The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1909-04-30
NORWAY.


The Strommen wood works are ship
ping large consignments of their pro-
ducts to Italy, where they are in brisk
demand.
Over G8, 900 crowns had been offered
for the benefit of the earthquake suf-
ferers in the churches of Norway,
prior to April 1, 1909.
The Piltingsrud brothers are con-
templating the erection of a wood pol
ishing factory at Bagn, with a capacity
of 5000 tons of dry and $4,000 tons
of wet wood.
A new herring oil factory will be
erected at Lure in northern Helgeland
next summer. The capital stock will
be 10000, Of which 10000 crowns have
already been subscribed.
A public high school is to be estab-
1ished in Buskerud by Olav Langeland,
a well known teacher, who was voted
an appropriation of 1900 crowns for
that purpose by the amtsting.
The savings bank at Atraa and Mael
celebrated its fiftieth anniversary. 1t
was started with a capital stock of
$50 "daler.' Now the capital stock is
100000 crowns. and the deposits are
about n million
In 1908 no less than $3.50 kilo-
grams of eggs were shipped from
Jaederen to Christiania by the Poul-
tr!men's Association of that section,
bringing its members a revenue OF
oG.O52 WI The association has
never done such a business in any one
year before.
The idea of erecting an imposing
monument at Eidsveld seems not to
haze created the enthusiasm among
the people of Norway that was ex-
pected. and it looks as if the pro-
motors of the undertaking will have
considerable difficulty in raising the
necessary funds. They now have at
their disposal 10000 rowns but thew
will need nearly twice as much as
that.
1t is estimated by the constitutional
committee of the %storthing that since
the elections of 1900, the women of
Norway would have cast 513,4OO
votes. had they enjoyed the right of
ballot, while the poor men folks"
have had only 100000 votes at their
disposal-a majority Of $4,000 in favor
OF the women This ought to make
the men of Norway sit up and take
notice.
On account of the opening up of the
Bergen railway. the tourist traffic of
Flaamsdalen has greatly increased.
Last year the Fretheim hotel was m
able TO house the tourists, many of
whom had to seek shelter at farm
houses or sleep under the open sky.
The proprietor has built a large adj
dltlon during the winter and expect
to entertain a goodly number of sight.
seers the coming summer.
Reports from the various districts
OF Norway indicate that there will be
keen competition for the tourist traffic
the coming summer. In Gulbrands-
dalen the hotel proprietors have been
up and doing in the way of advertising
the interesting things to see there. and
in Valdris plans are being laid for
getting fast trains from Christiania.
SO as to draw the wanderers to the
hotels there. 1t seems to be general
~ assumed that a larger number of
foreigners will %sojourn in Norway next
summer than were eve seen before.
AS have already stated, the Uni.
fersity Of Christiania will celebrate
its Tooth anniversary in 1911. The
most notable feature of that celebra-
ton will be the dedication of a new
festival hall, which is to be erected
at an expense of 700, 900 or 0 600
crowns, 100, 900 of which, it is expect.
ed, will be contributed by Norwegian-
Americans. The original plan was 70
spend only 100000 crowns, but SO per-
sons, with King Haakon at the head.
each subscribed 10000 crowns, and the
other contributions from America and
elsewhere will enable the university
authorities to erect a building that
will far exceed the widest dreams Of
original promoters of the undertaking
SWEDEN.