The record-union., 1892-02-10
Busy Fruit-Growers in Pretty
Yolo Valley-Tancred and Its
Adjoining Farms.

Faliey Land Company, owning the tract in
question. With w. H. Mills, the General
Agent of that company, they arranged for the
| purchase OF about 22o acres of footbtn land
This being more than they had thought q,
taking 1or 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.. Rickok, 40 acres: W. r.
Barnett, 20 acres; N. T. Greathead 20 acres
MRS. L. Greathead, 90 acres; w Mckay, 20
acres; n. d. Barker. 20 acres; r. A. Barker
20 acres; j. P. Brownlee 90 acres; E. H. Has
lett. 10 acres; Joseph Barker. 10 acres: A. w
Kelly acres, and Frederick Kelly. / 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, 1t was found that so manv
more would like to join it than the area of the
purchase would admit Of that it was s,gu.
gested on all hands, ''Why not get some mora
iand and divide it up in the same wayon
Then followed the idea of stock corapanv Tn
take hold of larger tract and arrange for the
cultivation of the whole of it, after subdividin,
II according to the requirements of the sub.
prospectus issued, and finally, on the 9Th of
June, 1890, the Western Cooperative Col.
onization and Improvement Company was
oUly registered and proceeded to business
with the following officers: President. VIII.
lam Mckay; Vice-President, NJ. p. Brown.
Dlrectors-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 p,,r
CHASED. a contract was entered into for the
purchase OF large number of fruit trees
vines, ETC. Inls early purchase of trees was
the means OF saving between So, 900 and
$4,000 10 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
in this, the first season, some 40, 900 trees and
between 10000 and 10000 vines will be
p1anreu.
Inc satisfactory working of this scheme has
NAG the effect of attracting considerable at
tention to the work of the Colony Companv
Joining in with them. An additional 200
acres haye 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 he so
long neglected is 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
Doth sides of the avenues, throughout the
tract, walnuts will throw their graceful shade.
A considerable number of citrus trees are also
being set out; quite sufficient number to
demonstrate that these fruits can be success.
iully grown In the valley, about which the
colonists appear to have no doubt provided
proper care is given to the young trees Neal
d. 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 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 beautify
| by planting in it from time to time as many
of the beauties and curiosites 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 he n
large and busy city, but ii 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 county to ac-
cept Island avenue, on the colony tract as a
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
Hancred Station. The Tancred colonists are
quite willing TO give the necessary right of
way, and are very desirous of having q 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
/ the following is a 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 pro-
vision that no intoxicating liquor shall ever
| be manufactured or sold on the land. The APP
| 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, II acres; G. S. Kasson,
! San Francisco, IL acres; Jos. Barker, / acres
/ A. W Kelly, Kincardine, Ont, 3 acres; n. I.
| Greathead, 3 acres; r. q. Greathead, Oakland
! 10 acres; r. A. Barker, San Francisco, 10
| acres; N D. Barker, Tancred, 10 acres; DIR. X.
| Favor, San Francisco, 81 acres; j. p. Brownlee,
Kincardine, Ont, acres; w. T. Barnett,
! Berkeley, acres; NJ. p. Brown, 10 acres;
| Chas. Brook, Sr., Oakland, 10 acres; w. @.
| Boutelle Berkeley, 20 acres; Mrs. L. A. Crelin,
! Oakland, 8 acres; c. H. Peach, Tancred, 3
| acres; H. G. Ellis, Oakland, 10 acres; J. Van
stone, Winnipeg, 10 acres; E. A. Vanstone,
| Tanered 5 acres; E. Wadsworth, Sacramento,
| 5 acres; NJ. A. Thomas, Oakland, acres;
/ James Graham, San Francisco. IL acres; A.
Stark, IL acres; j. Stark, 10 acres; Mrs. NJ.
/ Vroornan, 8 acres; G. E. Shook, 10 acres; C.
T. Greathead 12 acres; VIM. Mckay, 5 acres;
| Mrs VIM. Mckay, Oakland, 5 acres; Mrs. E.
| c. Wcoley, Brooklyn. n. " 10 acres; Mrs. II.
Beckley, Oakland, 3 acres I. A. Marriott,
acres; j. C. Harrison, Tancred, 5 acres. The
| land reserved by the Colony Company, in
| d,oCclu f0wnSite consists of 81 acres.