Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-03-16
Atlantic
r. r GO.
Law and Land department.
], A. WILLIAMSON, General Solicitor, Land
Commissioner.

ALBUQUERQUE, y. NJ. January J, 1892
When the Atlantic Il Pa iiC Railroad com.
pany established its land department at Albu
qncrquc, New Mexico, in June, 1881, bat little OF
It's road was completed uui the country adjacent
To its proposed line was uniuhabited 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 a 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 We're received from all parts Of
this country aud 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 aud
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
dicing various crops have been ascertained, the
prices have, in some localities, been advanced
and letters recently written In answer to iu-
quiries as to rices have named the present
prices-bigher than those formerly given. The
company learned that in several cases where 1t
has written to correspondents naming the price
OF certain tracts especially valuable for timber
or on account of the abundance of water, that
they ayc 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 be-
comes necessary to withdraw all offerings of any
Of the land at prices heretofore named and to
inform all persons with whom the lana 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withdrawn.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
al ,Euln ph.4rf b
prices formerly quoted, will be given to CORE
spoudents verbally or i'll answering written In
quries 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, GS
the case may be, than other areas Of equal ex
tent. The greater abundance Of grass, water
AMI timber of one section may greatly euhance
It's SHiuc over another
Definite information as to the price of any
traCt, large or small, eau only be given when
he land has been definitely selected. For the
general information OF persons interested, II
may be stated that She avorrge price OF grazing
and, Ia 2tmpat bodies OF say not less than the
railr0al sections III our townships, nsRiegaIing
lG0o0 acres, is u % per acre. There may be rca.
sons for increasing or Diminishing this price,
owing 10 the quality OF soil AM quantity OF
grass water, and timber suitable Tor fences,
corrals and general ranch Improy cmcnts, and
also owing to locality.
The prirc OF coal and timber lands situated in
localities where the company viii entertain
proposals for their sale, can only be. fixed BY
actual selection and viii range from 90 10 $40
per acre.
Agricultural lands along streams, whore there
is sufficient water supply for irrigation, will b.
sold at S2.00 to 80 per acre, owing to locality,
abundance Of water aud proximity to railroad.
lrrlgable lands " i'll be sold IL quantities 10
suit purchasers.
Nlletters which have heretofore been written
to nny or all persons authorizing them TO sell
any OF the coinpauy's lands are Leroby revoked,
and persons claiming to be agents Tor the sale
oj laDd must produce authority from the laud
commissioners 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 he understood. The country Is de-
veloping and settlers are finding h1althful and
beautiful homes on the most productive soil. A
few acres OF Irrigated land will produce more
food supplies thap 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 Will
be given to purchasers when desired.
IA. WILLIAMSON,
Land Commissioner.