Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-03-27
Atlantic
r. r 60.
Law and Land department.
J, i, WILLIAMSON, General soliaiser, Land
Commissioner.

AIBuqr zRQUE, n. NJ, January ], 1881
When the Atlantic 4 IA &c Railroad com
pany established its land department at Albu-
querquc, New Mexico, i'll june, lnsl, bat little oil
It's road was com pieed and the country djaccnt
TO its proposed line was uninhnhited except hy
indians, and comparatively unknown. Tho
company was DESTROYS Of securing agricultural
settlers aud stock ralsers along irs line, and with
that end In view placed a merely nominal price
on its lands when sold TO actual occupants. As
soon ps the land department was organized and
established the company .dYertised its lands for
sale, and letters were rec' " ID from all parts OF
this country and from mauy of the states OF
Kurop, making inquiries az to the location
character and price OF Its lauds. In answering
these letters the low prices at which the com
pany was willing at that time to sell is lands tc
actual occupants we're given, Correspondence
concerning its lands has been continuous and
voluminoua, and, when required, the prices ana
terms of payment for the several classes OF land
have been given, and consequently there are
great numbers OF letters III the hands OF CORES
pondcnts, 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 qHailty and capHbilitv for pro
ducing various crops have been a'certaucd, the
prices have, In sorc localities, been advanced,
and letters recently written In answer TO i'll
Jnirics as 10 prices have named the present
priCes-higher than thosc formerly given. The
company learned that III several cAsrs where il
has written 10 correspondents naTnlng the price
q
or on account Of the abundance Of water, that
they have been told BY persons h0lainE letters,
written In some instances several years ago, that
they could buy the lad at tue prices named IL
letters which they hold.
In conscqu nee OF the tHctP aonr5 stated II bts
comes necessary to withdraw Mi offerings OF any
Of the land ut prices heretofore named, and TO
Inform all persons with whom the lanH rnmuuis-
si-ner has had correspondence that AL offers to
sell particular tracts OF land at prices named are
withdrawn. A new scale Of prices, according ~
actual values, whether higher or lower than the
prices forrnerl, quoted, viii be given to CORE
sIOndcnts verbally ~ In answering written ir-
quiries from and after this date.
Careful examination Of the lands owned H.
the Atlantic Il Pacific Railroad company by
competent explorers had developed the fact
that there are local reasons why either large or
amall ares g. hould b. SOLD for more or less, AZ
tn. case may X. than other areas Of cquA! tx
tent The greater abundance of grass, water
ani timber of one section may greatly enhance
its value over another.
Delnit, information rs 20 the price Of any
tract. large or small, can only be given When
the land has been definitely sclected. For the
general information Of pers0ils interested. 1t
may b. stated that the hvetrpe price OF grazing
land In compact bodice OF say not lees thHn the
railroad sections In four townships, aggregaIins
Nj, 0sJ acres, ia 81 - per acre There may be r"a
! sons for increasing or, diminishing this priC"
owing to the quality OF soil and quantity OF
! grass water, ard. timber suitable for tsnces
! corrals aud general ranch improI ements, and
| also owing tn locality.
! The price Of coal and timber lands situated 'r
| localities where the company will entertain
proposals for their sale. can only be fixed by
artusi selection, and wln range from 81 to ~
per acre.
Agricultural lands along streams. where Their
Ia sufficient wafer supply fer irrigation, VIII b.
sold at g. 30 N $40 per acre owing 10 locality
abundance q! water and proximity to railroad
Irrigabe lauds VIII be sold In quantities t
suit purchasers.
AT letters which have heretofore been write
To any or all persons authorizing them 81
any OF the compaIly's lands are hereby rocked
and persnus claiming TO be agents Tor the IA!
! Of land must produce authority from the .Gh
commissioner bearing date Of January J, lso', I
subsequent, 10 be Of any validity.
The agricultural and stock raising capacity c
the lands owned by this company is only b
ginning to BE- understood. The country ls IL
yeloring and settlers are finding hea'thfnl au
beautiful homes on the most productive soil. .
few acres o. irrigated land wtli produce MOI
food supplies thap a large farm in the eastern :
middle states. The climate is all that can h
desired, being more genial and sunny than TIT
of Italy.
Easy, accom-, MT dnting terms OF payment vi
b. given 70 purchasers when desired.
IA. WILLIAMSON,
Land Commissioner