The southern press. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-02-24
DUFF GREEN. BEN. E. GREEN,
.7ilorn<us at Lar, Washington City, ID. c

DRACTICE in the Supreme Court Of
I United States, ana in the Courts OF the D!a
trict of Columbia ana attend promptly TO all
claims against the United States, or Foreign Gov
ernments.
NAsHEcroN, August /, 1851.
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 10 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 reat-
ing TO coniracts for carrying the mail, as 10
thorize the Post Office Department to contract f.
the perpetual use Of Rail Roads, and, instead
paying, az now, quarterly on contracts Tor 70,
years, TO advance IN FIVE per cent. bonds OF the
United Safes, chargeable upon the revenues Of
the Post Office Departmental amount, the int
rest upon which at 6 per cent would equal u
payments now made.
The government now pays $500 per mile
carrying the mail on first class Railroads. TIL
is 6 per cent. on $1,000. The undersigned woulc
urge that, instead Of aging $500 a mile, per ar
mum, the Department hould deliver, on aconiraet
n perpetuity. FIVE 81 900 bonds, bearing an inte
rest Of FIVE per centum. Al this rate the charge
upon the Department would be reduced from $500
TO $3.50 mile, per annum, and the S5O per mile
saved would createa sinking fund which will, in
fewyears,pay ofFthe Bonds and give theuse ofauch
roads forever thereafter, free Of all charge there
by effec,ing vast saving on the present annual
expenditures Of the Pc Office Department, and
a consequent reduction Of the rates Of postage.
The effect viii be no lees advantageous TO Rail
Road Companies than TO the government. For
instance, such contract would give 70 the BaltI.
more and Ohio Railroad Company more than
40 900 900, which would enable that complete is
road at an early day, and greatly increase its BUSH
mes, 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 "wednesday in December
next, to confer with delegates from other Rail
Road Companies, as 10 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 viii 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 servts.
DUFF GREEN,
BEN. K. GREEN,