The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-02-05
DUFF GREEN. BEN. E. GREEN,

attorneys at Lac. Washington City, ID. C.
DRACTICE in the Supreme Court of the
IL United States, ana In the Courts Of the Dis
trct of Columbia ana attend promptly to all
claims against the United States, or Foreign Gov
ernments.
WARRINGTON, .9ugust l, 1851.
Sin latter consulting many persons interested in
the principal Rail Roads.n 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 as will enable them to
persons desiring to invest in Ra-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 reat-
ing to contracts for carrying the mall so as TO au-
thorize the Post Office Department to contract for
the perpetual use of Rail. Roads, and instead of
paying, so now, quarterly on contracts for foug
years, to advance in FIVE per cent. bonds of the
United States, chargeable upon the revenues Of
the Post Office Dcpnrtnent,nn amount the inte-
rest upon which at per cent would equal II
payments now made.
The government now pays 5000 per mile fer
carrying the mail on first class Railroads. 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
fewyea pay othe Bonds, and give the use ofsuch
roads forever thereafter, free of all charge there
by efiecting vast saving 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 Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad Company more than
~ 600 600, which would enable that complete its
road at an early day, and greatly increase its bust
ness and profits.
But . meet objections and impress the public
mind with proper sense of the benefits to result
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 or
the measure and respectfully suggest the pro-
| priety of your sending or more delegates to
| This city, on the first Wednesday in December
next 10 confer with delegates from other Rail
| Road Companies, to the details Of the propos-
| ed arrangement and the best mode ofbringng the
! subject before Congress-
Should it 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, 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 ob't servts.
DUFF GREEN,
BEN. E. GREEN,