The southern press., 1852-03-18
DUFF GREEN. BEN. Z. GREEN,

.7ffoTnsys al IGlc, Washington Guy, ~. L.
nRACTlCE in the Supreme Court Of
United States, ana IN the Courts ofthe Die
triet Of Columbia ana attend promptly TO oil
claims against the United States, or Foreign Gov
ernments.
StR :-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 a modification Of the laws relat-
ing To contracts for carrying the mail, TO
thorize the Post Office Department 10 contract foI
the perpetual use Of Rail Roads, and, instead Il
paying, ss now, quarterly on contracts for foui
years, TO advance IN FIVE per cent. bonds Of the
United Suites, chargeable upon the revenues Of
the Post Office Departmsnt,an amount, the int.
rest upon which at 6 per cent. would equal Il !,
payments now made.
The government now pays $500 per mile for
carrying the mail on FIRST class RaiL Roads. This
il G per cent. on 5000. The undersigned would
urge that, instead Of paying $500 a mile, per an
mum, the Department should deliver, on acontract
n perpetuity, Eve 81 900 bonds, bearing an int
rest OF FIVE per centum. Al this rate the charge
upon the Department would be reduced from $500
To nl1U mlle, per AnNunnt anu inc t3U per mile
saved would create a sinking fund which will, in a
fevyears pay ofthe Bonds, and give the ofsuch
roads forever thereafter, free Of ell charge there
by eiTecting a. vast saving on the present annual
e1 penditures Of the Pc Office Department, and
a consequent reduction Of the rates Of postage.
The effect will be no lees advantageous 10 Rail
Road Companies than TO the government. For
instance, such q contract would give TO the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad Company more than
A., 900 900, which would enable that complete it's
road at early day, and greatly increase It's busi-
ness and profits.
But TO meet objections and impress the public
mind with proper sense OF the benefits 70 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 CON-
pensation, partly contingent upon the success OF
the measure and respectfully suggest the pro-
priety Of your sending one or more delegates TO
this city, on the first "Wednesday in December
next, TO confer With delegates from other Rail-
Road Companies, a. 20 the details Of the propos-
ed arrangement aid the best mode ofbringing the
subject before Congress.
Should il be your pleasure 70 accept Of our
services IN this matter, we will promptly attend
70 all other business, which you, or your Com
panv, 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 obi serv u.
DUFF GREEN,