Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-03-15
Atlantic &PaCifC
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Law and Land Department.
Il nv HANSON, General Solicitor, Land
Commissioner.

ALBUQUERQUE, n NJ, January !, 1899.
When the Atlantic 4 Pa itic Railroad com
| pany established its land department Mt Albu
querque, New Mexico, in June, 1851, bat little Of
| Its road was completed and the country adjacent
| to its proposed line was uninhabited except b,
Indians, and comparatively unknown. The
| company was DESTROYS OF securing agriculture
settlers and stock raisers along its line, and with
that end III view placed a merely nominal price
on its lands when sold to actual occupants Az
| 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 rs 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 it's lands to
actual occupants were 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, and consequently there are
great numbers OF letters in the hands of CORES
pondeDts 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
gniries as to prices have named the present
prices-hlgher than those formerly given. The
company learned that In several eases 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 II 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
sirner has had correspondence that all offers to
sell particular tracts of land at prices Damed are
withdrawn. new scale OF prices, according to
p,T al I,lln thar iTyba ~
prices formerly quoted, will be given to core
spondGnts verbally or in answering written In
Guiries from and after this date
Careful examination OF the lands owned BY
the Atlantic T. 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, tbnn other artas of equal eX-
tent. The greater abundance OF grass, water
ana 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, Ii
may be stated that the avcrrge price OF grazing
land, in compact bodies Of say not less than the
railroad sections In Jour townships, aggregating
ib,0SO acres Is 81 u per acre. There may be reu
sons for increasing or diminishing this price
owing to the quality OF soil aud quantity OF
grass, water, aud 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 81 to so
per acre
Agricultural lands along streams, where there
is sufficient water supply for irrigation, will be
sold at 700 TO SIC per acre, owing to locality,
abundance Of water aud proximity to railroad.
lrrigable lands will be sold III quantities to
suit purchasers.
All letters which have heretofore been written
to any or all persons authorizing them to sell
any OF the cOmpany's lands are hereby revoked,
aud persons claiming to be agents for the sale
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 ouly be-
ginning to be understood. The country is de-
yeloping and settlers are finding healthful aud
beautiful homes on the most productive soil, 4
few acres Of irrigated land will produce more
food supplies thsp a large farm in the eastern or
middle states. The climate is all that can lie
desired being more genial and sunny than that
of Italy
Easy, accommodating terms of payment will
be given 70 purchasers when desired.
]. 4. WILLIAMSON,
Land Commissioner.