Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-10
AMERICA IN DENMARK
Copenhagenas Business City
and It's Curious Features.
AN EDUCATED PEOPLE
DANISH FARMERS AND THEIR
WAYS OF MAKING MONEY.
Their Butter Trust and Egg Society
Trade With This
Country.
Copyright, 1903, by Frank G. Carpenter

Copyright, 1903, by Frank G. Carpenter)
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star
COPENHAGEN, Denmark
The capital of Denmark is one of the live
Hest cities of northern Europe 1t has
ABOUT 100000 people, the most of whom are
as we'll dressed as any you will find on the
continent. 1t has some magnificent build
lngs and the cleanest streets outside of
Holland Every man here has to that
the street and pavement in front of his
house is kept clean. The asphalt is brushed
several times every day, and a regiment of
able-boded paupers is always at work on
the squares. These men wear black clothes
and wooden shoes. Each carries a water
ing can and a huge broom and works away
like a Dutch housewife.
Copenhagen is a good business city. 1t
has fine stores, most of them so high above
the streets that you have to go to the sec
ond story to get in. 1t has great ware
houses and several large factories 1t is
noted for its breweres, especially those
owned by the Jacobsens. These Jacobsens
are the Astors or the Carnegies of Den
mark They have for years been the rich
est people Of the country the original
Jacobsen having made a great fortune In
beer
The last Jacobsen before the present one
had son who was very wild. Instead of
brewing barley the young man persisted in
sowing oats of the kind called wild At
last his father disinherited him The two
did not speak as they passed by and the
young man and his family were left to go
their own way. One day a little son of
the young man saw his grandfather on the
street. He came up to him and said:
lou are my grandpa, aren't you?'
That am" was the reply. and the old
man took the baby to his heart He
and there was general reconciliation
Shortly after this he gave the son
quarter of a million dollars to use
as he pleased. The son thereupon resolved
10 turn over new leaf. He founded an
opposition brewery and soon became as
great as his father. At the latters death
he succeeded to the whole estate
The Jacobsens believe in America and
American machinery. They import Ameri-
can hops and Indian corn for their
breWerles, and they say our corn makes
better beer than Danish barley One of the
young Jacobsens has recently visited Mil
"aukee TO learn how we make beer.
Danish American Trade.
I am told that many Danes are now
sending their sons to our country to learn
business methods. They consider us at the
top In trading and manufacturing. and they
are beginning to pattern after us in bank
ing as well. 1t is only year Or so ago that
three of the chief Danish bankers were sent
to the United States to study its financial
methods.
Our trade with Denmark is important
That country has close connection with all
parts of Europe, but nevertheless we stand
fourth in our exports to it. We send about
SN,C0oOOO worth of goods here every year
This is more than any other country with
the exception of Germany, Great Britain,
and Sweden and Norway.
Indeed, Denmark is a better customer for
us than Sweden or Norway. 1t has only
about two and one-half millions or about
one-thrd the population of Scandinavia;
nevertheless it takes more goods than all
Scandinavia.
It is Spoon-Fed.
Denmark cannot feed itself nor its stock
1t has to go outside for such things, and
1t is especially fond of American corn
and American flour. The corn comes in
for the stock and the flour is made into
bread for the people. At first the Danes
imported the wheat and tried to grind it.
They made fair flour, but not as good as
that shipped in from America. Then they