The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-12-16

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DRACTlCE in the Supreme Court of the
II United States, aud n the Courts of the Dis
trIct OF Columbia and attend promptly to all
claims against the United States, or Foreign Gov
| ernments.
WAsHiscTos, august /, 1851.
| Sin ;-Afer consulting many persons interested in
the principal RAILROADS in the United States the
undersigned propose to establish ageaci,s in this
city and in New York, for the purpose p( collect
ing full and authentic ail-Road strlisiics 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 modification of the laws relal-
ing to contracts for carrying the msi so as to au-
thorize the Post Office Department to contract for
the perpetual use Of Rail Roads, and, instead Of
paying, as now, quarterly on contracts for four
years, to advance in five per cent. bonds Of the
United Suites, chargeabIe 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
IN 6 per cent. on $1,000. The undersigned would
urge that, instead Of paying $500 mile. per an
num, the Department should deliver, on acontract
IN perpetuiiy FIVE 81 900 bonds, bearing an into
rest OF i've per centum. AT this rate the charge
upon the Department would be reduced from 500
to $3.50 mile, per nnnum, and the $50 per mile
saved would create sinking fund which will, in .
fewyears,pay ofthe Bonds and give the use Of such
roads forever thereafter free of all charge there
by effecting vast saving on the present annual
expenditures Of the Pc Office Department, and
consequent reduction Of The rates Of postage.
The effect will be no lees 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
50 900 900, which would enable that complete its
road early day, and greatly increase its bust
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 npd
otherwise. The undersigned tender their services
to your Company, expecting a reasonable COM
pensation, partly contingent upon the SUCCESS OF
the measure and respectfully suggest the pro-
prety Of your sending oos 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 bes, mode of bringing the
subtec, before Congress.
Should II be your pleasure to accept of our
services in this matter, will promptly attend
to all Other business, which you, or yout Com
pany, MAY have with the Post Office Department.
or other branch Of the governmsns. sB
Hoping to hear from you at your earliest con
venlence, we are, respectfully, your obi serv'ts.
DUFF GREEN,
BEN. f. GREEN,