The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-03-26


The church committee has recon-.
mended al appropriation Of 2.400
crowns for an assistant to the pastor
in Grong and Lierne and the same
sum for an assistant to the pastor for
the deaf.
Norway is reaching out for trade
In East Asia. The storthing recently
appropriated 10000 crowns for the use
Of the department Of commerce In ad-
vertising Norwegian products In the
Orient. Only FIVE members voted
against the appropriation. which
shows the unanimity among the peo-
pies representatives In favor Of an
aggressive commercial policy.
The Numcdal railroad committee
has decided to put forth efforts to
secure an electric railway, the, cost
OF which will be 100000 crowns.
II Is assumed by the committee that
the national government will contrib
ute sixty per cent Of this amount:
that the city OF Drammen will raise
100000: the district or county OF
Buskerud 10000 crowns. and that the
rest will be raised by the people of
Numedal. Stock will be sold 10
private parties at twenty-five crowns
per share.
The saltpeter industry OF Norway
Is Of considerable importance and is
growing. About 22.000.000 crowns
have been invested In II up to the
present time. and In 1910. when plans
for the extension OF the industry. al
ready conceived. have been carried
out. the amount OF capital thus invest
ed will be 100000 crowns. The
factories are located Mt Notoddcn.
Svaelgefos. Rjukan and Wanna. A
large number OF men are employed In
this industry and I'm 1910 a yeritable
army will be given employment.
The first railway train came to
Saaheim.. Telemarken, last month.
II came direct frcm Notodden and
crossed over Tim Lake on ferry
and then passed ON up Vestfjordalen.
II was a memorable day to the people
of the surrounding districts and they
were out in large crowds 10 see the
cars speed by. II seems strange that
the locomotive has been able To find
It's way even into such remote valleys
OF Norway-into scenes associated In
our minds with idyllic peace and quiet
and almost primitive Industrial meth
DDS and social customs.
The court Of arbitration, to which
was referred the controversy between
Norway and Sweden over the Lapland
pasturage rights. will consist OF r. I.
Afzeiius. acting for Sweden. q. w. O.
Gram. acting for Norway. and Prof.
Henning Malzen, OF Denmark. who
was agreed upon by the two first nam
ed as the third party. He is a dis
tinguished jnrist. In whose Integrity
and judgment both Norwegians and
Swedes have confidence. That the
verdict Of this court win be accepted
without murmuring by both parties
TO the controversy is certain.
There seems to be "girl famine"
In the rural districts around kris
tianssand. II Ii reported that II In
practically impossible to secMe girls
for servants on the farms. What il
regarded as high salaries from 100
to 200 crowns per year-are offered.
but fail 10 tempt the buxom lassies.
They refuse to have anything to do
with the care OF cows and with house
work In the country. They want TO
be In the cities. and as consequence
many farmers have been compelled
to dispose Of their cows and other
property hitherto cared for by SER
want girls.
II has now been definitely establish
ed that the Bergen exposition Of 1910
will open June l and close septem-
Der Is. II will be both national and
sectionsl-national In It's uresenta-
ton OF all that pertains to the tourist
industry and athletics. and sectional
In its display Of household articles.
There will be Ave exposition buildings.
ranged around Lille Lnngegaardsvan.
det-a fine idea. Numerous excur-
sions to points OF interest to the tour
list will be arranged. and there will be
. ski tournament ut Finse. The ex-
position will be one Of the most In.
teresting ever held in Norway and will
doubtless attract thousands OF people,
including many pilgrims from Norxe-
gian settlements Of the United States.
SWEDEN.