Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-04-25

ALBUQUERQUE, n. NJ, January !, 1889,
When the Atlantic Il Pacific Railroad com
pany established Its land department ut Albu
querque, New Mexico, in June, 1881, but little O
It's road was completed and the country adjacen
10 us proposed line WAS uninhablted EXCEPT b,
Indians, and comparatively unknown Til,
company was DESTROYS of securing agriculture
settlers and stock raisers along Its line and witt
mat end In view placed merely nominal pric,
on its lands when sold to actual occupants. A,
soon as the land department was organized and
established the company advertised its lands fol-
sale and letters were received from all parts OF
THIS country and from many OF the states OF
Europe max ing inquiries as to the location
character and price OF its lands. In answering
these letters the low prices ut which the COM
pany was willing at that time to sell its lands ia
! =" iial occupants were given. Correspondence
lIgits lands has been continuous and
! 'ium sand when required, the prices and
rms Of payment for the several classes of land
/ have been given, and consequently there are
/ great numbers of letters In the hands of corres.
pondents, written between July 1881, and the
present time, in which prices We're quoted which
coul no longer be accepted.
| Since surveys have been made and the land
! explored and Its quality and capability for prO-
ducing various crops have been ascertained, the
prices have, In some localities, been advanced,
ana letters recently written in answer to in.
quirics AZ to prices have named the present
| prices--higher than those formerly given The
! company learned that In several cases where IL
mas written to correspondents naming the price
!
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
letters which they hold.
In consequence of the facts above stated II he
comes necessary to Withdraw all offerings of any
OF the land at prices heretofore named, and to
Inform all persons with whom the land commis
slsner has had correspondence that all offers 70
sell particular tracts of land at prices named arc
Withdrawn new scale of prices, according to
or Iya1 0I,Nnu lnr III
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 d 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.
hefnite 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, IL |
may be stated that the averrge price OF grazing |
and IN compact bodies OF say not less than the
4ooso acres, IL vi % per acre, There may be rea,
sons LOT increasing. or diminishing this price,
owing TO- the quality OF soil and quantity OF
corrals and general ranch improvements, and
also owing to locality.
Inc price OF coal and timber lands situated in
Localities where the company will entertain
for their sale, can only be txed hy
actual selection, and will range from IS to 80
per acre. w W. Wv
Agricultural lands along streams, where there
is sutfcient water supply for irrigation, will be
sold at $3.50 to $40 per acre, owing TO locality.
OF water and proximity to railroad
irrigable lands will be sold In quantities to
suit purchasers.
All letters which have heretofore been written
% any or all persons authorizing them TO sell
my OF the company's lands are hereby revoked.
.nd persons claiming to be agents for the sale
II land must produce authority from the land
bearing date of January i, 1884. or
upsequent. TO be OF any validity.
Inc agricultural and stock raising capacItv of !
D. lands owned by this company is only be-
inning to be understood. The country il de-
clipping and settlers are finding healthfuI and
eautiful homes on the most productive soil. A
ew acres OF irrigated land will produce more
ood supplies thap large farm in the eastern or
fiddle states. The climate is all that can be
esired, being more genial and sunny than that
Easy, accommodating terms of payment will
given to purchasers when desired
]. A. WILLIAMSON,
Land Commissioner. -