Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-03-28
Atlantic &PacifC
r. r CO.
Law and Land department.
J. A. WILLIAMSON, General sollcitor, Land
Commissioner,

ALBUQUERQUE, y. NJ, January i. 1899.
When the Atlantic x Pa ifc Railroad rom-
pany established it, land department at Albu-
qucrqne, New Mexico, In June, 1881, bat little OF
Its road wae completed and the country adjacent
10 its proposed line was unlnhahited except BY
indiana. and comparatively unknown. The
company was deslrous Of securing agricultural
settlers aud stock raisers along It's line and It'll
that end In view placed a merely nominal price
on its lands when sold to actual occupants As
soon ms the land department wss organized aud
established the company advertised It's lands for
sale, and letters were rec' " ID 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
these letters the low prices at which the com.
pany WAS willing at that time to sell it, lands to
actual occupants were given. Correspondence
concerning its lands has been continuous and
voluninous, 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
pOudcnts, written between July, 1871, and the
present time. In which prices were quoted which
would no longer p accepted.
since surveys have been made and the laDd
explored aud its quality and capab!ty for pro
dHctng various crops have been ascertained, the
prices have IN some localities, been advanced
aud letters recently written in answer to In.
quirieS as N prices have named the present
prices--higher than those formerly given. The
company learned that IN several cases where II
has written to correspondents naming the price
Of certain tracts especially vslnsble for timber
or on account Of the abundance OF water, shat
they have been told by p-'reons holding letters,
written In ZONE instances s"vsra! year sco, that
they could buy the !aBd at the prices nRait-i IL
letters " hich they hold.
IN cons.Qu"nce OF the !scts Abovr stated II ~
comes necessary u Withdraw all offerings OF any
OF the laud ut prices heretofore nsuled, and u
inform all pers0ns With whom the isilG commits
sisuer has bad correspondence that AL otFprs 10
sell particular trEtte OF .and NJ prccs named ARE
withdrawn. A ne. scale oi pr'ev, according 20
lat
prices formerly Yucsrd, Win y: given 10 r"Yr,-
spondents vr,hAlly or IL anlv -yiEg written In
quiries frtia and after this dat.
Careful exam natiou of the lands owned BY
the Atlantic 4 Pacific Pa! road cviuUany hy
explorers had dss"lor.-d the fact
that Their. are locs! resa0ns ahy either large or
sna all areas should h, sold for more Or icss, rs
the Gaze may b., than other areas OF equal ~
tent. The greater abundance of RrG.s, water
ami tim ter Of one section may greatly enhance
iSs value over another
Definite information A. 10 tie price Of any
tract, large or small ran oilly be given when
the land has been deHnitely selected For the
general information OF personR Interested, It
may be stated that the ayerrge price OF grazing
land, In compact bodies OF say not less than the
railroad sections la four townships aggregatng
1000 scres, IL 81 q per acre, There may be req
sons for increasing or diminishing tbi. price,
owing Ia the quality OF roll and quantity OF
grass, water, and timber suitable for fences,
corrals and general rBnoh improvements, and
also owing 70 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, aud VIII range from n 10 40
per acre.
Agricultural lands along streams, where there
Is sufficient water supply for irrigation, will be
sold at ~. 80 to $40 Per acre, owing TO locality
abundance Of water and proximity TO railroad
Irrigable lands win DO sold In quantities 70
suit purchasers.
All letters which have heretofore been written
to any or all persons authorizing them TO sell
any OF the company's lands are hereby revoked,
and persons claiming To be agents for the sale
OF land must produce authority from the land
ommissioner bearing date of January !, 1872, OF
subsequent, N be of any validity.
The agricultural and stock raising capacity Of
the lands owned by this company is only De
ginning TO be UNDERWOOD. The country IL de
veloping and settlers arr finding heaithfnl and
beautiful homes on the most productive soil. a
few acres OF irrigated land win produce more
food supplies thap large farm In the eastern or
middle states. The climate Ia Ill that can be
desired, being more genial and sunny than that
OF Italy. 1885,. ........., ......... -.
Easy, accommodating terms OF Payment viii
be given to pnrchasers when desired.
J. A. WILLIAMSON,
Land Commissioner.