The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-11-24
DUFF GREEN. BEN. E. GREEN,
journeys at Lac, Washington City, ID.

.HftOfpsyS at Lao, washington CHy, H. Z.
DRACTICE in the Supreme Court of the
United States, and in the Courts OF the Dis
trict Of Columbia and attend promptly to all
claims against the United States, or Foreign Gov
ernments.
WAsHMeToN, august /, 1851.
SIR After consulting many persons interested in
the principal Rail Roads in the United States, the
undersigned propose to establish agencies in this
civ and in New York, for the purpose of collect
inc fun and authentic Rail Road statistics and
such other information will enable them to 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, to urge
upon Congress a modification of the laws relat-
ing to contracts for carrying the mall so as to au-
thorize the Post Office Department to contract for
the perpetual use Of Rail Roads, and, instead OF
paving az now, quarterly on contracts for four
wears to advance in FIVE per cent. bonds of the
United Sutes, chargeable upon the revenues OF
the Post Office Departmental amount, the inte-
rest upon which at per cent. would equal the
paymen,s now made.
The government now pays $500 per mile for
CARRYING the mail on first class Railroads. This
is ,er cent on 81, 900 The undersigned would
urge that instead of paying $500 mile, per an
num- the Department should deliver, on acontract
in perpetuity, FIVE 81 900 bonds, bearing an inte-
| rest of FIVE per centum. AT this rate the charge
mon the Department would be reduced from $500
to 1850 mile, per snnum, and the $50 per mile
,ved would create a sinking fund which will, in
fewvears pay ofthe Bonds and give the use ofsuch
roads forever thereafter, free Of all charge there
bv effecting vast saving on the present annual
expenditures of the Pc Office Department, and
I 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 TO the Balt-
more ard Ohio Rail Road Company more than
40 0OO, 900, which would enable that complete It's
road at early day, and greatly increase It's bus-
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 acuon
and continued active effort through the press and
otherwise. The undersigned tender their services
. TO your Company, expecting reasonable com
neneaton partly contingent upon the success OF
The measure T; and respectfully suggest the pro-
priety of your sending one or more delegates to
his citv. on the first Wedensday in December
n.Yt. to confer with delegates from other Rail
Road Companies, as to the details of the propos-
al arrangement and the best mode ofbrngpg the
subject before Congress.
Should il be your pleasure to accept of our
services in this matter, we will promptly attend
N ali other business, which you, or your Conn
MANY. NAV have with the Post Office Department,
~ o,hsr branch of the government.
flaming to hear from you at your earliest con.
DUFF GREEN,
BEN. K. GREEN,
Nev 22-3t