The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-10
FULL OF TOURISTS
Norway Is 0verrun With Travellers
Of Every Nationality These
Summer Days.
Americans, However, Predominate-
Automobiles Have Trouble
Getting Permits.
Correspondence Of The Journal.

Correspondence of The Journal.
+, Christiania, Norway, July 25.-Tourists
passing in and out Of Norway nowadays. and
THE Land of the Midnight Sum is the tour
lists Mecca: They are coming in singles, In
couples and in punches, by rail, by regular
steamers, by steam yachts, and even by auto
mobiles.
For years it used to be the English that
this has now changed considerably, and while
they still are numerous, the Americans and
the Germans each furnish just as urge
force. .,
Who is to have the credit for drawing SO
many Americans over here, l don't know,
but as to. the Germans, it is their emperor,
to NorWs mahes no @
ception He is now in the northern part Of
the country, on board the Hohenzollern, &C
companied by torpedo boats and a swift
cruiser. Besides this we have three German
squadrons in our waters, one under the oom-
mand of Prince Henry, so we'll known to
America, from his visit there. The prince
has seen Norway before, however. He was
here once with a squadron about Christmas
time, and then he we'll as many other
navy officers became fascinated with the
of skis and ski-outfts left the country with
them.
VIII. While the emperor, of course. is the star
guished personages, for instance Lord and
Lady Churchill, who the other day presented
the emperor with two fine calmon, of the own
catch.
Americans "Pay" the Best.
AS for Americans, we have many of ttSm.
or "Miss,' and still they also can an be graded,
If not by titles, then by several other means,
such as the size of their pocketbooks or
Americans are considered the best class of
tourists, that is, the class that spends most
money pro persona ~ r5.
Many, of them want the best of everything,
n 81 A
few days I had the pleasure of spending the
afternoon with an elderly gentleman from an
to Europe. all for pleasure and recreation,
it was his first visit to Norway. He was
one VINO was willing to pay well for what he
no experience, but that is a sad mistake: it
is just like everything else, you have to go
thru the mill before you set on to the ropes.
Another striking feature about the Ameri-
ladies travelling alone, "fe flowing the occu-
patton of ladies of independent means
Predominant in this class are widows and
old maids. --"
A large percentage of the Americans visit
Ing Norway on trip around the world. and
when it comes to the question of which ma
ton truthfully can boast Of being best sup :,
piled with globe-trotters, then the United
States of America is a sure winner.
Troubles Of Automobiles.
said that some of the tourists came in
automobiles Well, there is where tho Amer
leans, SO far, have taken all the glory. The
local authorities in many places in Norway
will not allow automobiles on the highways.
The reasons for this objection many.
The machines brighten the horses and cause
runaways. The roads are not built for
heavy automobiles, and are in many places
too narrow to allow an automobile and an
other vehicle to pass. ..&.-r.-
well known American automobilist has in
vain been trying to get permit to drive from
Christiana to Stockholm, and I hope that
nobody will stop him. ..-
But there was another American who came
here with his auto. Learning that no permits
would be granted, he started off without
them, willing to pay any fine or tip that
might be necessary, just so he gets there;
that Is all he cares about. The last heard
Of him he had successfully advanced as far
north as three fourths Of the distance from
here to Trondhjem. This illustrates the value
of the old saying: "Say nothing, wood
But don't forget to saw wood, and this gen
tleman is, if not saving wood, grinding off
miles in an auto roads where he would
have had to wait for years till he could
have done so with an "Amtnands" permit
in his pocket
The Private Yacht Tourists.
The class of tourists who come in for the
smallest amount of goodwill from those
financially interested in the traffic those
who come in the large excursion steamers,