Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-05-21
Fo full particulars apply to
The Maxwell Land Grant Go
BATON NEW MEXICO
Atlantic e. Pacific
r. r GO.
Law ana Land naro Vim ant
j, a. WILLIAMSON, General Solicitor, Land
Commissioner


ALBUQUERQUE, n NJ, January l. 1889
/ When the Atlantic & paiiiC Railroad COM
pGny established its land department ut AlbT-
qnerquc, New Mexico, in June, 1881, but little OF
its road was completed and the country adjacent
to its proposed line was unnhabitcd except by
/ Indians, and comparatively unknown The
company was DESTROYS OF securing agricultural
settlers and stock raiscrs along its line, and with
/ that end IN view placed a merely nominal price
on its lands when sold to actual occupants. As
j soon as the land department was organized aud
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
these letters the low prices at which the com
! pany was willing at that time to sell its lands to
/ ac tual occupants were given. Correspondence
/ con cerniDgits lands has been continuous and
/ vOlum inoIs and, when required, the prices and
terms of payment for the several classes of land
have been given, and consequently there are
great Humbcrs OF letters in the hands Of cores
pond rl', written between July, 1881, and the
pre- eat time in which prices were quoted which
coul u 40 longer be accepted
Since surveys have been made and the land
explored and its quality and Capabiiity for pro-
ducing various crops have been asCertained the
prices have, in some localities been advanced
and letters recently written in answer to in
qutries as to prices have named the present
prices-higher than those formerly given. The
company learned that in several cases where it
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 at the prices named in
letters which they hold.
In consequence of the facts above stated 1t 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
sioncr has had correspondence that all offers to
sell particular tracts of land at prices named are
withdrawn. A new scale OF prices, according to
whether higher lower no
prices formerly quoted, will be given to CORE
spondcnts verbally or in answering written in
quirics 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.
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, it
may be stated that the averrge price of grazing
land, in compact bodies Of say not less than the
railroad sections in four townships aggregating |
46OSO acres is 81. % per acre. There may be rea
sons for increasing or diminishing this price, |
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.
prize Vi COhl anu llulDeI lduuS SllnHteu III
localities where the company will entertain |
proposals for their sale, can only be fixed by |
actual selection and will range from 50 to $50 |
per acre.
Agricultural lands along streams, where there |
is sufficient water supply for irrigation, will be
sold ut 81. 80 to $40 per acre, owing to locality,
abundance of water and proximity to railroad.
Irrigabe lands will be sold In quantities to
suit purchasers
Alllctters 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
bearing date of January |, 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 andsettlers are finding heathful and
beautiful homes on the most productive soil.
few acres of irrigated land will produce more
ood supplies than n large farm in the eastern or
middle states The climate is all that can be
desired, being more genial and sunny than that
If Italy.
Easy, accommodating terms OF payment will
&c given to purchasers when desired.
J. A. WILLIAMSON,
Land Commissioner.