Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-03-22
Atlantic
r. r GO.
Law and Land Department.
], A. WILLIAMSON, General Solicitor Land
Commissioner.


ALEU- QCERUUF, y. Nj, January !, lSSJ.
When the Atlantic " Pa iiiC Railroad com
pany established its land department at AIbu-
Querguc, New Mexico, in June, 1851, bat little OF
its road Was completed ami 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 llue and with
that end In view placed merely nominal price
on Its lauds when sold to actual occupants. AS
soon as the land department WAS organized and
established the company advertised It's 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 we're given. correspondence
concerning Its lands has been continuous and
voluminous, and when required the prices and
terms OF payment for the several classes Of land
have been given, aud consequently there are
great numbers OF letters irfthe hands OF cores
pondents, written between July, 1851, 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 III quality and capGbility for pro
ducing various crops have been asccrIaned, the
prices have, in some localities, been advanced,
and letters recently written in answer to in
quiries IA 10 prices have named the present
prices-higher than those formerly given. The
company learned that in several cases where il
has written TO correspondents naming the price
OF certain tracts especially valuable Tor timber
or oil account OF the abundance OF wafer, tDaL
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 b.
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
siensr has had correspondence that all offers to
sell particular Iacts OF land at prices named arc
withdrawn. 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
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, ny
the case may be, than other areas OF equal PIX
tent. The greater abundance OF grass, water
ana timber of one section may greatly enhance
its value over another,
Definite information "a 10 the price Of any
tract. large or small. can only be given when
the land has been dctiJitely selected. For the
general information Of persons Interested, II
nlay be stated that the averrge price OF grazing
land, 10 compact hodies of SAY not css than the
railroad sections In four townships, Aggrcgattug
5000 acres is 81 - per acre, There mag be rea-
sons for Increasing or diminishing this price,
owing to the quality OF sOil ana quantity OF
grass, water and timber suitable for fences
corrals and general ranch improvements, aud
also owing to locality.
Inc price OF coal ana tlO1pCr tHDIf situated III
localities where the company will entertain
proposals for their sale, can only be fixed hy
actual selection, and win range from Is 10 SO
per acre
Agricultural lands along streams, whore there
Ia sufficient water supply for irrigation Will be
sold at $50 to so per acre, owing to locality,
abundance of water and proximity 10 railroad
Irrigable lands will be soll IN quantities 10
suit purchasers.
All letters which have heretofore been written
to any or all persons authorizing them to eel
any Ut the company's lands are hereby revoked,
and persons claiming to be agents for the sale
of land must produce authority from the land
commissioner bearing date of January |, 1882. or
subsequent, to be of any validity.
The agricultural and stock raising capacity Of
the lands owned by this company IL ouly be
ginning to be understood. The country Is de
veloping and settlers are finding healthfnl and
beautiful homes on the most productive soil. A
few acres of irrigated land will produce more
food supplies than a large farm in the eastern or
middle states. The climate is all that can be
desired being more genial and sunny than that
Of Italy.
Easy accommodating terms OF payment VIII
be given TO purchasers when desired.
]. WILLIAMSON,
Land Commissioner.