The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-01-24
DUFF GREEN, BEN. L. GREEN,

attorneys al Lao, Washington City, ID. C.
DRACTICE in the Supreme Court Of the
IL United States, and in the Courts of the Dis
trict of Columbia and attend promptly to all
claims against the United States, or Foreign Gov
ernmente.
WAsHINGToN, august l, 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 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 Railroad securities,
or to procure information ofany matters connected
with the construction and administration of Rail-
Ronda. They also propose, especially, to urge
upon Congress modification of the laws reIat-
ing contracts for carrying the MALL so as to
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 five per cent bonds Of the
United States, chargenble upon the revenues OF
the Post Office Department, nn amount the iDte-
rest upon which at per cent. would equal the
payments now made.
The government now pays $500 per mile for
carrying the mail on first class Railroads. This
is per cent. on $4,000. The undersigned would
urge that, instead of paying $500 mile, per an
nun, the Department should deliver, on acontract
perpetuity five 81 900 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 mile, per annum, and the $50 per mile
saved would create sinking fund which will in
fewy pay ohe Bonds and give the use Of such
roads forever thereafter, free Of all charge there
by effecting a vast saving on 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 Balti
more and Ohio Railroad Company more than
81, 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
| pensa,ion, partly contingent upon the success OF
the measure and respectfully suggest the pro-
| priety of your sending one or more delegates to
| This city. on the first Wednesday in December
| next to confer with delegates from other Rail
| Road Companies, 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 your earliest con-
venience, we are, respectfully, your ob't serv's.
DUFF GREEN,
BEN. E. GREEN,