The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-02-14
DUFF GREEN, BEN. E. GREEN,

attorneys at La,o. Washington City, d. C..
DRACTlCE in the Supreme Court of
II 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.
w ARLINGTON, .august l, 1851.
Sin :-After consulting many persons interested in
the principal ail-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 Railroad statistics and
such other information will enable them to
persons desiring to invest in Railroad 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 reIat-
ing to contracts for carrying the mail, to
thorize the Post Office Department to contract foI
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, chargeabe upon the revenues Of
the Post Office Departnent,nn amount, the int.
rest upon which at per cent. would equal TT
payments now made.
The government now pays $500 per mile f.
carrying the mail on first class Railroads. TIL 8
is 6 per cent. on IS, 600. The undersigned would
urge that, instead of paying. $500 mile. per
mum, the Department should deliver, on acontract
perpetuity five 81 900 bonds, bearing 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 mi,e
saved would create a sinking fund which will, in
fewyears, pay offthe Bonds and give the use ofsucb
roads forever thereafter free Of all charge there
by effecting vast saving on the present annual
expenditures Of the Pc Office Department, and
a 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 contract would give to the Bati-
more and Ohio Railroad Company more than
$4,000 900, which would enable that complete its
road at an early day, and greatly increase its BUSH
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 a reasonable COM
pensation, partly ntingent upon the success OF
the measure; al respectfully suggest the pro-
priety of your So ling or more delegates to
this city, on tn. first Wednesday in December
next to confer with delegate from other Rail-
Road COMPANIES, as TO the details Of the propos-
ed arranyement and the best mode ofo,iDging the
subject before Congress-.
Should it be your pleasure to accept Of our
service this matter, we will promptly attend
to all o business, which you, or your Com
pany, have with the Post Office Department.
or ofbe ranch Of the government.
Hoping to hear from you at your earliest con-
venience, we are, respectfully, your obi servts.
DUFF GREEN,
BEN E. GREEN,