Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-04-20
Atlantic &PaCifC
r. r 60.
AAe'w aIau AaIIu department.
j. A WILLIAMSON, General Solicitor Land
Commissioner.
\ LBCQCERQrE, Y. NJ IAnnnry

\ LBrQrERQuE, n. NJ, January l, 1850
When the Atlantic " Pacific Railroad oor
- pany established It's land department Mt In
4uerque, New Mexico, in June, 1881 bnt little n
tts toad was completed and the country adjaccn
70 Us proposed line was uninhabited except h,
0 lhulahs, ana comparatively unknown. TIL
A company was DESTROYS OF securing agriculture
settlers ana stock raisers along its line and witt
tAal emu IN view placed merely nominal pric,
p on lts lands when sold to actual occupants A,
soon as the land department was organized and
osiiapIisned the company advertised its lands fol
fh hie una letters were received from all parts OF
ms country and from many OF the states al
Europe making Inquiries as to the location
character and price of Its lands In answering
tnese letters the low prices at which the com,
pahy was willing at that time to sell its lands to
aclual occupants were given. Correspondence
concerning its lands has been continuous and
to and, when required the prices and
Terms OF payment for the several classes of land
nave been given, and consequently there ore
great numbers Ofdetters In the hands of corres
pondents, written between July 1881 and the
present time i'll 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 nro
uuicins various crops have been ascertained, the
prices have, in some localities been advanced
anu letters recently written in answer To in
qulrles as to prices have named the present
plices-hlgher than those formerly given The
company learned that In several cases where IL
mas written TO correspondents naming the nrjca
OF certain tracts especially valuable FOR tiinhar
q. on account of the abundance of water, that
they nave been told by persona holding Ietters
written In some instances several wears ago that
they could buy the land at the prices na1ned IN |
letters which they hold. '''N ="
IN consequence of the facts above stated It be- |
comes necessary to withdraw all offerings of any |
otl lhe land at prices heretofore named, and to |
lnlorm all persons with whom the land Commits
sl n mas mad correspondence that all offers to
sei particular tracts OF land at prices named are
"ithdraWn: a new scale of prices according to |
ac actual values, whether higher or lower than the
ano Ges formerly quoted will be given to CORE
qulrles from and after this date
=, oaTeIul examination Of the lands owned nv
oo,, Atlantic d Pacific Railroad company BY
that there are focal reasons why either largo nv
small areas should be sold for more or less, o.
t [an case may be- than other areas of equal ex-
o seg -, me greater abundance of grass, water
ana timber OF one section may greatly enhance
Its value over another. "A'o
- nennlte information as to the price OF any
Ee liza laTge or small can only be given when
General information Of persons Interested. il
nay be stated that the averrge price of grazinn
sa IN compact bodies of say not less than the
oooo acres, IL 81 % per acre. There NAV be rea
on L Tor increasing or diminishing this price
VINE 10 the quality OF soil and quantity Of
orrals and general ranch improvements. anS
lso SO owing to locality. "''u
me price OF coal and timber lands situated IN
-.itiSo "heIc tAt company Will entertain
roposals Tor their sale, can only be fixed Nv
ctual selection, and will range from IS to 81
Agricultural lands along streams, where there
,s y water supply for irrigation, will he
~ az Won 70 VIC per acre. owing to locaIitv
1undance OF water and proximity to railroad
ut purchasers. f"A''Ao" W
All letters which have heretofore been wrtta,
any or all persons authorizing them to sell
y OF the company's lands are hereby revoked -
y u persons claiming to be agents for the sale
land must produce authority from the lsnd n
tminlssloner bearing date OF January /, 1889 or IA
pGssequent, 10 be OF any validity. =
ne agricultural and stock raising capacitv ~
lands owned by this company is only he.
ming to be understood The country il de-
oping and settlers are finding healtbfuI and
lutiiul homes on the most productive soil A
}, acres s,i Ct Irrigated land win produce more
q supplies than large farm In the eastern oT
iole states. The climate is all that can no
ifed, being more genial and sunny than that
asy, accommodating terms of payment will q
gwen 10 purchasers when desired. u
j. WILLIAMSON,
Land Commissioner.