The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-09-17
BJORNSON MUSEUM
ROOM FOR FARGO
SON OF THE LATE ecANDINA-
WAN HAS SAID HE is WILLING
TO FURNISH MANY INTEREST.
ING RELICS TO START THE IN.
sTITuTloN.

'tEr1ing Bjornson, son OF the late
poet Bjornstierne Bjornson, has prom
!sed, If Fargo wants to start a museum
that he is willing to let US have many
valuable and interesting relics from
his father to help to make up Born
son room in such museum"
The foregoing statement was made
by DR.. HI. o. Fjelde IF this can be
realized, 1t will help to make Fargo a
center Tor meetings and conventions
of people from Norway" he continued
"Bjornson is daily discussed in the
Scandinavian papers in this country,
and this circumstance shows inter-
est in his works.
INT is therefore up ito the commercial
club of Fargo. the city council, the
local organization of Sons of Norway
to take hold of this matter. lie Fargo
is not in shape to take 1t up, / think,
that the University of Minnesota is
But Fargo has the first chance The
authorities Of North Dakota or the
Interstate fair may have an eye upon
1t, as such q gift from Norway ought
to be exhibited at this fair next year
The collection will probably consist
Of manuscripts, books, pieces of art,
personal belongings, etc. AS Bjornson
is universally regarded as one of the
greatest poets in the world Of his age,
should judge, THAT such an offer
should not pass by unnoticed by the
intelligent Fargo people.
Next year Is the millennium of Nor
mandy. as we all know. The mayor
and city council of Rouen have offer
al NIos E.An Al.
cast Of Rouens statute of the founder
of Normandy and the Norman dynas-
ty, Rolf, RoNo or Robert l of Nor
mandy. The Rollo committee created
by the Norwegian Society of America,
our governor the city council o. Fargo
in communication OF a Fargo RClo
committee have accented the offer on
condition, that this gift is to land in
Fargo. 1t seems a settled fact, that
the unwilling of the Rollo statue will
take place in Fargo July 20, 1911. The
French students of the university are
working for this place, and one of their
professors in French languages went
this summer to France to work to
work In interest of this institution,
Sons of Norway in st. Paul have
worked for Como park as fit place.
But Fargo was first on the ground.
1T means something for Fargo to
be the center place in America for
celebration of the Millennium of Nor
mandy" The history of the Normans
Is most interesting and important.
TN Europe are every year exposi-
tons. Next year will be a Norman ex-
| hibition at Rouen in the month of
June. 1t might be possible that at
least part of this might be secured
for the next years international ex-
position in Fargo.
1.-The Norwegian government is at
present trying to find out the possibili-
4 ties of taking active part in the Fargo
I exposition next year. The premier,
i Mr.. Konow, is hfiting, that thes mer-
camille department. of the government
is making examinations to this end In
Norway are this year a great exposi
ton at Bergen and one at Gjovik. Part
of these expositions can be transfer.
red to Fargo, but this is dependent on
how far Fargo Interstate fair can
stretch itself to make such a realizA-
ton.
THE Red river valley has not male
any exhibition to mark out the work
done here for the last fifty years. Fort
Abercrombie was founded on a solid
basis in 1851. What Fargo is today,
Abercron1Fbie was then, the main gate
way for immigration from east for set
Ting. 1t should therefore be fitting
| for the people of this valley to cele-
bFate it's fifty years anniversary at
Fargo next summer at the fair. This
| is a grand historical event. The Red
| river valley is compared with the val
| ley of the Nile in Egypt. We have no