Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-04-02
Atlantic
r. r co.
Law and Land department.
A, WILLIAMSON, General Solicitor, Land
Commissioner,


ALBUQrEEQrE,,$ NJ, january /. 1889
when the Atlantic " Ia ihC Railroad com
pany established it, land department ut Albu-
querquc, New Mexico, In juno, 1881, but little Of
its road WAS completed and the country djaccnt
To its proposed line was unInhabited except by
indians, AMI comparatively unknown The
company WIS DESTROYS Of securing agricultural
settlers aud stock raiserS along It's line, aud with
thai end In TiHW placed merely nominal price
on its lands " ben sold to actual occupants. As
soun Hs the land department ~As organized and
established The company advertised its lands Tor
sale, and lettrr4 We're received from all partB OF
rhi- country aud from many OF the siatcs OF
Europe mixing Inquiries ~ - the location,
character and price Of its lauds. In answering
h,sc letters the low prices NJ which the com
pAnN was willing al tnat time to s"il It's lands to
actual occupants were given. Correspondence
concerning Its lands has been continuous and
yollminOjs, and, When required. the prlCrs and
terms of payment for the -t'vcral cass,s Of land
have been given, aud consequently there are
great numbers Of letters in the hands OF CORES.
poudrnts, written between July, 1881, and the
present time, III which prices were quoted which
would no longer be accepted.
Since surveys have been made ana the land
explored and its quality ana carability for pro
dHcinE EariOU, crops have been aScerained, the
pricrs have, In some lOralitles, been advanced,
and letters recently written in answer to in.
quires az 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
ur On account oi 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 lRNd ut the prices uantd IN
letters which they hold.
In con ,cqurure OF the lacls above stated 1t be
comes necessary to withdraw all offerings OF any
/ of the land at prices heretofore named, aud to
inform all persons with whom the land commits,
81 enrr has had correspondence that all offers 10
sell particular tracts OF land al prices named are
| withdrawn. new scale OF prices according 70
all Il iv ItINis
prices formerly quoted, Will be given 20 CORE
sp0ndens verbally or in answering written In
guiries frOIH and after this date.
Careful examination Of the lands owned by
the Atlantic & Pacific Railroad company BIZ
competent explorers had developed the fact
that there are local reasons Why either large or
slnsll areas should be sold for more or less, rs
the cas-" may be, than other areas OF equal pi'
tent. The greater abundance OF grass, water
au1 timber OF one section may greatly enhance
ltg value over another.
Definite information az 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
id,UsO acres Is ST., per acre. There may be rca
sons for Increasing or diminishing this price,
owing to the quality OF soil aud quantity Of
grass, water and timber suitable for encee
corrals aud general ranch improvements, and
also owing to locality,
The price oil coal and timber lands situated in
localities where the company will entertain
proposals for their sale can only be fixed b.
actual selection, and will range from s. 20 s2)
per acre.
Agricultural lands along streams, where there
IL sufficient water supply for Irrigation win be
sold at S2J0 to $40 per acre, owing to locality,
abundance Of water aud proximity to railroad
Irrigable lands viii be sold IN quantities to
suit purchasers
Ali letters which have heretofore been written
to any or all rersous authorizing them to FELL
any OF the company lands are hereby revoked,
and persOIS claiming to be agents Tor the sale
/ ui land must produce authority from the land
commissioner bearing date of January l, 1872, or
subsequent, TO be OF any validity.
The agricultural and stock raising capacity OF
the lands owned by this company IL only be
ginning to he understood. The country is de-
ycl0ping aud settlers are finding healthfnl and
beautiful homes on the most productive soil. u
few acres OF irrigated land VIII produce NOR"
food supplies than 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
Ike given 10 purchasers when desired.
| IA. WILLIAMSON,
| Land Commissioner.