The record-union., 1891-08-08
A CAPAI COLONY,
Busy Fruit-Growers in a Pretty
Yolo ValIey-Tancred and Its
Adjoining Farms

robert A. and Neal D. Barker associated
themselves with William Mckay. all of Os,r.
falo, With view of searching out a suitab,a
''ot''loh IN which to engage in tho profitable
occupation OF fruit-growirg After VISITING
many localities, they decided on the Capav
Valiey, 1olo County, and the Rhodes tract NJ
Tarcred
Negotiations were opened with tho Can.v
ALLEY Land Company, owning Tho .r,,ct y,
question. With w. III. Mills. the E;ana,.,
agent OF that company, they arranged for tho
purchase of about 22O acres of Eoothiu land
Iris being more than they had thought NJ
taxing for their own use, they spoke 20 =
number OF friends about It, with the resn,,
that the tract was divided among the 6,lio,r.
ing people: B. L. Rickok. 40 acres. w II
harnett, 20 acres; N. 4. Greathead, 30 acres:
Mrs. L. Greathead, 90 acres; W. Mckay. On
acres; n. d. Barker, 90 acres: r. A Rarkor
20 acres; j. P. Brownlee, 20 acres: f. n. Has
lett, 10 acres; Joseph Barker 10 acres: A w
Kelly 10 acres, and Frederick Kelly. / O acres.
SO far this had been merely a private ven.
ture of the gentlemen above named hut 3,
talking up the question of dividing the land
already purchased, 1t was found that so many
more would like to join it than the area OF the
purchase would admit OF, that it was sps.
gested on all hands, "Why not get omeYnora
land and divide it up in the same vvov.Y
Inen followed the idea of a stock cornpa,,vto
take hold Of larger tract and arrange for this
culsiVation OF the whole of it, after subdividrno
IL according 10 the requirements of the snb.
Gcrloers A provisional board was formed, q
prospectus issued, and finally on the 5rF1, ~
June 1880, the Western Cooperative Col
onization and Improvement Company was
duly registered and proceeded to business
with the following officers: President win.
lam Mckay; Vice-President, NJ. P. Brown.
Dlrcctors-H. c. Ellis, Charles Brooke and
N. A. Barker; Secretary and General Manager.
Neal d. Barker; Solicitor, c. f. snook; Treas
urer, First National Bank of Oakland.
The balance of the tract. 373 acres ,yoS -,,,
chased. a contract was entered into for the
purchase OF large number of fruit tra,as
vines, etc. This early purchase of trees .wos
the means of saving between So. 900 and
$4,000 to the company, the prices in some
cases having more than doubled since then.
Inc ideas which the prospectus set forth
have been but slightly modified and rhe
rapted. Those who went into 1t doubtinelv
nave become enthusiastic, and almost all rho
members arranged to set out ali 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 vines will he
planted.
Inc satisfactory working of this scheme h as
hau the effect of attracting considerable at
tentlon to the work of the Colony Compartv.
pToln
joining in with them. An additional 300
acres have been added to the sixtv acres
originally purchased.
FOR the company is predicted q very brig ut
future, as we'll as for the beautiful valley i'm
which their operations are conducted. How
this marvellous little garden has come to be, so
long neglected is puzzle to every oue who
mas visited IL, but one thing is very sure, and
that is that this neglect viii never again.be
felt in the valley.
ne fruits set ont are mostly Of the standard
yaneties--peaches, apricots, Bartlett pears.
prunes, figs, raisin grapes ETC., while aIorng
both sides Of the avenues, throughout the
tract, Walndts will throw their graceful shatie.
a considerablelnumbcr of citrus trees are al 81,
being set out; quite q sufficient number to
demonstrate that these fruits can be succsss-
lally grown in tho valley, about which the
colonists appear to have no doubt. provided
N<
ID. Barker, General Manager OF the company.
resides Oh the tract and to his care is to besls-
crlbed much Of the success of the venture.
Mention should be lnaL.e OF the town-s;ta
about which there is Il pleasant innoyats IN
which might with prof: he followed by r,,s to
ambitious places. y saoau park Of some tu1 20
acres has been laid out right IL the center OF
the town. This park it is proposed 70 beal;t1 ~
by planting III il from time to time az Il,ai "
NJ fhsN haa1r
Shrub life as may be obtained by dIligd nc
search and a wise expenditure of money. It
is 1ot expected that Tancred will ever be .
large and busy city, brt ii is thought that Il
can be made very pleasant little pIaceI 10
dwell in
petition has been circulated recently and
very largely signed, asking the county 70 &C
cept Island avenue, on the colony G,act, al. q
county road, and to build bridge acg: 50
Cache Creek at this point. in order to gtvet2s
settlers on the east size OF the creek access 10
Hancred Station. The Tanered coicnists :. 70
quite willing to give the necessary righti of
way, and are very desiTous of having g bridge
there, as the colony lands extend alorg boi.h
sides of the stream. It IS thought that it
would be g very wise expenditure of Guisic
money to grant them tais very necessary nn-
provcment, as the operations of sIch co:n-
panies are of widespread benefit to the y9hsio
county anu oIttIS. Inc attTslcLiOnS SOQ cCS
forts Of the cities are well known. but to thnze
who are willing TO settle on the land and slHlw
that the country also affords attractions and
comforts and ways OF making money ple.ls-
antly, every indUcement should be held fo~7 n
The following is a list OF the principal i.lcsui-
bers OF the Tancred Colony, with the nuInk,cr
of acres owned by each. and q fact worthy of
mention Is that in each contract or deed iis.
sued by the Colony Company there is g pro.
vision that no Intoxicating liquor shall eJ er
be manufactured or sold on the land Theap.
parent success o the enterprise shows tn ut
the idens and plans of the colony. es set IN
in the prospectus some time ago, are notnm.
practicable: c. I. HGii, Berkeley. 5 acres. IY.
?. IIammon, Oakland, IA acres: c. &. Easso,n.
San Francisco, IL acres; Jos. Barker. / 0 acres;
A. W. Kelly, hincardiue, Ont. S acres: N IT.
Gceathe&d. . acres; Il. q. .Greathead. OalzIau q
10 acres II. A. Barker, san Francisco, 10
acres; y. y. Barker, Tancred, 10 acres; Dr. TX.
Favor San Francisco, 81 acres; j. r. Brownboe
hincaTdine, Ont, . acres; w T. Barnett,
Ierkeley, acres; NJ. p. Brown, 10 acr,s;
Chas. Brook, ST., Oakland 10 acres: W. G.
Boutelle, berkeley, 20 acres; Mrs. 4. A. CreBn,
Oakland, acres; C. 81. Peach, Tarcred.
acres; IL. c. Ellis, Oakland, 10 acres; J. Van
stone, Winnipeg. 10 acres; L. A. Vanstollc.
lancrcd, 5 acres; Z. Wadsworth Sacramento,
acres; NJ. 4. Thomas, Oakland acres
James Graham, San Francisco, II acres; =.
Stark, IL acres; J. Stark, 10 acres; Mrs. iM.
Vrooman, . acres; C. e. Shook, 10 acres;' @.
T. Greathead, 12 acres; WIn. Mckay, aer asi
Mrs. VIM. Mckay. Oakland, 5 acres; Mrs. r.
G. Wocley. Brooklyn, \. y, o acres; Mrs. III
Becllley, Oakland, 5 acres; Il. a. Marriott .
acres; j. g. Harrison, Tancred, acres. Z AZ
land reserved by the Colony Company sIR
dingclu townsite consists OF 81 acres.
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