The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-02-11
Letter From Records
Washington Correspondent
(By F. ]. Dyer.)
Especial to the Record)

Washington, D. c., Feb. 6-The
movement of the progressives, or
insurgents, or whatever name they
shall eventually be known by. to form
a national party has not caused any
particular excitement in Washington.
whatever it may have done in
the country at large. Still, 1t is re-
allied that a movement of this kind,
backed by men who have such Ing
purses as Crane, Bourne, Pinchot and
other plutes who attended the birth
and christening of the movement, may
have an important bearing on the
political history of the country.
The insurgent movement has at
tanned such proportions throughout
the country as to be entitled to ser
ephmeral, the outgrowth of dissatis-
faction with existing conditions. or
whether it is the genesis Of social
and political revolution only>a seer
can tell; and the seers of commerce
are in such disfavor with the police
departments that perhaps it may be
just as well to dispense with occult
aid In trying to fathom the future
in this case.
HEALTHY TRADE CONDITIONS
The bureau of statistics has issued
a statement of the trade Of the Unite
States for 1910. 1t shows that the
unremitting efforts of the state de-
partment to better our trade relations
with Spanish America are meeting
with good results. Our exports to
South America are increasing while
our imports from that continent did
not Increase. AS we have constantly
of us than we have sold to them thi.
Is rather satisfactory showing. Al
especially interesting feature of tn,
figures Is the fact that the exports
to South America for the first time
crossed the 100 million dollar line, anl
are practically two and one-half timei
those of decade ago; being, for 1911
$10O.303, GIG. and for 1900.$41 ,248, 051
To North America the exports hav,
more tnan doubled In the decade, tn,
figures for. 1910 being $425, .553
against $198,7SS,019 in 1900. Tt
Europe the increase In exports |!
very slight. the figures for 1910 beini
81, l92,695.72S. against $1.116.399. 90
IA, Act II
growth Is also comparatively small
the figures for 1910 being $124 1863 81,
against 1851. 349 In 1900.
On the import side the gain from
Europe Is larger. the total imports
In 1910 being $3.50. 154,694. agains
SAL, .461 in 1900. From Nortl
America the imports In 1910 aggre
gated 1921, 212.6S4. against $13O.361
Az in 1900; from South America $18
4tG.42s. against $1O2, TOO, 633. and fror
Asia and Oceanica combined. $239. 73:
OYc, against $143, 445. S61 in 1900.
We bought goods to the amount o
$270, SS9, 400 from the United KingdoI
and our sales to 1t were $3.50, 626, 4O4
Our next heaviest customer was Ger
many. which took mostly raw ma
terials worth $25S, 1907 400; next cam,
Canada, to which our exports wer,
$24l, 300, 233; then France, which tool
goods valued at Sis, 7O9,54S. From
Germany we imported manufacture,
articles worth $166,536,719, from Can
ada $1O3, 256,955, and from Franc,
$121,s10,225. Cuba sold US goodl
worth $127,s27, 1895 and bought onl,
$57,7S3,617 Brazil sold US littl,
more than Canada. $1O3, 1921, ano
bought from us goods worth $24, 98S,
s37, which, however. makes a goot
showing in comparison with the $40,
765,S36 worth Of goods we aold thai
country in 1909. Our purchases from
Brazil fell off nearly $l4,000,O00 from
1909, indicating that we are getting
closer to an even exchange with tina
rich and growing country. We sole
Argentina ten millions more than tn,
$32,050,322 we bought from 1t, and OF
the whole, the state of our foreign
trade Is shown to be healthy. VIZ
still buy much more from China ant
Japan than we sell to those countries
but our sales Of $83 1858, 939 to Mexico
are nearly three millions more thar
our purchases from that nation.
HEAVY GUN FIRE COSTLY
1t Is the estimate Of the war de
partment that damages to privat,
property due to heavy gun fire, tar
get practice, maneuvers, and SO forth
amounted last year to $22,S02. 40
The secretary Of war has asked tina
this sum be appropriated to settle IS;
claims for damages of that character
People who live in the vicinity of tn,
coast where heavy gun fire occur
have often suffered damage becaus,
Of it. but many Of them have no
been aware that claims for sucl
damage would be considered valid
The secretary reports that every yea
when target practice takes place Il