The record-union., 1892-02-05
Busy Fruit-Growers in Pretty
Yolo Valley-Tancred and Its
Adjoining Farms

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| Tancred.
Negotiations were opened with the Canav
valley Land Company, owning the tract in
| question. With W. H Mills. the Genera,
agent OF that company, they arranged for tho
purchase OF about 22O acres of foothtn land
Ahls pelng more than they had thought Of
! taxing fer their own use they spoke tn q
number of friends about it, with the result
that the tract was divided among the follow.
ing people: B. L. Hickok, 40 acres. w n
barnett, 20 acres; n. T. Greathead, 20 acres.
MIS- L. Gfeathead 20 acres; w. Mckay, go
acres; n. d. Barker, 20 acres; r. A. Barker.
20 acres; j. T. Brownlee, 90 acres; E. II. Has.
lett. 10 acres; Joseph Barker, 10 acres: A. w
helly' 10 acres, and Frederick Kelly. / 0 acres.
90 lar this had been merely private ven
Iure OF the gentlemen above named. but in
'dlkIhS 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 tho
purchase would admit of, that it was sug
gested on all hands, "Why not get soma mora
land and divide it up in the same wavop
nen IoIoWeo the idea of a stock company to
take mold Of larger tract and arrange for the
! cultivation of the whole of it, after subdividtrg
IL according to the requirements of the sub.
Gcribers. A provisional board was formed q
prospectus issued, and finally, on the 5th Of
June, 1890, the Western Co-operatiye Col
onlZation and Improvement Company was
oily registered and proceeded to business
with the following officers: President VIII.
lam Mckay; Vice-Presdent, NJ. p. Brown.
DIrncfnrS-TI n
n. A. Barker; Secretary and General Manager,
Neal ID. Barker; Solicitor, c. e. Shook; Treas.
urer, First National Bank of Oakland.
Inc balance OF the tract, 373 acres was pur.
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.
Inc 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 doubtingly
have become enthusiastic, and almost all the /
members arranged to set out all their lands in /
fruit trees, etc, the first year. Consequently /
III this, the first season, some 4O, 900 trees and
between 10000 and 10000 vines will be
pIanreu.
The satisfactory working of this scheme has
mad the effect OF attracting considerable ot
tention to the work of the Colony Company.
ana number of people are now desrous Of
Joining in with them. An additional 200
acres have been added to the sixty acres
originally purchased.
For the company is predicted n very briob4
future, as we'll as for the beautiful valley I'm
which their operations are conducted. How
this marvellous little garden has come 70 be so
long neglected Is a puzzle to every one who
has visited it, but one thing is very sure. and
that is that this neglect will never again no
felt in the valley.
The fruits set out are mostly of the standard
VaIleties-peaches, apricots, Bartlett paars
pruneS, figs, raisin grapes, etc. while alone
both sides of the avenues, throughout the
tract, walnuts will throw their graceful shade
a Aconsiderable.numbero OF citrus trees are also
being set out; quite sufficient number to
demonstrate that these fruits can be success.
fully grown in the 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 companv
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 pleasant Innovation
which might with profit be followed by more
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 beautifv
by planting i'll 1t from time to time as nanv
OF the beauties and curiosities of tree and
shrub life as may be obtained by diligent
search and wise expenditure of money It |
is not expected that Tancrcd will ever be a
large and busy city, but it is thought that II
can ne made very pleasant little place to
dwell in.
petition has been circulated racontlvapd
very largely signed, asking the county to ac.
cept Island avenue, on the colony tract as -
county road, and to build bridge across
cache Creek at this point, in order to give tha
settlers on the cast side OF the creek access 70
Fancred Station. The Tancred co!onists are
quite willing TO give the necessary right of
way, and are very Gesirous of having bridge /
there, as the colony lands extend along both
sides of the stream. 1t is thought that it
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 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
Tne following is q list of the principal MEM
bers of the Tancred Colony, with the number
of acres owned by each, and a fact worthy of
mention is that in each contract or deed is
eueO oS eAlS NolOHy Inere is q pro-
vision that no Intoxicating liquor shall ever
be manufactured or sold on the land. The ap-
parent success 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.
P. Hammon, Oakland, IA acres; c. S. Kasson,
San Francisco, II acres; Jos. Barker, l O acres;
A. w. Kelly, Kincardine, Ont, 5 acres; n. t.
Greathead, 8 acres; r. g. Greathead, Oakland
10 acres; r. A. Barker, San Francisco, 10
acres; n. D. Barker, Tancred, 10 acres; DR.. K.
Favor, San Francisco 2 acres; ]. P. Brownlee,
Kincardine, Ont, acres; w. T. Barnett,
Berkeley, acres; NJ. p. Brown, 10 acres;
Chas Brook, ST., Oakland, 10 acres; w. G.
Boutelle, Berkeley, 90 acres; Mrs. T. A. Crelin,
Oakland, 5 acres; C. H. Peach, Tancred, 5
acres; H. c. Ellis, Oakland, 10 acres; J. VAN
stone, Winnipeg, 10 acres; f. A. Vanstone,
Tancred, acres; E. Wadsworth, Sacramento,
5 acres NJ. a. Thomas, Oakland 6 acres;
James Graham, San Francisco, II acres: A.
Stark, 12 acres; j. Stark, 10 acres; Mrs NJ.
Vrooman acres; c. E. Shook, 10 acres; C.
I. Greathead, 12 acres; VIM. Mckay, 8 acres;
Mrs. VIM. Mckay, Oakland, 5 acres; Mrs. E
c. Wooley, Brooklyn, n. Y, 10 acres; Mrs. II.
Beckley Oakland, 5 acres; T. A. Marriott 5
acres; j. c. Harrison, Tancred, acres The
land reserved by the Colony Company, in.
dingclu townsite consists of 81 acres.