Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-03-21
Atlantic &Pa CifC
q. r. r 90.
Law and Land Department.
j. A. WILLIAMSON, General solicl:o;. Land
:, Commissioner.

: ALBrQUERQvE, n NJ, January :, 1850
When the Atlantic ~ Pa fife Railroad com
pany established its land department at Albu
querdte, New Mexico, in June, 1881, hut little o
its road was completed and the country adjHccI
TO its proposed line was uniuhahitrd except b,
. Indians, and comparatively unknown. Tn,
company was DESTROYS of securing agriculture
settlers and stock TaiSerS along tG line, and Wit
that end in view placed merely nominal prc,
on its lands when sold to actual occupants A!
! soon as the land department was organized anc
established the company advertised It's lands iol
sale, ana letters were received from all parts Ot
( this country and from many Of the states OF
Europe making Inquiries rs to the location
character aud price OF Its lands. III answering
these letters the low prices Ht which tho com
pany was willing at that time to sell its lands e
actual occupants were given. Correspondence
, concerning It's lands has been CONTINUOUS and
voluminous, and, when required, the prices and
terms OF pay mcnt Tor the several classes OF land
have been given, and consequently there are
great numbers OF letters in the hands OF CORES
pODdents, written between July, 1881, and the
present time, i'll which prices were quoted WhtC h
would no longer be accepted,
Since surveys have been made and the land
explored aud Its quality ana Capability for pro-
ducing various crops have been ascrrtaincd tht.
prices have, in some localities, been advanced.
and letters recently written In answer to in
quiries to prices have named the present
prices-higher than those formerly given. The
company learned that In several cases " here 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 laud at the prices named IN
letters which they hold.
III consequence OF the facts above stated il be-
comes necessary to Withdraw all offerings OF any
OF the land ut prices heretofore named. and to
inform all persons with whom the laud commits.
sisner has Ind corresp0 ndence that all offers to
sell particular tracts OF land at prices banned are
withdrawn A new scale of prices, according 10
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prices formerly quoted, will be given to CORE
spondents verbally or in answering written in
Quries 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 urge or
small areas should be sold for more or less, n
the case may be-, than Other areas of equal ok
tent The greater abundance Of grass, water
ana timber OF one section may greatly enhance
its value over an other
Definite information as to the price Of any
tract, large or small, can only be given when
general information Of persons Interested, II
may be stated that the aycrrge price OF grazing
land, in compact bodies oi say not less than the
raj lrOad sections In four tow DS.ips, h"Ercgating
i6,OSO acres, Is 81 p per acre nherc may tc rra-
sons for increasing or diminishing this price.
owing to the quality OF soil and quantity OF
grass, water, aud timber suitable for fences,
corras and general ranch Improvements, and
also owing to locality.
The price'oi coal and timber lands situated IN
localities where the company will entertain
proposals for their sale, can only be liked hy
actual selection, and win rauEe from 81 10 40
per acre.
Agricultural lands aluuc streams, where there
is sufficient water supply Tor irrigation, will be
sold at s2.o0 10 so per acre, owing to locality,
abundance vi water and proximity. to railroai,
irrigablelauds viii be sold in quantities to
suit PURCHASERS.
Aflctters which nav" heretofore been written
to any or all persons authorizing Them To sell
any Oh tho compaiiys lands are hereby revoked,
and persons claiming 10 be agents for the sale
OF land must produce authority from the land
commissioner barring date Of January J, 1888, Or
subseq uent to bee any validity.
The agricultural ana stock raising capacity of
the lands owned By this company Is only be-
ginning tn he understand. The country rs de-
veloping and settlers are finding healtitful and
beautiful homes on the most productive soil. A
few acres Of irrigated land will produce more
food supplies thap a large farm IN the eastern or
middle states The climate is all that can be
desired, being more geniui and sunny than TINT
OF Italy.
Easy, accommodating terms OF payment VIII
be given to purchasers when desired,
f.. @f Il J. 4. WILLIAMSON,
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