The sun., 1905-07-19
SWEDEN AND NORWAY.
Tho Conditions in tho Two Countries %
Illustrated by Many gtatisttos.

the Cond items in the Two Countries -
Illustrated by Many ststisttos.
To THE EDIToA OF The sUN-Sir: Recent
events In sweden> and Norway lend inter.
est 10 the following. oulled and adapted
from an exhaustive mono graph Just put out
by the Bureau Of Statistics Of the Depart
ment Of Commerce and Labor.
Sweden and Norway have combined area
OF 207. .0o8 square miles about equal to that
Of Texas and tho Indian Territory. Their
population 10 7,%s4. .aoi. practically the same
~ that Of the State Of New York. The area
Of Sweden Ia about 20 per cent. greater than
that Of Norway. i72.s7e and i24.lso square
miles. respectively. Sweden g population was
b.27i.2si and Norwsys 2.2ss, ,Sa5, but each has
few less people now owing TO emigration.
In the eleven years 1893 TO 1908 inclusive
tho emigration was 26e.7ii from Sweden
and 12t.S38 from Norway. OF which l7o,sS7
and i2o.sii. respectively. came TO the United
States. The two heaviest years Of emigration
were 1902 and 1903 tevIdenctng the conditions
OF mutual dissatisfaction resultant In the
recent events). About 80 per cent. Of the
Swedish and about 07 per cent. OF the Nor
wesian emtgrants chcse the United States
a. their future home.
The mainstay OF Sweden Ia agriculture.
and OF Norway fisheries and agriculture.
Sweden 9 agriculture 10 worth about COS. .000. 900
Year; Norways agriculture is worth about
SIS. .0oo, 900 a year and It's fisheries about 3iO.-
100000. or s?5 ooo. 900 year combined. This
shows Norways need, In conjunction with
lie lack OF important mineral resources. Of
imported breadst,,frs and raw materials.
neoessitatins a tariff policy distinct from that
OF Sweden. For instance. Norway. with less
than half tho population OF Sweden. imported
breadstuffs. including -four, In l80s to the
value Of Si5.22s. .0OO or only 81 lo2 900 less
than sweden's like imports.
The only Industry Of common Importance
to the two countries Ia numbering. particularly
spruce and pine. sold In British and CONT
mental markets. The proportions Of lumber
export are 1i.7 per cent. for Sweden Of its
total domestic exports, and AoA per cent.
for Norway
The mining and metal industry. which
gives work to 30.7sl persons In Sweden. Is
OF but little importance In Norway.
This disadvsntage TO Norway is largely
offset by the earnings Of the Norwegian
merchant marine, especially In the foreign
carrying trade. Norway's merchant marine
Is fourth in size among the merchant marines
OF the world. Its tonnage Ia about 800. 900
TONS against e25.OO tons for Sweden. Its
earnings In 1902 were s2s. 100. 900. against
Sis, 100000 for Sweden. or Norway's earn
tnes no less than S72. a7s. 900 was for carryin g
goods between foreign ports only. while
Sweden earned only 1894, 900 from that
source.
OF which 50. soc. 900 Is from the United States.
Norway imports s7s,soo. 900. OF which the
United States supplies little less than IS 900. :
900.
or Sweden's sils. .ooo. 900 exports in the last
available year OF record the United States
took a. $50, 600. and of Norway's so. 500 900
our taking was 1000 900. Thus We see that
Norway's exports OF 4e e500. 400 added to her
ship earnings Of s22. $4,000 in foreign trade
come within 10000 900 Of equalng her s7s,-
500. 900 Imports.
The public revenue OF Sweden is NJ, 400, 900
and OF Norway e23. .247. 900.
Sweden has 1886 miles Of railway and
Norway has l.4sl miles.
Sweden's average ad valorem duty on
Imports is 1890 per cent, and Norways Ia
il.A8 per cent.
sweden's public debt is ss2. .ooo. 900. and
Norway's vi. 900. 900. The annual interest
for Norway. Sweden has 1919 100000 on
deposit in its commercial and savings banks.
and Norway has 3ieO 900 OoO
Sweden has 1853 manufacturing estab-
lishments. with 27l.ls7 employees and 454. $3.50
horse power. while the statistics for Norway
are 3.4ss. sl.sis. and 2+4.2s7. respectively.
Sweden's annual factory output is worth
$3.50 900 900. No data for Norway.
American exports to Sweden and Norway
.,hi,od ,r.ra a., aos asa in value in ,ooi
fiscal year. as against sl0.o7l .5s5 In 1909. an
increase OF Sl.253.sls. The 1904 American
exports consisted chiefly Of
Rehned mineral Observation-Disclosures. VO6s32+
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raw .oo s-'
oa ~. "'0 ''~'' Coo ~.
who., aor, as7M
Gamer ana manufacture, re,.,,....,,..,.,.. aea. .7ol
,u,,, edo 49,, vo.
Ane'cam u,pH. u, - ,nnI .'o S".n ", ~ "mu W.
y. way o"'noe0 ~ ~ y, ~. 90, V.' ~; ,ona VI
s'.4'e.ls, go san i,, 90, .'vo, ,I.h az
',e' eos1 VI 'e-'9o'' y. 80 Tu'u VI
cnleny OF:
WOOD pulp. tl'2oZ'aoa
Bar non.' lo4sIs
Wire rods ..'..'....'....'...'..'.'.. b59'eA