Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1902-12-06
Recent Occurrences of interest
in Sweden, Norway and
...- Denmark.
FOR DIRECT STEAMSHIP LINE
Consul Bergh Writes to j. Pierpont
Morgan on the Subject-What
He Looks For.
SWEDEN.
Stockholm.

For the purpose of increasing trade
between Sweden and America, United
States Consul r. S. S. Bergh is writ
ing ]. Pierpont Morgan urging the es-
Enlistment of direct steamship COM
munication between the principal
ports of the countries. He is also in
correspondence with influential Ameri-
can commercial people looking for the
arrangement of a parcels post serv
ice between America and Sweden. obi
rect ships and proper parcels post ia
cilities between Gothenburg and New
York; says the consul, would add
many millions of dollars annually to
SWediSh-American commerce. At pres
ent Gothenburg ablishments which
send goods to America are compelled
to trans-ship them either at Copen-
hagen or London. Vast quantities of
small articles which would otherwise
swell the volume of Swedish-American
trade are also kept at home On ac-
count of the absence ola parcels post"
Carl Lindquist, now United States vice
consul here is energetically supporting
Mr.. Bergh's efforts to augment COM
mercial interchange between Sweden
and America. He himself is a large
importer of American products. Mr..
Lindquist has written to the Phila-
delphia Commercial museum Offering
place to American manufa cturers
rent free if they will found in Gothen-
burg a permanent exhibition manned
by expert statesmen.
The situation in Norrland has as
sumed serious proportions, but it is
believed that enough provisions will
be sent in the next week to materially
relieve the suffering ones. More than
1000 freight cars loaded with pro-
visions have passed Langsele station
during the past week and provisions
are steadily being shipped into the dis
tricts mostly in need. Norrland is so
destitute, however, that it will take
thousands upon thousand dollars
worth of provisions to help the poor
people through the winter. Swedish
Americans of New York, Chicago. Min
neapOlis and st. Paul have organized
committees and large sums Of money
for the suffering ones will soon arrive
from America. In Denmark 10000
crowns have been subscribed and some
assistance from Germany and England
is also expected.
Headmaster Hubinetti, of the Stock
holm public schools, in the course of
celebration Nov. 26 of the completion
by him of forty years unbrOken serv-
ice as a teacher, declared before not
able assemblage of educators that
Sweden is undergoing an intellectual
and spiritualaWakening; that hooligan-
ism is being driven out and the fOunda-
ton of a strong national character be-
ing laid Our children" said the
teacher, "evcryWhere show marks of
greater politeness. cleanliness and hui
mainly than ever before. Formerly
no one could enter the poorest quar-
tiers of the cities without running the
risk Of being scolded or assaulted. Now
visitors are received with perfect civil
ity. The effects of education are also
apparent in the better wages and more
elevated natures of the working
Glasses"
1t has been decided by the Swedish
Timber Exporters association to di-
minish the production Of timber dur
ing the coming winter by 80 per cent
Last years agreement to the same eff
feet was faithfully carried out and re-
suited in steadier prices.
The Landskrona sugar refinery has
closed down and 800 laborers have
been thrown out of work The rein
cry will not open up before Feb. l.