The record-union., 1892-04-09
4 CAPAY COLONY.
Busy Fruit-Growers in a Pretty
Yolo Valley-Tancred and Its
Adjoining Farms.

IN THE SPRING OF LAST YEAR
Robert A. aud Neal D. Barker associated
themselves with William Mckay, all Of Oak.
iand, With view of searching out n suitable
location in which to engage in the profitable
| occupation OF frutt-growing. After visiting
many localities, they decided on the Capav
Valley, Yolo County, ana the Rhodes tract at
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 the
| purchase of about ego acres of foothiu land
Ihls being more than they had thought OF
taxing 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. Hic1ok, 40 acres W. T.
harnett, 20 acres; n. Il. Greathead, 20 acres.
Mrs. H. Greathead, 20 acres; w. McKay. 20
acres; n. d. Barker 20 acres: II. A. Barker
20 acres; j. p. Brownlee, 20 acres; f. II. Has.
lett. 10 acres; Joseph Barker, 0 acres; A. w
| V.
90 iar 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 it than the area of the
purchase would admit OF, that it was sug
| gested on all hands, "Why not get some moro
iand and divide it up in the same wave"
! Ihen followed the idea of stock conlnanv tn
take hold of larger tract and arrange for thu
cultivation of the whole of It. after subdividino
It according to the requirements of the suh.
ocrlners A provisional board was formed. a
prospectus issued, and finally, on the 9TH OF
! June, 1890, the Western Cooperative Col.
onization and Improvement COMPANY was
dlly registered and proceeded to business.
! with the following officers: President VIII.
! lam Mckay; Vice-President. M. p Brown.
! Directors-Hs e. Ellis, Charles Brooke and
II. a. Barker; Secretary and General Manager.
| Neal ID. Barker; Solicitor c. E. Shook; Treas.
| urer, First National Bank of Oakland.
! The balance OF the tract, 373 acres. was mr.
! 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
/ P4'ooo 10 the npany, 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 il doubtinpIv
! nave become enthusiastic and almost all the
! 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 be
! pIanIeo.
The satisfactory working of this scheme has
had the effect of attracting considerable at
/ tention TO the work of the Colony COMPANY
and number of people are now DESTROYS of
| Joining in with them. An additional goo
/ acres have been added TO the sixty acres
originally purchased.
For the company is predicted a very bright
future, as we'll as for the beautiful valley in
! which their operations are conducted How
| this marvellous little garden has come to 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 be
! felt in the valley
The fruits set out are mostly of the standard
varieties-peaches, apricots, Bartlett pears
| prunes, figs, raisin grapes, etc, while along
! both sides of the avenues, throughout the
tract, walnuts will throw their graceful shade
! Acons1derable.number of citrus trees are also
! 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
! 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 TOWNSHIP
| about which there is a pleasant innovation
which might with profit be followed by 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 beautify
/ 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 diligent
search and wise expenditure of money 1t
! is not expected that Tancred will ever be a
/ large and busy city, but II is thought that it
/ can be made a 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 as a
county road, and to build bridge across
| Cache Creek at this point, in order to give the
settlers on the east side of the creek access to
| Tancred Station. The Tancred colonists are
quite willing TO give the necessary right Of
way, and are very DESTROYS 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
| 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 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
Rntly, 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 fact worthy of
mention is that in each contract or deed Is
sued by the Colony Company there is a pro-
vision that no intoxicating liquor shall ever
| be manufactured or sold on the land The an
/ 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.
p. Harmon Oakland, IA acres; c. s Kasson,
San Francisco, IL acres; Jos. Barker, 10 acres;
| A. w. Kelly, Kincardine, Ont, acres; n. 7.
Greathead, acres; r. G. Greathead, Oakland
10 acres; r. A. Barker, San Francisco, 10
acres y. D. Barker, Tancred, 10 acres; Dr. k
Favor, San Francisco. 81 acres; J. F. Brownlee
Kincardine, Ont, 8 acres; w. T. Barnett
Berkeley, acres; NJ. p. Brown, 10 acres
Chas. Brook, ST., Oakland, 10 acres; W. c.
Boutelle, Berkeley, 20 acres; Mrs. T. A. Crelin
Oakland, 5 acres; C. FL. Peach, Tancred, 5
j acres; II. c. Ellis, Oakland, ! o acres; j. Van
Tancred, 3 acres; E. Wadsworth, Sacramento
James Graham, san Francisco, IL acres; A.
stark, IL acres; ]. Stark, 10 acres; Mrs. NJ
Vrooman, 5 acres; @. E. Shook, 10 acres; c.
4 I q.