The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-02-09
DUFF GREEN. BEN. E. GREEN,
attorneys at Lac. Washington CITY, d. c

y attorneys at Lac. Washington City, d. C.
DRACTICE in the Supreme Court ofth
IL United States, ana IN the Courts OF the Dis
trct Of Columbia ana attend promptly to all
claims ngalns. the United States, or Foreign Gov
| ernments.
WARRINGTON, .a,gust /, 1851.
| SIR latter 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 Road securities,
or 10 procure information ofany matters connected
with the construction and administration of Rail
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 for
the perpetual use Of Rail Roads, and, instead Of
paying, as now, quarterly on contracts for four
years, to advance in FIVE per cent. bonds of the
United States, chargeable upon the revenues Of
the Post Office Department,nn amount, the inte-
rest upon which at 6 per cent. would equal tre
payments now made.
The government now pays $500 per me for
carrying the mail on first class Railroads This
is per cent. on $1,000 The undersigned would
urge that, instead of paying $500 mile, per
num- 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 mile, per annum, and the $50 per mile
saved would create sinking fund which will, in a
fewyears pay ofthe Bonds and give the ofsuch
roads forever thereafter, free Of all charge there
by effecting vast saving oh~the present annual
expenditures of the Pc Office Department, and
u consequent reduction of the rates OF postage.
Fhe effect will be no less advantageous to Rail
Road Companies than to the government For
instance, such contract would give to the Bati-
more and Ohio Railroad Company more than
~, 900 900, 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 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 or more delegates to
this city, on the first Wedensday IN December
next, to confer with delegates from other Rail-
Road Companies, to the details Of the propos-
ed ARRANGEMENT and the best mode ofbrngng 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 obi 's.
DUFF GREEN,
BEN E. GREEN,