The southern press. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-03-13
DUFF GREEN. BEN z. GREEN,

Attorneys al Laio. Washington City, ID. c.
nRACTiCE in the Supreme Court OF
IL United States, ana IN the Courts ofthe Dis
trict 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 Railroad statistics and
such other information 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 Raj
Roads. They also propose, especially, TO urge
upon Congress modification Of the laws relat.
ing TO contracts for carrying the mail, to au-
thorize the Post Office Department 10 contract fo
the perpetual use Of Raj. Roads, and, instead Il
paying, as 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 Department,an amount, the inte.
rest upon which at per cent. would equal Il
payments now made.
The government now pays $500 per mile kr
carrying the mail on first class Railroads. This
is per cent. on $1,000. The undersigned would
urge that, instead Of paying $500 a mile, per an
mum, the Department should deliver, on aconiract
n 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
10 SOU niue, per unnuns anu tOe rJU per mile
saved would create sinking fund which will, in
fewyears,pay ofFthe Bonds and give the use ofsuch
roads forever thereafter free Of all charge there
by efTecting a 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 10 the government. For
instance, such contract would give TO the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad Company more than
81, 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 10 result
from this measure will require concert Of action
and continued active effort, through the press md
otherwise The undersigned tender their services
10 your Company, expecting reasonable COM
pensatioD, partly contingent upon the success OF
the measure and respectfully suggest the pro-
prety Of your sending one OF 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 10 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 70 hear from you az your earliest con-
venience, we are, respectfully, your obi ssrv'ts
DUFF GREEN,
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