The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-07
NORTH DAKOTA
CARS FOR THE FORKS
Franchise to Be Granted at a Special
Meeting Of the Council on.
Monday.
Service Is Promised Within Five
Months-Eight-Minu Time
Card Down Town.
Special to The Journal.


Grand Forks, N. D., Feb. AT spec
ial meeting of the city council last even
ing the street railway proposition was
discussed to the exclusion of all other
business. The ordinance, which has
passed its first reading, granting fran
chise to an eastern concern was amended
to meet the approval of the council, and
all amendments were agreeable to the
company.
A special meeting has been called for
Monday afternoon next, at which time
the franchise will be granted without
doubt. and the service is promised with
In five months, though the franchise
grants the company eighteen months, if
necessary Cars are to be run at thirty
minute intervals to the terminals, in
Guiding the state university, and this
will give the downtown district an eight
minute service.
A Visit from kIavenes.
j Thoralv Klavenes, a special represen-
tative Of the Norwegian government, who
is spending five months in the United
States studying the school systems and
political and economic conditions, has
been in the city delivering series Of
lectures at the Norwegian church, state
university and other places while on his
way to the Pacific coast. He Is a lead
ing author and journalist of Norway, be-
ing the chief editor and proprietor Of the
Vestfold,' published at Sandefjord. He is
author Of ten books of fiction which are
regarded as standard works in Norway,
and has written many political articles
which have been widely copied in the
Norwegian press. He is one of number
who receive an annual stipend from the
Norwegian storthing to make trips to
foreign countries, such as he is doing at
the present time, and investigate condi-
tons Of a general nature.
Too Much Drinking.
Zone of the great curses to the Ameri.
can laborer,' he says, "is the liquor habit
While there is no more drunkenness in
America, outside the large cities. than in
European countries, it has panied me tc
see the terrible effects of the liquor habit
among some Of the workingmen. In this
particular the United States, believe, is
behind some of the countries of Europe
I believe the Gothenburg system works ii
q far more satisfactory manner. There
are too many saloons in the cities here
The workingmen would all be prosperous
if there were not so many tipplers.
Roosevelt Beloved.
''Mr. Roosevelt is known in Norway anc
throughout Europe as great friend Of
the masses. He is beloved by all classes
and is looked upon as a sort Of champion
of the rights of laboring people all ovel
WOTlO. LIE OHlCSU OLdlSS IS lOOhOS
upon as the greatest friend of any nation
in the world to the weaker nations. !. This
people of Norway do not like to see Uncle
Sam getting too thick with the don1inan
nations of Europe, as they feel it will bt
better from the smaller nations If there
are few alliances between the United
States and the larger countries of Europe
The whole world is watching the United
States for advancement along all lines.
II have been greatly impressed with thu
patriotism Of the American people, ant
| both SURPRISED and pleased at the low
shown their adopted country by the PEG
pie from Norway, who. love the Unitet
States as much as they did Norway whe1
they were subjects of that country. Whil
this patriotism is most commendable, car
should be taken that it IS not confused
with a dangerous sort of pride and AFRO
gance that in the end would prove disas
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