The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-07
NoRWAY's RESOURCES
Resume Of United States Consular Re-
ports on tho Subject.

Norway's resources are Interestingly
recounted in the United States govern
ment's report on trade. conditions in
foreign countries, compiled from con-
sular reports. Particular mention is
made of the fishing industry, the for
ests, agriculture, and mining, which
are the principal industries and manu-
featuring, in which great-.strides are
being made owing to the abundance of
cheap power from the numerous
streams and the. development Of = the
natural resources. =. 80 ;~....
s Says the report: - - s.<..st T. -
Norway, just now attractingsa great.
deal of attention, is : a remarkable
country. Fish, in. its waters and wood
in its forests make up large part Of
the rational resources. ~ With a long
line of curiously indented coasts, whose
waters are washed up to it by the Gulf
stream it holds and has long held an
important place in. the worlds carry
ing trade. The people are honest and
thrifty, hard and willing workers. On
land or on sea It is. always. the same
Work seems TO, be their element. If
the country is happy, prosperous and
progressive. i Is not because Of any
peculiar benefits: bestowed by nature,
unless it be the willingness sof every
body to work. 4lt: - "
Fishing Industry. ..... =: =:
Fishing is perhaps the most import
ant line of business pursued by the
people. The wide. spaces of their own
seas, particularly the parts that lie
near the Loffoden islands, are full 81
cod, herring and mackerel.ss Salmon
abound in the rivers, Of which the
country has abundance. The waters OF
the wide world pay tribute to Norway
for some of her whaling vessels go into
the. far north or to the south, and some
to Newfoundland and into the seas
north of Scotland. -.
In the forests Norway has innumer
able frs, pines, hemlocks, oaks, anc
other useful trees, from which wood is
cut for many parts of the world, par
ticularly for England and continental
Europe. The forests are run scientifi
cally, the trees being cut only whe1
they are best fitted for the purposes
for which they were. planted. Only ex
pert woodsmen or foresters are in tn
woods-men trained in good schools
similar to those that have made for
estry both an art and science in Ger
many. The woods cover fully 20 pc
cent of the country and are CAREFUL,
cultivated on such parts of the soil a
would be practically unfit for farming
Two million cubic meters of wood ar
exported each year. Supplementing tn
forests are the furniture, barrel-stave
match and pulp factories. Three thou
sand tons Of. matches are sold ever
year and millions of dollars worth O
barrels, slaves and pulp for paper max
ing and other purposes: AS. much a
100000 to 100000 tons Of pulp are ez
ported annually. !"
Farming is popular. The people Low
their sterile SOIL They watch It, Wor
on it, nurse it into: fertility, spreadin
on it first seaweed and fish fertilizer
The raising Of cattle, the productio
ofabutter, cheese, condensed milk, an
the raising of poultry are conducted o
artistic and scientific principles.
Mining Is Important.
Mining is an important feature q
Norway's industrial life Iron, co,
per, feldspar, granite, etc, abound ]
1904 Norway exported 1850 tons c
iron pyrites and 1900 tons of cope
Her iron is needed in Birmingham
Sheffield: Solngen, and all over tt
world for the making 'of certain il
struments, implements and tools. 81
exported 2l,00G tons. of feldspar
1904. Much Of this is used in the DO
celain factories of the outside worl
Granite and other building stones al
exported to England and continent
Europe. Over 100000 tons were take
out in 1904.
In manufacturing Norway is begil
ming to stride forward Her stream
are giving her cheap power. This
leading to the establishment Of a
kinds of plants for dhe making
electrical appliances.
Such country, SO situated, SO cage
earnest, energetic, offers a fair fe
for American enterprise. It's proxi1
ity to our shores, the nature of It's ra
materials, the prospects Of the futur