Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 288, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 December 1913 — November Customs Receipts Show Loss Exceeding $4,500,000. [ARTICLE]

November Customs Receipts Show Loss Exceeding $4,500,000.

On\Dec. Ist the November customs receipt* were ported and showed a decline over the corresponding month of last year of more than $4,500,000. If each month shows the same decrease deficit will exceed $54,000,000 for the year. The appropriations just asked of congress exceed those ever before proposed, so the plan of government operation is to increase expenses and decrease revenues. There will be a continually reducing revenue at the new tariff law gets into full effect.