Willmar tribune., 1905-09-27

AAS o"cu1sH OdtIneal cOmDlnS VIII
be dissoNed at the end of the year.
-Four Of the largest oatmeal mills in
Sweden belong to the combine.
NORWAY
Verdens Gang takes pl,ilosophie-
al view of the outcome Of the neeo-
tiations at karlstad, saying in part:
1.-THE message which was awaited
with the highest tension has at last
arrived. The negotiations at Karl
stad will result i'll peace. This will
be accepted by the two peoples wit1
intense satisfaction and greeted by
the civilized world with entire SYM
pathy. The Scandinavian nations
have settled most serious conflict
as never has such Il quarrel been.
1t is only few months since Nor
way entered the path of indepen-
dence leading to the abyss Of dan
ger, and no drop of blood stained
the dissolution which was attained
in a manner to procure future con-
cord and cordial relations between
the two politically separate coun-
tries. The result of the negotiations
may not accord with the wish of
the Norwegians. but surely we Sc
cured all it was possible to attain
without diminishing our dignity or
national independence. When the
Norwegian people take the occasion
coolly to deliberate upon the results
of the negotiations they will not
find they paid too high a price as
compared with what they have
gained for all time"
The Kristiania Dagblad has com
1nenced advocating the establishment
of a Norwegian republic and ex-
presses the opinion that in any case
the people must be consulted before
a new constitution is determined on.
The records of the kristiania pub
lie employment bureau show that
labor is drug on the market in that
city. During the month of August.
1,1o3 applied for work. while only
4C1 places were advertised as vacant.
In other words, for every 100 posi-
tions there were 235 applicants.
A railroad will have to be built
across a tract of government land
from the Anker iron mines in South
Varanger, far above the Polar Circle.
to the sea, and an indemnity of
$4,000 will be paid to ~the govern
ment. The area of the land is thirty
square (English) miles. but most of
it consists of bare mountains. The
deal includes some water power. The
Earbor is to be at kirkenas. The
mining company cannot begin opera
rions until settlement has been
made with some farmers and Finns
living on the land.
It is practically certain that the
city of Bergen will have new gas
works at Jagteviken, on Puddefiord
The cost is estimated at $260,0o0.
The old gas works gave a surplus of
$4,000 for the past year.
Norway now has about $4,000 ten
ant farmers-husmaend. Fifty years
ago there were over $1,000 of ther,.
The receipts of the. state railways
are somewhat higher this year than
last year.
The Gulf stream is drifting to the
west in the Atlantic ocean, and this
change is expected to cause a very
cold winter in northwestern Europe
Norwegians engaged in whaling in
the Antarctic waters have had a very
successful season.
The Slid, a torpedo boat. cpllided
with a horse, ferry at Fredrikstad.
and it had to be taken to the Hor-
ten shipyards for repairs.
The taxes are almost incredibly
high in Norway. The Kristiania Ore
bladet published a tax list showing
that n man having an income of 49,,
400 kroner paid altogether 4,e51 kro-
ner, or 2s.1 per cent of his income.
in taxes. Another man whose IN
come was 1900 kroner. paid 176 kro-
ner in taxes. The paper makes the
following comment on this rate of
taxation: IF the taxes are not re-
duced it is certain that many Of
the largest taxpayers will be COM
PEELED to emigrate."
The Norwegians are sorry because
the Nobel peace prize of $4,000 can
not be given to President Roosevelt
on account of the provision that the,
candidates for the prizes to be award.
ed Dec. 10 next must have been form
ally proposed before Feb. l Of this
year. Vertlins Gang sums up the
situation thus: 1T would be a great
joy. to the Norwegian people to
honor a, statesman whose sympa-
thetic and distinguished personality
cannot be more highly admired by
any nation than by our small people.
which looks upon him as an ideal
of q leading statesman"
Jordbrugeren, an agricultural jour
nal, as the name indicates, makes an
enthusiastic plea for the election of
w. Coucheron Aannot as king of Nor
way because this man is said to be
a direct descendant of Harald Haar-
fogre, who was king of Norway one
thousand years ago. Mr.. Aanot is
a custom house official. ..-.
Norwegian seed grain is in greater
demand than ever outside Of Nor
way. Seed grain has been exported
this year to Finland, Russia, the
Force islands and Denmark, and an
order for Norwegian wheat has been
received from Alg;erA 7" ). :.@. .@@