The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-12-17
DUFF GREEN, BEN. =. GREEN.

1ior,nw al Lar, Washington City, ID. c.
DRACTlCE in the Supreme Court of the
IL United States, and in the Courts ofthe Dis
trct of Columbia and attend promptly to all
claims against the United States, or Foreign Gov
| ernmens.
WAsHIsGToN, 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
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 to serve
persons desiring to invest in Rail Road 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
paying, as now, quarterly on contracts for four
years, to advance In FIVE per cent. bonds of the
United States, chargeable 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 8 per cent. on $1,000. The undersigned would
urge that, instead of paying $500 n mile, per an
mum, the Department should deliver, on contract
IN perpetuity, five 81 900 bonds, bearing an inte-
rest Of 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 sinking fund which WILL in
fewyears,pay offthe Bonds and give The use of such
roads forever thereafter, free of all charge there
by efectihg 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 less advantageous TO Rail |
Road Companies than to the government For |
instance, such contract would give to the Balti-
more and Ohio RAILROAD Company more Than
go 900 900, which would enable that complete its
road at an early day, and greatly increase its BUSH
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 a reasonable COM
pensaiion, partly contingent upon the success of /
the measure; and respectfully suggest the pro-
priety of your sending one or more delegates 10 |
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 ofbrineing the
subject before Congress.
Should II DO your pleasure to accept of o~
services IN this matter, we will promptly attend |
to all other business, which you, or your Com
pany, may have with the Post Office Department,
or other branch Of the government.
Hoping TO hear from you at your earliest CON
venence, we are, respectfully, your obi serv is.
DUFF GREEN,
BEN. L. GREEN,