The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-03-06
DUFF GREEN. BEN. E. GREEN,

attorneys at LatC, Washington City, ID. T..
nRACTlCE in the Supreme Court of
II United States, ana In the Courts Ofthe Dis
trict of Columbia ana attend promptly to al
claims against the United States, or Foreign Gov
ernments.
SIR AFTER consulting many persons interested il
the principal Rail Roads in the United States, tn
| undersigned propose to establish agencies in THU
city and in New York, for the purpose of collect
| ing full and authentic Rail-Roa statistics ant
such other information as will enable them to serve
persons desiring to invest in Railroad securities
or to pfdcure information ofany matters connected
with the construction and administration of Rail-
Roads. They also propose, Especially, to urge
upon Congress a modifcatihn of the laws reat.
ing to contracts for carrying the mail, as to au
thorize the Post Office Department to contract 70,
the perpetual use of Rail Roads, and, instead q
paying, Ms now, quarterly on contracts for fou,
years, to advance in five per cent. bonds of the
United States, chargeable upon the revenues Of
the Post Office Departmental amount, the int.
rest upon which at per cent. would equal II /.
payments now made.
The government now pays $500 per mile for
CARRYING the mail on first class Rail-Roads 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 nte
rest Of five per centum. AT this rate the charge
upon the Department would be reduced from $500
10 xEOU lille, per uIlIiutIls
saved would create sinking fund which will, in
fewyears, pay oifihe Bonds, and give theuse ofnuch
roads forever thereafter, free Of all charge there
by effecting vast saving on the present annual
expenditures Of the Pc Office Department, and
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 u contract would give to the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad Company more than
AZ, 900 900, which would enable that complete its
road at an 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
pensaton, partly contingent upon the success OF
the measure and respectfully suggest the pro-
priety of your sending one more delegates to
this city, on the first Wednesday in December
next, to confer with delegates from other Rail-
Road Companies, as to the details of the propos-
ed arrangement and the best mode ofbringing 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 obi serv't
DUFF GREEN,