Morris tribune., 1910-12-30
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Hundreds of Norwegian-Americans
have arrived to celebrate the holidays
with the good folks at home. Many
of the home returning visitors are
coming for the first time since they
left for America and one might imag
inc how many happy family reunions
there will be all over the country
Some of the sons and daughters who
left for the land in the Far West
many years ago will, however, find
upon their return that many of their
friends and relatives are dead and
many is the son and daughter who
will arrive just in time to see a dying
mother or father. These annual
Christmas visits on the part of Nor
wegian-Americans have their Joyful
sides as we'll as their sad ones. The
Twegian-American is more vel
come guest at home than he was q
number of years ago, for the popular
mind in Norway is not so prejudiced
against him as it was.
The Norwegian traffic director has
returned from England, where he at
tended a conference in London be
tween representatives of the English
telegraph companies and the repre-
sentatives of the Northern Telegraph
company. AS a result of this confer
ence Norway and England will have
full and independent control of the
cable between Egersund and Peter
head. Through this arrangement Nor
way will have her own direct cable
communication with England. The
tax per word from Jan. / will be II
ore, ...f>., p. Ii. - r'"----~'
Severe snow storms and cold
weather have caused great deal ot
delay to all railway traffic along the
Bergen and Trcndhjem railways anG
several of the through trains were
stuck in the snow and we're complete
ly at the mercy of the storm for q
couple of days. A large number ot
coast steamers have been unable tC
reach harbor and it is feared that
many lives may have been lost. Tele
graph and telephone. wires are down
and all communications were com
pIetely crippled for several days.
The Eids Forest association has
purchased the large forests which
have for the past few years been in
the possession of the Swedish Josse
fors and Charlottenberg Lumber com
panies. The price paid was 100000
crowns. The same association has
also purchased the Koppom paper
mills holdings for 1000 crowns
The acquired forest tract is regarded
as exceptionally valuable and undoubt
edly millions of crowns will be real,
lied from it by the association.
Nearly all the hunting expeditions
which started out for Spitzbergen
early last fall have returned. The ex
petitions have been very successful
and the total value of their trophies
will amount to at least 100000 crowns
The expeditions have brought back
to Tromsoe, from whence they start
ed, 46,800 sealskins, 800 bears, Oi
which twenty-one are alive, 230 foxes
and 24S reindeer.
Valstad, the we'll known artist, has
bIossomed out as an author, having
recently published very richly illus,
trated childrens holiday story, which
critics pronounce to be splendid. The
book has proven exceedingly popular
and thousands of copies have been
disposed Of at popular prices.
The Christiania Students Male cho
rus, which visited America in 1905, is
planning to celebrate its siXty-ffth an,
niversary some time during the hOli-
days. They will give grand concert
which will be attended by the elite of
Christiania society and the king and
queen.
The National Anti-TuberculOsis So
ciety has received a donation of 27,'
900 crowns from Hans Mustad and
wife of Christiania. The society has
received over 100000 crowns in dona-
tions during the past year.
A new banking institution has been
established at Egersund, which will
be known as ''Egersund and Dalenes
Privatbank." It starts out with a
capital of 10000 crowns
There are in all 1900 architects and
civil engineers in Norway at, present.
Nearly every one of these has COM
pIeted their education abroad.
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