The record-union., 1892-03-26
A CAPAT COLONY.
Busy Frait-Growers in Pretty
Yolo Valley-Tancred and Its
Adjoining Farms

! m THE SPRING OF LAST YEAR
/ Robert \. and Teal D. Barker associated
| themselves with William Mckay. all of Oak
! iahG, 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, Holo County, and the Rhodes tract at
Tancred.
negotiations were opened with the Clpay
N"liey Land Company, owning the tract in
question. With W. Il. Mills. the General
Agent of that company, they arranged for the
| purchase OF about 22O acres of foothin 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
| 'i'tI the tract was divided among the follow
! ing people: B. L. Hickol1 40 acres; w. T.
barnett, &c acres; n. T. Greathead. 20 acres:
Mrs. H. Greathead, 20 acres; w. Mckay. 20
acres; n. d. Barker, 20 acres; r. A. Barker.
| 20 acres; j. P. Brownlee, 20 acres: f. ii. Has
lett. 10 acres; Joseph Barker. 10 acres; A. w.
Kelly 10 acres, and Frederick Kelly, 1 0 acres.
30 lar TINS had been merely private VEN
lure OF 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 it than the area of the
purchase would admit OF, that it was sug.
| gested on all hands, "Why not get some mora
| land and divide it up in the same wavon
linen followed the idea of a stock company to
| take hold of larger tract and arrange for the
cultivation of the whole of it, after subdividing
1t according to the requirements of the SUBJ
Gcrlbers. A provisional board was formed. a
| prospectus issued, and finally, on the 18th Of
June, 1890, the Western Co-operative Col.
onization and Improvement Company was
oIly registered and proceeded to business.
| with the following officers: President. Will
| IAN Mckay; Vice-President, NJ P. Brown:
Dlrectors-H, C. Ellis, Charles Brooke and
Il. 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 yvos MR.
! chased 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
! 94'ooo 10 the company, the prices in some
| cases having more than doubled since then.
have been but slightly modified and the
! progress of the company has been uninter-
/ fupted. Those who went into it doubtingly
/ have become enthusiastic, and almost all the
| members arranged to set ont all their lands in
/ lruit trees, etc, the first year. Consequently
! IN this, the first season, some 40, 900 trees and
| between 10000 and 10000 vines will be
/ p1anrec.
The satisfactory working of this scheme has
1 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 200
acres have been added to the sixty acres
originally purchased.
For the company is predicted a very BRIGHT
| future, as well 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
Inc 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 tho
tract, walnuts will throw their graceful shade,
A considerableinumber of citrus trees are also
being set out; quite a sufficient number TO
demonstrate that these fruits can be success-
fully grown in the valley, about which the
proper care is given to the young trees Neal
d. Barker, General Manager of the corononz,
resides on the tract, and to his care is to be a-
cribed much of the success of the venture
Mention should be made of the TOWNSHIP
ABOUT Whlch there is pleasant innovation
which might with profit be followed by mora
ambitious places. a small park of some tbrco
acres has been laid out right in the center of
the town. This park it is proposed to heantif,,
by planting in it from time to time as many
of the beauties and curiosities of +rea ,,J
shrub life as may be obtained by diIioa,,t
search and wise expenditure of MONEY, n
is not expected that Tancred will ever be :,
large ana BUSY city, but 1t is thought that il
can be made very pleasant little place to
dwell in. ~
a petition has been circulated recep+I,.o-,
very largely signed, asking the county to Nc.
cept Island avenue, on the COLONY tra.t rs.
county road, and to build a bridge ocross
Cache Creek at this point, In order to give IA,
settlers on the east side OF the creek access y,
Iancred Station. The Tancred coIortsf. aro
quite willing to give the necessary right Of
way, anu ere very DESTROYS of having n IIE.-e
tEere, as the colony lands extend aloryr i,,fh
sides of the stream. 1t is thought that il
would be u very wise expenditure OF pnhIic
money to grant them this very necessary inn.
proVement, as the operations of such cotr
panies are OF widespread benefit to the whole
forts OF the cities are well known but tn tto.o
who are willing to settle on the land and SHOW
that the country also affords attractions at
comforts and ways OF making money mo-.
anty, every Involvement should be held form
The following is a list of the PRINCIPAL MON.
befs OF the Tancred Colony, with the number
OF acres owned by each and n fact NorfI,,,of
mention IS that IN each contract or deed il.
sued by the Colony Company there is n rro-
vision that no Intoxicating liquor shall ever
be manufactured or sold on the land rJ,o,n.
parent success o the enterprise shows that
the ideas and plans of the colony rs sat f,rtf,
In the prospectus some time ago. IRE notir,1-
practicable; c. T. Hui, Berkeley. = aeres. w.
7. Harmon, Oakland, IA acres: G. :. Kasson.
san Francisco, IL acres; Jos Barker. 10 acres;
y. w Kelly. kincardine Ont. > acres. y. +
Greathead, . acres; r. G.. Greathcs.f. Ga kIand
10 acres; X. a. Barker. San Francisco 10
acres; n ID. Barker, Tancred. 10 acres: DR.. X.
razor, san Francisco, II acres; J. T. Brownlee,
tNincafdlne, Ont, acres: W. T. BarnetC,
berSeiey, acres; NJ. P. Brown, 10 acres;
Cias. BOOK. ST., Oakland, 10 acres; w g.
loouteiie, befKeley, 20 acres; Mrs Z. y. Crclin,
oakland, acres; c. III. Peach, Tancred, .
acres n. =. Ellis, Oakland, 10 acres; j. van
stone, winnipeg, 10 acres; +. A. Narstone,
Tancred, acres; E. Wadsworth. sacramento,
acres; N. A. Thomas Oakland, 8 acres;
James Graham. San Francisco, II acres; =.
Stark, IL acres; J. Stark 10 acres; Mrs NJ.
Vrooman, acres; c. E. Suook, 10 acres; G.
l. Greathead. l. acres; VIM Mckay, 5 acres
Mrs VIM Mckay. Oakland. 3 acres; Mrs. f.
l. W oley, Brooklyn, y. Y, 10 acres; Mrs. II.
Beckley, Oakland, 5 acres; Il. A. Marriott D
acres; j. c. Harrison, Tancred, acres Tie
land reserved by the Colony Company, ilss