The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-03-10
DUFF GREEN. BEN. E. GREEN,

III
nRACTICE in the Supreme Court 90
United States, ana IN the Courts of rfe Dis
trct of Columbia ana attend promptly to all
claims against the United States, or Foreign Coy
ernments
Sir latter 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 Rail Road statistics and
such other information as will enable them to serve
persons desiring to invest in RaIl-Road securities,
or to procure information ofany matters connected
with the construction and administration of Raj!
Roads. They also propose, especially, to urge
upon Congress modification of the laws relat-
ing to contracts for carrying the mall so as to au-
thorize the Post Office Department to contract FOL
the perpetual use of Rail. Roads, and, instead &
paying, as now, quarterly on contracts for fori
years, to advance in five per cent. bonds OF tn.
United States, chargeabe 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 (, r
carving the mail on first class Rail Roads. This
is 6 per cent. on $1,000. The undersigned would
urge that, instead Of paying $500 mile, per an
mum, the Department should deliver, on acontract
perpetuiy FIVE 600 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 annum, and the $50 per mile
saved would create sinking fund which will, in n
fewyears pay otlihe Bonds and give the use ofHucb
roads forever thereafter free of all charge there
by efTectng 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 Batl-
more and Ohio Railroad Company more than
e, 600, 900, which would enable that complete its
road at early day, and greatly increase It's bust
ness and profits.
But to meet objections and impress the public
mind with a 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 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 NATTER 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 to hear from you at your earliest con-
venience we are, respectfully, your obi serv' is.
DUFF GREEN,
AZ I,