Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-03-06
Atlantic
r. r 60.
Law and Land department.
J. A. WILLIAMSON, General Solicitor, Land
Commissioner.

ALBUQUERQUE, n. NJ, January !, 1852
! When the Atlantic d Pa ihc Railroad com
pany established its land department at Albu
querque, New Mexico, In June, 1881, but little Of
its road was completed and the country djacenI
to its proposed line was uninhabited except by
| Indians, and comparatively unknown. The
company was DESTROYS of securing agriculture
settlers and stock raisers along its line, and witt
that end IN view placed a merely nominal price
on its lands when sold to actual occupants. A.
soon rs the land department was organized and
established the company advertised its lands fol
sale, and letters were received from all parts OF
this country and from many of the states o,
Europe making inquiries as to the location
character and price OF Its lands. In answering
ihcse letters the low prices at which the com
paly was willing at that time to sell its lands t.
actual occupants were given, Correspondence
concerning its lands has been continuous and
roluminOus, and, when required, the prices anC
terms of payment for the several classes of lane
have been given, and consequently there arr
great numbers OF letters IN the hands Of CORES
pondents written between July, 1851, and thu
present time, in which prices were quoted which
would no longer be accepted.
Since surveys have been made and the lane
explored and its quality and calabity for pro
| ducing various crops have been aScer aimed, thu
prices have, in some localities been advanced
and letters recently written in answer to in
quiries as to Irices have named the prescn
| prices--higher than those formerly given. Tit
| company learned that in several cases where i;
has written to correspondents naming the pric,
| of certain tracts especially valuable for timber
| or on account of the abundance of water thai
| they have been old by persons holding letters
| written i'll some instances several years ago, tina
| they could buy the land at the prices named il
letters which they hold.
In cor. equence OF the facts above stated Il be.
comes necessary to withdraw all offerings of any
of the land at prices heretofore named, and t
| inform all persons with whom the lana commits
si.ner has had correspondence that all offers t.
sell particular tracts OF land at prices named are
| withdrawn. A new scale of prices, according t,
actual values, whether higher or lower than thu
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 b,
| the Atlantic d. Pacific Railroad company by
competent explorers had developed the fac
| that there are local reasons why either large OF
| small areas should be sold for more or less, q
the case may be- than other areas of equal ex
| tert. The greater abundance OF prass. wafer
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 tn,
general information of persons Interested, II
may be stated that the averrge price of grazing
land, In compact bodies of say not less than the
railroad sections in four townships, aggregatin,
i6,0SC acres, IL II % per acre. There may be rca
sons for increasing or diminishing this price,
owing to the quality OF soil and quantity OF
grass, water, and timber suitable for fences,
corrals and general ranch improvements, and
also owing to locality.
| The price OF coal aud timber lands situated IN
localities where the company VIII entertain
proposals for their sale, can only be fixed BY
actual selection, aud will range from So to 81
per acre
Agricultural lands along streams, where there
is sufficient water supply for irrigation. will be
sold at 1910 to 80 per acre, owing to locality,
abundance of water and proximity to railroad.
Irrigable lands will be sold In quantities to
suit purchasers.
All letters which have heretofore been written
to any or oil persons authorizing them to sell
any OF the compaIiy'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, OF
subsequent, to be of any validity.
The agricultural and stock raising capacity OF
the lands owned by this company s only be-
ginning to be understood. The country is de-
veloping and settlers are finding healthful and
beautiful homes on the most productive soil. A
few acres OF irrigated land will produce more
food supplies than n large farm In the eastern OF
middle states. The climate is all that can be
desired, being more genial aud sunny than that
OF Italy.
Easy, accommodating terms OF payment will
be given to purchasers when desired
]. A. WILLIAMSON,
| Land COmmissiOner.