The southern press., 1851-12-09
DIFF GREEN, BEN. L. GREEN,

.HtorntyS at Lar, Washington Guy, ID. (.
DRACTlCE in the Supreme Court Of the
IL United States, and in tic Courts Of the DIS.
tnct Of Columbia and attend promptly TO all
claims against the United States, OF Foreign Gov
ernments.
WAsHSGroN, August I, 1851.
Sra AFTER consulting many persons interested ia
the principal Ran. Roads in the United States, the
undersigned propose TO establish agencies IN this
city and ia New York, for the purpose Of collect.
iug full and authentic Railroad statistics and
such other information as will enable them To serve
persons desiring to invest in RaII-Roud securities,
or TO procure information ofany matters connected
with The construction and administration Of Rail
Roads. They nlso propose, especially, 20 urge
upon Congress q modification Of the laws reiat-
ing TO contracts for carrying the mail, so TO au.
thorize the Post Office Department to contract for
the perpetual use Of Raj. Roads, and, instead Of
paying, a. now, quarterly on contracts FOR four
years, TO advance ~ FIVE per ccni. bonds Of the
United States, chargeaDe upon the revenues ~
the Pest Office Depa rtment,Hn 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 Rar,.Roa This
is 6 per cent. Oh $1,000. The undersigned would
urge that, instead Of paying $500 mile, per an.
mum, the Department should deliver, on acontract
in perpetuity, FIVE 81 900 bonds, bearing an inte-
rest or FIVE per centum. At this rate the charge
upon the Department would be reduced from $500
to $3.50 mile, per annum and the $50 per mile
saved would create 8 sinking fund which will, IN q
fewyears pay offthe Bonds, and give the use ofsucb
roads forever thereafter, free Of all charge there
by etfecttng vast saving OF the present annual
expenditures Of the PO Office Department, aud
a consequent reduction Of the rates Of postage.
TIE effect will he no lees advantageous 10 Rail.
Road Companies than to the government. For
instance, such contract would give to the Balti
,,In D..f
50 600 900, which would enable that complete It's
road at an early day, and greatly increase its busi
mes. 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 CT action
and continued active effort, through the press and
otherwise. The undersigned tender.their services
to your Company, expecting reasonable com
pensation, 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, to confer with delegates from other Rail.
Road Companies, as to the details Of the propoS.
ed arrangement and the best mode ofbringing the
subje before Congress.
SHOULD it he your pleasure to accept Of our
services IN this matter, We Will promptly attend
to all other business, which you, or your Com
rany, may have with the Post Office Department,
or other branch Of the government.
Hoping to hear from you at your earliest con
veGience, we are, respectfully, your obt servts
DUFF GREEN,
BEN. T. GREEN,