The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-01-19

BUSY Fruit-Growers in a Pretty
Yolo Valley ancred and Its
Adjoining Farms.

IN THE SPRING OF LAST YEAR
Robert A. and Neal 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 fruit-growing. After visiting
many localities, they decided ON the Capay
Valley Yolo County, and the Rhodes tract ut
Tancred
Negotiations were opened with the Capav
valley Land Company, owning :hc-tract in.
question. With w. II. Mills. the General
Agent Of that company, they arranged for the
purchase of about ego acres Of foothili land
This being more than they had thought Of
taxing for their own use. they spoke to \
number of friends about ii, with the ras,,l.
That the tract was divided among the follow.
ing people: b. L. Hiclok, 40 acres; w. t.
Barnett, 20 acres; N. T. Greathead. 90 acres.
Mrs. L. Greathead, 20 acres; w. Mckay 90
acres; n. d. Barker, 20 acres; r. A. Barker
20 acres; J. P. Brownlee, 90 acres: +. 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 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 il was $40.
gested on all hands, "Why not get some mora
land and divide it up in the same wavqr
Then followed the idea of a stock conpany- tn
take hold of larger tract and arrange for the
cultivation of the whole of it, after subdtvfdfng
1t according to the requirements of the sub.
Gcribers. A provisional board was formed n
prospectus issued, and finally. on the 18th Of
June, 1890, the Western Cooperative Col.
onization and Improvement Company was
duly registered and proceeded to business
with the following officers: President, Will
lam Mckay; Vice-President, NJ. p. Brown.
Directors-H. c. Ellis, Charles Brooke and
R. A. Barker; Secretary and General Manager.
Neal D. 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
1850, 49, Inns Ooi ~ purchase OF trees
the means of-saving between $4,000 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 ii doubtinply
have 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 &c, 900 trees and
between 10000 and 10000 vines will be
pIanIe0.
The satisfactory working of this scheme has
mad 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 200
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
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 viii never again be
felt in the valley
Inc fruits set out are mostly OF the standard
Varleties-peaches, apricots, Bartlett pears
prmes, ugs, raisin grapes, etc, while along
Doth sides OF the avenues throughout the
tract, walnuts will throw their graceful shade
A considerableynumhe OF citrus trees are also
being set out; quite a sufficient number tn
demonstrate that these fruits can be success
fully grown in the valley about which the
colonists 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 ventura
Mention should be made of the toyvn-eita
about which there is a pleasant innovation
which might with profit be followed by more
ambitious places. A small park of some three
acres has beenrlaid out right in tbecenter Of
the town. This park it is proposed to beartifv
by planting IN it from time to time as many
of the beauties and curiositfes of tree and
shrub life as may be obtained by diligent
search and wise expenditure of money. It
is not expected that Tancred will ever be a
large and busy city, but it is thought that it
can be made 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 n
county road, and to build a bridge across
Cache Creek at this point in order to give the
settlers on the east side of the creek access to
Iancred Station. The Tancred coIonists are
quite willing to give the necessary right OF
y Drl0OA
there, as the colony lands extend along both
sides of the stream. It 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 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.
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 OF 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. I. Hull, Berkeley, acres; w.
p. Harmon, Oakland, II acres; c. s. KasSon.
San Francisco, II acres; JOS. Barker, / o acres;
a. w. Kelly, Kincardine, Ont, 5 acres; n. I.
Greathead 5 acres; r. G.. Greathead Oakland
10 acres; r. A. Barker, San Francisco, 10
acres; n. D. Barker, Tancred, 1o acres; DR.. X
Favor, San Francisco, q acres; ]. P. BrownIee,
Kincardine, Ont, o acres w. T. Barnett
Berkeley, 5 acres; NJ. p. Brown, i o acres;
Chas. Brook, ST., Oakland, 10 acres; W, G.
Boutelle, Berkeley, 20 acres; Mrs. T. A. Crelin,
Oakland, 5 acres; c. n. Peach Tancred,
acres; H. C. Ellis, Oakland, 10 acres; j. Van
stone, Winnipeg, 10 acres; E. A. yanstone,
Tancred, 5 acres; E. Wadsworth, Sacramento
acres. NJ. A. Thomas, Oakland, 6 acres
James Graham, San Francisco, II acres; A
stark, IL acres; J. Stark, 10 acres; Mrs VI
Vrooman, acres; C. E. Shook, 10 acres; q.
I. Greathead, IL acres; VIM. Mckay, 5 acres;
Mrs. VIM. Mckay, Oakland, 5 acres; Mrs. E.
G. Wooley. BROOKLYN. n. Y. 10 acress Mrs. II.