Bisbee daily review., 1912-10-13
MADERO TELLS
 ABOUT MEXICO
Present of NeighbOr Repub- lie Optimistic for the Flu ture; Revenues Con-
 tinue Ample
CHANGES IN TARIFF

CHANGES IN TARIFF
 We extract the following from the recent message delivered to the Mex. iean eongrss. Discussing the financial condition of the country the president said:
 Tn spite of the injuries suffered by me. commercial and economic activi- ties of the country on account Of the disturbance of public order. 1t is sat lsfactory to note that the public rev. enue from imports has suffered no important diminudon.
 The stamp taxes in the last fiscal year amounted to $32. l29, ,3GG. show Ing falling of of only S737, ,7OS, as compared with the revenue from this source for the previous fiscal year. This falling of is indeed small when 1t is taken into consideration that for a period of five months. no revenue was received from the stamp offices in Ciudad Juarez. Chihuahua, and Hidalgo del Parral. and that there was a state Of war and a great paral- ization of business in a considerable portion of Durango and Sinaloa as well as in Guerrero, Morelos and cer. tain districts of Puebla.
 Tn the customs revenue. which is that which is quickest to feel all eco homie crisis, there was a falling of of s5.1244S5. as compared xish tha revenue from this source in the pre- viOus fiscal year.
 This reduction, however. as was noted in my last presidential mes. sage, was foreseen and to a consider. able degree is due to the fact that during the first six months of 1910 there was an extraordinary activity in our imports on account of the cen. tennial.
 Changes in Tariff.
 With the purpose Of regulating certain tariff schedules and bringiE< about a more just and equitable dis tribution of the customs imposts, the department of hacienda appointed d technical commission several months ago for the purpose of studying nee. essary reforms and proposing modif, cations which might seem necessary in the present tariT schedule, by bringing them into concord with tIe new industrial and commercial coiDii- tions which have arisen. This com. mission has terminated it's labOrs and the executive soon will send to the congress bills covering these matters
 The income from direct taxes and from municipal taxes showed an in crease of S377,OO6.S6, From S1l, ,692, O00.01, which was obtained in the ifs cal year l9l01911, all increase of SIP o6905l.S7 was shown the last fiscal year This increase of S3T7 .006 SC, added to inCrea ses in the retUrns from other federal taxes and sources of fed. eral revenue. among which is to be noted principally that of the Tehuan. tepec National railway which pro- duced the sum of s1.625,OO0, has com pensated for the falling off in the in come Of the customs.
 Not get has the final audit of all accounts been made for the pas. ifs. cal year with respect either to income ori expenses. nevertheless from the figures at hand it can be estimated that the income ns the last fisca' year reached the sum of approximate Iy s103, ,5O0,OO0
 'Tt is impossible, also. as the fns' audit has not been finished, 10 fiS the amount of expenditures, but there is no doubt that with regard to the fiscal year in question the expenses were less than the income and that the accounts of the year on be- ui closed will show a considerable SIT plus
 "On June % Of the present year the amount in the treasury was 51,72S, I22.S5.
 Tt is to be noted that there is ar increase over the amount reported iT my previous presidential message be cause there were included In Th' amount the funds obtained from tho 10000 900 dollar foregn loan whict had been spent at that time.
 "The movement of commerce hal increased su spite of the paralizatior of traffic in the regions threatened by the uprising and the floods in tht districts of Guanajuato. :.
 "The value of experts duriny ,h last fiscal year was s797, ,sO0,C0 against seS5. soc. .Op0 the previous yea:
 'Tmports for the last fiscal yea amounted to s1s2.sOo,o 900.
 increased Metal Production.
 "The production of precious metal showed an increase of $7,S2i.5sZ.0S.
 These results in our foreign com merce show that not only has oul commercial progress not stood st:f. but that in spite of all contetemp1 constant advance has been noted, fact which demonstrates undoubtedly the economic soundnfss of the coun try" "