The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-03-26
DUFF GREEN. BEN. Z. GREEN,
Attorneys at Lao. WashingiO'l;Cily, ID. G


nRACTlCE in the Supreme Nasurt of
United States, ana in the Courts of the 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 Railroads 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 Railroad securities,
or to procure information 0fany 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
thorize the Post Office Department to contract fo,
the perpetual use of Rail Roads, and, instead q
paving as now, quarterly on contracts for foul
years, to advance in five per cent. bonds of the
United States, chargeabe upon the revenues oil
the Post Office Departmental amount, the int.
rest upon which at per cent. would equal II
payments now made.
The government now pays $500 per mile fer
CARRYING the mail on first class Railroads. This
is 6 Der cent. on 5000. The undersigned would
urge that, instead of paying $500 mile, per an
mum, the Department should deliver, on acontract
n perpetuity five 81 900 bonds, bearing an int
rest of five per centum. At this rate the charge
upon the Department would be reduced from $500
to $3.50 a mile, per annum, and the sou per mile
saved would create sinking fund which will, in Il
fewyears pay olihe Bonds and give the use ofsuch
roads forever thereafter free of all charge there
by effectng vast saving on the present annual
expenditures of the Pc 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 contract would give to the Balti-
more and Ohio Rail Road Company more than
AZ, 900 900, which would enable that complete its
road at an 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 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 o
the measure and respectfully suggest the pro
prety of your sending one or more delegates tt
this city, on the first "Wednesday in Decembe
next to confer with delegates from other Rail
Road Companies, as to the details of the propos
ed arrangement and the best mode of Infringing tn
subject before Congress. $50
Should it be your pleasure to accept Of on
services in this matter, we will promptly atent
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
venience we are, respectfully, your obi serv'ts
DUFF GREEN,
BEN. f.. GREEN