The record-union., 1892-02-08
A CAPAY COLONY.
Busy Fruit-Growers in Pretty
YOlo Valley-Tancred and Its
Adjoining Farms.

"a anu Neal D. Barker associated
themselves with William Mckay, all of Oak.
land, with a view of searching out suitable
! location in which to engage in the proftabIe
occupation OF fruitgrowing After VISITING
| many localities, they decided on the Capav
valley, Yolo County, and the Rhodes tract at
Tancred
Negotiations were opened with the Canav
valley Land Company, owning the tract in
! question. With W. Fl. Mills. the aanara,
Agent of that company. they ARRANGED for tho
purchase OF about ego acres of foothin land
Ahis oelhg more than they had thought of
'''hIIl@ lor their own use, they spoke to a
/ number of friends about it, with the resn,t
] that the tract was divided among the follow.
/ ing people: 3. L. Rickolz, 40 acres. w n
barhett, 20 acres; n. It. Greathead. go acres.
MRS. L. Greathead, 20 acres; w. Mckay. 20
acres; \. d. Barker, 60 acres; r. A. Barker
20 acres; j. P. Brownlee, 90 acres; E. II. Has.
lett. 10 acres; Joseph Barker, 10 acres A w
Kelly 10 acres, and Frederick Kelly. l O acres
81 iar Ills had been merely private ven
'uie ol lhe gentlemen above named bat 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 tho
purchase would admit Of that it was sup-
gested on all hands, "Why not get some more
land and divide it up in the same v,av9p
Ihen followed the idea of q stock conopanv tn
take hold of larger tract and arranoa for tho
cultivation OF the whole of it, after subdiyidino
II according to the requirements of the sub.
ccribers. provisional board was formed n
prospectus issued, and finally on the 5th of
June, 1880, the Western Co-operatiye Col.
onization and Improv ovcment COMPANY was
duly registered and proceeded to businase
with the following officers: President Will
lam Mckay; Vicc-President, NJ. P. Brown.
Dlrectors-H c. Ellis, Charles Brooke and
II. A. Barker; Secretary and General Manager.
Neal D. Barker; Solicitor, c. f. Shook; Treas.
urer, First National Bank of Oakland.
The balance ofthe tract, 373 acres waS NV
chased. y 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
$4,000 to the company, the prices in soma
cases having more than doubled since then.
The ideas which the prospectus set forth
nave been but slightly modified and the
progress OF the company has been unfnter-
rupted. Those who went into # doubttngIv
have become enthusiastic and almost all the
members arranged TO set out all their lands in
1ruit trees, ETC., the first year. Consequently
IN this, the first season, some 40, 900 trees and
between 10000 and 10000 vines will be
pIanrec.
The satisfactory working Of this scheme has
mad the effect of attracting considerable Al
tention to the work of the Colony Companv
and number of people are now desirous Of
JOINING An aHR
acres have been added to the sixty acres
originally purchased.
For the company is predicted q very briobt
future, as well 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
has visited 1t, but one thing is.very sure. and
that is that this neglect win never again be
felt in the valley.
The fruits set out are mostly of the standard
var1eties-peaches apricots, Bartlett pears
prunes, figs, raisin grapes, etc. while alonu
poth sides OF the avenues, throughout the
tract, walnuts will throw their graceful shade
considerable.nu OF citrus trees are also
being set out; quite sufficient number to
demonstrate that these fruits can be success.
fully grown in the valley about which thu
coIonlsts 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.
Mention should be made of the town-site
about which there is pleasant innovation
which might with profit be followed by moro
ambitious places A small park of some tbree
acres has been laid out right in the center ~
the town. This park it is proposed to beautifv
by planting in it from time to time as MANY
of the beauties and curosities of tree and
shrub life as may be obtained by dilisent
search and a wise expenditure of money. It
is not expected that Tancred will ever he n
large and busy city, but it is thought that IL
can be made very pleasant little place to
dwell In.
A petition has been circulated recentIv 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 to
1ancred Station. The Tancred coIonists ara
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 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 we'll 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 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 inn
practicable: c. T. Hull Berkeley, acres; w.
p. Harmon, Oakland, IA acres; G. S. Kasson,
San Francisco, IL acres; Jos. Barker, 1O acres;
a. w. Kelly, Kincardine, Ont, 5 acres; Mt
Greathead, acres r. G.. Greathead, Oakland
10 acres; Il. A. Barker, San Francisco 10
acres; n. D. Barker, Tancred, 10 acres; Dr. K
Favor, San Francisco, ~ acres; j. 2. Brownlee,
Kincardine, Ont, acres; w. L. Barnett,
Berkeley, 5 acres; NJ. P. Brown, 10 acres;
Chas. Brook, Sr, Oakland, 10 acres; w. c.
Boutelle Berkeley, 20 acres; Mrs. T. A. Crelin,
Oakland, acres; G. II. Peach, Tancred, 3
acres; Ii. C. Ellis, Oakland, 10 acres; J. Van
stone, Winnipeg, 10 acres; E. A. Vanstone,
Tancred, 5 acres; E. Wadsworth, Sacramento,
8 acres; NJ A. Thomas, Oakland, acres;
James Graham, San Francisco, IL acres: A.
Stark, IL acres; J. Stark, 10 acres; Mrs. NJ. 1
Vrooman, 3 acres; G. f. Shook, 10 acres; C.
I. Greathead, IL acres; VIM. Mckay, 5 acres;
Mrs VIM. Mckay, Oakland, 5 acres; Mrs. E
c. Wooley, Brooklyn, N Y, 10 acres; Mrs. II.
Beckley, Oakland, 5 acres; T. A. Marriott,
acres; j. c. Harrison, Tancred, 5 acres. The
land reserved by the Colony Company, in-
dingclu townsite, consists of 81 acres.
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