Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1907-04-06
NORWAY.
Christiana.


day, says a Christiania correspondent.
This also holds good even for the
methods of catching cod. For cen
turtles the Norwegian fishermen have
followed their primitive and ancient
methods of catching fish and the ma
iority of them still do it in the same
old way. They use their small sail
boats and rowboats. and their old
fashioned implements. During the
last two seasons, however, some
charges have taken place, inasmuch as
steam vessels and motorboats with all
Sc rts of modern apparatus have put In
their appearance. These new outfits
are generally backed by city capltal
and they have great advantages over
those clinging to the old ways. So
far, continues the correspondent, the
weather has been stormy and the
catch of cod in the Lofoten islands
Las been comparatively small. The
main part has been gathered by those
using modern methods, as in their
steam and motor boats they can go
ont on days too stormy for the small
open boats. In other words it IS
something like q, fight between the
trusts and the individual operators.
The latter disapproye much of the
new methods, by which they claim
that the cod is caught far out In the
open sea and thus prevented from
coming near enough to the shore for
the old-fashioned fisherman to get his
STARE. Their complaints are many
M'so in regard to other features con-
rected with the new methods of fish
ing, and they now want legislative re-
rtrictions against their modern COM
petitors. Whether they will succeed
or not remains to be seen, but should
politics happen to get into the af-
fair"-who knows what the result
will be. w. -: .i.'...,.... ..-.
Louis With, Of Christiania, who is
Mt present in America in the interest
Of the Washburn-Cro Co., has
given out the following interview,
| which shows that Norway has begun
TO wake up in regard to her economic
well VI ySdlS9 w ieh S@AJ ~
| the heavy stream of emigration mas
saddened the hearts of patriotic Nor
wegians, for while they realized that
| the young men and women leaving tn'a
old country would build up America
and preserve the best traditions of the
race in the new land, they could not
but regret the loss of this fresh young
brood to Norway. All this will
change. The old political unrest has
gone, the people are delighted with
the personality of their young king
and are in love with their queen
sichelson is giving attention to the
rpbuilding of the country. The noun
tains hold stores of iron and copper
and latent water power that In this
age of electricity can be developed t.
the great advantage Of the country
American, English, French and Ger
man capital, is knocking at the door
and all the money needed il, available
but Nicholson, while welcoming for
eing capital in Norway, is determined
that the regeneration Of Norway shat
be accomplished by the Norwegian
themselves, and SO it will be. Whes
these things are done the sturdy SOM
OF old Norway will not have, to- ugt
across seas to find the opportunity lfp
work. The atmosphere Of Norway n
f,1ed with this new optimism. an,
| Besides winter sports. concerts, AM
balls there has been but little gOinl
On OF importance in Christiania lately
One branch of sport which hitherto
las not been general in Norway d il
fencing, but from now on lit may. b
different. Some Of the best European
masters have been in Christiani'
showing their skill, and the Norwegian
young men and women seem to hav
taken a great fancy for the prope
handling of the rapier: Last week
J rominent French and Danish maste
gave an exhibition which drew dis
t.lnguisifed crowd, including the roya
Family. 4,
Christania's narbors and wharge
are undergoing great improvements a
tie present time. A so-called harbo
railway is nearly finished and it will
connect by rail the two different sta
tons in Christiania, in, other words
the railways of western Norway witt
those of eastern Norway, Trondhjen
and Sweden. This new harbor' rail
way will be taken through two tan
els and when completed 1t will be %
great commercial, value to Christiani,
| and NORWAY in general.
On the evening of March, the he's ar
i fists Of Christianla gave THEN waske'
tall at Grand hetei This function j
Always considered the climax Of tn
seasons gayety. and this' one proves
to be q splendid success, The en-
france Zee was $50 a couple.
! DENMARK.