The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-12-15
DUFF GREEN, BEN. +. GREEN.

attorneys at Lar, Washington City, d. C..
DRACTlCE in the Supreme Court Of the
II United States, and in the Courts fthe Dis
trlct OF Columbia and attend promptly to all
claims against the United States, or Foreign Gov.
ernments
| WAsHSoT ON, august l. 1851.
Dir AFTER consulting many persons Interested in
the principal Rail Roads in the United States. the
undersigned propose to establish agencies IN this
[cty and IN New York, for the purpose Of collect.
ing full and authentic Rail Road 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 a modification Of the laws relat-
ing to contracts for carrying the mail, 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 in,e-
rest upon which at 8 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 6 per cent. on $500. The undersigned would
urge that, instead Of paying $500 a mile, per an
mum, the Department should deliver, on contract
in perpetuity, Eve $1,000 bonds, bearing an inte-
rest Of FIVE per centum. Al this rate the charge
upon the Department would be reduced from $500
to $3.50 a mile, per annum, and the $50 per mile
saved would create sinking fund which will, in
pay ofthe Bonds and give the use ofsuch
roads forever thereafter free Of all charge there
by effectlng 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 LEES advantageous TO Rsfl-
Road Companies than to the government For
instance such contract would give TO the Ralii-
and Ohio Rail-Road Company more ,ben
50 900 900, which would enable that complete it's
road at an early day, and greatly increase It's busi
mes, 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
pensstion, partly contingent upon the success of
the measure and respectfully suggest the pro-
pnety OF your sending one 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 best mode ofbrineine the
subject before Congress.
Should IT be your pleasure to accept OF our
services IN this matter, we will promptly attend
TO all other business, which you, or your Com
psny, may have with the Post Office Department,
or other brunch Of the government.
Hoping TO hear from you at your earliest con
venience, We are, respectfully, your obi serv'ts,
DUFF GREEN,
BEN. T.. GREEN.