Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1906-11-24
NORWAY.
ChristianR.

Norway is said to be seriously con-
| sit3er:nS the formal annexation OF
| Stitzbergen. that barren island from
which So many polar expeditions nave
started. The island is not claimed b.
any power and as it seems to contain
| valuable mineral deposits which are
beginning to be worked the necessity
| for some permanent status is felt. LIT.
| Fridthiof hansen. the explorer, who is
now N0rway's minister to Great Brit
| ain. denied in recent interview with
a representative of a London paper that
| the matter had come mp for consider
| alton III Norway as yet but there is
| nc foundation then. for the rll1noT? p
I'm a sense there may be. spitz-
bergen is reported TO be wealthy in
minerals If in nothing else. There
are already two companies, one an
English Norwegian and one an Amer
| lean Norwegian. which have for some
time past been working the coal there.
So far it has only been surface Min
ing, but it is likely though that opera
| tions will be extended. SpitZbergeD.
you may remember. has absolutely 10
population of its own. Those who
may be working there now are living
in state of anarchy in ii lawless land.
1t is very possible, therefore, that the
promoters of industrial schemes there
are anxious that some one power
should quickly make itself responsible
for law and order. If one miner cares
to murder another there is no punish
ment to he melted out to him as things
now stand"
The fifty-sixth regular session of the
Norwegian stOrthing was sCieH1njy
opened by King HaakOn Oct. % The
queen was present and also the Mem
bcrs of the diplomatic crops. Troops
paraded in front Of the building and
thousands crowded the adjacent street,
snlendor that goes with such functions.
The hall was filed to its utmost Ca
paCity and the gala uniforms Of the Of
fit els and diplomats, as well as the
gowns worn by some of the ladies
made fine show. such as has seldom
| first Storthng King HaakOn had
opened and the first since Norway be-
! can-e an entirely free and sovereign
nation. The kings message was de
livered by his majesty in q clear ard
distinct voice. and judging from its
contents things lock rather bright IN
Old Norway at present and still better
times may be expected.
Some Of the papers in Christiania
lament the low condition of morals i'll
many parts Of the city. Some of the
places are designated as actual pest
horses and even in the parks and
other public places conditions are often
such as to beggar description. Amid
such it is refreshing to read also that
in August the corner stone for a sec
ond Inner Mission chapel was laid. The
building is already half finished and
the work Of completion is rapidly car
ried on Rev. G. Hausteen read a re-
port of the progress Of the Inner Mis-
sion work and Provost Jensen ofiiciated
at the corner stone laying. The build
ing is so arranged that it can be used
every day in the week. 1t has coed
sized auditorium and number of
smaller rooms for the meeting places
of different societies.
After the financial crash in 1897. de-
preston was long felt in all lines OF
business and still more SO in the in
dustries OF late. however, the pres
DectS for healthful revival Of pros
pelity seems good. Several items on
TIE export list of the country show Il
marked Increase 1t is a we'll known
fact that Norway possesses a great
number Of waterfalls which in our
tine means 80 many h0rsepowers for
Industrial purposes. During the last
few months special activity has been
displayed in Harvesting some Of the
most powerful falls in the country and
at some future day there may be
nothing but modern factories to look
at. where formerly tourists from al
countries gathered to enjoy some Of
the most beautiful sights of the land
of the Vikings.
Says a Norwegian correspondent to
the Minneapolis Journal: Autumn
is full upon us. The last tourists have
left the country and we shall he all to
ourselves until the Holemenkollen ski
races at least. From a financial stand
point the tourist traffic this year has
been most satisfactory, and unless
something unforeseen occurs it is sure
to be still larger next year. The
number of American visitors has been
larger than ever and they are cOnsid-
cred the best risitors-because they
leave so much money behind. The
crops have been god in most parts
Of the country and anR:@ the farmers
satisfaction prevails. although in soIhe
regions the fruit crop proved a fail
ure, owing to frost late in tie spring"