The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-25

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!. Champion of Norway's Contentious in s: !
s ,.~- Consular Dispute s |
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thing about it. "A number of express
money orders are also sent.
Summing the thing up, it is safe to
say, that the postal orders do not rep
resent more than one-third of the money
sent from America to Norway. Taking
twelve years mentioned is swelled to
about 10O,OOO,OOO kroner, or $26 $500 900.
There might be found people willing to
ask the question, Would the total num-
Der Of emigrants from Norway to Amer
lea for those twelve years by their work
have produced a result WORTH. in hard
cash, l00,000,000 kroner to their native
country if these same people had re-
manned in this country9
I leave the question unanswered, but
it is certain that for several years to
come the stream of human working
power will leave Norway and go west
ward, and also that the stream of hard
cash from America to Norway will con-
tinue as long as Norway has sons and
daughters. living in America, with poor
relatives in their native land. 49,
Norway Represented by Director sunde.
When it first became known here that
an international railway congress was
many believed Norway would send a
representative. This has, however, been
done. E. Sunde, director general for
the Norwegian government railway ,sys-
TEN, has Just left, and together with
delegates from Sweden and Denmark,
he will, by the way of Berlin and Genoa,
sail from the latter city to America, as
Norway's representative.
MI Sunde, who for years has been at
the head Of machinry firm in this city,
was minister of finance in the Steen
and Blehr cabinet. 81
Railway building in mountainous
country like Norway will always neces-
sarily be very expensive and 1T IS there
fore of the greatest Importance for such
the labor and expense-saving methods
that other larger countries have de-
vised. And with the wellfounded be-
lief that America is the place to learn
all that is worth knowing in connection
with railways, Norway has sent her rep
resentative to the congress at wash
ington, and no doubt, the result OF the
Christiania Athletic Association. :
| Christiania Athletic association
! fftieth anniversary It was in 1854
that this society was founded, not by
Norwegians, but by a number of Ger
man tradesmen, employed here. they
| could not get along without proper
chance to strengthen their bodies, true
followers as they were of their we'll
known countryman, Herr Frledrlcn
slow in following the good example set
by their German friends, and Turn,
foreninger' now exist not only in all
Norwegian cities and towns, but i'll
many country districts as we'll. The
wisdom Of keeping ga sound mind in
sound body' has been realized by the
young men and women of Norway for
great number of years. ..'.
The Christiania "Turnforening has
now fine modern hall, but it has cost
much money and the Indebtedness is
yet very heavy, and it is by no means
an easy task for the society to dis
charge its financial obligations during
the prevailing hard times.
Also in several other Norwegian
cities very fine halls have been built for
the purpose. .>--,t
Norwegian turner's have not only in
their own country, but also abroad
taken part in contests, with representa-
tives Of both sexes, and they have
brought home many a trophy from such
battles. <..... ... ....- .
Different Expeditions. 49,
The duke Of Orleans is going. on an
Arctic expedition in; the ship Belgica,
known from her trip to the Antarctic
regions some years ago. The duke first
negotiated with the Norwegian govern
ment for the loan of the Fran, so favor
ably known from the Nansen and Sver-
drup expeditions. The terms of the
Norwegian government did not, how
ever suit the duke.
The greater part of the dukes crew
will be Norwegians and the expeditions
is to leave this country in the begin
ming of May.
An English expedition is going from
Trondhjem to Spitzbergen, where coal
will be mined on comparatively large
scale, Seventy men have beer engaged
for the work.
An enterprising Norwegian, owner of
strong whaling vessel, started last
year what he terms sport expedition.
With few wealthy sportsmen, nearly
all Germans, he made a hunting trip
with his ship to the Arctic waters and
Spitzenbergen. The result was very
satisfactory to all concerned, and this
year he is about ready to start out
again on similar expedition. The
number of passengers, or hunters, is
limited to five or six, SO each Of them
has to pay pretty stiff price for his
fun, but as the shipowner solicits pa
irons from all over Europe, it is not diff
fcult to find the small number Of rich
men it takes to make up the party.