Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-11-28

conveyance should be utilized here far
more than now Is the case. To build
railways In such n mountainous coun
try is very expensive, but SUI table mo-
tor cars could be introduced on the fine
country highways that connect the III
ferent districts. and they could sup.
plant horse vehicles now in use. Theirs
Is much objection 10 and restriction OF
the use OF automobiles on Nolweg al
country roads. Special permit must
le obtained from the governor of the
district through which the machine T.
to he driven, and there are a numb
of rules TO be observed In regard t.
speed, frightening horses. etc. IL
may be that some of these precautions
are necessary I'm Norway, because as
everyone knows who has travelled In
kjaerre on some of the roads In Nor
way II would not be n bit nice il u
horse got scared by an automobile AMI
jumped the track in a spot where thu
next landing place would be several
hundred feet below. There may al
be something In the objection that the
roads are not built for such heavy We.
hicles as some OF the larger automo
blles. The automobile has come to
stay. however, and despite the many
objections raised against II. the mum
Der OF machines viii increase year by
year. A Norwegian association of an.
tomobile owners has been formed. anu
Is working hard to get more modern
and practical regulations enforced. SC
far. all automobiles have been i'm
ported from Germany, France anG
America. Now the Norwegans. how.
ever, think they know enough about
the new thing to build It themselves
this city.
Electricity for light and power 4
coming well to the front In Christiania
The electric power used In Christi
ania is all furnished through the mu
nicipal electric plant but Is obtained
by long distance transmission from
Kykkelsrud, I'm Smaleene where the
power Is furnished by the waterfalls
at Sarpfors. From this source 1850
kilowatts are obtained. The charge
for light has now been reduced to OF
ore for candle lamp and 90 ore
about three-fourths OF cent? for o
30 candle lamp per hour. The largest
consumers OF electric energy I'm Christi
ania are the two shipyards, which take
$50 horsepower. The greater number
of the breweries also get their power
from the municipal plant Electric
power has also come into use In many
OF the smaller Industrial establish
ments. such as tailor shops, shoe fac.
tories. etc. Experts think the demand
win soon be much larger than the sup
| ply. and then some other source must
be found The municipality owns
Solbergsfos. waterfall which, with
an expenditure Of about 100000
crowns will develop 22,5O0 horse
| power.
A week ago last Wednesday tbs
royal family left for England A stop
was made with the Danish royal FAINT
| ~. whence Queen Maud and Crown
Prince Olav proceeded, accompanied
by Queen Alexandra to England. King
HaakoD returned to this city later.
however. In order to be present at q
rather important cabinet meeting The
most important feature was that the
premier. Nicholson, resigned, owing to
failing health. BY his physicians he
has been ordered to lay aside work
and care Of every kind in order to re-
| gain his health. His private business
at Bergen he has left In charge Of his
only son, and his place as the chief OF
the cabinet has been filed by II. q.
Loevland. the minister OF foreign ar
fairs. The king presented Nicholson
with "Olov's Kjaeden," distinction
never before given to any Norwegian.
Grand hotel and an adjoining bust.
ness block were completely destroyed
by fire week ago last Saturday Two
sisters-the Sorensen sisters were the
| victims OF the flames. The loss en-.
tailed is estimated at 100000 crowns.
The city council OF Christiania has
voted an appropriation for the purpose
Of purchasing Sculptor vigeland's
works and will donate same to the
Christiania museum.
Railway communications between
the two central stations I'm Christania
were completed week ago last
Wednesday.