The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-12-20
DUFF GREEN, BEN. Z. GREEN.

attorneys at Ld,o, Washington City, ID. c.
DRACTlCE in the Supreme Court of tn,
Il United States and in the Courts of the Dis
trict of Columbia and attend promptly to al
claims against the United States or Foreign Gov
ernments.
WAsHNeToE, august /; 1851.
SIR :-After consulting many persons interested II
the principal Railroads in the United States, tn,
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 Information 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 modification of the laws relat-
ing to contracts for carrying the mail, as TO au-
thorze the Post Office Department to contract for
the perpetual use Of Rail. Roads, and, instead OF
paying, az 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 Rail Roads This
is per cent. on $1,000. The undersigned would
urge that, instead of paying $500 n mile per an
mum, the Department should deliver on acoutrnct
IN perpetuity, FIVE 81 900 bonds bearing an inte-
rest OF FIVE per centum. At this rate the charge
"poH ue department Woulu DE reduced from $500
to $3.50 mile, per annum, and the $50 Der 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 efecting vast saving on the present annual
expenditures of the Pc Office Department. and
consequent reduction Of the raj ties Of postage
The effect will be no less advantae eous to Rail
ROAD companies than to the government. For
instance, such contract would give to tn. Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad Company more than
S2,OO0 900, which would enable that compIete it's
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 10 result
from this measure will require concert OF action
and continued active effort through the press md
otherwise. The undersigned tender their services |
to your Company, expecting a reasonable com |
pensalion, partly contingent upon the success Of |
the measure and respectfully suggest the pro- |
prety of your sending one or more delegstes tn
this city, on the first "Wednesday in December
next, to confer with delegates from other Rail. |
Road Companies, as to the details OF the propo.-
ed arrangement and the best mode ofbrineing IN.
subject before Congress.
should IT be your pleasure TO accept OF our
services IN this matter, will promptly attend
% all other business, which you, or your Com
oany, NAV have with the Post Office Department.
'r other branch Of the government.
Hoping TO hear from you at your earliest con-
'enence, we are, respectfully, your obi serv'ts.
DUFF GREEN,
BEN. f.. GREEN,