Morris tribune., 1909-10-09

TIDINCS FROM
SCANDINAVIA
Interesting News from Sweden,
Norway and Denmark.
WORLDS IRON ORE SUPPLY

Swedish Expert Estimates 1t at $780,
600 Tons-InternationaI Geological
Congress Will Meet In Stockholm
Next Year and Its Main Task viii
Be to Test These Figures-Estimate
on the Demand for iron During the
Next Ten Years.
SWEDEN.
A Swedish expert estimates the
worlds iron ore supply at 9.250,000
tons. To test this figure thoroughly
will be the main task of the interna-
tional geological congress, which is to
meet at Stockholm next year. An.
other expert estimates the worlds de-
mand for iron during the next ten
years at 60,000,000 tons year, which
means from 150,000,000 to 18O.OO0,O00
tons of ore. Ore containing less than
20 per cent of pure iron is not regard
ed as worth smelling. It is therefore
only the ore fields yielding more than
20 per cent of the metal that enter the
calculation. The largest of these, that
of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS in Sweden,
contains, according to the latest es-
Inmates, from 600,000,000 to 100000,
900 tons of ore, which would be suf-
ficient to cover the worlds needs for
barely five years.
The number of Swedish emigrants
who have emigrated via Stockholm,
Gothenburg and Malmohus, were dur
ing the first eight months of the pres
ent year not less than 10,024. This
figure shows tremendous increase
over last year, when there were only
4,370 persons who emigra&ed. The Of
f1cials of the government are not a lit
tie worried over the situation, and the
anti-emigration society, which has
been working so zealously during the
past year find that their work in this
direction has proven to be of no avail
whatsoever.
The great field maneuvers in Norr-
land, which threatened to be discon-
tinued owing to the strike, have been
in progress for week or more in the
presence of King Gustaf Great prep
arations were made for these field
maneuvers, which are the greatest
that have ever been held in the coun-
try. The war play purports to prevent
an attack from a supposed enemy in
the east. The army is under COM
mand of General Torpadie. Russia,
France, England and the United
States are represented by expert army
officers.
In making his church visitations
Bishop Billings lately instructed the
pastors to keep a record Of the lead
ing events which transpire in their
parishes. These records are to be
kept as historical facts for future his
torians. In this way the ministers
become historians and the archives of
the parishes repositories of historical
information. The plan has met with
general approval among the clergy
throughout the entire country.
The following are the oldest minis
ters in Sweden at present and they
have, grown to a ripe old age: Rev.
LIE oOSOA0IC0I, VI IS
ty-one years old; Rev. P. Branded, of
Nordingo, has completed his ninetieth
year, and e. ]. Nordling, of Njurunda,
completed his eighty-ninth year last
February. Besides these there are
fifty-nine ordained ministers who have
passed their eightieth year.
! Betty Carlson, woman aged for
ty-f1ve years, committed suicide by
hanging herself the other day. Owing
to the strike she lost her position at
the Rorstrand Glass factory some time
ago and she brooded over the loss of
her position so much that she decided
to end her life. This is only one Of
the many cases of suicide that can be
traced direct to the unfortunate strike.
From Berlin comes dispatch stat
ing that the metal workers, in session
there, have decided to send the Swed-
ish strikers $150,000 and will continue
to send more funds as time goes on.
They sent words of encouragement to
their fellow workmen and fully ap-
prove of their course.
Real estate owners held big meet
ing in Stockholm last week to adopt
measures to relieve the distressing sit
uation among renters. Rents have
been very high in the capital city and
not half of the tenants have been able
to pay up.
Stockholm's Oldest inhabitant at
present is Miss Johanna Berns, who
celebrated her 101st birthday the 9TH
er day. She is still in excellent health
and is in possession of all her mental
faculties.
An unknown persons has donated
5000 crowns to the Stockholm police
force, whose position has indeed been
very trying one during the big
strike
A bomb was exploded a week ago
last Monday under an electric rail
way car. but fortunately no damage
was done and no lives were lost.
Nearly 100 employees who have the
past ten years been employed by the