Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-04-23
Atlantic 4; Pacific : elf
r. r. 60.
Law and Land Department.
]. A. WILLIAMSON, General Solicitor, Land
Commissioner,

ALBUQUERQUE, N. NJ, January !, 1889.
When the Atlantic q Pacific Railroad COM
pany established Its land department at Albu-
querque, New Mexico, In June, 1881, but little of
Its road was completed and the country adjacent
to Its proposed line was uninhabited except by
Indians, and comparatively unknown. The
company was desirous Of securing agricultural
settlers and stock raisers along Its line and with
that end In view placed a merely nominal price
on its lands when sold to actual occupants AS
soon as the land department was organized and
established the company advertised Its lands for
sale, and letters were received from all parts OF
this country and from many OF the, states OF
Europe making inquiries as to the location
character and price of itslands. In answering
these letters t the low prices Of which the com
actual occupants were given. Correspondence
concerning It's lands has been continuous and
voluminoua, and, when required fthe prices and
have been given and consequently there are
great numbers OF letters in the hands OF cores
pondents, written between Jhly, 1881, and the
present time, IN which prices were quoted which
would no longer be accepted. % 80 -
Since surveys have been made and the land
explored and Its quality and capability for pro-
ducing various crops have been ascertained, the
prices have, In some localities, been advanced,
quiries as to prices have named the present
prices-higher than those formerly given. The
company learned that III several cases where II
has written to correspondents naming the price
OF certain tracts especially valuable for timber
or on account of the abundance of water that
they have been told by persons holding letters,
written In some instances several years ago, that
they could buy the land at the prices named in
In consequence the facts above stated It be-
comes necessary to Withdraw all offerings of any
inform all persons with whom the land commits,
siener has had correspondence that all offers to
sell particular tracts of land at prices named are
Withdrawn. 4 new scale OF prices, according to
prices formerly quoted, will be given to CORE
spondents verbally or In answering written in.
Quiries from and after this date. T.. /. . n
the Htanie Rsee Rsroaa opnsa By
competent explorers had developed the fact
that there are local reasons why either large or
small areas should besold for more or less, as
the case may be, than other areas of equal ex
tent. The greater abundance of grass, water
and timber OF one section may greatly enhance
Its value over another. "'"
Definite information as to- the price Of any
the land has been definitely selected. For the
general information of persons interested, II
may be stated that the average price 5of grazing
Soass n1t less
49, acres, Is 81 rs per acre There may Be req
sons for increasing or diminishing this price,
owing 70 the quality Of soil and quantity Of
corrals and general ranch Improvements, and |
also owing to localityaclaGI .GysT2 yT' r.
-, The price Of coal and timber landH situated In
localittes where the company will entertain |
proposals for their sale, can only he hxed nv
actual selection, and will range from IS to 80 |
Agricultural lands along streams, who're there
10 sufficient water supply for irrigation win be
sold at $3.50 to $40 per acre. owing to locality
abundance Of water and proximity to railroad |
irrtgable lands will be sold in quantities to |
suit purchasers. Eya'9N alI = aa'lI'lT T'-,FG' |
llletters which have heretofore beer, written
TO any or all persons authorizing them to sell /
any OF the compaiiy's lands are hereby revoked, /
and PERSONS claiming to Be agents for the sale I
Of land must produce authority from the ishd l
commissioner bearing date Of January !, 1889, or
TO be Of any validity. ~, a..
. The agricultural and stock raising capacity OF /
The lands owned by this com pany 10 only be- +
ginning to be understood. The country is de
veloping and settlers are finding heslthfHl and
beautiful homes on the most productive soil A
lew acres Of irrigated land willaprodHee more
GOD supplies thap large farm In the eastern or
middle states The climate Ia al that can be
iesired, being more genial and sunny than that
u Italy. ,-,--',
Easy, accommodating terms 81 payment will
'e given to purchasers whep desirsd, aE.s'S
r .,. ~ aa J.At WILLIAMSON, I
Land Commissioners.