The record-union., 1892-01-21

Busy Fruit-GrOwers in a Pretty
YolO Valley-Tancred and Its
Adjoining Farms.

THE SPRING OF LAST YEAR
Robert a. and Veal D. Barker associated
themselves with William Mckay. all of Oak.
land, with view OF searching out a suitable
location in which to engage in the profitable
occupation of fruitgrowing. After VISITING
many localities, they decided on the Capav
Valley, Yolo County, and the Rhodes tract A.
Tancred
Negotiations were opened with the Capav
valley Land Company, owning the tract in
question. With w II Mills. the General
Agent of that company, they arranged for the
purchase of about geo acres of foothfn land
This 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. Hickok, 10 acres; w. T
Barnett, 20 acres; N. T. Greathead. 20 acres
Mrs L. Greathead, 20 acres; w. Mckay 90
acres; n. d. Barker, 20 acres; r. A. Barker
20 acres; j. p. BrownIee, 20 acres: e. 81. Has
lett. 10 acres; Joseph Barker. 10 acres: A w
Kelly 10 acres, and Frederick Kelly. l o acres
SO far this had been merely a private ven
ture OF the gentlemen above named. but in
talking 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 the
purchase would admit of, that it was sug.
gested on all hands, "Why not get some more
land and divide it up in the same wayon
Then followed the IDEA of a stock companv tn
take hold Of larger tract and arrange for the
cultivation of the whole of it, after subdividing
it according to the requirements of the sub
scribers. provisional board was formed q
prospectus issued, and finally. on the 18th Of
June, 1890, the Western Cooperative Col.
onization and Improvement Company was
dEly registered and proceeded to business
with the following officers: President. Will
lam Mckay; Viee-President NJ. P. Brown.
Directors-H. c. Ellis, Charles Brooke and
H. 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 pur.
chased. A contract was entered into for the
purchase of a large number of fruit trees
vines, etc. This early purchase of trees was
the means of saving between $1,000 and
$4,000 to the company, 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 it doubtfnqIv
have become enthusiastic, and almost all the
members arranged to set out all their lands in
mutt trees, ETC., the first year. Consequently
in this, the first season, some 40 900 trees and
between 10000 and 10000 vines will ba
pIanveu.
The satisfactory working of this scheme has
had the effect of Of
tentlon to the work of the Colony Company
ana a number of people are now DESTROYS of
joining in with them. An additional ooo
acres have been added to the sixty acres
originally purchased.
For the company is predicted very bright
future, as well 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
mas visited 1t, but one thing is very sure. and
that is that this neglect win never again he
felt in the valley.
Inc fruits set out are mostly of the standard
Yaneties-peacheS, apricots, Bartlett naarq
prunes, ngs, raisin grapes, etc, while along
poth SIDES OF the avenues, throughout the
tract, walnuts will throw their graceful shade
Aconsiderable,number OF citrus trees are also
being set out; quite sufficient number tn
demonstrate that these fruits can be succass
fully grown in the valley about which tina
colonists appear to have no doubt provided
proper care is given to the young trees. Neal
ID. Barker, General Manager of the con1nsr,,
resides on the tract, and to his care is 10 he as
cribed much of the success of the venture
Mention should be made of the fo,vn-si+o
ABOUT which there is a pleasant Innovation
which might with profit be followed bv more
ambitious places. A small park of some three
acres mas been laid cut right in the center of
the town. This park it is proposed to beautifv
by planting in it from time to time as many
OF the beauties and curiosities of tree and
shrub life as may be obtained bv dilioert
search and wise expenditure of money, 1t
IS not expected that TancTed will ever he n
large and busy city, but it is thought that it
can be made very pleasant little place To
dwell in.
petition has been circulated recently and
very largely signed, asking the countyto ac.
cept Island avenue, on the colony tract ne a
county road, and to build a bridge across
Cache Creek at this point, In order to give ths
settlers on the east side of the creek access To
Iahcred station. The Tancred colonists are
quite willing to give the necessary right Of
way, and are very DESTROYS of having n bri3ga
there, as the colony lands extend along both
sides of the stream. 1t is thought that II
would be very wise expenditure of public
money to grant them this very necessary int
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 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
anty, every inducement should be held forth.
The following is list of the principal mem
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 q pro-
vision that no intoxicating liquor shall ever
be manufactured or sold on the land The ap-
parent success otthe 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. L. Hull, Berkeley, 5 acres: w.
p. Harmon, Oakland, Il acres; c. S. Kasson.
San Francisco, il acres; JOS. Barker, 10 acres;
A. w. Kelly, Kincardine, Ont. 5 acres. n. 4.
Greathead, 8 acres; r. G. Greathead, Oakland
10 acres; r. a. Barker, San Francisco, 10
acres; n. d. Barker, Tancred, 10 acres; DR.. X. 4
Favor, San Francisco, 27 acres: j. 7. Brownlee
Ont, 8 acres; w I. Barnett
Berkeley, . acres; n. p. Brown, 10 acres
Chas. Brook, Sr., Oakland, 10 acres; w. @. j
Boutelle, Berkeley, 20 acres; Mrs. 7. a. Crelin
8 acres; G.. III. Peach Tancred, .
acres; II. c. Ellis, Oakland, 10 acres. j. Van
stone, Winnipeg, 10 acres; E. A. Vangtone
Tancred, 5 acres; e. Wadsworth Sacramento
5 acres: NJ. a. Thomas, Oakland, acres,
James Graham, San Francisco, II acres; a.
Stark, IL acres; j. Stark, 10 acres; Mrs NJ
Vrooman, 8 acres; c. Il. Shook, 10 acres; O.
T. GTeathead, Il acres; VIM. Mckay, 5 acres
Mrs VIM. Mckay, Oakland, 5 acres; Mrs. e.
c. Wooley, Brooklyn, n. Y, 10 acres; Mrs. II.