The southern press., 1851-12-18

.fftornfys al Lac, Washington City, ID. C..
DRACTlCE in the Supreme Court Of the
II United States, and in the CourtG fthe Dis
trict Of Columbia and attend promptly TO oil
claims against the United States, or Foreign Gov
ernmentg.
WAsHNGroH, august 1, 1851.
Sra :-Afler consulting many persons interested IN
the principal Rail- Roads in the United States, the
undersigned propose TO establish agencies IN this
city and in New York, for the purpose Of collect.
ing full and authentic Rail Road statistics and
such other information as will enable them 10 serve
persons desiring TO invest IN Railroad securities,
or to procure information ofany matters connected
with the construction and administration Of Rail
Roads. They also propose, especially, 10 urge
upon Congress a modification Of the laws relat.
ing TO contracts for carrying the nsi so as 10 au
thorize the Post Office Department 10 contract for
the perpetual use Of Rail Roads, and, instead Of
paying, ss now, quarterly on contracts for four
years, 10 advance IN I'VE per cent. bonds Of the
United Suites, chargeable upon the revenues Of
the Post Office Depsrtment,sn amount, the inte-
rest upon which at 8 per cent would equal the
payments now made.
The government now pays $500 per mile for
carrying the mail on first class Railroads. This
is per cent on $1,000. The undersigned would
urge that, instead Of paying $500 mile, per
mum, the Department should deliver, on aeontract
in perpetuity, FIVE $1,000 bonds, bearing an inte-
rest Of I'VE per centum. Al this rate the charge
upon the department would De reduced from SjOO
to $3.50 mile, per annum, and the $50 per mile
saved would create sinking fund which will, in
fewyears,pay offlhe Bonds and give iheuse ofsuch
roads forever thereafter, free Of all charge there
by efiecting vast saving on the present annual
expenditures Of the Pc Office Department, and
a consequent reduction Of the rates Of postage
The effect will be no less advantageous TO Rail
Road Companies than TO the government. For
instance, such contract would give 10 the Bslti.
more ard Ohio Railroad Company more than
$4,000, 900, which would enable that complete It's
road at an early day, and greatly increase its busi
ness and profits.
But TO meet objections and impress the public
mind with proper sense Of the benefits to result
from this measure will require concert Of action
and continued active effort, through the press and
otherwise. The undersigned tender their services
to your Company, expecting reasonable com
pensaiion, partly contingent upon the success Of
the measure and respectfully suggest the pro-
pretty Of your sending one or more delegates 10
this city, on the first Wednesday in December
nett, to confer with delegates from other Rail.
Road Companies, as to the details Of the propos-
ed arrangement and the best mode ofbringing the
subject before Congress.
Should It be your pleasure TO accept Of our
services in this matter, we will promptly attend
to all other business, which you, or your Com
pany, NAV have with the Post Office Department,
or other branch Of the government.
Hoping to hear from you at your earliest con-
venience, we are, respectfully, your obi serv'ts.
DUFF GREEN,
BEN. L. GREEN