The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-02-16
DUFF GREEN. BEN. Z. GREEN,
attorneys at Law. Washington City, d.

attorneys at La,O. Washington City, ID. C.
nRACTICE in the Supreme Court of
IL United States, ana in the Courts of the Dis
trct Of Columbia anu attend promptly to all
claims against the United States, or Foreign Gov
ernmentB.
w ARLINGTON, august l, 1851.
Sir latter 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 Railroad 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 modification of the laws reIat-
ing to contracts for carrying the mail, so to au
thorize the Post Office Department to contract for
the perpetual use OF Rail Roads, and, instead ef
paving, as now, quarterly contracts for foti
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 tF ,
payments now made.
The government now pays $500 per mile
carry Wig th- mail on first class Ra Roaus TIL
l., per ret n $4,000. The undersigned
uge hf Us cad of paying $500 mule, per a.
mum, II apartment should deliver, on AGO ,'r,c
n prrpetuiry five 81 900 bonds, bearing I'M.
rest of five per centum. At this rate the chnrs'
upon the Department would be reduo ed from ST.
TO $3.50 mile, per annum, and the $50 per
saved would create a sinking fund which viii, in
fewyears, pay offihe Bonds and give lheue OF aucl
roads forever thereafter free Of all charge there
by effecting vast saving on the presen annual
ex penditures Of the Pc Office Department., ana
a consequent reduction of the rates Of postage.
The effect will be no less advantageous o Rail
Road Companies than to the government. For
instance such a contract would give to the Balrl-
Dc;l odd han
SO 900 900, which would enable that complete lis
road at early day, and greatly increase its busi-
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 CT action
and continued active effort, through the press nd
otherwise. The undersigned tender their services
to your Company, expecting reasonable COM
nensation. partly contingent upon the success OF
,bs measure and respectfully suggest the pro-
prietv of YOUR sending one or more delegates to
his cc;tv On the f st Wednesday in December
newt, to confer IA delegates from other Rail-
Road COMPANIES . to the details Of the propos-
ed arrapeements 1 the best mode ofbringing the
subject before c. 5ress.
Should it be your pleasure to accept OF our
services in this Datter, we will pro lptly attend
TO all other business, which you, Dr. your Com
pany, NAV have with the Post Office p"7ar ment,
or other l. inch Of the government.
Hopi hear from you at your earliest con-
venenc re are, respectfully, your obt serv'ts.
DUFF GREEN,
BEN. E. GREEN,