The record-union., 1892-02-15
A CAPAY COLONY,
Busy Fruit-Growers in a Pretty
YOlo Valley-Tancred and Its
Adjoining Farms


occupation OF fruit-growine. After yisitino
many localities, they decided on the 'Canay
valley, Yolo County, and the Rhodes tract at
Tancred.
Negotlations were opened with the Capay
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 22o acres of foothtu land
Ihls being more than they had thought of
taking for their own use. they smoke to q
number of friends about 1t. with the result
tha1 the tract was divided among the follow
ing people: b. L. Aickok, 40 acres: w.
barnett, 90 acres; N. T. Greathead. 90 acres.
Mrs l.. Greathead, 90 acres; w, Mckay %
acres; n. d. Barker, 90 acres; r. A. Barker.
~ acres; j. T. Brownlee 20 acres; E. II. Has
lelt 10 acres; Joseph Barker, 10 acres: A. w.
Kelly 10 acres, and Frederick Kelly. O acres
so lar this had been merely private ven.
'ufe Vi the gentlemen above named, but In
taking up the question of dividing the land
already purchased, 1t was found that so MANY
more would like to join 1t than the area of the
purchase would admit Of that it was sup.
gested on all hands, "Why not get some moro
land and divide it up In the same wayPn
Then followed the idea of a stock COMPANY to
take hold of larger tract and arrange for the
cultivation of the whole of it. after subdividin,
1t according to the requirements of the sub.
Scrloers. provisional board was formed, a
prospectus issued, and finally, on the 5th OF
June, 1890, the Western Cooperative Col.
onization and Improvement COMPANY was
Oily registered and proceeded to business
with the following officers: President Will
lam Mckay; Vicc-President, NJ, P. Brown.
Directors-H. c. Ellis, Charles Brooke and
H. 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 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
S4,ooo 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
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 40, 900 trees and
between 10000 and 10000 vines will be
pranreo
Inc satisfactory working OF this scheme has
mad the effect OF attracting considerable at
tention to the work of the Colony Companv
and a number of people are now desirous of
Joining in with them. An additional 200
acres have been added to the sixty acres
originally purchased.
&c.
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 q puzzle to every one who
has visited 1t, 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
neutrality-suspicious., apricots, Bartlett pears
prunes, hgS, raisin grapes, etc. while along
ooth sides OF the avenues, throughout the
tract, walnuts will throw their graceful shade
A considerable number o. citrus trees are also
being set out; quite sufficient number to
demonstrate that these fruits can be success.
fuliy 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 venture.
MeHtlOu sHOuiQ De maze OF the tOwn-Sito
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 beautify
by planting IN 1t from time to time as many
of the beauties and curiosties OF tree and
shrub life as may be obtained by dilioent
search and a wise expenditure of money, It
is not expected that Tancred will ever be a
large and busy city, but 1t is thought that it
can be made a very pleasant little place to
dwell in.
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 tn
rancred Station. The Tancred colonists are
quite willing to give the necessary right of
way, and are very desirous of having a bridge
there, as the colony lands extend along both
sides of the stream. 1t is thought that It
would be a 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 10 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
Tine 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 pro.
vision that no intoxicating liquor shall ever
be manufactured or sold on the land. The ap-
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: G. T. Hull, Berkeley, acres; W.
P. Harmon, Oakland, IA acres; G. s. Kasson,
San Francisco, II acres; Jos. Barker, 10 acres;
A w. Kelly, Kincardine, Ont, 5 acres; ". T.
Greathead, acres; z. g. Greathead, Oakland
o acres n. A. Barker, San Francisco, 10
acres; n. D. Barker, Tancred, 10 acres DR.. K
Favor, San Francisco, 81 acres; ]. P. Brownlee
Kincardine, Ont, 9 acres; w. t. Barnett
Berkeley, 5 acres; M. p. Brown, 10 acres;
Chas. Brook, ST., Oakland, 10 acres; w. C.
Boutelle, Berkeley, 90 acres; Mrs. I. A. Crelin,
Oakland 5 acres; c. II. Peach, Tancred, 8
acres; H. c. Ellis, Oakland, 10 acres; J. Van
stone, Winnipeg, 10 acres; E. A. Vanstone,
Tancred, acres; E. Wadsworth, Sacramento,
S acres; M. A. Thomas, Oakland, acres;
James Graham, San Francisco, IL acres; A
Stark, LIZ acres; ]. Stark, 10 acres; Mrs. NJ.
vrooman, acres; @. E. Shook, 10 acres; c.
7. Greathead, 12 acres. VIM. Mckay, 5 acres;
Mrs. VIM. Mckay, Oakland, 8 acres; Mrs E
c. wooley, Brooklyn, N. Y, 10 acres; Mrs. II.
Beckley, Oakland, 5 acres; T. A. Marriott, 5
acres; ]. c. Harrison, Tancred, 5 acres. The
land reserved by the Colony Company, In
dingclu townsite, consists Of 81 acres.
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