Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-01-30
Atlantic
r. r. 90.
Law and Land Department.
]. A. WILLIAMSON, General Solicitor, Land
Commissioner.

ALBUQUERQUE, n. NJ, January |, 1889.
When the Atlantic Il Pacific Railroad com
pany established its land department ut Albu-
querque, 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. The
company was DESTROYS of securing agricultural
settlers and 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 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
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 and
yoluminous 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
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-
duclng various crops have been ascertained, the
prices have, in some localities, been advanced
and letters recently written In answer to in
quiries 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
ihev 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 and to
inform all persons with whom the land commits
sisner has had correspondence that all offers to
sell particular tracts of land at prices named are
withdraWn. new scale OF prices, according to
or Uharp IL, tbn,, Al,
prices formerly quoted, will be given to CORE.
spondents verbally or In answering written in.
quirles from and after this date.
Careful examination of the lands owned by
the Atlantic & 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 Que 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
railroad sections In four townships, aggregating
46,OS0 acres, IL 81 % per acre. There may be rea
sons for increasing or diminishing this price,
owing to the quality OF soil aud quantity OF
grass, wafer ana timber suitable for fences |
corrals and general ranch improvements and |
also owing to locality.
Inc price OF coal aud timber lands situated I'm |
localities where the company will entertain
proposals for their sale, can only be fixed bv
actual selection, and will range from IS to SO |
per acre.
Agricultural lands along streams, where there
IS sufficient water supply for irrigation, will be
sold at $3.50 to $40 per acre, owing to locality,
of water and proximity to railroad
irrigable lands will be sold In quantities to
,uit purchasers. "
All letters which have heretofore been written
% any or all persons authorizing them to sell
my OF the company's lands are hereby revoked.
md persons claiming to be agents for the sale
u 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
he lands owned by this company. Is only be.
'inning to be understood. The country is de
'eloping and settlers are finding healthfui and
beautiful homes on the most productive soil. A
ew acres OF irrigated land will produce more
God supplies than large farm iu the eastern or
middle states. The climate is all that can he
lesired, being more genial and sunny than that
# Italy. '''"'
Easy, accommodating term Of payment will
70 given to purchasers when desired
]. A. WILLIAMSON,
Land Commissioner.