The southern press. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-01-15
DUFF GREEN, BEN. Z. GREEN,

attorneys at Laio, Washington City, ID. C.
DRACTICE in the Supreme Court of the
IL United States, and in the Courts ofihe Dis
trict OF Columbia and attend promptly TO all
claims against the United States, or Foreign Gov
ernments.
WAsHReroS, august /, 1851.
STA ;-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-Rosd statistics and
such other information will enable them 70 serve
persons desiring toinyest 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 30 az to au-
thorize the Post Office Department TO contract for
the perpetual use Of Railroads, and, instead Of
paying, as now, quarterly on contracts for four
years, 10 advance in FIVE per cent. bonds Of the
United Suites, ehargesble upon the revenues Of
the Post Office Depsrtment,nn amount, the ints
rest upon which at per cent. would equal the
payments now made.
The government now pays 800 per mile for
carrying the mail on first class RaIl-Roads. This
is 9 per cent. on 5000. The undersigned would
urge that, instead Of paying s3Oe mile, per an
mum, the Department should deliver, on acontract
perpetuity, 1--WE 81 900 bonds, bearing an inre-
rest OF Eve per centum. Al this rate the.charge
upon the Department would be reduced from 900
10 $3.50 mile, per snnum, and the $50 per mile
saved would creates sinking fund which will, in n
fewyesrs,pay ofthe Bonds and give the use Of such
roads forever thereafter, free Of all charge there
by effecting a vast saving on the pre- ~ annual
ex penditures Of the Pc Office DEPARTMENT, and
a consequent reduction Of the rates Of postage.
The effect will be no lees advantageous to RAD
Road Companies than TO the government. For
instance, such aeontrsct would give 10 the BaIti-
more ard Ohio Railroad Company more than
~ 900 900, which would enable that complete ts
road at an early day, and greatly increase It's buss
ness and profits.
But TO meet objections and impress the public
mind with proper sense OF the benefits to result
from this measure viii require conceu cf action
and continued active effort, through the press ind
otherwise. The undersigned tender their services
70 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 70
this city, on the first "Wednesday in December
next, to confer with delegates from other Rail-
Road Companies, ss 70 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 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 10 hear from you ~ your earliest con-
venience, we are, respectfully, your obi serv'ts-
DUFF GREEN,
BEN. Z. GREEN,