Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-05-06
Atlantic &PaCifC
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Law and Land Department.
ALBUQUERQUE, n. NJ, January |, 1855

ALBUQUERQUE, N. NJ, January !, 1882
When the Atlantic Il Pa iiC Railroad com
pany established its land department at Albu
qucrquc, New Mexico, in June, 1881, but 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 i'll view placed n 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 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
panN was willing nt that time to sell its lands to
actual occupants were given Correspondence
Concrlnil gifts lands has been continuous and
vOlum iMCl sand, when required, the prices anG
terms of payment for the several classes of land
G0rG been given, and consequently there art
~ at numbers OF letters in the hands OF CORES.
ondcnts, written between July, 1881, and the
present time, i'll which prices were quoted which
coal Il no longer be accepted
Since surveys have been made and the land
explored and its quality and capability for pro.
ducing various crops have been ascertained, the
prices have, in some localities, bceu advanced,
and letters recently written iu answer to in
quiries as to prices have named the present
priccs--highcr than those formerly given. The
company learned that i'll several cases where ii
has written to correspondents tanning 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 i'll
letters which they hold.
In consequence of the facts above stated 1t 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
sinner has had correspondence that all offers to
sell particular tracts Of land at prices named are
withdrawn. new scale of prices, according to
higher
prices formerly quoted, will be given to CORE.
SpOndents verbally or i'll answering written in
quiri6s from and after this date.
Careful examination OF the lands owned by
the Atlantic u 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 cx-
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, 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
4d,OSO acres, is S12o 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 Tor fences,
cOrrals and general ranch improvements, and
also owing to locality.
localities where the company will entertain
proposals for their sale, can only be fixed by
actual selection, and will range from 50 to $40
per acre.
Agricultural lands along streams, where there
is sufficient water supply for irrigation, will be
sold at s2.5O to $40 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 all persons authorizing them to sell
any OF the c0mpany'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 /, 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 is de
velOping and settlers are finding healthful and
beautiful homes OH the most productive soil. a
few acres Of irrigated land will produce more
food supplies than 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 will
be given to purchasers when desired.
J. A. WILLIAMSON,
Land Commissioner,