The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-03-18
DUFF GREEN. BEN. L. GREEN,

! .4IorneyS al Lao, Washington City, ID. {.
DRACTlCE in the Supreme Court.tr
u United States, ana IN the Courts oftfe Dis
trict of Columbia ana attend promptly to al
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 Rail- Road statistics and
such other information will enable them to serve
persons desiring to invest in Rail Road securities
or 10 procure information ofany matters connecte ed
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, so as to au-
thorize the Post Office Department to contract ft'
the perpetual use of Rail Roads, and instead &
paying, as now, quarterly on contracts for forI
years, to advance IN five per cent. bonds of the
United States, chargeabe upon the revenues OF
the Post Office Departmental amount, the int.
rest upon which ut per cent. would equal II
payments now made.
The government now pays $500 per mile f, r
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 ar
mum, the Department should deliver, on aconract
n perpetuity, five 81 900 bonds, bearing an nte
rest of five per centum Az this rate the charge
upon the Department would be reduced from $500
to $3.50 mile, per annum, and the $50 per mile
saved would create sinking fund which will, in Il
fewyears pay oifthe Bonds and give the use ofsuch
roads forever thereafter, free Of all charge there
by efectng a vast saving on the present annual
expenditures Of the Pc t Office Department, and
a consequent reduction oflhe rates Of postage
The effect will be no less advantageous to Rail
Road Companies than to the government. For
instance, such contract would give to the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad Company more than
~, 600, 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 to result
from this measure will require concert CT action
and continued active effort, through the press ind
otherwise. The undersigned tender their services
to your Company, expecting reasonable com
pensaton, 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, 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, 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
venence, We are, respectfully, your obi serv' u.s.
DUFF GREEN,
REM T. GREEN