The southern press. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-02-14
DUFF G.. ZEN. BEN. Z. GREEN,

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Attorneys at Lnc. Hashingfoa City, ID. C..
nRACTICE in me Supreme Court of
II United States, ana IN the Courts ofthe Dis
trct Of Columbia anu attend promptly 20 all
claims against the United States, or Foreign Gov
ernmsnts.
wAsHHeroS, AUGUST 1, 1851.
SR :-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 as will enable them to serve
persons desiring to invest in Railroad securities,
or 10 procure information ofany matters connected
with the construction and administration OF Rail
Roads. They also propose. especially, 10 urge
upon Congress a modification Of the laws relat-
ing TO contracts for carrying the mail, 80 as 10 au
'thorze 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 Eve per cent. bonds Of the
United States, chargeable upon the revenues OF
the Post Office Department AN amount, the inte-
rest upon which at s per cent. would equal hs
payments now made.
The government now pays $500 per mile for
carrying the mail on first class Railroads. This
is 6 per cent. on $1,000. The undersigned would
urge iai instead Of paying ssGo mile, per an,
n perpetuity Eve al 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 a mile. per snnum, and the $50 per mile
saved would create sinking funf. Which will, in
fewyears pay ofthe Bonds and "a khe use ofsuch
roads forever thereafter free Of all charge there
by effecting vast saving on the present annual
ex peDditures Of the Pc Office Department, and
a consequent reduction of the rates OF postage.
The effect will be no lees advantageous 70 Rail
Road Companies than to the government. Y For
instance, such contract would give TO the Balti-
more ard Ohio Railroad Company more than
A. COG, 900, which would enable that eomplsts its
road a, early day, and greatly increase It's BUSH
ness and profits.
But to meet objections and impress the public
mind with proper sense OF the benefits toresuh
from this measure will require concert OF action
and continued active effort, through the press and
otherwise. The undersigned tsndsr Their services
TO your Company, expecting reasonabia COM
pensstion, partly contingent upon the success OF
the measure and respectfully suggest the pro-
prety of your sending one or more delegates 20
his city, on the 6rst "Wednesday in December
next. 70 confer with Delegates from other Rail
Road Comps MES, 10 the details Of the propos-
ed arrangement and the best mode ofbrinsins the
subject before Congress.
Should IL be your pleasure TO secspt of.our
services in this matter. we will promptly attend
to all Other business, which you, or your Com
p.nv. NAV have With the Post Ofhee Department,
or other branch ofths govsrnmsnt.
Hoping to hear from you 20 your earliest con-
venience. we are, respectfully, your obi ssrvts
DUFF GREEN,
BEN. e. GREEN,