Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1906-03-24

me asr decade, while our total foreign
trade has increased but 70 per cent
How much of this rapid growth in oul
trade with these countries is due tn
the large percentage of their people
who become part of the population
of he United States, cannot be
statistically stated but it is at least
an interesting fact that the Scandi.
nayian population of the United States
bears larger ratio to the present pop
ulation of their countries of nativity
than is true of any other class of our
foreign-born population. The census
of 1900 shows in the United States, l.
O62, 100 persons born in Sweden, Fen
mark and Norway, total equal to 1O.7
per cent. Of the present population Gf
those countries; While the highest rat.0
which any other nationality in the
United States bears to the present
population of it's home country is that
of the United Kingdom, Go per cent,
while Germany ranks next with As
per cent, Italy is per cent, and Aus
Hngary 1.3 per cent. The entire
trade with Sweden, Norway and Den
mark amounts to $50 100000 a wear.
of which $4,000. 600 represents the i'm
ports from those countries and $4,000
OUv the exports. To Sweden tits cOun-
try sends manufactured cotton, mill
eral oil, iron and steel manufactures,
-four, lard and fertilizers and other ar
ticIes. and imports iron and steel in
the form of bars and rods, hides and
skins, wood pulp and matches. Tie
annual trade both ways amounts to
$40 100000. To Norway the United
States sends breadstufTs, iron and steel
manufa ctures, sole leather, mOlasSeS
and syrup, raw cotton and mineral oil.
and receives in return wood pulp,
hides and skins, fish in various forms
including herring, mackerel and
anchOvies. The entire business
amounst to about $6,6O00OO The i'm
ports show substantial increase, :
while there is a tendency to a decrease
in the exports of that country. Den
marks annual business with the
United States amounts to about S16,~
600 or about one-half the trade
with Scandinavia. The imports are
comparatively small, amounting to
only a tritie over a million dollars and
represented by hides and other small
imports. The export trade is very
large, consisting practically of the
same products as are sent to Sweden
and Norway"
The count of Turin arrived from
Rome to Christiania last month and
registered at Grand hotel. The count
of Turin is a brother Of the cele-
brated polar explorer, the duke OF
Ahruzzi. and a son Of, King Humberts
brother. the duke Of Aosta, who for a
time was king Of Spain. He was BORN
in 1870 and has always evinced great
deal Of interest for the northern coun-
tries.
Saws the .Christiania Morgenblad:
''Mr. Green is the name OF a cor
RESPONDENT who the London Times has
recently sent to Norway. He has re-
Gently paid visit, to ChristlanIa,
Trondhjem and Bergen.
The Rollon iron ore fields near
Ibastad have been sold to Swedish
mining syndicate for 100000 crowns.
The iron veins extend over the entire
island and are said to be of unusual
quantity and quality.
For the care of the city's poor dur
ing the year of 1906, the city budget
calls for an expenditure OF 1,9O4,70o
crowns Last year 1,S72,OOO crowns
were expended for the same purpose.
Lauritz Haaland, the artist. has
sold his famous painting "Gjoa IN the
Polar Seas, and another marine paint
ing to AL English capitalist for t1OO.
The five new torpedo-boats, which
have Just been completed, have been
named by King Haakon respectively:
Crib. 10, LON, Skarv and Teist. j,
motel "Haukenaes," in Romsdal,
popular tourist hostelry, has been
leased for two seasons by the pro-
prietor of Hotel Mode.
Rev. NJ. Brodahl, for many years
a prominent Christiania divine, died a
few days ago at his home in that city,
aged 81 wears