Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-05-25
Atlantic &PaCifC
r. r 90.
Law and Land Department.
]. A. WILLIAMSON, General Solicitor, Land
commissioner,
ALBUQUERQUE, N. NJ, January l, 1889.

ALBUQUERQUE, N. NJ, January /, 1889
When the Atlantic & Pacific Railroad com
pany established its land department at Albu
querque, New Mexico, in June, 1851 but little Of
us road was completed and the country adjacent
to Its proposed line was uninhabited exccpt 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 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
thls country ana 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
&C tual occupants were given. Correspondence
con cerningits lands has been continuous and
voum lnous and, when required, the prices and
! have been given, and consequently there are
J. eat numbers OF letters in the hands of cores
:'ndentss, written between July, 1881, and the
1IesIeht tlme' IN winch prices were quoted which
coal no longer be accepted
Since surveys have been made and the land
explored and its quality and capabiity for pro
duclng, various crops have been ascertained, the
prices have, in some localities been ADVANCED
and letters recently written in answer to in.
qu1rles as to prices have named the present
prices-higher than those formerly given. The
company learned that III several cases where it
mas 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 il be- |
comes necessary to withdraw all offerings of snv
OF the land at prices heretofore named, and TO |
inform all persons with whom the land commits
slsner has had correspondence that all offers to
sell particular tracts of land at prices named arc
Withdrawn. new scale of prices according to
actual values, whether higher or lower than the
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 d Pacific Railroad company by
competent explorers had developed the fact
small areas should be sold for more or less ~
the case may be, than other areas of equal ex
tent. The greater abundance of grass, water
ana timber of one section NAV greatly enhauca |
its value over another.
Definite information as to the price of any I
,ract, large or small, can only be given when ]
ne land has been definitely selected. For the
General information OF persons interested 1t
nay be stated that the averrge price of grazing
and, In compact bodies of say not less than the
abroad sections in four townships, aggregating
$3.50 acres, is 81 % per acre. There may be rea.
ons for increasing or diminishing this price.
wing to the quality OF soil and quantity 81 Z
rass, water, and timber suitable for fences
pr ana general ranch improvements, and
The price of coal and timber lands situated in
ocallties where the company will entertain l
roposals for their SALE can only be fixed hv
ctual selection, and will range from IS to so
er acre. ~ ~ Wv
Agricultural lands along streams, where there
SUFFICIENT water supply for irrigation, will be
pa AT WOO to $40 per acre, owing to locality.
Guidance OF water and proximity to railroad
irr1gable laHfs will be sold in quantities to
lit purchasers "
All letters which have heretofore been written
any or all persons authorizing them TO sell
~ OF the company's lands are hereby reyOked
ID persons claiming to be agents for the sale
land must produce authority from the land
mmissioDer bearing date of January /, 1885, or
bsequent, to be OF any validity.
Inc agricultural and stock raising capacitv of
lands owned by this company is only be-
nnlng to be understood. The country is de- n
looping and settlers are finding healthful and
autiful homes on the most productive soil, A
v acres Of irrigated land will produce more Y
ID supplies than large farm in the eastern or
ddle states The climate is all that can he
'lred, being more genial and sunny than that
Italy. '"''
asy, accommodating terms of payment will FIR
given to purchasers when desired
]. A. WILLIAMSON,
Land Commissioner.