The record-union., 1891-06-26
1 CAPAY COLONY,
Busy Frnit-GrOwers in a Pretty
YolO Valley-Tancred and It's
Adjoining Farms.

! TN TIE SPRING OF LAST YEAR
= Robert A. and Neal D. Barker associated
themselves with William Mckay, all orsoak.
! land, with n view OF searching out a suitabls
location in which to engage in the profitable
occupation of fruit-growing. After visiting
many localities, they decided on the Capay
Valley, Yolo County and the Rhodes tract
at Tancreo
! Negotiations were opened with the Capay
Valley Land Company, owning the tract in
! question. With w. Il. Mills the GeneraI
Agent OF that company, they arranged for the
purchase OF about 22O acres of foothin land.
This being more than they had thought Of
taking for their own use, they spoke to a
number of friends about it, with the result
| that the tract was divided among The follow.
| ing people B. L. Hickok, 40 acres: W. r.
| Barnett, 90 acres; N. I. Greathead, 90 acres:
Mrs. L. Greathead. 20 acres; w. Mckay, 90
acres; N. d. Barker, 30 acres; r. A. Barker,
20 acres; j. p. Brownlee, 90 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.
talking 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 it was sug4
gested on all hands, ''Why not get some more
land and divide IL up In the same way?D
Then followed the idea of stock company TO
take hold OF a larger tract and arrange for tha
~ uyhn
1t according to the requirements of the SUBJ
scrioers. a provisional board was formed, n
prospectus issued, and finally, on tho 5th 90
| June, 1890, the Western Cooperative Col.
onizatior and Improvement Company was
! duly registered and proceeded to buainess
| with the following officers: President, VIII.
| lam Mckay; Vice-President NJ. P. Brown;
| Directors-H. G. Ellis, Charles Brooke and
| r. A. Barker; Secretary and General Manage
| Neal D. Barker; Solicitor, G. E. Shook; Treas4
| ureT, First National Bank of Oakland
! The balance OF the tract, 373 acres, was pur.
| chased. A contract was entered into for tho
| 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
have been but slightly modified and the
progress of the company has been uninter-
Tupted. Those who went into it doubtingIy
have become enthusiastic, and almost all tina
members arranged TO set out all their lands in
nuit trees ETC.. the first year. Consequently
in this, the first season, some 10000 Lrees
and between 10000 and 10000 vines will be
planted.
The 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 OK
Joining in with them. An additional 600
acres have been added to the sixty acres
originally purchased.
For the company is predicted q very bright
future, as well as for the beautiful valley I'm
which their operations are conducted How
this marvellous little garden mas come 10 be so
long neglected is q 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
variettes--peaches, apricots, Bartlett pears,
prunes, figs, raisin grapes, etc, while along
both sides of the avenues, throughout the
tract walnuts will throw their grateful shade.
A considerable number OF citrus trees are also
being set out; quite a sufficient number to
| demonstrate that these fruits can be success
| fully grown in the valley, about which the
| 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 be-
| ascribed 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. 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 it from time to time as many
! of the beauties and curiosities of tree and
| shrub life may be obtained by diIigent
search and a wise expenditure of money. It
| is not expected that TancTed will ever be a
! large and busy city, but it is thought that is
| 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 Greek at this point, in order to give tho
| settlers ON the east side OF the creek access to
| Tancred Station. The Tancred colonists arc
| quite willing to give the necessary right Of
/ way, and are very desrous of having a bridge
there, as the colony lands extend aIong both
sides of the stream. 1t is thought that 10
would be a very wise expenditure of public
! money to grant them this very necessary i'm
| R)EOVSIlSnb, as Tue operations OI SuCh COul-
| panies are of widespread benefit to the whols
| 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 ana
| show that the country also affords attractions
ana comforts, and ways of making money
pleasantly every inducement should be held
forth.
! The following is q list of the principal mem.
| bers of the Tancred Colony, with the number
! of acres owned by each, and fact worthy OF
mention is that in each contract or deed IS
| sued by the Colony Company there is n pro-
vision that no intoxicating liquor shall ever
! be manufactured or sold on the land. The au-
| 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. 7. Hull, Berkeley, 5 acres: w,
| Z. Hammond, Oakland, Ii acres; @. s. Kas-
son, San Francisco, IL acres; JOS Barker. 10
acres; A. w. Kelly, Kincardine. Ont. acres:
m. T. Greathead, acres; r. G.. Greathead,
| Oakland, 10 acres: r. A. Barker, San Fran
cisco, 10 acres; N D. Barker, Tancred, 10
acres; Dr. X. Favor, San Francisco, 27 acres
j. =. Brownlee, Kincardine, Ont acres; w.
I. Barnett, Berkeley, acres; NJ P Brown,
! 40 acres; Chas Brook, ST., Oakland, 10 acres;
W. Q. Bouteue, Berkeley, 20 acres; Mrs. Z.
A. Crelin, Oakland, acres; G. H. Peach,
Tancred, 3 acres; II. G. Ellis, Oakland, 10 acress
]. Vanstone, Winnipeg, 10 acres; e. A. Van
| stone, Tancred, acres; Z. Wadsworth Sac
ramento, acres; NJ. A. Thomas Oakland q
acres; James. Graham, San Francisco, IL
acres; A. Stark, IL acres; j. Stark, 10 acresf
Mrs. M. Vrooman, s acres; G. e. Shook III
acres; Q. i. Greathead, 12 acres; VIM. Me-
Kay, acres; Mrs. VIM. Mckay, Oakland, 8
acres; Mrs. E. @. Wcoley. BROOKLYN N Y 10