The record-union., 1891-09-22

Busy Fruit-Growers in a Pretty
fOlo Valley-Tancre and Its
Adjoining Farms.

TN THE SPRING OF LAST YEAR
Robert A. and Neal d. Barker associated
themselves with William Mckay. all of oalr.
lahd, with a view of searching out a suitable
locatlon In which to engage in the profitabIo
occupation OF fruit-growing. After visiting
many localities, they decided on the Capay
valley Yolo County, and the Rhodes tract az
| Tancred
| negotiations Were opened with the Capav
Valley Land Company. owning the tract in
| Question. With w. H. Mills the General
Agent OF that company they arranged for thu
purchase of about 22o acres of foothiI land
mis- being more than they had Thought Of
taxing for their own USE they smoke 70 a
number of friends about it. with the result
ehat the tract was divided among the follow.
| ing people: b. L. Ricllok, 10 acres; w. r.
farnett 20 acres; n. r. Greathead 90 acres.
MIS-. l. dreathead, 90 acres; w. Mckay. 90
acres; n. ID. Barker, 20 acres; r. A. Barker.
| 20 acres; j. P. Brownlee, 20 acres: e. II. Has.
! lett, 10 acres; Joseph Barker, 10 acres: A w
helIy' 10 acres, and Frederick Kelly. L O acres.
90 lar TINS had been merely private VEN
lure OF the gentlemen above named, but 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 thu
purchase would admit Of that it was sug.
gested on all hands, .'Why not get some mora
land and divide it up in the same vav9p
1hen followed the idea of a stock companv Tn
| take mold OF larger tract and arrange for the
cuIaVation OF the whole of IL, after subdividine
1t ACCORDING to the requirements OF the SUBJ
| scribers A provisional board was formed a
prospectus issued, and finally, on the 9Th Of
June, 1890, the Western Co-operative Col.
ohlza'ion and Improvement Company was
July registered and proceeded to business.
with the following officers: President. Will
lam Mckay; Vice-President NJ. p. Brown.
Direetors-H. c. Ellis, Charles Brooke and
K. A. Barker; Secretary and General Manage.
Neal d. Barker; Solicitor, c. E. Shook; Treas.
urer, First National Bank of Oakland.
Inc balance OF the tract, 373 acres, was pur-
chased. contract was entered into for tho
purchase Oh 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.
| Inc ideas which the prospectus set forth
| nave peen but slightly modified and the
! progress OF the company has been uninter-
! ropted' Those who went into it doubtincly
! nave become enthusiastic, and almost all the
! members arranged to set out all their lands in
| 1ruit trees, etc. the first year Consequently
IN this the first season, some 40 600 trees ar,S,
between 10000 and 10000 vines win be
pranreo.
The satisfactory working OF this scheme l,a.
had the effect of attracting considerable at
tentlon TO the work of the Colony Connanv
a he Of 40
| joining in with them. An additional 600
acres have been added to the sixty acres
| originally purchased
For the company is predicted a very BRIGHT
future, as well as for the beautiful valley in
which their operations are conducted. How
TINS 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 sura ana
that is that this neglect viii never again ba
felt in the valley
Inc fruits set out are mostly OF the standard
varleties-peaches, apricots Bartlett pears
pruneS, figs, raisin grapes etc. while along
poth SIDES of the avenues, throughout tina
tract, walnuts will throw their graceful shade.
! Aconslderable.number OF citrus trees are also
| being set out; quite n sufficient number to
| demonstrate that these fruits can be snccess-
fully grown in tho valley, about which the
colonlsts appear TO have no doubt provided
proper care is given to the young trees. Neal
d. barker General Manager Of the comuanv
resides on the tract ana To his care Is TO be as.
cfioed much Of the success of the venture.
Mention should be made of the toyvn-sitn
about which there is a pleasant innovotIe,'
which might with profit be followed by more
! a1nbltlous 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 bea,tifvr
by planting in it from time to time as many
OF the beauties and curiosities OF tree and
shrub life as may be obtained by diIigent
search and a wise expenditure of.rnopey It
is not expected that Tancred win ever be a
large and busy city, but it is thought that it
can be made q very pleasant little place to
Iwell in
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 a bridge across
Cache Creek at this point, in order to give tina
settlers on the east side Of the creek access to
Gancred Station. The Tancred eoionists ara
quite willing to give the necessary right Of
way, and are very DESTROYS OF having bridge
there, as the colony lands extend along both
sides OF the stream. 1t is thought that it
would be a 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 we'll 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 q fact worthy OF
mention is that in each contract or deed ia
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 o the enterprise shows that
the ideas and plans of the colony, as set forth
in the prospectus some time ago, are not i'm.
practicable: c. t. Hull, Berkeley, 5 acres; w.
z. Harmon, Oakland, IA acres; @. S. Kasson,
San Francisco, IL acres; Jos. Barker, / o acres;
a. w Kelly, Kincardine, Ont. 5 acres; N. L.
Greathead, 8 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. II. Barnett,
Berkeley, acres; NJ. P. Brown, 10 acres;
Chas Brook, ST., Oakland, 10 acres; w. G.
Boutelle, Berkeley, 90 acres; Mrs. Il. A. Crelin,
Oakland acres; G. II. Peach, Tancred
acres; II. c. Ellis, Oakland, 10 acres; J. Van,
stone, Winnipeg, 10 acres; E. X. Vanstone
Tancred, acres; g. Wadsworth, Sacramento
acres; NJ. a. Thomas, Oakland, acres;
James Graham, San Francisco, IL acres; A,
Stark, LIZ acres; j. Stark 10 acres; Mrs. NJ.
Vrooman, acres; G. E. Shook, 10 acres; C.
t. Greathead, IL acres; VIM. Mckay, 5 acres;
Mrs. VIM. Mckay, Oakland, 3 acres; Mrs. l..
G. Wooley, Brooklyn, n. Y, 10 acres; Mrs. II.
Beckley Oakland, 8 acres; t. ~. Marriott. 5
acres; J. G. Harrison, Tancred, 5 acres. The
land reserved by the Colony Company. in.
dingelu townsite, consists of 81 acres.
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