The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-24
tionary key in front of his superiors.
Il The Tide of Emigration.

tionary key in front of his superiors.
|as Is The Tide of Emigration. +,
~ On the way up from Copenhagen
+ spent a day at Gothenburg, the chief
port of Sweden. I wandered along
carelessly and landed at the docks.
Here all was hustle and commotion.
Many thousands of the best sons Of
Scandinavia are leaving their homes
for the United States.- The, exodus for
the year will amount to over $4,000.
This will exceed 1892-the highest on
Irecord by some $4,000.
An auxiliary ship to the North Ger
man Lloyd was about to sail from Bre-
their friends Sgood-by and. apparently,
with light hearts walked up the gang
way Some looked sad, most were in
good spirits, and not a few were in
! high glee. caught the ears of a
group of fine-looking fellows, one of
whom spoke English.
DO you ever expect to return" I
said. -, =
/ I'VE hope to on visit. -. -
| why have you selected the United
|. States as your future homer -
| Here in Sweden they say the
! United States is the center of the
| business world and we think it is the
| place for young men to CO. g., H.. -.
| And what about your sweet
hearts?" =. .>a-
'They will come later" - =
| I am quite sure the boys will not
be disappointed. -"- 1890. = *
| The chief cause for this extraordi-
nary exodus at this time is the
change in the requirements Of time
| for military service. Heretofore
young men served ninety days a year
| in one stretch; at present it is one
hundred and twenty days, extending
I ;oI - 4
after 1907 the service will be contin-
uous for one year. This gradual
( change in service did not suit the
| Swedes. -E E'"a-
Suddenly the papers in the larger
cities have discovered that the United
States is no longer a good country
for a poor man. They claim thou
sands are fleeing to Canada, many are
! destitute and no work is to be had
Weekly and more often these papers
print letters from the United States
purporting to have been written by
| disconnected Americans advising peo-
pie not to leave their homes under
any condition.. Notwithstanding these
fearful warnings high tide emigration
| continues unabated.
Canada in the Field.
! At Gotenburg noticed Canada is
also in the field for Swedish plums
In splendidly large gilded letters she
/ proclaims her location at the Cana
dian agency. Literature Of all kinds
is exhibited setting forth the glories
! of her far acres.
No>Department Stores.
Stockholm, like most European
! cities, is city Of small shops. In
America you can buy, anything under
one roof, here you must go under a
different roof for everything you wish
to buy, dry goods and groceries, as
we understand them, are represented
/ by many small specialized shops. You
& may want to buy a black dress and a
shirt waist; you will not find the two
in one shop. I have seen nothing
that approaches a department store
except it be a drug store or drink
ing place. In these endless varieties
are offered and I am quite sure you
can procure anything you wish for in
these particular lines, surely the
] latter.
4 In England it is said. a large build.
q ing is sure to indicate an industrial
i plant. The Dane with pride says
i with us a large building always
i means a school In Sweden, an
Il quite sure breWeries take the lead Ii
4 this respect.
AS + walk about the city Z am re.