Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-01-04
SWEDEN

A committee appointed by the tech
biological society of Sweden number
Of years ago to make thorough inquir-
les into the needs of the industries of
Sweden has at last completed its task
and published an elaborate report.
Foreign competition, the committee
says, is one of the great odds against
which the industries of Sweden have
to contend, and the railways, for in
stance, are singled out for particular
criticism because they import foreign
rolling stock in order to save few
dollars. The exporters are made to
understand that they might easily i'm
prove their systems of advertising.
The manufacturers are said to pay too
little attention to small orders. The
wholesale dealers are so anxious to
make a high rate of profit on the
money invested that they handle cheap
foreign goods instead of more substan-
tial domestic products Bona fide in
dustrial enterprises are too often dis
turbed by Spectators whose only aim
is to get rich quickly by dealing in
stocks, and the committee recommends
a revision of the laws regulating stock
companies A drawback which cannot
well be remedied by any specific legis-
lation or other means is the high cost
of living in the larger Swedish cities,
which, in turn, must necessarily result
in high wages The rate of wages
prevailing in Stockholm is among the
very highest in Europe; but when they
are paid out for the necessaries of life
in the same city their purchasing
power is found to rank among the low
est in the world. Among desirable re-
forms are mentioned the establish
ment of department of commerce, a
chamber of commerce and commercial
courts in suitable localities. In con-
nection with these measures it is urged
that laws should be passed for hasten
ing the development of the vast water
power going to waste in different parts
of the country. A novel proposition is
made by the chairman of the execu-
tive committee of union representing
the textile industries of Gothenburp,
AS a counter move against the labor
unions he would organize a strong
strike insurance company for the bene-
at Of the employers
c. G. Hallberg, Swedish jeweler.
has just finished an ornament for which
he received about $4,000, and " hich
no doubt is the most expensive article
of it's kind ever produced in Sweden.
1t was ordered by an oriental prince
and IS said to be intended for some
harem beauty.
A. o. Wihlborg, station agent at
Tollarp, who met with violent death.
was buried at the Vest Vram cemetery.
His wife also joined the funeral pro-
cession; but she suddenly took sick and
gave birth to child at the moment
when the remains Of her husband were
lowered into the grave.
It is said that Baron Lagerheim. for.
mer minister of foreign affairs, will be
appointed minister of Sweden and
Norway to Denmark.
NJ. Mistral, the Provencal bard who
received one-haf of the literary Nobel
prize, will use his share of the prize
for the purchase of an old palace in
Aries, where he intends to locate the
Provencal museum established by him.
self. Lord Rayleigh intends to give
his Nobel prize to Cambridge univer.
sity. ....~->< + 1 =. y. : +
Alfred Jensen has been elected a cor.
responding member Of the academy OF
sciences Of .Krakan. Galicia. Il.