Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-03-11
Atlantic
r. r CO.
Law and Land department.
T. A. WILLIAMSON, General Solicitor, Land
Commissioner,

ALBUQUERQUE, \. NJ, gauuary !, 1889.
When the Atlantic Il Pa ihc Railroad com
pany established its land department at Albu,
auerque, New Mexico in June, 1881, bat little OF
its road was completed and the country adjacent |
to its proposed line was uninhabited except by
Indians, and comparatively unknown. Inc
COMPANY was DESTROYS Of securing agricultural !
settlers aud stock raisers 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 ana
established the company advertised its lands Tor
sale and letters were received from al parts OF
this country and from many OF the states oil
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
actual occupants were given. Correspondence
concerning Its lands has been continuous ana
voluminous, and, when required, the prices ana
terms OF payment for the several classes OF land
have been given and consequently there are
great numbers OF letters in the hands oi 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 capabiity 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 rces have named the present
| prices--higher than those formerly given. The
| company learned that i'll several cases where II
has written to correspondents naming the price
of certain tracts especially valuable Tor TIMBER
J
they have been iold 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 ana 10
inform all persons with whom the land commits
81 sner has had correspondence that all offers to
sell particular tracts Of land at prices named are
withdrawn. new scale of prices, according to
actual values, whether higher or lower than the
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spondents verbally or in answering written IN
quiries 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 eS.
tent. The greater abundance OF grass water
all 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 mas been definitely selected. For the
, general information Of persons interested, II
, may be stated that the average price OF grazing
land, in compact bodies OF say not less tnan the
railroad sections In four townships, aggregatinl
5000 acres il Il % per acre. There may be rca
sons for increasing or diminishing this price
owing to the quality OF soil aud quantity o.
grass, water, and timber suitable Tor FENCES
corrals and general ranch improvements, anc
also owing to locality.
The price of coal and timber lands situated II
r localities Wnert inc CoHlIuuy Hlll tn'
. proposals for their sale, can only be fixed b!
Q actual selection, and will range from 80 to "a
: per acre.
t Agricultural lands along streams, where ther'
is sufficient water supply for irrigation, VIII b.
, sold at e. ~ to $40 per acre, owing to locality
r abundance of water ana proximity to railroad
Irrigable lands will be sold in quantities t.
suit purchasers.
All letters which have heretofore been writer
to any or all persons authorizing them to sci
8 any OF the companys lands are hereby revoked
+ and persons claiming to be agents for the sal
OF land must produce authority from the lam
. commissioner bearing date OF January !, 1889,
J, subsequent, to be of any validity.
n The agricultural aud stock raising capacity @
y the lands owned by this company Is only bt
u ginning to be understood. The country is d.
q veloping and settlers are finding healthful an
beautiful homes on the most productive soil.
few acres OF irrigated land will produce MOI
j. food supplies than q large farm in the eastern
n middle states The climate is all that can /
- desired, being more genial and sunny than th'
W of Italy. . -,
81 Easy, accommodating terms OF payment wi
|, be given to purchasers when desired
y ]. A. WILLIAMSON,
le Land COMMISSIONS