Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-03-05
Atlantic &PaCifC
r. r 60.
Law and Land Department.
T. A. WILLIAMSON, General Solicitor, Land
Commissioner.

ALBUQUERQUE, n. NJ, January ], 1859.
When the Atlantic & Pa itc Railroad COM
pany established Its land department at Albu-
luerque New Mexico, In June, 1881, but little OF
its road was completed and the country adjacent
70 its proposed line was uninhabited except by
indians, and comparatively unknown. The
ompany was DESTROYS of securing, agricultural
settlers and stock raisers along its line, and with
that end i'll 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 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
hese letters the low prices at which the com
nany was willing at that time to sell its lands to
actual occupants were given. Correspondence
C ,ncerning its lands has been continuous and
vJuminous, and, when required, the prices and
.erms OF payment for the several classes OF land
nave been given, and consequently there are
treat numbers of letters in the hands OF 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 capability for pro-
ucng various crops have been ascertalned the
prices have, In some localities, been advanced,
md letters recently written In answer to in
luires as to prices have named the present
prices--higher than those formerly given. The
company learned that In several cases where 1t
las written to correspondents naming the price
"
r on account of the abundance OF water, that
hey 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
If the land at prices heretofore named, and to
inform all persons with whom the land commits
'i,ner has had correspondence that all offers to
sell particular tracts of land at prices named are
withdrawn. A new scale OF prices, according to
actual values, whether higher or lower than the
prices formerly quoted, will be given to CORE
spondents verbally or in answering written in
quires from and after this date
Careful examination of the lands owned by
the Atlantic & Pacific Railroad company by
competent explorers had developed the fact
hat there are focal 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-
-ert. 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 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, aggregating
sons for increasing or diminishing this price,
owing to the quality OF soil ana quantlty OF
grass, water, and 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 70 10 $40
Agricultural lands along streams, whore there
| is sufficient wster supply for irrigation, win be
sold at $3.50 to $40 per acre, owing TO locality,
abundance OF water and proximity to railroad.
| Irrigable lands will be sold in quantities to
| suit purchasers.
| Alfletters which have heretofore been written
| to any or all persons authorizing them to sell
| any OF the companys lands are hereby revoked
and persons claiming to be agents for the sal,
| OF land must produce authority from the land
| commissioner 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 II de.
Welcoming and settlers are finding health full aud
| beautiful homes on the most productive soil. A
| few acres OF irrigated land will produce more
| food supplies than large farm ip the eastern or
middle states. The climate is all that can be
desired, being more genial and sunny than that
OF Italy. ~,
DO given to purchasers when desired.
J. A. WILLIAMSON,
Land Commissioner