Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-03-29
At|antiC&PaCifC
r. r CO.
Law and Land department,
I. a. WILLIAMSON, General solioito,, Land
COMMISSIONER.


ALBUQUERQUE, ". NJ, January l, 1889
When the Atlantic & Pa"ifc Railroad com
psny established its land department at Albu
qnrrque, New Mexico, IN June 1891, bur little o.
its road was completed and the country adjacent
TO Its proposed line was nn!ahabt-d except BY
Indians, and comparatively unknown. The
company WAS DESTROYS OF securing agricultural
settlers and stock ratser5 along its line and with
that end in view placed merely nominal price
on Its lands " hen sold to actual occupants. AZ
soon ~ the land department was organized and
established the company advertised its lands for
sale, and letters were received from HI parts o!
this country aud from many Of the states OF
Europe making inquiries as to the location
character aud price of Its lauds. In answering
these letters the low prices ut which the com
psny was willing at that time to sell Its lands 10
actual occupants were given. Correspondence
concerning Its lands has been continuous and
voluninous, and, hen 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
ducing various crops have been ssccrtained, the
prices have In some localities, been advanced
and letters recently written In answer tn iu-
Quiries Bs 10 prices have named the present
priccs-hgher than those formerly given. The
company learned that In several cases where Il
has written to correspondents naming the price
Of certain tracts especially valuable for timber
or on acconnt OF the abundance of water that
they have been told by persona 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 Il be
comes necessary to withdraw all offerings of any
Of the land ut prices heretofore named, and 10
Inform all persons with whom the land commits.
sisner has had correspondence that all offers to
seil particular tracts OF land at prices named are
withdrawn. new scale OF prices, according to
actual values, whether higher or lower than the
prices formerly quoted, VIII be given to core
spondcntp verbally or In answering written In
quiries from and after this date.
Careful examination of the ignds owned BY
the Atlantic 4 Pacific Railroad company by
competent explorers had developed the fact
that there are local reasOns why either large or
small areas should he sold for more or less, rs
the case may be, than other areas OF equal cx
tent. The greater abundance of grass, water
al timber of one section may greatly enhance
its value over another.
Definite ip formation ~ to the price of any
tract large or snall, can only be given when
the land has been definitely selected. For the
general information of peraons interested, It
may be stated that the averrge price OF grazing
land, In compact bodies OF say not legs than the
railroad sections In four towpshlps, aggregating
1850 acres, il sl2I per acre There may I've rsa-
sons for increasing or diminishing this price,
owing TO the qu8ljty OF soil and quantity OF
grass, water, and tinssr suitable for fences,
corrslH and general rsnch improvements, and
also owing u 1oc6illS.
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 II 20 $50
per acre
Agricultural lands along streams, whore there
Is sufficient water supply for irrigation. will be
sold at $40 to $40 per acre, oH Ing 10 locality,
abundance Of water and proximity 70 railroad.
Irrigable lands Will b; sold IN quantities 10
suit purchasers.
Allletters which have heretofore been written
to any or all persons authorizing them to scll
any OF the company'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 !. 1885, OF
subsequent. to be of any validity.
The agricultural and stock raising capacity OF
the lands owned by this company Ii only be
ginning TO be understood. The country is de-
yeloping and settlers are finding hesitbtul and
beautiful homes on the most productive soil. A
few acres OF irrigated land will produce more
food supplies thap d large farm in the eastern Of
middle statos The climate is all that can be
desired, being more genial and sunny than tina,
of Italy.
Easy accommodating terms OF payment will
he given To purchasers when desired.
]. 4. WILLIAMSON,
Land Commissioner.