The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-03-16
DUFF GREEN. BEN. +. GREEN,

.Hto1rleys at Lao. Washington Cttsnsf Z.
nRACTICE in the Supreme C~-st Of
United States, ana IN the Courts of the Dis
trict of Columbia anu attend promptly to all
claims against the United States, or Foreign Gov
ernments.
Sin 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 othernformation as 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 relat-
ing to contracts for carrying the mail, so as to au
the perpetual use of Rail Roads, and instead n
paying, as now, quarterly on contracts for fom
years, to advance in five per cent. bonds of the
United States, churgeable upon the revenues OF
the Post Office Departmental amount, the inte.
rest upon which at 6 per cent. would equal II :
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 an
nun, the Department should deliver, on contract
perpetuity five 81 900 bonds. bearing an int
rest Of five per centum. At this rate the charge
upon the Department would be reduced from $500
10 T&Uu HlIey PER uuUuulS anu lue EJu pei Illc
saved would create sinking fund which will, in
fewyears pay otfthe Bonds and give the use ofsuch
roads forever thereafter, free Of all charge there
by effecting vast saving on the present annual
expenditures of the Pc Office Department, and
u 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 Bati-
more and Ohio Railroad Company more than
S2, 900, 900, which would enable that complete its
road at an 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 success OF
the measure and respectfully suggest the pro-
priety 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, MS to the details of the propos-
ed arrangement and the best mode ofbringing 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 con-
venience, we are, respectfully, your obi serv is.
DUFF GREEN,
BEN. T.. GREEN,