Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-05-02
Atlantic
r. r 90.
Law and Land Department.
j. A. WILLIAMSON, General Solicitor, Land
Commissioner.
ALBUQUERO

ALBUQUERQUE, N. NJ, January /, 1889.
When the Atlantic q Pacific Railroad com
pany established its land department at Albu
querque, New Mexico, in June, 1881, but little o.
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 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 were received from all parts OF
his country and from many of the states of
@urope 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
ac tual occupants were given. Correspondence
con ceInir gifts lands has been continuous and
rolum inout and, when required, the prices and
terms of payment for the several classes OF land
nave 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
coul no longer be accepted,
Since surveys have been made and the land
explored and its quality and capability for pro-
duclng various crops have been aScertained, the
prices have, in some localities, been advanced,
and letters recently written in answer to in
qu1res as to prices have named the present
prices--higher than those formerly given. The
company learned that in several cases 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 It 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
sisner has had correspondence that all offers to
sell particular tracts of land at prices named are
Withdrawn. new scale of prices, according to
VI harb oh lp,,,n tI,c
prices formerly quoted, will be- given to CORE
spondents verbally or in answering written in.
qulries from and after this date.
Careful examination of the lands owned by |
the Atlantic & Pacific Railroad company by |
competent explorers had developed the fact |
mat 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 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, it
may be stated that the averrge price of grazing
land, In compact bodies Of say not less than the
railroad sections in four townships, aggregating
46,OSO acres is 81. % per acre There may be rea,
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.
Iue price OF coal ana 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 IS to so
per acre.
Agricultural lands along streams, whore there
Is sufficient water supply for irrigation, will be
'old at $25O to $40 per acre, owing to locality,
of water and proximity to railroad
irrigable lands will be sold In quantities to
uit purchasers.
All letters which have heretofore been written
o any or all persons authorizing them to sell
my OF the company's lands are hereby revoked. |
nd persons claiming to be agents for the sale -
# land must produce authority from the land
bearing date of January /, 1889. or
ubsequent. to be of any validity.
The agricultural and stock raising capacity of | .
ne lands owned by this company Is only be-
inning to be understood. The country is de-
clipping and settlers are finding healthful and
eautiful homes on the most productive soil. A :.
Nv acres OF irrigated land will produce more
'od supplies than large farm in the eastern or
iddle states. The climate is all that can be
esired, being more genial and sunny than that
Italy. "'
Easy accommodating terms of payment will
given to purchasers when desired.
J. A. WILLIAMSON,
Land Commissioner.