The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1896-08-01
SUPPORT OF ENTRY
BONDED WAREHOUSE EsTABLIsH-
Ed AT SPOKANE.
ID VIII Greatly Enaarge Spokane,r
Trade I'm MininG Camps OF Brit
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spokane. wash. July %.

Spokane. Wash. July %.
Spokane will be a SUPPORT of entry
and will nave a bonded warehouse for
the reception Of Canadian goods. This
VIII be of great beneft to the tobbers Of
this city. and II Is thought that Il will
practically insure TO the merchants here
the great bulk Of the jobbing business Of
the kootenay country.
The news came last evening 10 Senator
John l. Wilson. from the acting secre-
tary OF the treasury. as follows:
Washington. ID. c.. July 39.-Hon. John
l. Wilson. Spokane. WASH Spokane
VIII be made SUPPORT OF entry.
". r. CURTIS. Acting Sec'y.
This Is contamination long desired BY
the buslness men II this city, and for
which they have been working for years.
Monday Senator Wilson sent a telegram
TO the acting secretary. asking:
Can you establish a bonded warehouse
here without support Of entry being
estabiishedr' The acting secretary re-
piled: There must be a SUPPORT before
bonded warehouse can be established"
In reioinder to this Senator Wilson sent
the following telegram:
Spokane, Wash, July 2.-W. E Curtis.
Acting Secretary OF Treasury. Washing
ton. d. c.: Your telegram relative 10
ter Of the greatest importance TO the
business men here TO secure a share u
the large and rapidly growing trade
north of the boundary line. Is IL not
possible. under present law relating %
this state. TO create a SUPPORT at Sro-
kane without further legislation?
This matter has been so fully discussed
and is so important tC enable our me--
chants to compete with Canadian mer-
chants that IL seems to me something
should be done at once. II bonded ware
house cannot be established without a
-n0anA =
fully request the honorable secretary OF
the treasury that he take immediate
steps 10 create a SUPPORT at SPOKANE.
Wash. JOHN l. WILSON
This will greatly benefit the merchants
Of Spokane" said President Corb.n oil
| the Spokane Falls & Northern read last
evening when a bonded warehouse has
been established. wholesalers here CEN
buy Canadian goods in carload lots, have
| them come here duty free and stored IN
the bonded warehouse. and from thest
| carload lots distribute In broken lots As
orders are received. II practically putt
/ the Spokane merchant on even term
/ with the Canadian dealers
| Canadian goods thus brought in som'
| in sealed cars over lines that have osef
| designated as bonded carriers Whei
| they cross the line they are taken
| charge by the United States government
| and put in the bonded warehouse
| charge OF government sAoa M
| orders are filled they are shipped out u
bond. and officially seen out Of the ooun
| try"
what proportion Of the merchants
sold in the Kootenay is of Canadian cri
GIN
Considerably more than half"
How long will II take for the bonde'
warehouse to be put in operation
Il should think il could be done In w
| or three months
Spokane will have all the benefits 81
port Of entry" said Senator Wilson
This will give Spokane merchants an OF
portunity TO establish a bonded ware
house and sell Canadian goods withou
the payment Of duty. AS understand tt
matter. it puts them on an equality VII
the Canadian merchants"