Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-11-14

western Norway together by rail has
become a reality. On the 9th of IL
month the last rail I'm the line was pul
in and riveted at Usteoset. Thus the
track is now laid. but it will still re-
uuire two months work tefore the
whole line over and through the moun-
tains will be opened for geneia al traf
fc Perhaps ii will take the bet ef
IArt of the winter to find out how y
avoid the snowdrifts on the h gh
mountains. In fact. the passeng
traffic on the new road vii not amount
to tiluch before next spring What
ever minor difficulties there viii haze
to be overcome on the road In the tu
ture. the main work has been done,
and it is an engineering feat that any
country could be proud of. Whert
before hardly any human being had
gone and where the Wild hear AMI
wolf had their haunts, trains will now
move easily, connecting the two larg-
est cities in Norway. There are
90 tunnels, of which the largest
Notwithstanding has length OF
6.3l1 meters, and by train il requires
about nine minutes to go through IL.
Aside from the commercial value OF
the road 10 Norway, il will certainly
become one of the greatest tourists
routes in the country, because II 1t b.
grand scenery the traveller is looking
for, he Will on this road get all kinds
and plenty of it; snowdecked noun.
tains, glaciers, waterfalls, smiling
lakes. they are all to he found along
this highway. IL must be understood
however, that the eastern terminus l.
Gulsvik. at the north end of Lake
Kroedern. and that by rail from
Christiania you can go only to the
south end OF that lake. and further by
steamer. or by vehicle, to Gulsvik.
Through trains between Christian AMI
Bergen will not be possibly for two
years. But as il in. the time OF
travelling between Christiania and Der
gen has been reduced from fifty-foL
to twenty-one hours. When the entire
road is completed, the journey will
take only about fifteen hours. The dis
lance by rail over the new road be-
tween Christania and Bergen is 492
kilometers.
NJ. Nicholson, the premier, resigned
Oct % on account OF III health, which
led to the resignation Of the ministers
Of public worship and justice. King
Haakon later made the following ap-
pointments: j. G. Loevland, premier
and minister Of foreign affairs; NJ.
Bredal, minister of justice; Captain
Dawes, minister Of defense; Magnus
Halvorsen, minister OF finance: NJ.
Berg. minister of public worship. The
reconstruction OF the ministry has no
political significance. 1t Is entirely
due to the doctors ordering NJ. Michel
sen to take a prolonged rest, as he IL
| suffering from a dangerous form or
heart disease. Press comments con
corning the recent government changes
arc generally unfavorable and the OPP
position papers OF ChrIstiania predict
a fall of the ministry when the
storthing assemblies I'm January. The
conservative press Is noncommitai,
while the provin"i"l papers generally
express discontel
The poor crops this year are TO
great extent the cause Of the high
prices Of food products. The reports
from some districts are rather discour-
aging. From the district Of Elverum
the report is that they will get hard
ly any oats and about one third or one
fourth of the usual yield Of potatoes.
This failure OF the oat crop will have
an influence on the lumber output be.
cause large quantities of oats are used
as feed for the horses while working
In the woods during the winter, but
| the price of oats is now % ore a kilo.
and this fact will make lumber haul.
ing Improbable work this winter,
which again is bound TO lessen tine
output Of forestry products, or else
make them more expensive.
There was popular demonstration
In Christiania Nov 3 I'm honor OF the
retiring prime minister. T. C. Michel
sen. Fully $4,000 persons marched
through the main streets of the city
and gathered about the residence Of
NJ. Nicholson, who was given great
ovation.