Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-12-14
NORWAY.

The passenger traffic is almost twice
as heavy as last year on the Bergen
railway.
The public school teachers are salts
fed with the present administration,
which takes particular interest in the
education of the rising generation.
The Holmenkolles street car COM
pany, Kristiania, has been permitted
to build an underground line from
Majorstuen to Fredriksgade.
A very severe snowstorm visited
southern Norway a few days ago.
Havoc was played with the telephone
and telegraph wires, and much wreck
age was thrown upon the shore, in
dicating serious losses at sea. At
some points in the mountain districts
the Fahrenheit thermometers regist-
cred Is degrees below zero.
The non-Lutheran church organize
tions Of Norway held a convention in
Kristiania few days ago. The Uni
tarians applied for admission to the
dissenters' union, but their applica-
ton was turned down on the plea that!
they could not be admitted on account,
of the following paragraph in the
constitution: 1.-THE dissenters' union
is an assembly Of representatives
elected by and among the Christian
dissenters in Norway" |
The executive committee of the Lib
eral party, according to instructions
from it's convention, which was held
in Bergen, has issued a strong pro-
test against the policy Of the present
administration with regard to the ex-
ploitation of the natural resources Of
the country. It is declared that this
policy will enable foreigners and IT,
responsible stock companies to ap-
propriate to themselves most Of the
waterpower of the country for alH
future time, damaging and jeopardiz,
ing the national work, the develop,
ment of the communes, and the eco
nomical and political independence. Of
the people," .
Norway had 476 savings banks IN
1909, and 412 Of them were located in
rural communities. The number Of
depositors at the end of the year was
975 1000, or 400 for every 1000 inhabit-
ants. The aggregate deposits were
$129, 100000, and the increase for tho
year was 5.68 per cent. The average
for each depositor was $135, and for
each inhabitant, $54.27. The interest
paid to the depositors ranged from
to ATS per cent, and the maximum
interest charged by the banks was
SIS per cent. The banks paid a tax
of 16 per cent on their net earnings,
and as donations they gave away
$240, 900, or 2.6 per cent Of their gross
earnings.
The fall weather lasted longer than
usual in Norway this year. The Nor
wegfan farmer generally complains
that he can never complete his fall
blowing to suit himself. But this year
he kept on blowing and blowing until
he had no more ground to pillow. Un.
der such conditions it was compare
lively easy matter to take care Of
the crops. =
The Rothschild banking firm has
suddenly become interested in iron
ore deposits in southern Norway. An
English engineer will soon make q
tour Of that part of the country in the
interets Of the Rothschilds.
The Danes are flooding the Norwe-
gian market with Danish books, many
,of them being translations from Swed.
ish. The traffic has assumed such d.
mansions that it looks pretty much
like feature of the everlasting Ian.
guage controversy in Norway. At
any rate, the effect of this flood Of
Danish books works in favor Of the
party laboring for the pure Norwegian
language from top to bottom.
The city government Of Kristiania
has bought the SO called Often block
for $3.50, 900. The buildings will be
used as Offices for the different depsrt
[nsnts o. the city admin1stratton