Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-02-01
NORWAY.
Christiania.

The royal family and their doings
still remain subjects Of prime inn
p~ortance IN Christianla, If L We're to
give a reyiew Of what has taken place
here since / wrote my last letter, d
round of balls. parties, glla performs
ances NJ the theaters, etc. would make
up the principal items. In the line IL
parties, Mr.. Nicholson, the premier,
has been doing the larger part of the
entertainment. First, the royal couple
and the diplomatic corps had their
show. then followed parties TOR the
members of the ministry, Of the
storthing, foreign consuls, higher state
and municipal officials, etc. Now IL Is
all over, and Mr.. Nicholson has taken
a short, well4earned vacation and gone
on a visit to his native town, Bergen.
Mr.. Loveland, the minister for foreign
affairs, has also given a special dinner
for the diplomatic corps. Nearly all
the European countries have now their
full sets of diplomatic representatives
here. They have as a rule three men
each, a minister, n secretary Of Legal
ton. and a military attache. The
establishment of a court and a set Of
diplomats has in many respects
changed the social atmosphere Of
Christiania.'
"Of the imports TO Norway from
the United States" says Harry Borde-
witch, United States consul general in
Christiania, ''therel were in 1904 only
S2,5 3 ,OS5 marked down i'm statistics
as direct imports from the United
States. They consist Of breadstuffs,
beef and pork, lard, margain, leather,
fruit, tobacco, syrup, petroleum and
other oils. boots and shoes. machinery,
tools and a variety of other articles.
While the direct imports give such
significant figures, the indirect i'm
ports from the United States in he
same year are estimated at nearly ST.
100000, making n total of more than
&c. 100000. The imports from Amerl-
ca in 1905 are Of about the same
volume, and cover, as q rule, the same
classes of goods as I'm 1904. There is
every reason to believe that our trade
with Norway will increase as time
passes. American goods in consider
able quantities are constantly erriy-
ing and the goods are we'll liked.
American manufacturers and exporters
should to n greater extent have their
travelling statesmen visit Norway when
they are in Europe. BY regular calls
on the trade the German and British
trades secure and maintain their large
shares Of the Norwegian imports"
Haakonshallen is being converted
into a royal residence. II is one Of
the oldest secular buildings in Nor
way. dating back to the middle ages
and In a fine state Of preservation.
Says 4 Norwegian correspondent:
"While the building has been restored
and make it habitable until II was an
nounced tina. King Haakon would visit
Bergen IN his return from the corona
ton at Trondhjem next June. Then
the people stirred themselves and 1t is
now assured that the ancient castle
will be properly prepared for he royal
party. Premier Michaelsen started the
fund with a contribution Of 10000
kr. and other wealthy men of the city
contributed from 500 to 1000 kr. each.
There Is much discussion as to the
style Of decoration, the plan of Ger
hard Munthe having met with much
opposition. As Munthe is the leading
designer OF tapestry and mural decora-
tons in the country, the opposition has
created considerable surprise else
where in the country. 1t is not antici-
pated that there will be any serious
conflict over the plans"
In Norway some great enterprises
have beer started. First among them
Is the new saltpeter concern, which
has been organized. with a stock cap
ital Of 7,OOO.0O0 kroner. of which quite
a lot Is French and Swedish capital.
1t is Professor Birkcland's discovery
Of extracting the stuff from the air
that is going TO be utilized. The ex-
periments have so far been very sue
c~essful, and they have received much
favorable comment from European
scientists. The main plant Is located
at Notodden in Telemarken. a smelt-
ing work, with a capital of 100000
kroner, mostly English money, is to be-
gin its operations next spring at the
mines neal Arendal and in Lofoten In
the northern part of Norway.
Jens Martin Bolstead, one Of the
most widely known men in the Nor
wegian consular service and consul
general at Rio Janeiro, died about
three weeks ago, aged AZ years. He
was born at the town Of Halesund,
April 5, 1853. In 1888 he entered the
public service as attache Of the lega-
ton in Rome and in 1896 he was ap-
pointed consul general at Rio Janeiro.
where he remained till his death.
which occurred after a short Illness.
During the holidays 1880 railway
tickets were sold at Christiania sta
tions, which was 900 tickets more
than on the same days last year.
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