Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-02-28
Atlantic &PaCifC
r. r 90.
Law and Land Department.
], A, WILLIAMSON General Solicitor, Land
Commissioner,

ALBUQUERQUE, y. NJ, January |, 1889.
When the Atlantic & Pacific Railroad com
| Iany established its land department at Albu-
| querquc, New Mexico, in June, ISL bat little OF
| it's road was completed and the country nd jacpnt
to its proposed line was uninhabitcd except by
| Indians, and comparatively unknown. The
| company was DESTROYS OF securing agricultural
settlers and stock rasers along its line, and with
| that end in view placed 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 MI parts Of
| this country and from many Of the states OF
Europe max ing inquiries as to the location,
| character and price of It's lands In answering
| these letters the low prices ut which the com
pany was willing ut that time to sell its lands to
| actual occupants were given. Correspondence
| concerning its lands has been continuous and
vouminous 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 III which prices were quoted which
would no longer W. accepted.
| Since surveys have been mado and the land
| explored and its quality and capabilty for pro
ducng various crops have been ascertai ncd, the
| prices have, in some localities, been advanced,
and letters recently written In answer to in.
quircs as to prices have named the present
| priCcs--highcr than those formerly given. The
| company lcarlArd that in 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 told by persons holding letters,
written in some instances several years ago, that
they could buy the land ut 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 to
inform all persons with whom the land commits
| sisner has had correspondence that all offers to
sell particular tracts OF land at prices named are
| withdrawn new scale of prices according to
hat INnr hinhn lnttEn hn
prices formerly quoted, will be given to CORE
! spondents verbally or in answering written In
| quircs 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
It's 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 four townships, aggregatlng
5000 acres is $l.2 per acre. There may be rea-
sons for increasing or diminishing this price,
owing to the quality of soil and quantity of
grass, water, aud timber suitable for fences,
corrals and general ranch improvements and
also owing to locality.
The price of coal and timber lands situated in
localities where the company will entertain
proposals for their sale, can only be fixed by
actual selection and will range from s. to Sc
per acre.
Agricultural lands along streams, where there
is sufficient water supply for irrigation, Will be
| sold ut $3.50 to $40 per acre, owing to LOCALITY
abundance Of water and proximity to railroad
| Irrigabc lands will be sold In quantities tt
suit purchasers,
! All letters which have heretofore been written
| to any or all persons authorizing them to sci
any OF the company 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 !, 1889, OF
subsequent, to be OF any validity.
| The agricultural aud stock raising capacity o.
the lands owned by this company Is only DO
ginning to be understood. The country is de
velopng and settlers are finding hcalthful anC
beautiful homes on the most productive soil. A
,, few acres of irrigated land will produce more
food supplies than large farm In the eastern o.
middle states. Tho climate is all that can bt
desired being more genial and sunny than tina
OF italy. :,
, Easy accommodating terms Of payment will
be given to purchasers when desired
j. A. WILLIAMSON
Land Commissioner