Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-03-14
Atlantic &PaCifC
r. r 90.
Law and Land Department.
]. A. WILLIAMSON, General Solicitor, Land
Commissioner.


ALBUQUERQUE, \. NJ, January !, 1859.
When the Atlantic ~ Pa inc Railroad com
pany established its land department at Albu-
querque, New Mexico, III June, 1881, bat little OF
its road was completed and the country adjacent
to its proposed line was uninhabited except 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
this country and from many of the states OF
Europe making inquiries as to the location.
character and price OF Its lands. In answering
pany was willing at that time to sell its lands to
actual occupants were given. Correspondence
concerning Its lands has been continuous and
voluminous, and, when required, the prices aud
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, aud 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 ascertaihed, the
prices have, in some localities, been advanced,
and letters recently written In answer to In.
quiries as to prices have named the present
prices-higher than those formerly given. The
company learned that In several cases where 1t
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, that
they could buy the land at the prices named in
letters which they hold.
In consequence of the facts above stated 1t be-
comes necessary to withdraw all offerings of any
Of the land at prices, heretofore named, and to
inform all persons with whom the land commits
ssner has had correspondence that ali offers to
sell particular tracts Of land at prices named arc
withdrawn. A new scale OF prices, according TO
1,
prices formerly quoted, will be given to CORE
spondcnts verbally or IN answering written In
quries 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
that there are focal reasons why either large or
small areas should be sold for more or less, as
the case may be, than other areas of equal ex-
tent. The greater abundance of grass, water
an timber of one section may greatly enhance
its value over another.
Definite information as 10 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 averrge price of grazing
land, In compact bodies of say not less than the
railroad sections in four townships, aggregating
46,OS0 acres, is 81. % per acre There may be rea
sons for increasing or diminishing this price,
owing to the quality of soil aud quantity OF
grass, water, and timber suitable for fences;
corras and general ranch Improvements, and
also owing to locality.
The price of coal aud 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 30 to SA
per acre. .....
| Agricultural lands along streams, where there
is sufficient water supply for irrigation, will bt
sold at $3.50 to $40 per acre, owing to locality
abundance of water aud proximity to railroad
| Iprigable lands will be sold In quantities tt
suit purchasers
| AT letters which have heretofore been writer
| to any or all persons authorizing them to sci
any OF the company's lands are hereby revoked
and persons claiming TO be agents for the salt
of land must produce authority from the lane
commissioner bearing date of January /, 1889, O
| subsequent, to be of any validity.
The agricultural and stock raising capacity o
the lands owned by this company is only be
ginning to be understood. The country is de
yeloping and settlers are finding healthful an'
beautiful homes on the most productive soil. J
few acres Of irrigated land will produce NOR
food supplies thap large farm In the eastern o
middle states. The climate is all that can b
desired, being more genial and sunny than tina
OF Italy.
Easy, accom- modating terms Of payment wi
be given TO purchasers when desired
J. A. WILLIAMSON,
Land Commissioner