The San Francisco call., 1896-04-19

at the Palace. Yesterday he was at his
old place on Pine street meeting friends
It will be remem bered that Mr.. Swanberg
left at the time of the Pacific Bank and Peo-
pies Bank failures. He had some time
previously borrowed $4,000 of the Pacific
Bank, which account was transferred to
the Peoples Bank before he left. There
was clamor that there was something un-
fair about it. Mr.. Swanberg's partner
telegraphed him at Ogden telling him OF
the furore that had been raised in connec-
ton with the arrest of Dick Mcdonald.
Mr.. Swanberg at once came back and gave
his explanation of the matter. He also
went on the bail of several of the directors
for $50 900.
81 have no doubt they would have been
in Jail, and stayed there all this time, like
Dick Mcdonald, if l hadn't come to their
rescue" said Mr.. Swanberg. al doubt if
even Charles Montgomery could have kept
out. It was the most senseless thing in
the world, starting in to prosecute those
men. One of them was only in Office three
days. l reckon he couldn't have gotten
away with much. 1t just shows to what
silly lengths public sentiment some times
goes. And, as 1t is, am glad Mcdonald
is out OF jail.''
Then Mr.. Swanberg, who is looking well
and in excellent health, told of his pleas
ant trip and long stay in Sweden, the land
of his birth. For number OF years he
has owned large farm near kalmar, in
the south OF Sweden. During his absence
he purchased another farm, till now he has
over 5000 acres. On this he has erected
magnificent houses and barns.
Some of the land he is cutting up into
lots of from an acre up, and selling to
workingmen, who are given twenty years
time at per cent interest, the interest
paying for the property in full by the end
of the twenty years. This is with the idea
of giving the laboring men comfortable
homes.
Mr.. Swanberg says Sweden is in re-
markably prosperous condition, and he at
tributes it all to protection. Everybody
has money, and there is thrift and con-
fidence all over Sweden and Norway that
Is very pleasant to see.
For the last seven years Sweden has
had protection" he said, "and such pros
perity never was known there. Before
that for ten years there was free trade, and
the country went all to pieces. There was
no money. Times were hard all over that
country. As soon as 1t got protection it
began to improve, ana it has continued
prosperous for the seven years, as 1t is now.
1.-The farmers are prosperous. You
wouldn't think it if you didn't know, but
it is so. wish the farmers of this country
had anything like the protection farmers
have in Sweden. They would have lot
more money than they now have, and so
would everybody in California and every
other State.
There is a duty there on grain-that is,
on wheat, rye and barley-of $40 tom
Oats is free, They don't raise much oats.
Think of it, $40 ton as duty! The
farmers are making money.
'PIheQ take SuPar ONLY a few vaare a 1o
Sweden was getting all her sugar abroad
Enormous sums were being sent away
annually. Swedish farmers went to work
to plant sugar beets, and a duty of $50 40
was placed on all imported sugar. Now
Sweden produces all the sugar she con-
consumes and sends a lot abroad For
merly millions of dollars used to go out
for sugar. This is all kept at home now.
Sugar-beets do not impoverish the soil.
therefore under the circumstances they
are an excellent thing for Sweden to pro-
duce.
'For the ten years that the country had
free trade it went in debt about $5 600, 600
a year, or about 81 per capita, as there
are about 5, 900 900 people in Sweden.
To-day, if you go through the country
you see the lands well titled, the fences all
up and in excellent repair, the houses and
barns, which are always ample and COM
Portable, neatly painted, and more than
this, you will find the people happy. |
can't attribute the change to anything but
protection.
lon my own farm in Sweden am grow
ing grain, and clover and timothy and
other kinds OF grasses. run dairy, max
ing butter, which always sells at a good
profit. Butter making for all Swedish
farmers is great industry. They sell it
to the English market, and the average
net profit last year was % cents a pound
on the farm. This was the net profit,
mark you, and right a home, too
"The reign of King Oscar is, in these lat
ter days, highly prosperous. There is one
government over Sweden and Norway, but
each country yet maintains its separate
money. There ought to be one money
system for both. They didn't seem to be-
Heve III Sweden that DIR. Nansen had
found the north pole.
Il saw DR.. Andree, who is going to set
out for the pole in a balloon. I saw a man
at a railway station. I didn't know who
he was. l had no idea, but ne was so