The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-08-02
WASHINGTON NEWS

Washington. Aug. 1.-The following
postal orders affecting Montana havr
been issued by Postmaster Genera
Hitchcock:
Appoint Frank W. kvech fourth
class postmaster at Yates and Eu"..-
Ames. il. at Red Rock.
Establish new postoffice at Nick
wall, Dawson county. and appoint
fury Nelson its postmaster.
The customary bin providing an ex-
ira months pay to the employees of the
capitol has been introduced this year
by Senator Carter. The capitol en-
ployes certainly have earned a little
bonus this year. having been on duty
since the latter part of November con-
tinuously through the hot summer.
and the extra months pay will be
granted this year by congress gladly.
Senator Carter. as "a member of the
District of Columbia committee. takes
great deal of interest in affairs af-
feCt.ng Washington. and has intro
duced bill comforting jurisdiction
upon the juvenile court in cases of
wife or child abandonment
on August Is the civil service conf
mission will receive examination pa
rers from applicants for the job of
architectural craftsmen for the Phil
ippine service at salaries ranging from
$500 to s2250 a year.
Completed figures Of the Igra trade
i'll 100 principal articles forming the
imports and exports of the country
give the first available view of the
trade of the full fiscal year 1909. They
show a marked advance i'm imports of
manufacturers material. consider
able advance in the importation of GER
tain foodstuffs, but a falling off i'm the
Importation of finished manufactu
ON the export side the falling off en-
tends TO all the great groups-food-
stuffs. raw material. manufacturer
This statement is subject to slight
notifications because of the fact thar
the advance figures of imports and
exports of the 100 articles. as supplied
hv the bureau of statistics of the a.,
nartment of culnmerlc and labor. are
titles. and as prices have in some cases
declined ii Is possible that the lower
figures of value. in some cases a,
least. represent larger quantities than
last year. but in general terms it may
lie safely said that muortations ct
foodstuffs and manufacturers mate
rial show an increase. and those o:
finished manufactures a decrease and
that on the export side all of the
great groups show a decrease when
compared with 1908.
The decline in imports Of manufac-
lures occurs chiefly in the textiles
products OF cotton. wool silk and
fthers: also in manufactures of iroI.
and steel The increase in importa-
tons of manufacturers material oc-
ours in nearly all of the important ar.
ticles-hides and skins. india rubber.
raw wool and other articles of less i'm
portance. The decline in export Of
foodstuffs is due apparently to I'M
usually high prices prevailing In the
markets of the United States and a
consequent reduction in the quantity
exported: in cotton. to low prices per
unit of quantity as compared with
those of last year. the quantity ex->
ported being more than 600 900 "0''
pounds in excess of last year. but J
value falling $40. 900 900 below that of
last year In manufactures the fall
in exports occurs chiefly in iron and
steel of various grades and classes,
copper naval stores. lumber and other
manufactures of wool, and miscella-
neous articles.