The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-04-12
DUFF GREEN. BEN. f. GREEN,
attorneys al Lao. Washington City, ID.


DRACTICE in the Supreme Court of
IL United States, ana in the Courts Oft the Dis
| trct Of Columbia ana attend promptly to al
claims against the United States, or Foreign Gov
ernments.
Sir :-Afler consulting many persons interested II
the principal Railroads in the United States, tn,
undersigned propose to establish agencies in thi,
| city and in New York, for the purpose of collect
ing full and authentic Railroad statistics ant
such other information as will enable them to serv,
persons desiring to invest in Rail Road securities
or to 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 au-
thorize the Post Office Department to contract fo
the perpetual use of Rail Roads, and, instead Ct
paying, as now, quarterly on contracts for fou
years, to advance in five per cent. bonds of the
United States, chargeable upon the revenues OF
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 for
carrying the mail on first class Rail Roads This
is per cent. on $1,000. 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 inte
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
fewyears pay olhe Bonds and give the use of such
roads forever thereafter free Of all charge there
by efecting 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 advantageous to Rail
Road Companies than to the government For
instance, such n contract would give to the Balt-
more and Ohio Railroad Company more than
~, 600 900, 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 "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 DO your pleasure to accept OF our
services IN this matter, we will promptly attend
to all other business, which you, 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 ssrv't
DUFF GREEN,
BEN. E. GREEN,