The record-union., 1891-09-29
A CAPAY COLONY,
Busy Fruit-Growers in a Pretty
YOlo Valley-Tancred and It's
Adjoining Farms

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ROBERT A and Neal D. Barker associated
themselves with William Mckay, all of Oak.
1 iaha' win a view Of searching out a suitable
location In which TO engage in the profitabla
occupation of fruit-growing. After visiting
many localities, they decided on the Capav
valley, 9olo County, and the Rhodes tract AZ
| Taucred.
negotiations were opened with the Capav
alley Land Company, owning tho tract in
! Qieston. With w. II. Mills the General
agent OF that company, they arranged for the
| purchase of about 22O acres of foothiu land
1his being more than they had thought Of
| taking for their own use thav snoI,a 20 .
number of friends about it, with tho resrlt
'h1t the tract was divided among the follow
| ing people: b. l.. Rickok, 40 acres: w. II.
Earhett, 20 acres; N. T. Greathead 90 acres.
Mrs l., Greathead, 90 acres; ". Mckay. 20
acres N d. Barker, 20 acres; II. A. Barker.
20 acresi j. P. Brownlee, go acres; f. II. Has.
lett, 10 acres; Joseph Barker, 0 acres; A. w.
Kelly 10 acres and Frederick Kelly, / O acres.
90 iar this had been merely q private ven-
lure OF the gentlemen above named. but in
taking up the question of dividing the land
already purchased, ii was found that so MANY
more would like to join 1t than the area of ths
! purchase would admit Of that IL WINS sug.
! gested on all hands, "Why not get some mora
laho ana divide it up in the same way2D
1heh followed the idea of a stock company to
take hold of a larger tract and arrange for the
! cultivation OF the whole OF it. after subdividino
1t taccordlng to the requirements of the sub
scribers. A provisional board was formed n
prospectus issued, and finally, on the 5th of
| June, 1890, the Western Co-operatiye Col
onlzation and Improvement Company was
duly registered and proceeded to business.
| Win the following officers: President, Will
lam Mckay; Vice-President, NJ P. Brown:
Directors-H. c. Ellis, Charles Brooke and
Il. 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 rur.
| 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
| s4'ooo 10 the company, the prices in some
| cases having more than doubled since then.
The ideas which the prospectus set forth
nave been but slightly modified and the
progress of the company has been untnter.
rupted. Those who went into 1t doubtinely
nave become enthusiastic, and almost all the
members arranged to set out all their lands i'm
| fruit trees, etc., the first year. Consequently
In this, the first season, some 40, 600 trees and
between 10000 and 10000 vinaa win ~.
| pIanred.
Inc satisfactory working OF this scheme has
nau the effect of attracting considerable at
tentlon to the work of the Colony Company.
and number of people are now desirous of
! joining in with them. An additional goo
acres have been added to the sixty acres
! originally purchased.
! For the company is predicted a varv brioh.
! future, as well as for the beautiful valley In
which their operations are conducted How
this marvellous little garden has come TO he so
! long neglected is q 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.
The fruits set out are mostly of the standard
Varletles-peaches apricots, Bartlett pears.
| prunes, figs, raisin grapes, etc. while along
| poth SIDES OF the avenues, throughout the
| tract, walnuts will throw their graceful shade.
| conSiderablesnumbe Der OF citrus trees are also
| pelng set out; quite sufficient number To
| demonstrate that these fruits can be success
| 1ully grown In the valley about which the
| 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
| cribed much of the success of the venture.
| Mention should be made of the town-site
| about which there is a 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 1t is proposed to benutiry
! by planting In 1t from time 10 time as many
| of the beauties and curiosities OF tree and
| shrub life as may be obtained by diIigent
search and wise expenditure of money. 1t
is not expected that Tancred will ever be a
| large and busy city, but 1t 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 &C
! 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
| Cancred Station. The Tancred colonfsts arc
| quite willing to give the necessary right of
way, and are very desirous of having q bridge
there, as the colony lands extend along both
sides of the stream 1t is thought that II
! would be a very wise expenditure OF public
money to grant them this very necessary i'm
! provement as the operations of such COM
panies of widespread benefit to the whole
! county and State. The attractions and COM
| forts OF the cities 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
| Rntly, every inducement should be held forth.
! The following is a 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 eve.
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 inl-
practicable: G. 7. Hull, Berkeley, 5 acres; w.
z. Harmon, Oakland, Ii acres; @. s. Kasson,
San Francisco II acres; Jos. Barker, 10 acres;
A. w. Kelly, Kincardine, Ont, acres; n. L.
Greathead, 5 acres Il. G. Greatbead Oakland
10 acres; r. A. Barker, San Francisco, 10
acres; N. D. Barker, Tancred, 10 acres DR.. X.
Favor, San Francisco, 27 acres; J. p. Brownlee
Kincardine, Ont, acres; w. Il. Barnett,
Berkeley, 5 acres; M. p. Brown, 10 acres;
Chas. Brook, ST., Oakland, 10 acres; w. G.
Boutelle, Berkeley, 2o acres; Mrs. II. a. Crein,
Oakland, 5 acres; c. II. Peach, Tancred .
acres; II. c. Ellis, Oakland, 10 acres; j. Van.
stone, Winnipeg, 10 acres; E. A. Vanstone,
Tancred, 5 acres; z. Wadsworth, Sacramento,
acres; NJ. A. Thomas, Oakland, e acres;
james Graham, San Francisco, IL acres; A.
Stark, IL acres; j. Stark, o acres; Mrs. M.
Vrooman, acres; G. e. Snook, 10 acres; G.
Y. Greathead IL acres; VIM. Mckay, acres
Mrs VIM Mckay, Oakland, 5 acres; Mrs. +.
C. Wooley, Brooklyn, n. Y, 10 acres; Mrs. II.
Beckley. Oakland, 5 acres; t. A. Marriott. 5
acres; J. C. Harrison, Tancred, 5 acres. The
land reserved by the Colony Company, in.
dingclu townsite consists of g. acres
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