Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-10-31
C. SA A. BE BILLIE.

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A Daily GLOBE representative had the
pleasure and distinction last evening OF
calling on G. st. A. de Billie, the minister
resident from Denmark. The ambassador,
when at home il this country. where he
has served his government for two years,
resides at Washington, but just now
he is On tour of inspec-
tioa to the West and Northwest,
having returned yesterday from visit to
Miles City, Bismarck, Fargo and points in
the Red river valley. During his trip he
was accompanied by Prof. N. G. Freder-
ickson of Chicag go, with whom he served
several years in the Danish parliament,
and upon the arrival of the twain yester-
day. they were invited to the residence of
M. e. 0. Cary, editor of the Northwestern.
AT the latter's pleasant home, No. 256
Ramsey street, the distinguished party
were captured last evening by GLOBE
reporter, and the time was little after
seven o'clock, and they were found seated
after dinner discussing natty old claret,
and Inc DAILY GLOBE brand of cigars,
which by the way are most excellent ar
ticle of luxury.
Ambassador de Bile was found to be a
gentleman OF rubicund form, with a fresh
rudy complexion not disGgured by the
sigi- Of beard. Oh the shady side of fifty.
perhaps, but looking younger, and withal
& most congeniai convecsational;st, man
OF the nineteenth century and a polished
gentleman. Ii politics he is Of course Re-
publican, with a confessed bias for the
free trade principles of the Democratic
pacty, which he thinks is level Oh the tar
if question. This being his first visit west
OF Chicago he was astonished at the enter
prise, broad expanse of territory, fertility
,and progressive spirit Of the northwest.
Il IS impossible, he said. to realize what
this section Of the country would become
when, III few years, the fifty million inhabi-
taats shall expand to one hundred Or ore
hundred and fifty millions. The object of
his visit has been to see FOR himself some
thing Of tie country and people he had
head SO much about.
H. had been most forcibIy str-.rl1 at the
immense agricultural resources of tie Red
river valley, ana the peace and prosperity
OF taos e engaged in the cultivation Of the
soil. Everywhere he had rel with rniyer-
sal contentment: the people were well sat
isfed and there was an absence of any
thing like grumbling.
The ambassador then gayea glowing de-
scription of his visit to his countrymen
residing on the Northern Pacific and Min
ncapolis & Manitoba railroad; he spoke of
the fairy-like cities and villas which begem
the Red river valley, and predicted pic
tura Of wealth and prosperity which in the
near future will surely be realized. For a
man to succeed in this region he thought
al the requisites were pair of strong
arms and the determination to do we'll; on
these conditions he compared the ease with
which prosperity is won with the hard strug-
giles and constant anxiety OF an existence in
the Eastern states Or cities.
Tha only thing man had to do to bet
ter his condition, in his opinion, was to
come West. In speaking of his own coun-
trymen he said there was one thing to COM
mend them to life in the agricultural re-
gIons Of the West which the American
character lacked; they were educated to
love the soil and they stuck to it, improved
it and handed it down from father to son.
OF the ratio Of Danes coming to this
country, he said that where one Dane ar
rived at Castle Garden, there would be two
Swedes and four Norwegians; last year the
emigration was about 1000, and of a
population of 100000 this was considered
pgetty large.
OF the emigrants many are of the better
class of Danes vino were booked at Castle
Garden as Germans; they left that part of
Denmark subjected to the Prussian con-
scription laws, which frequently required
young man to undergo from ten to TWEEN
ty years service in the army.
Recently there had been new Danish
steamship line started and no better
steamers crossed the Atlantic. Next year it
was proposed to put three additional
steamers in the service and they would go
to all the principal points on the Baltic.
The minister then alluded to the frugal.
industrious character of the Danish peo-
pie. who were most all farmers, lumber
men and sailors. They devoted much
time to dairy interests, and Danish butter
was rated the best i'll the world; this :pro-
duct was sent to China and Japan and
had the preference over all other.
slight allusion was made to the bad
butter found in a majority of the Ameri-
can cities, which, however, was found to
be chargeable to the dominance of the
Republican party. Reference was had in
casual way to the government of Den
mark, which is now undergoing what in
America is Known as as hourishing
boom.
The GLOBE man tried to sound Mr.. De
Bile on the political situation generally,
but having been newspaper man at one
time himself, and a cautious diplomat, he
parted the questions and branched
of into other subjects in the
most refreshing manner imaginable.
In conclusion he spoke in rapturous Ian
guage of the golden Northwest, a fraction
OF the vast domain. Dakota, being fourteen
times as large as Denmark, and wonderful
things were predicted OF its great possibil-
atics. He leaves to-day for Colorado and
New Mexico.
a mill Blaze.
An alarm of fire came in about half past
ten last night from box %. anu upon go
ing to the locality indicated, it was
found that the fire was located in the cloth