Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1900-07-04

many storthing-men from the southwest,
west and northwest said to each other
early last winter, and the result was
mainly as follows. The southwest got
new forts at Kristiansand; the west got
the fisheries department Of the national
government at Bergen; and now the
north has landed the biggest prize Of all,
the national school of technology. The
national government will have to invest
$4OO. 600 in the new institution as a starter,
and afterwards the running expenses will
be at least $4,000 year. The vote of the
storthlng, which decided this important
question. was "A to 40, giving Kristiania a
crushing defeat. A Kristiania daily COM
ments on the defeat in the following
terms: Nov Trondhjem will have its
school of technology. but Norway has
none in sight, The Trondhjem school can
never become that motive power in the
industrial life of the country for which
we have been struggling during quar-
ter of century, always taking for grant,
ed that the school would be located at
the most favorable place." In the course
OF time kristfania may possibly build a
school of technology Of its own.
The population of Trondhjem went wild
when the result Of the vote of the storth-
ing was announced. All available flags
flew to the topmost points, music bands
played through the streets, thousands
upon thousands of people were on their
feet. The court house square was the
center of attraction. The president of the
city council shouted. Long live Nj
daros!' (The old name for Trondhjem),
and the national hymn was sung. Mayor
ROgstad spoke for the storthing, and
Editor Loken for the government, and
their remarks were received with wild
cheers. kilograms were sent to those
who had contributed to the victory Of
Trondhjem. and the next day was set
aside as complete holiday.
The people of Strandebarm celebrated
the seventeenth of May without the use
of strong drinks.
The board of aldermen of the Dram
men has proposed that the city erect an
electric power station of it's own, at
Gravfos, for the transmission of 1920
horse powers. The cost of the plant is
estimated at $30O,O0O
About Is manufacturers of southeastern
Norway recently held a convention at
Fredr1ksstad and passed a resolution in
favor of organizing a national employers
association. A draft for a constitution
was discussed and endorsed as to it's
main features.
The Bohndalen factories. near Kris
t1ania. have been sold to the highest bid
der for about $2000O0 The original cost
of the plant was about s675,OOO The sale
was brought about by the failure of
Christophersen & Co.. in 1898. the liabil-
tiles in that case being about 100000.
DENMARK.
The following statistics have Just been
published by the statistical bureau: The
number Of wage-workers engaged in in
dustrial pursuits is 177,OOO. Their en-
ployers number $4,000. besides $4,000 inde-
pendent business men who hire no help.
10 these groups must be added 10000
foreman, inspectors, clerks, ETC., raising
the total of all those engaged in the in
dustries to 100000, who are distributed
among 1900 different concerns. OF the
$4,000 establishments employing help &c.
600 employ less tnan six persons, and
l,2CO employ 81 or more persons. But
these 1900 establishments employ 1900
persons. and the 165 establishments hav-
ing 100 or more employees require $4,000
persons. or about one-fifth of the whole
stock of wage-workers. OF the $4,000
wage-workers. $1,000, or more than one
fifth. are women. There are also 5000
children and $1,000 persons between the
ages of IA and Is years, leaving 10000
grown male wage-earners. Most of the
grown men are married. and the number
Of wfdowers is very small. But a large
NJ a Ia
single, and the widows outnumber the
widowers to i. indicating that many
women retire from the shop and the fac
tory when they are married, but return
when they lose their husbands. This
fiuctuation is supposed to be partly re-
sponsible for the failure Of female en-
ployes to effect strong labor organiza-
tions. About 1900 of the whole number
OF wage-earners work at home, and a
majority of these are women
The street-pavers' strike in Copenhagen
has been settled by arbitration and the
1900 men who had been idle for several
weeks returned to the streets on the
morning Of June 8, armed with spades
and picks and ready to resume work.
Denmark sent 7S9 emigrants to America
during the month Of May
On Wh1tSunday the Copenhagen rail-
roads carried $1,000 passengers from the
city to the neighboring parks. forests and
pleasure resorts.
An English authority on farming has
made practical study of farming and
dairyins in Denmark, and he has ONLY
confirmed the old statemnt that the Dan
ish farmer has no equal in the world LAS
to the agricultural college," he said, II
cannot find words to praise its SUPERIOR
ity as compared with European institu-
lions of the same kind
The commune of Risor will contribute
$4,000 to the Risor and Tveitsund railway.
The goldsmiths of Copenhagen are said
to melt down Scandinavian gol1 coins to
the amount of $4,000 year.
The English government ordered 90.
600 horse shoes from a Copenhagen firm
for the use Of the army in South Africa.
ECHOES FROM AFFAIR.