The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-03-27
DUFF GREEN. BEN. E. GREEN,
.4iiorneys at Lao, Washington CITY, d. {

attorneys al Lao, Vdsh'ngton Clty, II. L. ~
nRACTlCE in the Supreme Court of
IL United States, ana IN the Courts ofthe j
trct Of Columbia ana attend promptly to.all
claims against the United States, or Foreign Gov
ernments.
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 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 a modification of the laws reIat-
ing to contracts for carrying the mail so as to
thorize the Post Office Department to contract 70,
the perpetual use of Rail Roads, and, instead #
paying, now, quarterly on contracts for foui
years. to advance in five per cent. bonds of the
United States, chargeable upon the revenues Of
the Post Office Departmental amount, the int.
rest upon which at per cent. would equal TT :
payments now made.
The government now pays $500 per mile fer
carrying the mail on first class Rail Roads. This
is per cent. on $1,000. The undersigned would
urge that, instead of paying $500 mile, per
mum, the Department should deliver, on acontract
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 olihe Bonds and give theuse ofpuch
roads forever thereafter, free Of all charge there
by etfecting 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 u contract would give to the Balti-
more and Ohio Rail Road Company more than
az, 900 900, which would enable that complete its
road at early day, and greatly increase its bust
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 reasonable COM
pensation, partly contingent upon the OF
the measure and respectfully suggest the pro-
prety Of your sending one or 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 ofbripging 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
pany, may have with the Post Office Department,
or other branch Of the government.
Hoping to hear from you at your earliest
venience, we are, respectfully, your obi serv'ts.
DUFF GREEN,