Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-04-03
Atlantic &PaCifC
r. r GO.
Law and Land I apartment.
J. A. WILLIAMSON, General Solicitor, Land
Commissioner.


ALBUQUERQUE, y. NJ, January |. 1899
When the Atlantic ~ Ia lie Eai,rUad com
pany established it, land drl artIncnt ut Albu
qurrque, New Mexico in June, 4AS4, but ! tile O.
its road was completed AMI the country RG acrnt
to its proposed line was ullinhabitcd except by
Indians, aud comparatively unknoNn The
company as DESTROYS OF securing agricultural
settlers ind stock raser> uOng It's line, Hnd With
that end III vi w placed merely nominal price
on its lunds when sold to actual occupants. A.
soon MS the land dcIartin, Ut WAS organized AMI
established the company "dvt Ttlsyd Its lands fUi
sale, and letters We're rcc,iv ii from AL parts OF
this country and from many OF the sAlcs OF
Europe maklng inqui les rs to the location
character and price OF It's lands. III anSN ering
these letters the low prices AT which the com
pauy was willing at that time to sell its lands to
actual occupants were given. Correspondence
! concerning its lands has been coutiulIOus and
volumnous aud, 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 Ui CORES
pOndents, written between July, 1881, and the
present time in which prices were quoted which
would no longer be accepted.
Since surveys have been made and the land
explored aud its quality and carabiity for pro.
dncing various crops have been ascer aimed, the
prices have, In some localities, been advanced,
and letters recently written In answer to In.
quiries as TO rices have named the present
priCes--higher than those formerly given. The
company learned that Ill several cases where 1t
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 old by persons holding letters,
written in some instances several Years ago, tn at
they could buy the land al the prices named in
letters which they hold.
In consequence OF the facts above stated IL be-
comes necessary " withdraw all offerings Of any
of the land at prices heretofore named, and 10
inform all persons with whom the land commits
si.ner has had correspondence that all offers to
sell particular tracts of land at prices named are
withdrawn. new 81 ale OF prices according To
aptnal NulupS hptlpr higher a lower n hn
prices formerly quoted, will be given to CORE
spOndents verbally or in answering written in
quiries from and after this date.
Careful examination OF the lands owned by
the Atlantic u 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 rs
the case may be, thnn other areas OF equal eX-
tent. The greater abundance OF grass, wafer
an 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 TOUR ownships aggregatine
46,OSU acres, Is IL, per acre. There may lie rca
sons for increasing or diminishing this price
owing to the quality Of soil ana quantity OF
grass, water, and timber suitable for feuces
cOrrals and general ranch improvements, and
also owing to Locality.
The price OF coal aud timber lands situated In
localities where the company will entertain
proposals for their sale, can Only be fixed b,
actual selection, aud will range from 30 to u,
per acre.
Agricultural lands along streams, where Their
Is su.licient water supply for irrigation, will b.
sold at 400 to $40 per acre, owing to locality
abundance of water anu proximity to railruau
lrrigable lands viii be sold In quantities t.
suit purchasers.
All letters which have heretofore been written
to any OF all persons authorizing them to sell
any OF the company! lands are hereby revoked
and persons claiming to be agents for the sah
II land must produce authority from the lane
commissioner bearing date of January !, 1889, OF
subsequent. to be of any validity.
The agricultural ana stock raising capacity OF
the lands owned by this company is only he
Ginning to be understood. The country IL dc
veoping and settlers are finding henlthtul al,
beautiful homes on the most productive soil !
few acres OF irrigated land Will produce NOR,
food supplies than large farm III the eastern o.
middle states. The ciima'e Is all that can bt
desired. being more genial and sunny than tina
of Italy.
Easy, accommodating terms of payment viii
DO given to purchasers when desired
J. WILLIAMSON,
Land Commissioner