn.
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
antly, every inducement should be held forth
The following is a list OF the principal mem
bers of the Tancred Colony, with the number
of acres owned 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. The APP
parent success ofthe enterprise shows that
the ideas and plans of the colony, as set forth
in the prospectus some time ago, are not i'm
practicable: Q. T. Hull, Berkeley, acres; w,
p. Harmon, Oakland, II acres; G. S. Kasson,
San Francisco, II acres; Jos. Barker, / o acres:
A. w. Kelly, Kincardine, Ont. acres; N. T.
Greathead acres; r. q. Greathead Oakland
10 acres; r. A. Barker, San Francisco, 10
acres; N. D. Barker, Tancred 10 acres; DR.. K.
Favor, San Francisco, 27 acres; J. 2. Brownlee.
Kincardine, Ont, acres; w. T. Barnett,
Berkeley, acres; NJ. p Brown, 10 acres;
Chas. Brook, ST., Oakland, 10 acres; w. G.
Boutelle, Berkeley, 20 acres; Mrs. T. A. Crelin,
Oakland, 5 acres; C. n. Peach, Tancred )
acres II. Q. Ellis, Oakland, 10 acres; J. Van
stone, Winnipeg, 10 acres; +. A. Vanstone
Tancrcd, acres; z. Wadsworth Sacramento.
acres; NJ. A. Thomas, Oakland, 6 acres;
James Graham, San Francisco, II acres; A,
stark, LIZ acres; j. Stark, 10 acres; Mrs NJ
Yrooman, 8 acres; c. E. Shook, 10 acres; C.
T. Greathead, IL acres; VIM. Mckay, 5 acres;
Mrs. VIM. Mckay, Oakland, acres; Mrs. j.
c. ,Wooley, Brooklyn, N. Y, 10 acres; Mrs. Il.
g. Ool- x A