The record-union., 1891-10-24
A CAPAY COLONY,
Busy Fruit.GrOwers in a Pretty
Yolo Valley-Tancred and Its
Adjoining Farms.

IN THE SPRING OF LAST YEAR
Robert A. and Real D. Barker associated
themselves with William Mckay, al OF Oak.
iand, with q view of searching out n suitable
1ocaton in which TO engage in the profitable
occupation OF fruit-growing. After yisitin.
many localities, they decided on the Capav
Valley, 9olo County, and the Rhodes tract az
Tancred.
Negotiations were opened with the Capav
valley Land Company, owning the tract in
Question. With w. Il Mills. the Gener.,
Agent of that company, they ARRANGED for tba
purchase Of about 22O acres of foothtn land
Anls being more than they had thought OF
taxing for their own use, they spoke to a
number OF friends about il. with the resu,t
tnat the tract was divided among the follow.
ing people: B. L. Rickok, 40 acres. w. II
farnett, 20 acres; N. T. Greathead. go acres
MIS- ~ Greathead, 20 acres; W. Mckay. %
acres; N. d. Barker, 20 acres; Il. A. BARKER
~ acres; j. z. Brownlee, 20 acres; E. II. Has
lett' 10 acres; Joseph Barker, 10 acres: A. w.
heliy' 10 acres, and Frederick Kelly, o acres.
30 lar 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, 1T was found that so many
more would like to join 1t than the area OF tina
purchase would admit OF, that IL was spg.
gested on all hands, 'Why not get some mora
lano and divide IL up in the same waygn
Ihen Followed the idea of stock company to
take hoid OF larger tract and arrange for the
cultivation Of the whole OF IT. after subdivfding
1t according to the requirements of the sub.
scribers. provisional board was formed. s.
prospectus issued, and finally, on the 9Th 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. G. Ellis, Charles Brooke and
t. 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 DUR
chaseo a contract was entered into for the
purchase of a 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 Soma
cases having more than doubled since then.
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 doubtinglv
have become enthusiastic, and almost all tho
members arranged to set out all their lands in
nult trees ETC., the first year. Consequently
IN this, the hrst season, some 40, 600 trees and
between 10000 and 10000 vines win no
pfnnceo.
Inc satisfactory working of this scheme has
mad the effect of attracting considerable at
Uehtlon 10 the work of the Colony Company
and number of people are now desirous of
Joining in with them. An additional 200
acres nave been added to the sixty acres
originally purchased.
For the company is predicted q yer.. i,f,pht
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 it, but one thing is very sure. and
that Is that this neglect win never again be
felt in the valley.
The fruits set out are mostly of the standard
varletles-peaches, apricots, Bartlett pears
prunes, figs, raisin grapes, etc. while along
both sides of the avenues, throughout the
tract, walnuts will throw their graceful shade.
considerable number of citrus trees are also
being set out; quite a sufficient number IN
demonstrate that these fruits can be success.
fully grown in the valley, about which the
colonists appear to have no doubt, provided
ID. Barker, General Manager of the company
resides on the tract and to his care is to be as.
cr1oed much of the success of the venture
Mention should be made of the town-sfte
about which there is pleasant innovation
which might with profit be followed by mora
ambitious places. A small park of some three
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 MANY
of the beauties and curiosities of tree and
shrub life as may be obtained by diligent
search and wise expenditure of money IL
is not expected that Tancred will ever be q
large and busy city, but 1t is thought that it
can be made very pleasant little place to
dwell in.
A petition has been circulated recently and
very largely signed, asking the county to ac-
cept Island avenue on the colony tract, as q
county road, and to build q bridge across
Cache Creek at this point, in order to give the
settlers on the east side of the creek access to
rancred Station. The Tancred colonists ara
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. 1t is thought that it
would be very wise expenditure of public
money to grant them this very necessary inn
provement, as the operations of such COM
panies are of widespread benefit TO the whole
county and State. The attractions and COM
1OrtS 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.
Rntiy, every inducement should be held forth
The following is q list of the principal men,
bers of the Tancred Colony, with the number
OF acres owned by each, and q fact 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 ap-
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: G. T. Hull, Berkeley, 5 acres; w,
p. Harmon, Oakland, Ia acres; @. s. Kasson,
San Francisco, / acres; Jos. Barker, 10 acres;
A. w. Kelly, Kincar0ine, Ont 5 acres; N. T.
Greathead, 5 acres; r. g. Greathead, Oakland
10 acres; r. n. Barker, San Francisco, 10
acres; N. d. Barker, Tancred, 10 acres; DR.. x
Favor, San Francisco, 27 acres; ]. p. Brownlee
Kincardine, Ont, acres; w. T. Barnet
Berkeley acres; NJ p. Brown 10 acres:
Chas Brook, ST., Oakland, 10 acres: w. G.
Boutelle Berkeley, 20 acres; Mrs. T. A. Crelin.
Oakland, acres; G. II. Peach, Tancred,
acres; n. @. Ellis, Oakland, 10 acres: J. Van.
stone, Winnipeg, 10 acres; E. A. Vanstone,
Tancred acres; E. Wadsworth Sacramento,
acres; NJ. A. Thomas, Oakland. 6 acres;
James Graham, San Francisco, II acres; A,
Stark, 12 acres; j. Stark, 10 acres: Mrs. NJ.
Vrooman, acres. g. +. Shook, 10 acres; c.
II. Greathead, II acres; VIM. Mckay, acres;
Mrs VIM. Mckay, Oakland, acres; Mrs. e.
c. Wooley, Brooklyn, N. Y, 10 acres; Mrs. II.
Beckley, Oakland, 5 acres; T. A. Marriott, 5
acres; j. @. Harrison, Tancred, 5 acres. The
land reserved by the Colony Company, ins
dippclu tOwnsita c0Ociafs of 81 ocraa