Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-03-30
Atlantic
r. r co.
Law and Land department.
J. A. WILLIAMSON, General Solicitor, Land
Commissioner,

ALBUQUERQUE, y. NJ, January !, 1870
When the Atlantic q Pa 6c Railroad com
pany established its land department NJ Albu
! qnerqhe, New Mexico, III June, 1881, but tttc VI
It's road Was completed and the country al iaccnt
! to us proposed line was uninhahitcd except hy
! Indians, aud comparatively unknown. The
company Was DESTROYS Of securing Agricultural
settlers and stock raiserS along it, line aud i'm
that end il view placed merely nominal price
| on its lands when sold to actual occupants Az
soon Ms the lHnd department way orgnnlzed and
established the company advertised its lands for
SALE and letters were received from 'all ta ritz Of
/ this country and from many ui the states OF
! Europe making inquiries NJ to the location,
character and price Of Its lands. In answering
these letters the low prices AT which the com
pany was Hing at that time 10 eel It's lands IN
concerning it, lands has been CONTINUOUS and
yolumnous, and, when required, the prices and
terms OF payment for the several classes of land
have been given, and consequently there arr.
great numbers OF letters III the hands OF CORES
poudents, written between July, 1881, and the
present time, IN which prices were quoted which
would 10 longer be accepted.
Slice surveys have been made and the land
explored and It's quality and capahi!lly for pro.
ducing various crops have been ascertsined, the
prices have In some localities, been advanced,
and letters recently written in answer to in
Qnlries rs to Prices have named the present
prlCes--higter than those formerly given. The
company learned that In several eases where it
has written to correspondents naming the price
VI ftTthlu lIhcLh tSIctlhllS NbInHDt LOT lliNDcE
or on account of the abundance Of water, that
they have been told by persons holding letters,
written i'll some Instances several years ago, that
they could buy the land at the prices pHmed III
letters which they hold.
In consequence Of the facts above stated Il BE-
comes necessary to withdraw all offerings OF any
of the land at prices heretofore named, md to
inform all persOus with whom the land commits
sisner has had correspondence that Nil offers TO
sell particular tracts OF land At prices named are
withdrawn. A new Gale OF prices, according to
actual values, whether higher or lower than llc
prices formerly quoted. will be given to CORE
spondents verbally or in answering written In
Quiries from ami after this date
Careful examination OF the lands owned by
the Atlantic d Pacific Railroad company by
competent explorers had dcvrlOppd the fnjt
that there are local reasons why either large or
small areas should be sold for more OF less, Us
the case may be, than other areas of equal cX-
tent The greater abundance of grass, water
ani timber of one section may greatly enhance
its value over another.
Definite information rs 10 the price of any
tract, large or small, can only be given when
the land has been definitely selected For the
general information of persons Interested II
may be stated that the average price of grazing
land In compact bodies of say not less than the
railroad sections In four townships, aggregating
5000 acres, is 81 q per acre There may lie req
sons for increasing or diminishing this price.
owing to the quality OF soil and quantity of
grass, water, aud timber suitable for fences,
corrals and general ranch Improvements, aud
hlsO Owing 10 IOchllty.
The price OF coal aud timber lands situated IN
localities where the company will entertain
proposals for their sale, eau only be fixed by
actual selection, ana win range from 50 TO s2l
per acre.
Agricultural lands along streams, where there
Is sufficient water supply for irrigation, viii be
sold at 40 to $40 per acre, owing to locality,
abundance of water and proximity to alruad.
lrrigable lands Will be sold In quantities 10
suit purchasers
All letters which have heretofore been written
to any or ell persons authorizing them to sell
any OF the company's lands are hereby revoked,
and persons claiming to be agent. for the sale
of land mast produce authority from the land
commissioner barring date Of January !, 1859, or
subsequent. to be of any validity.
The agricultural and stock raising capacity Of
the lands owned by this company ~ ouly be-
ginning to be understood. The country Is de
yeloping and settlers are finding healthful and
beautiful homes on the most productive soil. a
few acres Of irrigated land will produce more
food supplies than large farm IN the eastern or
middle statos The climate is AL that can be
desired, being more genial aud sunny than that
Of Italy.
Easy, accommodating terms OF payment will
be given to purchasers when desired.
J. A. WILLIAMSON,
Land Commissioner.