The southern press. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-12-09
DUFF GREEN, BEN. Z. CREEs,

attorneys al Lac, Washington City, ID. c.
DRACTlCE in the Supreme Court Of the
II 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.
WAsnsGr ON, august I, lS5l.
Sin s-Afer consulting many persons interested in
the principal Railroads 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 Railroad statistics and
such other informationas 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 relst-
ing TO contracts for carrying the mail, so
thorze the Post Office Department TO contract for
the perpetual use Of Rail. Roads, aud, instead Of
paying, as now, quarterly on contracts for four
years, TO advance IN FIVE per cent. bonds Of the
United Suites, chsrgeable upon the revenues Of
the Post Office Depsrtment,an amount, the Inte-
rest upon which at per cent. would equal the
payments now made
The government now pays 1900 per mile for
carrying the mail on first class Railroads. This
is 6 per cent. on $1,000. The undersigned would
urge that, instead OF paying $500 mile, per an
mum, the Department should deliver, on acon,ract
in perpetuity, five 81 900 bonds, bearing int
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 a sinking fund which will, in
fewyears,pay ofthe Bonds and give the use ofsuch
roads forever thereafter, free Of ell charge there
by eifecting vast saving on the present annual
expenditures 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, such a contract would give TO the Balti.
more and Ohio Railroad Company more than
g., 900 900, which would enable that complete its
road at 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 10 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
pensation, partly contingent upon the success OF
the measure and respectfully suggest the pro-
prety of your sending one or more delegates TO
this city, on tie 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 il be your pleasure to accept Of our
services in this matter, we will promptly attend
TO all other business, which you, or your Com
pany, NAV have with the Post Office Department
or other branch of the government.
Hoping TO bear from you at your earliest con
venience, we are, respectfully, your obi serv'ts
DUFF GREEN,
BEN. E. GREEN,