Arizona republican., 1908-03-09

attention of the people of the country seems to be rivited upon all matters | of finance pertaining to the govern ment, the people of Arizona should not ] forget they have had a helping hand
 in the matter and in order to show what has already been accomplished i by the customs district of Arizona dur ! ing the past year the following inter- esting statement is furnished: Amount ! of imports: Free, sS,657 ,O96; .dutiable, | s439.256. Amount of exports. domestic, ! $9, S97.629; foreign S34.507. Amount ! of gold ore, bullion and coin. Import , ed, S1.916,3S6. Silver ore, bullion and
 coin imported $2,9O0.171. Foreign sil yer exported S20S,200. No gold was exported. Copper bullion imported was s5.593,966. Copper ore imported was $2,SS2,527. Number of head of cattle imported 11434, at a valuation of $137.543. over two thousand, one hundred consumption entries were re- ceived. and over two thousand trans HportatiOn entries for which bonds
 were given amounting to nearly eight million dollars. The report of the au-
 ditOr for the treasury for the fiscal year 1907 received some weeks ago shows the following comparisons:
 Number of papers handled: Manifests of cars: Fl Paso 4062: Los Angeles,
 none and Arizona 3291; number of en-
 tries; El Paso 741S: Los Angeles 2327,
 and Arizona 46SS; number of invoices,
 Fl Paso S743: Los Angeles 3132 and
 Arizona 4666. Number Of letters re-
 ceived from auditor relative to above
 customs business: Fl PasO S2; Los
 Angeles 1O6 and Arizona 10. Number
 of errors made in the tariff on goods
 imported: Fl Paso F; Los Angeles r. and Arizona none. Amount of short age on dut- collected Fl Paso S316.2S,
 Los Angeles was Ss2.7S, with none for Arizona.
 During the past ten days fifteen aliens were admitted subject to sta
 tistical reports and an average of five day rot admitted to the United States according to the immigration officials here. Six Chinamen were ar rested and ordered deported. No Jap anese were admitted, but there are many Japanese living on the Mexican side of the line. Two Koreans were debarred from admittance to the states. The department has installed a com plete set of new furniture in the local office and also a new card system for keeping accounts. No special orders of a general nature have been issued lately. Former Inspector Parks, who is now on sick leave in the east, has been heard from and reports that he is somewhat improved. and his early re- turn to work is anxiOusly looked for.
 The republican county committee has been reorganized with Con O'Keefe 1 as chairman and Allen T. Bord. Igna- 1! tius Burgoor, Chares Fowler and Har- ! " Williams as members. The commit | tee is preparing for the spring and fall { election.
 Reports from Collector McCord who !, is now in Phoenix undergoing medical 1 treatment, state that he is now able ! to take some nourishment and hopes 1. for his early recovery are anxiously ! looked for.
 The board of trade has moved from | its old location in the Piskorsky build ! ing to the rooms in the Mix building. . and as this is a more central location . and close to the business center it is l the attendance of the busi- | ness men will be greatly increased l from what it has been heretofore. The |