Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1907-03-16
Recent Occurrences Of Interest
in Sweden, Norway and
Denmark.
RETIREMENT OF MINISTER GRIP
He will Be Succeeded at Washing.
ton by Herr Lagerkantz, Steel
Mill Manages.
SWEDEN.
Stock holm.

footsteps of Great Britain and have
decided to send the best men they
possess to represent them in Washing
ton. To one who has followed close
ly the generation process that is go
ing OH in Sweden, there was nothing
strange in the announcement that the
Swedish government had decided upon
the retirement of NJ. Grip from the
ton. 1t is plain that the period Of
purely ornamental representatives is
at an end and that business men will
be appointed in their places. Herr
Wallenberg. prominent banker of
Stockholm. has been sent to Japan and
Herr LagerkantZ, steel mill manager.
has been appointed minister to the
United States. Mr.. Lagerkrantz is
great deal more than an energetic BUSH
ness man and his career is of much
interest. Born in 1857, he is the son
of councillor of state. After finish
ing his school education he entered the
military academy and in due time he
was appointed second lieutenant in one
of the famous crack regiments. He.
soon afterward attracted attention as
an nncommonly capable officer. and.
in conjunction with a good sized for
tune and powerful family interests,
there appeared to be every inducement
for his following a soldiers career.
His resignation from the regiment in
1855 for the purpose of devoting his
life to the promotion of the propa-
ganda of the Salvation Army caused
small sensation in the capital. AL
though of a warm religious tempera-
ment, the young officer did not devote
himself to the strictly religious side
OF the movement, but worked from
the first in the social field. He and
his wife went to London. where they
stayed for several years, working ex-
clusiyely in the worst slums. MIR.
LagerkrantZ became colonel and in
1893 was transferred to India. de-
voting his tremendous energy to the
organization of the extensive social
work of the army out there. In 1896
he and his brothers became owners
of the Virsbo steel works in the ecu
trail part of Sweden. of which he as
sumed active management He has
proved himself an organizer of eX-
ceptional ability and has extended his
influence over the entire industrial
movement of that part of the country.
1t is his work in the field that at
tracted the attention of the govern
ment and decided it to place him in a
position which is now recognized as
being of utmost Importance to the
commercial interests of Sweden.
A correspondent for London
journal writes: Cover all Sweden the
dreary season of the year is the most
favorable time for business activity
and social intercourse. The merchant
finds a path to distant markets across
| the frozen CULTS and over hardened
SHOWS which otherwise he could not
| visit. Among the people, pleasures
| and amuSements are kept up in con
| slant succession. Near the towns the
| plains and the borders of the lakes are
| converted into frozen, race courses
! where the elegance and the richness OF
| the sledges. the Splendor of the har
Messing and the beauty of the horses
feet as the wind, and making the all
reSonnd with the clear linking of theiI
| little hellS-preSent a scene SURPRISING
! in animation. more brilliant than as
sembla geS that crowd the public
promenades of softer climes. Military
| bands often accompany these lively as
semblages. and the pleasures some
tines are prolonged by torch light
| which gives a picturesque effect to thu
train Of carriages filed with merry
| makers. moving rapidly over tn
| whitened fields of snow and ice. Thu
| climate may be severe. but it is thu
| prrent of robust health: the long darl
| nights call into play the streamin:
glorics OF the aurora bOrealis: and thu
| drearneSs Of winter tends additional
| eEchantment to the variegated bean
| ties of spring
| Mime. Anna Lundberg. the Swedish
| Yyette Gnilhert, of Stockholm. arrived
| in New York a week ago last Tuesda,
| night and is now making a c0ncer
| tour in the United States. Nine
Lundberg stands in line with Judic
! Charlotte WieheBereny and others n
| the highest exponent Of the Partisan
school of minicry in song. She has
made 4 speciality of the humorous
| tropical song which has sprung int
| life in recent years and has more than
/ a hundred songs in her repertory. ant
! is considered one of the most versatile
| and Fascinating artists of Sweden.
! Gothenburg is growing rapidly ant
| is becoming the greatest business cen
| ter OF Sweden. A number of new ex
| port firms have been organized anC
real estate business will. according tt
| all indications. be booming there this
spring and summer. The business
/ 'Fways' of Gothenburg differ from any
other Swedish city in the fact that
they are typically British
Lieutenant Lennart Grnt, of the