The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-02-26
DUFF GREEN. BEN. E. GREEN,

attorneys at Lac. Washington City, ID. c.
nRACTICE in the Supreme Court of
United States, ana in the Courts of the Dis
Al& Of Columbia; anu attend promptly to all
claims against the United States, or Foreign Gov
ernments.
W ARLINGTON, .7,grist !, 1851.
Sin 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 Railroad statistics and
such other information will enable them to serve
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 relat-
ing to contracts for carrying the mall 80 as to au-
thorze the Post Office Department to contract for
the perpetual use of Rail. Roads, and, instead ef
paying, 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 Departmental amount, the nte-
rest upon which at per cent. would equal tire
payments now made.
The government now pays 5000 per mile fer
carrying the mail on first class Railroads. This
is 6 per cent. on As, 900. The undersigned would
urge that, instead of paying $500 a nfhe, per an
mum, the Department should deliver, on acontract
n perpetuity, five I'll 900 bonds, bearing an 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 mile
saved would create sinking fund which will in
ewyears pay offthe Bonds and give the use ofsuch
roads forever thereafter, free Of all charge there
by effectng 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 a contract would give to the Balti-
more and Ohio ail-Road Company more than
~, 900 900, 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 citv, on the first "Wednesday IN December
next, to confer with delegates from other Kali
| Road Companies, as to the details Of the propose
| ed arrangement and the best mode ofbringng the
subject before Congress- ot
| Should it be your pleasure to accept Of our
services in this matter, we will promptly attend
| IN 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 f. GREEN,