Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-06-10
Atlantic &PaCifC
r. r CO.
Law and Land Department.
J. A. WILLIAMSON, General Solicitor, Land
Commissioner.


ALBUQUERQUE, N. NJ, January L. 1859.
When the Atlantic & Pa life Railroad com
pany established its land department at Albu
| queruue, New Mexico, in june 1881, but little OF
| its road was completed and the country adj acent
| to its proposed line was uninhabitcd except by
| Indians, and comparatively unknown. The
| company was DESTROYS OF securing agricultural
settlers and stock ra1sers along its line, and with
| that end IN view placed merely nominal price
I 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 Its lands. In answering
these letters the low prices at which the com
pany was willing at that time to sell its lands to
&c tua] occupants were given. Correspondence
con ceTningits lands has been continuous and
volum inous and, when required, the prices and
terms of payment for the several classes of land
| have been given, and consequently there are
great numbers of letters in the hands OF cores
pondents, written between July, 1881, and the
present time, in which prices were quoted which
coul no longer be accepted.
Since surveys have been made and the land
explored and its quality and capabiiity for pro-
ducing various crops have been ascertained, the
prices have, in some localities, been advanced
and letters recently written in answer to in
quiries as to prices have named the present
prices-higher than those formerly given. The
company learned that in several cases where it
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
letters which they hold.
In consequence of the facts above stated it be-
comes necessary to withdraw all offerings of any
of the land at prices heretofore named, and to
inform all persons with whom the land commits
sisner has had correspondence that all offers to
sell particular tracts OF land at prices named
withdrawn. A new scale OF prices, according to
actual values, whether higher or lower than the
prices formerly quoted, will be given to CORE
spondens verbally or in answering written in
quirics from and after this date.
Careful examination Of the lands owned by
the Atlantic IL Pacific Railroad company by
competent explorers had developed the fact
that there are local reasons why either large or
small areas should be sold 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
tract large or small, can only be given when
the land has been definitely selected. For the
general information of persons interested, 1t |
may be stated that the average price of grazing |
land, in compact bodies of say not less than the |
railroad sections in four townships, uggregatng |
46,OSo acres, ISL % per acre There may be rea-
sons for increasing or diminishing this price, |
owing to the quality OF soil aud quantity OF |
grass, water, and timber suitable for fences |
corrals and general ranch improvements, and |
also owing to locality.
Inc price Oh coal anu blllDer lduOS situated Ill |
localities where the company will entertain |
proposals for their sale, can only be fixed by |
actual selection, and will range from So to $40 |
per acre.
Agricultural lands along streams, where there
is sufficient water supply for irrigation, will be
sold at $3.50 to SO per acre, owing to locality,
abundance of water and proximity to railroad.
lrrigable lands will be sold In quantities to
suit purchasers.
Al1etters which have heretofore been written
to any or all persons authorizing them to sell
any OF the company lands are hereby revoked,
and persons claiming to be agents for the sale
Of land must produce authority from the land
bearing date of January /, 1883, or
to be of any validity.
The agricultural and stock raising capacity of
the lands owned by this company is only be-
ginning to be understood The country is de-
veloping and settlers are finding healthfu and
beautiful homes on the most productive soil. A
ew acres of irrigated land will produce more
God supplies than large farm IN the eastern or
middle states The climate is all that can be
lesired, being more genial and sunny than that
# Italy.
Easy, accommodating terms of payment will
% given to purchasers when desired
A. WILLIAMSON,
Land Commissioner.