The record-union., 1891-12-14
4 CAPAY COLONY,
Busy Fruit-Growers in a Pretty
Yolo Valley-Tancred and Its
Adjoining Farms
TN THE SPRING OF LAST YEAR

themselves with William Mckay. all or Oak.
lano' with view of searching ont a suitah,a
location In which to engage in the pro6tab,a
occupation of ruitgrowing. After viOi,,,,,
MANY localities, they decided OF the Canav
NaiieS' 1olo County, and the Rhodes tract at
Tancred
esotlauons were opened with the Canav
'"iiey Land Company, owning the tract in
question. With w. II. Mills. the Ganero,
agent OF that company, they arranged for tba
purchase OF about geo acres of footbiu Io,a
Inls being more than they had tbougb+ y,
'''Aine lor their own use, they spoke to a
NUMBER OF friends about it. with the resu,s
that the tract was divided among the folIovu,
ing people: b. L. Rickok, 40 acres. w n
barnett, 20 acres; N. T. Greathead. 90 acras.
mrs. L. Greathead, go acres; w. Mckay on
acres; N D. Barker, 20 acres; r. A. Barl,er
~ acres; j. P. Brownlee, 20 acres: r. TT Hoe.
lett, 10 acres; Joseph Barker, 10 acres. w
Neiiy 10 acres, and Frederick Kelly, o acres.
30 lar this had been merely private ven.
ture OF the gentlemen above named hut In
taking up the question of dividing the land
already purchased, it was found that so MANY
more would like to join it than the area of the
purchase would admit of, that it was suo.
gested on all hands, "Why not get some mora
land and divide it up in the Same vuo,,o,,
Alien io1owed the idea of stock company to
take mold OF larger tract and arrange for the
cultivation of the whole of it, after subdfvidino
IL according to the requirements of the sub.
ccrIbers. provisional board was formed a
prospectus issued, and finally, on the 5tb of
June, 1890, the Western Cooperative Col.
onIzation and Improvement Conpanv vss
dLly registered and proceeded tn bus,rass
with the following officers: President. Will
lam Mckay; Vice-President, NJ. P. Brown.
Dlrectors-H. Q. Ellis, Charles Brooke and
H. A. Barker; Secretary and General MANAGER
Neal ID. Barker; Solicitor, G. E Shook; Treas.
urer, First National Bank Of Oakland
Inc oalance OF the tract, 373 acres. was mr.
chased a contract was entered into for the
purchase OF a large number of fruit traev
vines, etc. This early purchase of trees was
Lhe means OF saving between $4,000 and
Pf'ooo 10 the company, the prices in some
cases having more than doubled since then.
1he Ideas which the prospectus set forth
nave been but slightly modified and the
rupted. Those who went into it doubtingly
nave become enthusiastic and almost ali the
members arranged to set out all their lands in
tru1t trees, etc., the first year. Consequently
IN this, the first season, some 40, 900 trees and
between 10000 and 10000 vines viii be
pIanreo.
Inc satisfactory working of this scheme has
hau Inc effect of attracting considerable at
Iehtlon 10 the work of the Colony Company,
ana number Of people are now desirous of
Joining in with them. An additional ooO
acres have been added to the sixty acres
originally purchased.
For the company is predicted a yerv brtebt
tnture, as well as for the beautiful valley in
which their operations are conducted. How
thls marvellous little garden has come to be so
long neglected is puzzle to every one who
mas visited it, 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
Varletles-peaches, apricots, Bartlett pears.
prunes, uSs' ralsin grapes, etc, while along
ootn sioes OF the avenues. throughout the
tract, walnuts will throw their graceful shade.
A considerableinumber OF citrus trees are also
being set out; quite a sufficient number IN
demonstrate that these fruits can be sIiccess
Iully grown in the valley about which the
coionlsts appear to have no doubt, provided
proper care is given to the young trees. Neal
ID. Barker, General Manager of the cornpanv
resides on the tract, and to his care is to be as
crloed much of the success OF the venture.
Mention should be made of the town-sita
ABOUT which there is a pleasant innovation
whlch might with profit be followed by mora
ambitious places. A small park of some tbree
acres has been laid out right in the center az
the town. This park 1t is proposed to beautifv
py 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 a wise expenditure of money t
Is not expected that Tancred will ever be a
large and busy city, but it is thought that it
can be made very pleasant little place tn
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 a bridge across
cache Creek at this point, in order to give the
settlers on the east side of the creek access tn
1ancred Station. The Tancred colonists ara
quite willing TO give the necessary right of
way, and are very desirous of having 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 i'm.
provement, as the operations of such com.
fN~'ASS
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 list of the principal men,
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 pro-
vision that no Intoxicating LIQUOR shall ever
be manufactured or sold on the land. The APP
parent success otthe enterprise shows that
the ideas and plans of the colony, as set forth
in the prospectus some time ago, are not i'm i
practicable: C. L. Hull, Berkeley, acres; w.
p. Harmon, Oakland, IA acres; @. s. Kasson,
San Francisco, IL acres; Jos. Barker. o acres.
A. w. Kelly, Kincardine, Ont. acres: N. It.
Greathead, 5 acres; r. G. Greathead, Oakland
10 acres r. A. Barker, San Francisco, 10
acres; n. d. Barker, Tancred, 10 acres; DIR. K.
Favor, San Francisco, 27 acres; J. P. Brownlee,
Kincardine, Ont, 8 acres; W. T. Barnett.
Berkeley, acres; NJ P Brown. 10 acres:
Chas. Brook, Sr., Oakland, 10 acres; w. C,
Boutelle, Berkeley, 20 acres; Mrs. T. A Crelin.
acres; G. H. Peach, Tancred 5
acres; H. c. Ellis, Oakland 10 acres; j. Van
stone, Winnipeg, 10 acres; z. A. Vanstone.
Tancred, 5 acres; E Wadsworth. Sacramento.
acres; M. A. Thomas, Oakland, 6 acres:
James Graham, San Francisco, IL acres: A.
Stark, IL acres j. Stark, 10 acres; Mrs. M.
Vrooman, 8 acres; G. E. Shook, 10 acres; G.
t. Greathead, 12 acres; VIM. Mckay, acres;
Mrs. VIM. Mckay, Oakland 8 acres: Mrs. +.
C. Wooley, Brooklyn, N. Y, 10 acres; Mrs. III.
Beckley, Oakland, 5 acres; II. A. Marriett. S
acres; j. c. Harrison, Tancred, 5 acres. Ths
land reserved by the Colony Company. ips
dingclu townsite, consists of 6l acres.
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