Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-03-04
Atlantic
r. r GO.
Law and Land Department.
T. A. WILLIAMSON, General Solicitor, Land
Commissioner.
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ALBUQUERQUE, N. NJ, January !, 1882
When the Atlantic & Pa ifc Railroad com
pany established its land department at Albu-
| querque, New Mexico, in June, 1881, but little OF
| its road was completed and the country adjacent
to It's proposed line was uninhabited except by
| indians, and comparatively unknown. The
company was DESTROYS of securing agricultural
settlers and stock raisers along its line and with
| that end In view placed a merely nominal price
| 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
| hose letters the low prices at which the COM
pany was willing at that time to sell its lands to
actual occupants were given. Correspondence
concerning its lands has been continuous and
voluminous, 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
would 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,
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 1t
has written to correspondents naming the price
OF certain tracts especially valuable for timber
r 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 70
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withdrawn. new scale OF prices, according to
actual values, whether higher or lower than the
prices formerly quoted, will be given to CORE
,pondents verbally or in answering written in
4ulrles 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 focal reasons why either large or
the case may be, than other areas of equal ex-
fert. The greater abundance of grass, water
ana timber OF one section may greatly enhance
It's value over another. @t
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, aggregatiug
5000 acres Is 81. D per acre, There may be rea
owing to the quality of soil and quantity Of
grass, water, and timber suitable for fences,
corrals and general ranch Improvements, and
| also owing to locality.
u
| localities where the company will entertain
| proposals for their sale, can only be fixed by
actual selection, and will range from 70 to so
| per acre.
| Agricultural lands along streams, where there
is sufficient water supply for irrigation, will be
| sold at 1870 to $40 per acre, owing to locality,
abundance of water and proximity to railroad.
Irrigablc lands will be sold in quantities to
suit purchasers.
| All letters which have heretofore been written
| to any or all persons authorizing them to sell
any OF the compally's lands are hereby revoked,
and persons claiming to be agents for the sale
| of land must produce authority from the land
| commissioner bearing date OF January J, 1889, or
subsequent, 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 healthfnl and
beautiful homes on the most productive soil
few acres of irrigated land will produce more
food supplies than n large farm In the eastern or
middle states The climate is all that can be
desired, being more genial aud sunny than that
OF Italy.
Easy, accommodating terms of payment will
| BIO given To purchasers when desired.
]. A. WILLIAMSON,
Land Commissioner.