The record-union., 1891-08-13
A CAPAY COLONY,
Busy Fruit-Growers in a Pretty
YolO Valley-Tancred and Its
Adjoining Farms.

| A'ooerI y. ana Neal D. Barker associated
themselves with William Mckay, all of Oak.
iand, with view of searching ont n suitable
location IN which to engage in the profitable
occupation of fruitgrowing. After visiting
many localities, they decided on the Capav
Valley, Yolo County, and the Rhodes trac. a.
Tancrcd.
Negotiations were opened with tho Canax
Valley Land Company, owning the tract =,
question. With w. H. Mills. the General
agent OF that company, they arranged for tho
purchase of about 22O acres of foothfu land
1kls being more than they had thought of
taxing for their own use, they spoke To a
number of friends about it, with the resuls
that the tract was divided among the follow.
ing people: B. L. Hickok, 80 acres w. II.
Harhett, 20 acres; N. T. Greathead, 20 acres:
Mrs L. Greathead, 20 acres; w. Mckay. 90
acres; N. D. Barker, 90 acres:. r. A. Barker.
20 acres; j. p Brownlee, go acres; f. II. Has
letI' lo acres; Joseph Barker, 10 acres; a. w.
heily' ~ acres, and Frederick Kelly, / o acres.
80 lar this had been merely private ven-
! ture of the gentlemen above named. but I'm
talking up the question of dividing the land
| already purchased, it was found that so nany
more would like to join it than the area of the
purchase would admit of, that it was sug.
gested on all hands, "Why not get some moro
| land and divide il up in the same way9r
Then followed the idea of a stock connpanv to
| take hold of a larger tract and ARRANGE for tba
cultivation of the whole of it, after subdividtur
1t according to the requirements of the sub-
scribers. provisional board was formed O
prospectus issued, and finally, on the 5th Of
June, 1890, the Western Cooperative Col.
onization and improvement COMPANY WAS
duly registered and proceeded TO business.
with the following officers: President. Will
lam Mckay; Vice-President NJ. p. Brown.
Directors-H. G. Ellis, Charles Brooke and
H. A Barker; Secretary and General Manager,
Neal d. Barker; Solicitor; c. E. Shook; Treas
urer, First National Bank of Oakland.
The balance of the tract 373 acres. was pr,r.
chased. a contract was entered into for the
| 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-
| rupted. Those who went into il doubtinrlv
| 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 AZ, 600 trees and
between 10000 and 10000 vines will bs
| planted.
The satisfactory working of this scheme has
had the effect of attracting considerable at
tentlon to the work of the Colony Company.
ana q number of people are now dcsrous OF
joining in with them. An additional 200
acres have been added to the sixty acres
| originally purchased.
For the company is predicted very bright
luIure' as Wei as Tor the beautiful valley in
| which their operations are conducted How
this marvellous little garden has come to 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 bs
| felt in the valley
Ihe fruits set out are mostly of the standard
Var1eties-peaches, apricots, Bartlett pears.
prunes, figs, raisin grapes etc, while along
| ooth sloes Oh the avenues, throughout the
| tract, walnuts will throw their graceful shade.
Observation-Disclosures of citrus trees are also
being set out; quite e sufficient number to
demonstrate that these fruits can be success
luIly grown in the valley, about which tho
| 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 to be as
| crioed much of the success of the venture
Mention should be made of the tovyn-sItn
| about which there is a pleasant innovation
| which might with profit be followed bv morn
| 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 rs many
OF the beauties and curiosities OF tree and
shruD life as may be obtained by diligent
search and wise expenditure of money. It
| is not expected that Tancred will ever be =
large and busy city, but it 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 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 to
| Iancred Station. The Tancred colonists are
| quite willing to give the necessary right OF
way, and are very desirous of having bridge
there, as the colony lands extend along both
i sides OF the stream. 1t is thought that it
I would be very wise expenditure OF public
money to grant them this very necessary i'm
| provement, as the operations of such COM
| panies are of widespread benefit to the whole
| county and State The attractions and COM
| forts OF the cities are we'll known, but to those
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 MEM
| bers of the 1ancred 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 a prO.
| vision that no intoxicating liquor shall ever
| be manufactured or sold on the land The an.
! parent success ofthe enterprise shows thnt
the ideas and plans of the colony, as set forth
in the prospectus some time ago, are not i'm.
| practicable: c. I. Hull, Berkeley, acres; w.
T. Hammon, Oakland, Ii acres; @. S. Kasson,
San Francisco, IL acres; Jos. Barker, L O acres;
A. w. Kelly, Kincardine, Ont, 5 acres: N. T.
! Greathead, acres; r. G. Greathead Oakland
10 acres; r. a. Barker San Francisco. 10
| acres; N. d. Barker, Tancred, 10 acres; DR.. X,
! Favor, San Francisco, 81 acres; ]. T. .Brownlee
| Alncard1ne, Ont, 8 acres; W. Il. Barnett,
/ berkeley, acres; M. P Brown, 10 acres;
Chas. Brook, ST., Oakland, 10 acres; w. c.
! Boutelle, Berkeley, 20 acres; Irs. T. A Crclin
| Oakland, acres; c. II. Peach, Tancred,
acres; Il. c. Ellis, Oakland, 10 acres; ]. Van
| stone, Winnipeg, 10 acres; E. A. Vanstone,
| Tancred, 8 acres; E. Wadsworth Sacramento,
! acres; Nj. A. Thomas, Oakland, acres
| James Graham, San Francisco II acres a.
| Stark, 12 acres; j. Stark, 10 acres; Mrs. Nj.
| Vrooman, acres; c. z. Shook, 10 acres; c.
| t. Greathead, 12 acres; VIM. Mckay, 5 acresi
! Mrs. VIM. Mckay, Oakland, acres; Mrs. L.
! c. Wooley, Brooklyn, N. Y, 10 acres; Mrs. Ii.
Beckley, Oakland, 5 acres; t. A. Marriott, 5
acres; ]. G. Harrison, Tancred, 5 acres. The
! land reserved by the Colony Company, In
dingclu townsite, consists of 81 acres
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