The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-03-12
I'm THE SCANDINAVIAN NORTH
CLeanngs Of Important Neys Of Norsoay. Ssoedsn
and Denmark, svifh Occasional Comments.
By MARTIN w. ODLAND.
By MARTIN w. ODLAND.

One OF the Stockholm papers IA
authority for the statement that the
population of the city Is steadily de-
creasing. the main reason being the
high living and high rents. The sub
nrbs and smaller towns around where
rents are about half wha: they arc In
stockholm are increasing In popula.
tion.
The court at Goteborg recently
settled a point that has been mat.
ter OF dispute in great many OF the
school districts In the country. The
decision was to the effect that school
children could not be required 10
start the fires or do the sweeping in
the school houses. this having here
tofore been required OF them In many
places.
The riksdag was opened by King
Gastaf, Jan. Is. with impressive cerc-
monies. Divine services were held
In tho palace chapel In the forenoon,
the services being conducted by pas.
tors klefbek and kihlen. King Gus
tai. the crown prince, and other not.
nbles Were present Following the
service both chambers of the riksdag
met In their respective halls and tho
king oficlally opened the deiIbera.
lions.
Bank Director X. A. wallenberg OF
Stockholm. is authority for the state
ment that the plans for direct
steamship line from Sweden to
America have been given up. No nc.
ton has ms yet been taken by those
interested In the project. but Mr.. Wal
lenberg states that the Swedish CAPT
talists have not taken TO the Idea
with any enthusiasm. and their atti.
tude practically settled the matter
for the present at least. There In
no better prospect for n line support
I'd by Sweden and Denmark, so Il
seems that trafilc conditions will have
to remain as they are at present.
II Is quite probable that new com.
pany will be organized for the con.
troll OF the iinkon tsmaii cranberry
exports. The former attempt to do
this met with disaster. the company
failing because OF the incompetence
and acknowledgement OF the executive
board. DIR. Flygare In nj the head Of
the new enterprise and proposes To
organize every district In which the
berries are grown 80 that the trade
may BIO developed and the most may
be made out OF this export. A num-
Der OF prominent business men ara
associated with him In drawing up
the plans for the new organization.
An interesting statement has re.
Gently been made public by Dr. Sven
Hedin In regard to the financial side
Of his exploration In the Far East.
The eleven years OF travel and ex.
plorations In Asia have cost him
about 100000 crowns. lila last trip.
the fifth one. recently completed. cost
10000. OF which he himself furnished
$4,000 crowns. The balance was sub
scribed rs follows: King Oscar, TO-
900 crowns: Emanuel Nobel. $4,000
crowns. wholesale dealer, r. I4oven-
adler. 10000 crowns: Consul Oscar
Ekman. 10000 crowns; Mr.. Robert
Dickson, 10000: the Scottish mer-
chant. Henry Rnffer. $500 crowns.
and wholesale dealer. William olsson.
1000: besides few minor contribu-
lions. The issuing Of DIR. Hedin's re-
port concerning his discoveries will
require an immense sum, and 10 help
In this work the riksdag has appro.
priated $4,000 crowns. The author
hopes that the income from the book
will cover whatever other expenses
there will be In connection with issu-
Ing the great work. Then In addition
he expects TO rehabIiitate his finances
by featuring.