The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-03-04
DUFF GREEN. BEN. 4. GREEN,

.HH0rneyS al Lao, washington City, ID. T..
nRACTlCE in the Supreme Court of
Il United States, ana in the Courts of the Dis
trict Of Columbia anu attend promptly to all
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 ail-Road securities,
or to procure information Ofany matters ected
with the construction and administration of Raj.
Roads. They also propose, especially, to urge
upon Congress n modification of the laws relat-
ing to contracts for carrying the mail, so as to ~
thorize the Post Office Department to contract for
the perpetual use of Rail Roads, and, instead Il
paying, as now, quarterly on contracts for foul
years, to advance In five per cent. bonds Of the
United States, chargeable upon the revenues Of
the Post Office Department, IAN amount, the int
rest upon which at 6 per cent would equal Il
payments now made.
The government now pays $500 per mile f,r
carrying the mail on first class lI-Roads. This
is 6 per cent. on $1,000. The undersigned would
urge that, instead of paying $500 mile, per an
mum, the Department should deliver, on acontract
perpetuity five 81 900 bonds, bearing an nte
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 Il
fewyears pay oithe Bonds and give the use ofauch
roads forever thereafter free of all charge there
by eh'ecting vast saving the present annual
expenditures of the Pc Office Department, and
consequent reduction Of the rates Of postage.
The effect will be no less ndvantage to Rail
Road Companies than to the government. For
instance such u contract would give to the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad Company more than
50 900 900, which would enable that complete its
road at early day, and greatly increase its BUSH
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-
prlety 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, as 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 ob't serv It's.
DUFF GREEN,
Rem r. GREEN