The southern press. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-02-03
DUFF GREEN. BEN. =. GREEN,

attorneys al Lau. flashing ton City, ID. C..
nRACTICE in the Supreme Court of the
h United States. ana IN the Courts Of the Dis
trlct Of Columbia anu attend promptly to all
claims against the United States, or Foreign Gov
ernments.
wAsHNoroN, august /, 1851.
SIR :-After consulting many persons interested IN
the principal Rail Roads in the United States, the
undersigned propose TO establish agepeiss 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 Rail-
Roads. They also propose, especially, TO urge
upon Congress a modification OF the laws reIat-
ing 10 contracts for carrying the mail, 30 ss TO au
thorizs the Post Office Department TO contract for
the perpetual use Of Rail Roads, and, instead Of
paying. as now, quarterly oo contracts for four
years, TO advance in Eve per cent. bonds Of the
United States, chsrgeable upon the revenues Of
the Post Office Depsrtment,an amount, the inte-
rest upon which at per cent would equal the
payments now made.
The government now pays 500 per mile for
carrying the mail on fret class Rsil-Roads. This
is 6 per cent on IS 600. The undersigned would
urge that, instead Of paying $500 mile, per an
mum, the Department should deliver, on acontrsct
n perpetuity, Eve 81 900 bonds, bearing an int
rest or 1--WE per eentum. At this rate the charge
ut,on the Department would be reduced from $500
10 1850 mile per annum, and the $50 per mile
saved would create sinking fund which will, 10
fevvears nav ofthe Bonds and give theuse ofsuch
roads forever thereafter, free OF all charge there
by effecting a vast saving on tbe present annual
ex penditures Of the Pc Once Department, and
consequent reduction Of the rates OF pc vge.
The effect will be no less sdvantsgeou- % Rail
Road Companies than to the government. For
instance, such contract would give TO the Balu-
more ard Ohio Railroad Company more than
40 900 900, which would enable that complete its
rosd at an early day, and greatly increase is busi-
ness and profits.
But to meet objections and impress the public
mind with a proper sense OF the benefits TO result
from this measure will require concert OF action
and continued active effort, through the press md
otherwise. The undersigned tender their services
70 your Company, expecting reasonable COM
pensation, partly contingent upon the success OF
the measure; and respectfully suggest the pro-
priety Of your sending one or more delegates 10
this city, on the FIRST "wednesday in Decerqber
NEXT. 10 confer with delegates from othef1tAil-
Road Companies, az 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 sttend
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-
venienee. we are, respectfully, your obi serv'n.
DUFF GREEN,
BEN. z. GREEN,