The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-09-06
BUREAU Of STATISTICS
Report Shows Total Business of
the Montana District.
A WHACK AT THE CYCLISTS
Bicycles Are Not Personal Effects Ac-
cording TO the Dingley Bill Fees OF
Field Deputies Hartman Win
Stump Ohio.
Special Correspondence Of the STANDARD.

special Correspondence oil the STANDARD.
Washington. ID. G.. Sept 2.-Thc bu-
rcau of statistics has just completed the
compilation Of am Interesting series OF
iigures showing the actuai business done
In the various customs Districts I'm the
United States and the principal articles
of import and export.
The total trade Of imports and exports
of the Montana and Idaho district for
the fiscal year just closed WAS SsS.css, as
against SALT, for the fiscal year OF 1856.
although the fiscal year IssI had the ad-
vantage of several months OF redundant
Mckinley prosperity. This district handled
.ls per cent of the total business OF the
northern border ports In 1897 as against
.2l In 1896. The total imports OF Montana
and Idaho for the fiscal year lately closed
We're valued al si5s.22s. of which only
s3.a@ We're free For 1886 the total imports
were $l2371,i. Of which .,>2 were free.
Tn. total exports from the Montana
Idaho district for 1897 were valued AT s50,-
i7o. all of domestic origin. The figures for
lN@ were sl2i.o .oo5. In 1875 the Imports of
Montana and Idaho amouniedio .ol per
cent. OF all the imports OF The United
States and the same perccntare WAS re-
tained In tss, Her exnorts IN isM ~,ev,
also III per cent. OF the total American
.xports of In. year I'm, I'm iss, sh. drop.
ned below thai propor.t ion of the whole
Following the recent ruling of the treas
ury department regarding IN. bringing
or taking of rifles cano.s and other
hunting ar fishing paraphernala across
the harder comes anotbcr thar will carry
dismay Ia b,cvc,is,s who desire IN mass
tbo International b,unaary. Assistant
Secretary spauldinp I'm r.plv 4, an in
uulry from "A collector of customs. has
decided that b,cveles mus, hereafter nav
fu,l ,,u,v when brmph, into mn. cuntry
nv their riders and canno, IN. ,xemn,ed
ON the ground thai they are pcrsonaI
effects For a long series or wears I'm, hi
cy,.le has b.eu admitted free az duly
whom brou,b, in hy i,s ox,r,.r as mar, az
his ne,sonaI eoec,s bu, rho D,nyley hill
modined ,he d.tini,ion of personal of
f.cts ip s,irb a manner as Ia copfine them
4, wearing annarel toilet ARTICLES ar
other similar goods General Spauldinr
docs no, believe that blcycl,S can be ad-
mi,,ed as goods similar 10 wearing an
parcI ar toilet articles. hence. whenever a
bi,yelist desires 10 cross The line ne will
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