The record-union., 1891-08-21
A CAPAY COLONY.
Busy Fruit-Growers in a Pretty
Yolo Valley-Tancred and It's
Adjoining Farms.

N THE SPRING OF LAST YEAR
Robert a. and Neal d. Barker associated
themselves with William Mckay, all of Oak.
land, with a view of searching out a suitable
location In which TO engage in tho prontabls
occupation of fruit-growing After visiting
many localities, they decided on the Capav
Valley, Yolo County, and the Rhodes tract ne
Tancred
Negotiations. were opened with the Canav
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 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. II.
Earnett 20 acres; n. L. Greathead, 90 acres.
Mrs. L. Greathead, go acres; w. Mckay. 60
acres; n D. Barker, 20 acres; Il. A. Barker,
! 20 acres; ]. p. Brownlee, 30 acres; e. II. Has.
/ iett 10 acres; Joseph Barker 10 acres; \. w.
| Kelly 10 acres and Frederick Kelly, ! 0 acres.
| So far this had been merely 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 the
! purchase would admit of, that it was sug-
! gested on all hands, 'sWhy not get some mora
| land and divide it up in the same wayop
! Then followed the idea of a stock company 20
q pf n lore,
| cultivation of the whole OF it, after subdividpr
| II according to the requirements of the SUBJ
! Scribers. a provisional board was formed. n
! prospectus issued, and finally, on the 5th OF
| June, 1890, the Western Cooperative Col.
onizGtion and Improvement Company was
] duly registered and proceeded to business,
| with the following officers: President, VIII
! lam Mckay; Vice-President, NJ. p. Brown:
/ Difectors-H. c. Ellis, Charles Brooke and
r. 4. 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 pur-
| chased. A contract was entered into for tho
| purchase OF large number of fruit trees
| vines, etc. This early purchase of trees was
j 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 it Goubtingly
have become enthusiastic and almost all tho
| members arranged to set out all their lands in
| fruit trees, etc., the first year. Consequently
in this, the first season. some 4o, 900 trees and
between 10000 and 10000 vines will ha
| planted.
Inc satisfactoryNworling of this scheme has
mad the effect OF attracting considerable at
! tention to the work of the Colony Comnany
| and number of people are now desfrous Of
! joining in with them. An additional 200
acres have been added to the sixty acres
originally purchased.
| For the company is predicted n verv BRIGHT
| luture, 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 puzzle to every one who
| has visited it, but one thing is very SIRE and
! that is that this neglect viii never again be
felt in the valley
Inc fruits set out are mostly of the standard
varletles-peaches, aprcots, Bartlett peors
prunes, figs, raisin grapes, etc, while aIono
both sides OF the avenues, throughout tho
tract, walnuts viii throw their graceful shade
A consioerableinumber of citrus trees are also
being set out; quite sufficient number 10
| demonstrate that these fruits can be success
fully grown in the valley about which tho
coionlstS 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 10 his care is to be as
cribed much of the success of the venture.
Mention should be made of the toyvn-sita
about which there is Il pleasant Innovation
which might with profit be followed bv moro
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 beautirv
by planting in it from time to time oa ,,o,,y,
of the beauties and curiostties of tree and
shrub life as may be obtained by diIgent
search and wise expenditure of money. It
is not expected that Tancrcd will even. hn n
large and busy city, but il is thought that Il
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 aso
county road, and to build q bridge across
Cache Creek at this point, in order to give tho
settlers on the east side OF the creek accesz 4,
Fancred Station. The Tancred colonists arc
quite willing to give the necessary right of
way, and are very Gesirous Of having a bridge
there, as the colony lands extend along both
sides of the stream. 1t is thought that il
would be very wise expenditure of public
money to grant them this very necessary i'm
prOyement, 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 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 q list of the principal men,-
| bers OF the Tancred Colony, with the number
| OF acres owned by each and 3 fact worthy of
mention is that in each contract or deed is
sued by the Colony Company there is q pro-
| vision that no intoxicating liquor shall ever
| be manufactured or sold on the land. The ap-
/ parent success o1the 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, acres: w.
| Z. Hammon, Oakland, ID acres; c. S. Kasson
! San Francisco, Ii acres; Jos. Barker, 10 acres;
| a. w. Kelly, Kincardine, Ont, 5 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.. X.
Favor, San Francisco, 27 acres; j. ?. Brownlee
| Kincardine, Ont, acres; w. T. Barnett
| Berkeley, acres; M. p Brown, 10 acres;
Chas. Brook, ST., Oakland, 10 acres; w. C.
Boutelle, berkeley, 20 acres; Mrs. r. A. Crelin,
! Oakland, acres; G. L., Peach, Tancred, 3
acres; ID. G. Ellis, Oakland, 10 acres; j. Van
stone, Winnipeg, 10 acres; E, A Vanstone,
! Iancred, 5 acres; E. Wadsworth, Sacramento
| 8 acres; NJ. A. Thomas, Oakland, acres;
/ James Graham, San Francisco, IL acres: A.
! Stark, 12 acres; j. Stark, 20 acres; Mrs. NJ.
| Vrooman, 3 acres; c. +. Shook, 10 acres; c.
t. Greathead, 12 acres; VIM. Mckay, 5 acres;
Mrs. VIM. Mckay, Oakland 5 acres; Mrs. Z.
G. Wooley, Brooklyn, N. Y, 10 acres; Mrs Il.
! Becllley, Oakland, 8 acres; t. A. Marriott,
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