Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-03-26
Atlantic
r. r co.
Law and Land department.
J. A. WILLIAMSON, General Solicitor. Land
Commissioner.

ALBrQrRRQrE, y. NJ, January !, 1880. |
When the Atlantic & Pacific Railroad com |
pany established its land department at Albh: !
querque New Mexico in June, 1881, bat little OF |
Its road was completed and the country ad lacent
to It's proposed line was uninhabited except by
Indians, and comparatively unknown. Inc
com pany WAS DESTROYS OF securing Agricultural
settlers and stock raisers along its line, ana win
that end In view placed merely nominal price
on its lands when sold to actual occupants. AS
soon as the land department was organized ana
established the company ndVertised Ivy iahuH ior
sale and letters rec, " ed from all parts OF
this country aud from many OF the states OF
Europe making inquiries rs to the location,
character and price OF Its lands. In answering
these letters the low prices at when we com
pany was willing at that time to sell its lands to
actual occupants were given correspondence
concerning its lands has been continuous ana
yoluminOus, and, when required, the prices and
terms Of payment for the several classes OF lana
have been given, and consequently there are
great uumbc OF letters In the hands OF corres-
pondents, written between July, 1881, and the
present time, in which prices were quoted "nlch
would no longer be accepted.
Since surveys have been made and the lana
explored aud its quality and capability for pro
ducing various crops have been ascertalnen, the
prices have In some localities, been advanced,
and letters recently written in answer to in
ouiries as to prices have named the present
prices--hgher than those formerly given. Inc
company learned that In several cases where 1t
has written to correapOndents 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 III
letters which they hold
In consequence Of the facts above stated II be
comes necessary 10 withdraw al offerings OF any
of the land at prices heretofore hamen, anu 70
sisucr has had correspondence that all otfers 70
cell particular tracts OF land at prices named are
withdrawn. new scale OF prices, according 10
sl,n ,t ukN.. rlnIIA IN
prices formerly quoted, viii be given 70 CORE
spondents verbally or In answering written In
quiries from and after this date:
| Careful examination Of the lands owned oy
! the Atlantic Il Pacific Railroad company by
| competent explorers had developed the iact
| that there are focal reasons why either large or
| small areas should be sold for more or less, ~
| the case NAV be, than other areas Of equal e1-
ran. The greater abundance OF grass, water
, ana timber OF one section may greatly enhance
its value over another -
! Definite information rs TO tho price oil 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 arerrge PRICE OF grazine
land, In compact bodies OF say not less lAan ihe
railroad sections In four townships aggregatine
IS OsO acres, IL ST. . per acre. There may BE rea
sons for increasing or diminishing this price
owing to the quality OF SOL ana quantly ol
Corral. and general ranch Improvements, and
also owing to locality :,
The price Of coal and timber lands situated IT
localities where the company VIII entertain
| proposals for their sale, can only DO hXed pl
actual selection, and will range from " TO ~
per acre. - .. 49,.
Agricultural lands along streams, where tner
is sufficient water supply for irrigation. wiz D
sold at So 20 to $40 per acre, owing u ioCsnty
abundance OF water and proximity to railroad
Irrigable lands Will be sold In quantities
suit purchasers. ,u,,,,
liletters which have heretofore been wyitte
To any or all persons authorizing them TO Sc
any Of the company's lands are hereby revoStt
and persons claiming 70 be agents tor the Si1'
Of Iand must produce authority from the Ian
commit ssioper bearing date OF January /, lh8e, &
suhseauent TO be Of any validity.
The agricultural and stock raising cspacity
the lands owned by this company Is only b
Cunning to be understood. The country Is d
yeloping and settlers are finding heal'hfni AL
beautiful homes on the most productive soil.
few acres OF irrigated lapd will produce MOI
food supplies thap a large farm IN the eastern {
middle state. The climate II al that can 7
desired, being more genial and sunny thon mi
of Italy. ,. -,
be viyeu IN purchasers when desired.
J. A. WILLIAMSON,
Land Commissions