The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-03-25
DUFF GREEN. BEN. Z. GREEN,
ATTORNEYS at Lao. Washington City, ID. c.

.fto,1fys at Lao, Washington GUY, -. L
DRACTICE in the Supreme Court ORR
II United States, ana in the Courts Of the Dis
trct Of Columbia; ana attend promptly to all
claims against the United States, or Foreign Gov
ernmens.
Sir later 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 Rail- Road securities
or to procure information ofany matters ected
with the construction and administration Of Raj!
Roads. They also propose, especially, to urge
upon Congress modification of the laws relat-
inc to contracts for carrying the mail so to
thorize the Post Office Department to contract for
the perpetual use of Rail Roads, and, instead e
paying, Us 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 8 per cent would equal II :
payments now made.
The government now pays $500 per mile for
carrying the mail on first class RaII-Roads. This
is 6 per cent. on 5000 The undersigned would
urge that instead of paying $500 mile, per
mum, the Department should deliver, on acoDtract
n perpetuity Ave 81 900 bonds, bearing an inte
rest Of five per centum. at TINS rate the charge
upon the Department would be reduced from $500
to $3.50 a mile per annum, and the $50 per mile
saved would create a sinking fund which will, in
fewyears pay oilthe Bonds and give the ofsuch
roads forever thereafter, free Of oil charge there
by effecting vast saving on the present annual
expenditures Of the Pc t Office Department, and
a 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 Bat-
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
mes, 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, as to the details of the propos-
ed arrangement and the best mode ofbrnging 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, NAV 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 ob't serv,s.
DUFF GREEN,
REM f. GREEN,