Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-03-19
Atlantic
r. r co.
Law and Land department.
]. 4. WILLIAMSON, General sallcj!o:, Land
Commissioner.
ALBUQUERQUE, y. NJ, January /, ~

AIBrQuERQuE, y. NJ, January /, 1882
When the Atlantic Il Pacific Eailroad com
pany established its land department. at A'ou,
auerQuc, New Mexico, in June, lh>l, bat littie OF
its road was completed and the Countr! adjacent
to It's proposed line was uninhabited except ny
Indians, and comparatively unknown. The
company was DESTROYS OF securing agricultural
settlers aud stock rasers along its line. ana with
that end In view placed Il merely nominal price
on its lands when sold to actual occupants. as
soon as the land department was organized and
established the company advertised lts iaHuai ot
sale and letters were received from all parts OF
this country and from many OF the states OF
Europe making Inquiries as 10 the location,
character and price OF its lands. IN answering
these letters the low prices at "hiGh me com
pany was willing Mt that time TO sell its lands to
actual occupants were given. Correspondence
concerning lite lands has been continuous and
yoluminouB. and, when required, the prices aud
terms of payment for the several classes OF lana
have been given, aud consequently there are
great numbers OF letters III tue hands OF cores
pondents, written between July, 1881, and the
present time. in which prices were quoted "hlSh
would no longer be accepted.
Since surveys have been made and the lana
explored aud its quality aud capabiity, for, pro
ducing various crops have been hsc'rthined' the
prices have, in some locallties, been haVanctu'
and letters recently written In answer 10 IN.
ouirics as to prices have named the present
prces-higher than those formerly given. me
company learned that IN several cases Whore II
has written to correspondents naming the price
Of certain tracts especially valuable for timber
| or on account Of the abundance OF water, mat
they have been told by pcrsous holding letters,
written 10 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 TO withdraw all offerings OF any
Of the land at prices heretofore named, anu ~
! inform all persons 18th whom the land commits
sisner has had correspondence that all Offers 10
sell particular tracts of land at prices named are
withdrawn. new scale OF prices, ACCORDING 10
tk1rl tvkNf. tTNlF,4r "a
prices formerly quoted, will be given 70 CORE
spoudcnts verbally or IN answering written III
ouiries from and after this date:
Careful examination OF the ianus owner .,
the Atlantic & Pacific Railroad company b!
competent explorers had developed the fac'
that there are focal reasons why either large OF
small areas should be sold for more or less ~
the case may be, than othrr areas OF eI"S, o ta
and timber Of one section may greatly enhance
. its aIue over HDOtheT
Definite information as u the price OF an!
! tract large or small, can only be given "htl
the land has been definitely selected. For tn
general information OF persons Interested, /
NAV be stated that the average price o. Efaziu'
land, In compact bodies 81 say nov Tess tlh' W.
railroad scct ions III four townships Rggrcgatin
~ Oso acres, is 81 % per acre. There may he r'a
sons for increasing or eliminating THIS Irl't
owing to the quality OF soil ana qnah;I.F
grass water, and timber suitable tor !ence'
rorrais aud general rauch improvements, an
. also owing to locality.
The price of coal and timber lands fltnatcd !
localities where the company Will cnt"rta
proposals for their sale, can only be ilxed b
actual selection, and viii range from - 10 =
per acre. ,,,, ,.-, ,r.,
If sufficient water supply for irrigation, VIII [
sold at $3.50 to $40 per acre, owing " locaht.
abundance Of water ani proximity t" !hlirua
Irrigabe lands will be sold IN quantities
suit purchasers.
XII letters which have heretofore been write
TO any or all persons authorizing them to Sc
any OF the CON pauys lands are hcFrbj revoke
aud persons claiming to be agents Tor the 81
nj land must produce authority from tne M
commissioner bearing date OF January ], ieS',
sphscouent, to lie of any validity.
The agricultural aud stock raising capdciIy
!, the lands owned by this company IL only
ginning TO be understood. The country. IS d
Welcoming aud scttlers are finding heathiui al
;, beautiful homes on the most productive soil.
- few acres of irrigated land will produce mo
food supplies thap a large farm In the eastern
middle states The climate IS all that can
desired. being more genial and sunny 'han IN
of Italy. = .,,,.,,,,,,. ",
no rI,sn 10 purchasers when desired.
J. A. WILLIAMSON,
Laud Commissions