The southern press., 1852-03-16
DUFF GREEN. BEN. Z. GREEN,
Attorneys al Lao. Washington City, ID.

.ffOf1ieyS al LdU, w GShtfgt0n Guy, u u y
nRACTICE in toe Supreme Court of
United States, ana IN the Courts OF the Dis
trict of Columbia ana attend promptly 10 all
claims against the United States, or Foreign Gov
ernments.
SIN :-After consulting many persons interested in
the principal Railroads in the United States, the
undersigned propose 10 establish agencies in this
city and in New York, for the purpose Of collect
ing full and authentic Railroad statistics and
such other infornation as will enable them TO serve
persons desiring TO invest in il-Road securities,
or to procure information ofany matters connected
with the construction and administration Of Rail
Roads. They also propose, especially, 10 urge
upon Congress modification OF the laws relat-
ing to contracts for carrying the mail so as TO
thorize the Post Office Department TO contract foi
the perpetual use OF Rail Roads, and, instead Il
paying, rs now, quarterly on contracts for foui
years, TO advance in FIVE per cent. bonds Of the
United Suites, chargeable upon the revenues OF
the Post Office Departmental amount, the int
rest upon which at per cent. would equal u .
payments now made.
The government now pays $500 per mile fer
CARRYING the mail on first class Railroads. This
is 6 per cent. on 5000. The undersigned would
urge that, instead Of paying $500 mile, per an
num- the Department should deliver, on aconiract
n perpetuty, FIVE 81 900 bonds, bearing an int
rest OF FIVE per centum. At this rate the charge
upon the Department would be reduced from 800
to $3.50 mile, per annum, and the $50 per mile
saved would create a sinking fund which will, in q
fewyears pay ofTthe Bonds and give the use ofuuch
roads forever thereafer, free Of all charge there
by effecting vast saving the present annual
expenditures Of the Pc Office Department, and
a consequent reduction Of the rites OF postage.
The effect will be no less advantageous 10 Rail
Road Companies than TO the government. For
instance, such contract would give to the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad Company more than
s., O00, 900, which would enable that complete ts
road at early day, and greatly increase its BUSH
ness and profits.
But TO meet objections and impress the public
mind with proper sense or 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 reasonable COM
pensation, partly contingent upon the success 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 ofbringing the
subject before Congress.
Should il 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, NAV have with the Post Office Department,
or other branch Of the government.
Hoping 10 hear from you at your earliest con-
venience, we are, respectfully, your obi ssrvt Is.
DUFF GREEN,
rem II GREEN