Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-05-07
Atlantic
r. r 60.
Law and Land department.
]. A. WILLIAMSON, General Solicitor, Land
Commissioner.
ALBUQUERQUE, n. NJ, January |, Is

ALBUQUERQUE, n. NJ, January /, 1889.
When the Atlantic n Pa fife Railroad com
pany established its land department at Albu
querquc, New Mexico, in june 1881, but little o
! its road was completed and the country adjacent
| to It's proposed line was uninhabltcd except by
Indians, and comparatively unknown. The
company was DESTROYS of securing agriculture
settlers and stock raiSers along its line, and witt
! that end in view placed a merely nominal price
| on its lands when sold to actual occupants Al
| soon as the land department was organized and
established the company advertised its lands foi
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
pany was willing at that time to sell its lands t.
/ nc tuAl occupants were given. Correspondence
con ceInil gifts lands has been continuous and
vOlum inol sand, when required, the prices anu
terms of payment for the several classes of land
.dte been given, and consequently there ar,
q n numbers OF letters i'll the hands OF CORES
ondcntS, written between July, 1881, and the
present time, i'll which prices were quoted which
coul no longer be accepted.
Since surveys have been made and the land
explored ana its quality and Capability for pro
duclng various crops have been asccrtaned, the
prices have, in some localities, been advanced,
and letters recently written in answer to in
qurieS as to prices have named the present
prices--higher 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 account of the abundance Of water, that
they have been told by persons holding letters
written in some instances several years ago, thai
they could buy the land at the prices named il
letters which they hold.
In consequence of the facts above stated IL be
comes necessary to withdraw all offerings of any
OF the land at prices heretofore named, and t.
inform all persons with whom the land commits
Sisner has had correspondence that all offers to
sell particular tracts of land at prices named ar,
Withdrawn. new scale OF prices, according Il
actual values, whether higher or lower than til,
prices formerly quoted, will be given to CORE
SpOndents verbally or i'll answering written i'll
qulrics from and after this date.
Careful examination OF the lands owned by
the Atlantic Il Pacific Railroad company bI
competent explorers had developed the facl
that there are local reasons why either large OF
small areas should be sold for more or less, A.
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 If
may be stated that the averrge price OF grazing
land, Ill compact bodies OF say not less than the
railroad sections i'll four townships, aggregainl
io,oSO acres Is ! 20 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 for fences,
c0rrals and general ranch improvements, and
dlNo OWlllS 10 locality.
The price of 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 80 to az
per acre.
Agricultural lands along streams, where there
is sufficient water supply for irrigation will b.
sofa at s2.oO to 80 per acre. owing to locality |
abundance of water and proximity to railroad |
lrrigable lands will be sold in quantities t. |
suit purchasers.
All letters which have heretofore been written |
TO any or all persons authorizing them to sell |
any OF the company's lands are hereby revoked |
ana persons claiming to be agents for the sail |
OF land must produce authority from the lane |
commissioner bearing date of January |, 1883, OF |
to be of any validity.
The agricultural ana stock raising capacity OF |
the lands owned by this company is only be
ginning to be understood. The country is de
ve0png and settlers are finding healthful anu |
beautiful homes on the most productive soil. |
lew acres OF irrigated land will produce NOR,
ood supplies than large farm in the eastern OF
middle states The climate is all that can BIT
leslred, being more genial and sunny than tina
If Italy.
Easy, accommodating terms of payment will
&c given to purchasers when desired.
]. A. WILLIAMSON,
Land Commissioner.