The southern press., 1852-02-26
DUFF GREEN. BEN. Z. GREEN,
.4iiorn1ys at Lao. Washington City, ID. c

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DRACTICE IN the Supreme Court Of
II United States, ana IN the Courts ofthe Dis
trict Of Columbia anu attend promptly 10 all
claims against the United States, or Foreign Gov
ernments.
W AsHIseroH, august 1, 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 No. York, for the purpose Of collect
ing full and vi,hentic Railroad statistics and
such other inf Zion as will enable them TO serve
persons desiri q invest in Railroad securities,
or TO procure snation ofany matters connected
with the const on and administration Of Rail-
Roads. The so propose, especially, TO urge
upon Congrela Notification Of the laws relst-
ing TO eonin is & carrying he nail. 50 TO
thorize the Post Office Department 70 contract for
the perpeiusi use Of Raj. Roads, ma, ,sstead Il
paying now, quarterly on contracts for four
Year, advance in five per cent. bonds Of the
Unit. lstes, chargeable upon the revenues OF
the L Office Depsrtmsnt,an amount, the ints-
rest upnr which at per cent. would equal TIE
payments now made.
The government now pays $500 per mile fer
carrying the mail on first class Railroads. This
is 6 per cent. on 5000. The undersigned would
urge that, instead Of paying $500 mile, per an
mum, the Department should deliver, on acontraet
perpetuity, five 81 900 bonds, bearing an int
rest OF FIVE per centum. Al this rate the charge
upon the Department would be reduced from 500
to $3.50 mile, per annpn, s2d the $50 per mile
saved would create a sinking lnd which will, in
fewyears pay ofthe Bonds "A I'd give the use ofsuch
roads forever thereafter, free Of all charge there
by eFecting vast saving on the present annual
texpt litures Of the Pc Office Department, and
a co squent reduction Of the rates OF postage.
The eject will be no less advantageous TO Rail
Re- = Companies than TO the government. For
rs a. e, such contract would give 10 the Balti-
NOR, end Ohio Railroad Company more than
s2,OC 30, which would enable that complete It's
road Il an early day, and greatly increase its BUSH
ness and profits.
But TO meet objections and impress the public
mind with proper sense OF the benefits 20 result
from this measure will require concert Of sction
and continued active effort, through the press and
otherwise. The undersigned tender their services
TO your Company, expecting a reasonable COM
pensation, partly contingent upon the success OF
ihe N easure /; and respectfully suggest the pro-
priety Of your sending one or more delegates TO
his city, on the first "Wednesday IN December
next, 70 confer with delegates from other Rail-
Road Companies, ss 10 the details OF the proPos-
ed arrangement and the best mode ofbringing the
subject before Congress.
Should il be your pleasure to accept or our
services in this matter, we will promptly attend
TO all other business, which you, or your Com
pany, NAV have with the Post Office Department,
or other branch Of the government.
Hoping 10 hear from you at your earliest con-
venience, we are, respectfully, your obi serv'ts.
DUFF GREEN,
BEN. E. GREEN,