The southern press., 1852-01-13
DUFF GREEN, BEN. Z. GREEN,
attorneys al Lan, Washington City, d.

attorneys at La,u, Washington City, ID. c.
nRACTlCE in the Supreme Court Of the
IL United States, and in the Courts Of the Dis
trict of Columbia and attend promptly to all
claims against the United States, or Foreign Gov
ernments.
WARRINGTON, .august l, 1851.
Sir SAfter 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
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 for
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, chargeable upon the revenues OF
the Post Office Department,an amount, the inte-
fest upon which at per cent. would equal the
payments now made.
The government now pays $500 per mile for
carrying the mail on first class Rail- Roads This
urge that, instead of paying $500 mile, per an
mum, the Department should deliver, on acontract
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 a sinking fund which will in u
fewyears,pay oifthe Bonds and give the use ofauch
roads forever thereafter, free of all charge there
by eifecting vast saving on the present annual
expenditures of the Po Office Department, and
u 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 a contract would give to the Balt-
more and Ohio Railroad Company more than
So 900 900, which would enable that complete its
road at an early day, and greatly increase its bus
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
pensa,ion, partly contingent upon the success of
the measure and respectfully suggest tho pro-
prety Of your sending or more delegates to
this city, on the first Wednesday in December
next, to confer with delegates from other Rail
Road Companies to the details of the propos-
ed arrangement and the best mode Of 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, 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 serv Is.
DUFF GREEN,
BEN. Z. GREEN,