The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-11-27
DUFF GREEN, BEN. L. GREEN,
.8iiorneys al Lac, Washington City, ID.

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DRACTICE in the Supreme Court Of the
u United States, and in the Courts Of the Dis
trct Of Columbia and attend promptly to all
claims against the United States, or Foreign Gov
ernmens.
WAsHINGToN, August ], 1851.
Sin :-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 will enable them 10
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 mail, to au-
thorize the Post Office Department TO contract for
the perpetual use OF Rail. Roads, and, instead OF
paying, ~ now, quarterly on contracts for four
years, TO advance IN FIVE per cent. bonds Of the
United Suites, chargeable upon the revenues OF
the Post Office Departments 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 first class Railroads. This
is per cent. on 1000. The undersigned would
urge that, instead of paying 5000 a mile, per an
mum, the Department should deliver, acontract
in perpetuity five 81 900 bonds, bearing 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 a
fewyears, pay othe Bonds and give the use ofsuch
roads forever thereafter free of all charge there
| by efecting vast saving on the present annual
ey pendtures OF the Pc Office Department, and
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, uch a contract would give to the Bati-
more and Ohio Rai-Roa Company more than
a., 900 600, 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 70 result
from this measure will require concert OF action
and continued active effort, through the press and
otherwise. The undersigned tender their services
10 your Company, expecting reasonable COM
penssiion, partly contingent upon the success Of
The measure and respectfully suggest the pro-
khis 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
subject before Congress.
Should it be your pleasure to accept Of our
pervices in this matter, we will promptly attend
10 all other business, which you, or your Com
pany, NAV have with the Post Office Department,
br other branch of the government.
Hoping 10 hear from you at your earliest con-
snience. we are, respectfully, your obi serv 'ts.
DUFF GREEN,
BEN. z. GREEN,