Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-03-12
WILL SETTLE LAND.
Santa Fe Starts Big Movement to
Bring Settlers West.
AN ORGANIZED BUREAU.

The Santa Fe railway has set on foot
big movement to populate the land
lying along its route from Kansas City
to Old Mexico. Il. H. Andrus, who, for
seven years was in charge of the Un-
ion Pacific land office in Kansas City.
has been appointed general immigra-
tion agent for the Santa Fe, and has
already entered upon the work of his
new office. He proposes to revive some
o. the methods which were so success
fully employed twenty years ago in
getting settlers into western Kansas
and Nebraska. and he confidently be-
lieves that thousands of people will be
induced to move to the land he has
charge of within the next few years.
The Santa Fe, like most other rail-
ways OF the country, received large
grants of land from the government
when 1t was being constructed. II
owned all the soil for twenty miles on
both sides of it's tracks. When 1t got
into financial difficulties a few years
ago, 1t sou all this land to seven large
s"ndicates which are now controlled
by European capital. The passage of
the land into other hands did not make
the officials of the Santa Fe any less
alive to the desirability of populating it
than they were before. Every family
located upon it will increase the
roads earnings. The syndicates that
own the land have now pooled their
interests, and have made an arrange
ment with the Santa Fe whereby the
railway company is to perform the
principal part in promoting immigra-
ton to it, and Mr.. Andrus will have
charge of this part of it's business.
There are $500 900 acres OF vacant
land lying along it's route which the
Santa Fe formerly owned and 500 900
acres almost contiguous to it which is
still government property" said Mr..
Andrus yesterday. "Of the land be-
longing to the syndicates about 500 900
acres is in central Kansas. 100000
acres in western Kansas. of which
100000 acres is being made good corn
land; 100000 acres in the irrigated
district of Colorado and New Mexico.
and about 1000 900 acres of grazing
land, large part of which is in the
Pecos valley, New Mexico. Most of
this land is as good as that of Okla
homa, to which so many thousands OF
people nave been rushing during the
last few years. The fact that il lies
close TO one of the greatest railway
lines in the world increases its value,
and ii will be sold very cheaply.
Our purpose is to begin at once at
tracing the attention of the people of
the country to these immense tracts of
lands. We intend TO advertise their
advantages in every way we can. Be
ginning i'll a short time low rate ex-
cursions Will be run to them every
week. On the first and third Tuesdays
of each month excursions will be run
from the states east of the Missouri
river, and on the second and fourth
| Tuesdays from those west of the Mis-
souri,.
I'VE intend to do most of our mis-
slonary work in the east. | shall start
in few days for a trip TO Chicago.
Pittsburg, Philadelphia. New York.
Boston and other eastern CITIES where
permanent agents will be appointed to
begin work at once"
Mr.. AndTus has opened an office in
room 6 of the Union depot building at
| Kansas City. Miss Clara F. Dill. who
was in his office when he was with the
Union Pacific Land company. will be
his chief clerk and will have charge of
the office when he is absent. Miss Dill
has an expo knowledge OF western
lands