Daily American telegraph., 1852-01-06
CIRCULAR.

WASHINGTON august l, 1851.
ORR After consulting many persons interested in the
- principal Railroads in the United States, the under
signed propose establish agencies in this city and in
New York for the purpose collecting full and authen-
tic Railroad statistics and such other information will
enable them to desiring TO invest in Rail-
road securities to procure information of matters
connected with the construction and administration OF
Railroads They also PROPOSE especially to upon
Congress modification of the laws relating to contracts
for carrying the mail to authorize the Post Office
Department contract for the perpetual Of Railroads.
and instead Of paying now quarterly on contracts for
four years. advance in five per cent bonds of the United
States, chargeable upon the revenues oil The Post Oce
Department amount the interest upon which at per
cent would equal the payments now made
the mail rstclass Railroads. This is per cent
$1,000. The undersigned would urge that instead of pay
ing 5000 mile, per annum, the Department should de-
liver, contract in pcrpeuity, five $1,000 bonds,
bearing interest of five per centum At this rate the
charge upon the Department would be reduced from $500
to $3.50 n mile, per annum, and the $50 mile saved
would create sinking fund, which will, in few years,
pay off the bonds and give the Of such roads forever
thereafter free of all charge; thereby eectng vast
saving the present annual expenditures of the Post
Office Department and consequent reduction Of the
rates of postage.
The effect will he less advantageous TO Railroad COM
panies than to the Government For instance, such
contract would give to the Baltimore aud Ohio Railroad
Company than $2OOo00o, which would enable that
company complete its road ut early day, and greatly
increase It's business and profits
But to meet objections and impress the public mind
with proper of the benefits to result from this
measure will require concert Of action and continued
active effort through the press and otherwise The
dersgned tender their services TO company expect
ing a reasonable compensation, partly contingent upon
the success Of the measures and respectfully suggest the
propriey Of your sending delegates to this
city, the first Wednesday in December next, to confer
with delegates from other Railroad companies Us TO the
details of the proposed and the best mode Of
bringing the subject before Congress
Should II be your pleasure TO accept of our services i'm
this matter will promptly attend to all other business
which YOU or your Company, may have with the Post
Once Department., other branch Of the Government
Hoping to hear from you at your earliest convenience,
we are, respectfully, your obedient servants,
DUFF GREEN,
nov eft BEN. Il. GREEN.
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JOHN b. KIBBEY co,
dec 13-Tu&S12w No. s, opp. Centre Market.
uNIE UNDERSIGNED respectfully inform their pa
i irons and friends and the public generally, that
they have lately opened Office the Exchange Bank
of seldom withers Co, 7th street, in the city Of
Washington, d. G, for the transaction Of business IS
General Agents and especially Agents for the prosrcu
ton claims against the Government, and for buying
and selling Of lands and securing the titles thereof The
junior partner q. Men. LATHAM) is lawyer by profes
sion will attend TO any business in the limits of the
District The senior partner ORCHARD NJ. loUNG,) haF,
ing been Commissioner of the General Land Office and
become familiar with the titles and localities OF the pup
lie lands, and having been also lawyer and Judge or
many years pcrsuadcs himself that he will be able to
render satisfaction in any business which requires
knowledge of the laws and Of the country where capital
lists may desire to invest their funds
Liberal advances viii be made upon Charms entrusted
to their agency, when of unquesuonnbe character.
They beg leave to refer to Messrs Seldom wthers Co..
and members of Congress generally. -
RICHARD NJ. YOUNG,
doc 2o--2w j. Men. LATHAM.
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