The southern press. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-12-27
DIFF GREEN, BEN. T.. GREEN.

.litorneus al Lar, Washington City, ID. &.
nRACTlCE ~ the Supreme Court Of the
United States, and in the Courts ofthe Dis
trict Of Columbia and attend promptly TO all
claims against the United States, or Foreign Gov.
ernments.
WAsuNsroS, August /, 1854.
SIR AFTER consulting many persons interested in
the principal Rail- Roads in the United States, the
undersigned propose 10 establish agencies ~ this
city and in New York, for the purpose Of collect.
ing full and authentic Railroad statistics and
such other information as will enable them to
persons desiring to invest in Railroad securities.
or 10 procure information ofany matters connected
with the construction and administration OF Rail
Roads They also propose, especially, TO urge
upon Congress a modification Of the laws relat-
ing 10 contracts for carrying the mail, as toau
thorize the Post Office Department to contract for
the perpetual use Of Raj. Roads, and, instead Of
paying, ~ now, quarterly on contracts for four
years to advance in FIVE per cent. bonds Of the
United States, chargeabe upon the revenues Of
the Post Office Departmental amount, the Inte-
rest upon which at 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 6 per cent. on $4,000. The undersigned would
urge that, instead Of paying $500 mile, per an
nun, the Department should deliver, on aconirect
in perpstuity five 81 900 bonds, bearing inte-
resi- of five per centum. At this rate the charge
ur,on the Den. rtment would be reduced from 500
to $3.50 mile per annum, and the $50 per nile
saved would create a sinking fund which will, in .
fevvpars nav olTthe Bonds aud give the use Of such
roads forever thereafter free Of all charge there
by eiTecting a vast saving on the present annual
expendltures Of the po Office Department, and
a consequent reduction uf the rates OF postage.
The effect will he no less advantageous to Rail-
Road Companies than to the government. For
instance such contract would give To the Balti-
more ard Ohio Ra.Road Company more than
~ 600 900, which would enable that complete IT'S
road at early day, aud realty increase Its busi-
ness aud profits.
But to meet objections and impress the public
mind with proper sense uf the benefits To result
from this measure will require concert or acuOn
and continued active effort through the press and
otherwise. The undersigned tender their services
To your Company, expecting reasonable com
pensH ION, partly contingent upon the success OF
the measure and respectfully suggest the pro-
priety of your sending one or more delegates to
this city, on the first "Wednesday in December
next, 20 confer with delegates from other Rail
Road Companies, as to the details Of the propos-
ed arrangement and the best mede ofbrlngng the
subject before Congress.
= Should il be your pleasure TO accept OF our
Iyervices in this matter, we will promptly attend
! TO all other business, which you, OF 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
verience, we are, respectfully, your obi sery ts.
DUFF GREEN,
BEN Z GREEN,