Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-11-15
Recent Occurrences Of Interest
in Sweden, Norway and
Denmark.
ywEDEN's IRON ORE INDUSTRY
IL has Increased From 500. 1000 Tons
in the Year 1866 10 1000, 900
Tons in 1904.
SWEDEN.
Stockholm.

to 100000 tons in 1904, the value OF
which was estimated at nearly
f1,200,Oo0. This very considerable in
crease points, however, Cor the great
est part, to a greater production of
pre-, the increase in the production Of
Iron having been not nearly so much;
viz. during the last forty years from
about 100000 tons to $4,000 tons, the
figures being the manufacture for
1904, Of blooms, puddle bars, ingots
and wrought iron at all the Swedish
ron works. These products were val
ued at e~3.030,0O0. OF the ore dug in
Sweden during the last few years only
30 or 80 per cent. has been smelted in
the country itself, for the export of
ore increased to an immense extent
with the development of the Lapland
Iron fields. The greater part of the
Swedish ore is taken up the Rhine to
the large iron works in western Ger
many. A great part of the Lapland
Ore is exported from Norwegian har-
bors. The above mentioned increase
In the iron production of the country
Is chiefly in the lngot metal, the fig
ures for this product during the period
named (the last forty years. having
risen from 5000 tons to $4,000 tons;
this means that the manufacture Of
steel in Sweden now amounts 10 about
80 per cent. Of the entire manufacture
Of the country. Since ancient times
the greater part Of the Swedish iron
has been produced in the form Of bar
iron. Bar iron and bar steel still form
more than half Of the whole manufac-
ture, while blooms and hoop iron.
wire rods, plate and tube billets,
shafts, anchors. etc, are made in
small quantities only. Even in the ex-
ports, bar iron is predominant. OF
the 100000 ton Of cOarser iron prod
ucts exported from Sweden in 1904.
bar iron amounted to 10000 tons, pig
iron and Kentledge $4,000 tons, in adj
dition to which there were blooms,
scrap iron, ingots, wire rods n sheet
iron. Just as the greater part Of the
iron ore goes to Germany, that land
too. takes more bar iron from us than
other countries do. The greater part
Of the pig iron goes, on the other hand,
to England.
The battle of Lutzen, in which King
Gustavus Adolphus Of Sweden was
killed ON German soil Nov. Is, 1882,
will be concentrated on the ami
versary this year by laying the corner
stone Of a memorial chapel near the
spot, "Schwedenstein," where the king
fell. The chapel is being erected at
the expense Of Consul Oscar Ekman,
who, in spite Of his 81 years, Is still
the active head of the Scotch-Swedish
mercantile house Of Carnegie & Co.,
which has given millions of rowns to
the Gothenburg university. Mr.. Elk
man is also the temperance leader Of
Sweden. The chapel will supplant a
saloon which was bought and removed
by Mr.. Ekman. The memorial, which
Is to be in the style of the Swedish
renaissance. will cost $4,000.
The Swedish budget has doubled
during the last fifteen years. The
growing demands on the public treas
ury and the increase In custom duties
and taxation which were the result,
have been occasioned mostly by the adj
ministrative state. but they also stand
In connection with the increase in tine
Industrial activity of the state itself
lts railways, its forest industries, it's
loans. etc. In any case, the growth
In the income of the state and the In
creased ability OF the people to sup
port taxation form a good measure Of
the economic development and materi-
III progress Of the Swedish nation.
Holger Drachmann, the famous
Danish author and his wife arrived to
Stockholm on Oct. 81. Notable among
those who were to meet him at the
depot was Sweden's leading author
and playwright, who greeted his con-
temporary as follows: when you
come to Stockholm, you are heartily
welcome to stay with me. Good meat
and wine will l give thee and much
heart warmth, but you can only find
mo at home. I am living all by my
SELF"
The donations to King Oscars jubi-
Zee fund still continue. Through the
will Of Emil Ekroth, OF Derby, the
fund has been further substantitated
by 10,5OO own This fund, 40 Is
well known, maintains the sanatoriums
Of Sweden founded principally for the
purpose OF fighting consumption,
which has become the most dreaded
disease IN Sweden during the last few
gears.
The "Riksbanken" In Stockholm was
formally opened for business Oct p.
II Is located on "Helgeands' island.
Present at the dedication Of the new
hank se King Oscar, Prince Eugen
and other, who all seemed favorably
impressed with the new institution.
The bank starts out with a capital Of
1,0OC coo wi
The Swedish minister hotel" In
Christianla wfil be ready for Occur
pancy Jan. l.
The Duke Of Sodermanland has been
appointed 4 lieutenant n the SwsdGsh