The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-12-23
TIDINCS FROM
SCANDINAVIA
Interesting News From Sweden,
Norway and Denmark
TRADE WILL Be INCREASED

One Result of Direct Steamship Com.
munication setween United States
and Sweden-Territic Snow Storms
and Bitter Cold Weather in Norway.
Great Influx of Polish Workinomsn
Worrying the Danes.
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A recent Washington dispatch says:
With the establishment OF direct
steamship connection with Sweden our
trade with that country will increase
notably. says Edward ID. Winslow OF
Chicago, consul general to Stockholm,
who is III this country on leave OF alb
sence to spend the holiday season and
also 10 discuss with state department
officials methods for establishing closer
commercial relations. I'VE are now
sending into Sweden through middle
men large quantities of exports which
in our statistical records are credited
10 other countries, because We have
10 direct steamship communication
with Sweden" said Mr.. Winslow.
Take. for instance, the single case OF
Germany. Sweden buys 10000. 900
worth of manufactured goods each
year IN that empire, most OF the arti-
cles being made in this country. Upon
this commerce she has TO pay the add
tional tax of the middleman's profit,
which will be escaped as soon as
steamship communication is estab.
lished. Last year Sweden commenced
the shipment of iron ore TO this coun-
try and 600, 600 tons have arrived. Two
large steamers are now being con-
structed for the trade. We are receiv-
ing large shipments OF wood pulp from
Sweden and our opportunities are eY-
cellent 10 build up large business
with these people. Corn has been
placed on the free list and we should
ship large cargoeS of it. Our mer-
chants must give more attention to the
country All sorts of manufactured
goods are imported, while the exports
are principally raw products. Sweden
is prosperous and the nation is max
ing rapid progress under a protective
tariff policy. The natural resources
are being harnessed to supply cheap
power, heat and light"
The programme for the next Olym-
pic games. TO be held in Sweden in
1912, will be of special interest to
American athletes, because they will
find several new events. Some OF
them are so different from the stand
ard that the American athletes will
have to go into training at once in or
der TO take part in them. Besides the
regular long, short, distance and hur-
dies and cross country runs, fencing,
cycling, gymnastics, horseback riding,
lawn tennis, yachting, wrestling, shoot
ing, diving and swimming there will
be water polo, association football and
rowing.
The so called lumber barons" are
gradually buying up all NOrrland and
soon the will be few Independent
farmers in that part Of the country
In the fifties and the sixties there
were plenty of prosperous farmers in
Norrland. They were not living so
high then as they have done OF late
when they were foolish enough to COM
mence selling their timber to the lum.
Der companies. The result is that
thousands OF farmers in Norrland today
do not own thing, for all they
possess has fallen into the hands of
the lumber companies.
During the month OF November last
it rained almost constantly in Stock
holm. Not for years has so much rain
fallen so late in the season and peo-
pie have been compelled to carry UNI
brellas every day on their way to
their places of occupation. Surely
something unusual for Stockholm at
that season of the year.
Anders Zorn, the famous artist, has
sold his oil painting, entitled Cops
NOR" to the Argentine Republic for
10000 crowns. The painting has for
some time been on exhibition at the
International Arts exhibition in Bue-
nos Ayres.
A. w Croonqvist, prominent chem
list, is dead He attained an age of
siXty-four years. He was regarded as
one of the leading chemists in the
country and was an authority on ex-
plosives.
The Swedish-American Petroleum
company is negotiating with the gov
eminent authorities for concessions to
build petroleum tanks at Nynashamn,
with total capacity of 100000 gal
Ions.