Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-11-16

ers in Christiania, Mr.. Haugen showed
plainly the profits that could be made
by such a steamship with a
capital OF $4,000, 900. When inter
viewed by a representative of the Chi
cago Daily News last week Mr.. Haug-
en- said: while | believe that the
state owned railroads of Norway are
almost an ideal thing for that n
i do no believe state ownership would
succeed in this country. The one
point in which the ger Of
the Norwegian railroads Is lacking is
the n that is emphasized most here
the development of the surrounding
territory. The chief future of Nor.
way lies in manufacturing"
There are two towns in Norway
which have been making wonderful
strides forward in the last three years.
They are Notodden and Saaheim,
both located in Telemarken. Both
cities have a number of factories and
many w~orkingmen have been attracted
there OF recent years. Notodden now
a o,VVo INHABITANTS anu 0ddHelIl
1000. 1t was only a comparatively
short time ago that these towns were
rere villages, with a respective popu-
lation of 500 or so. All the buildings
which have been erected there lately
are of a modern type. Each city has
splendid electric light and sewerage
systems and miles of fine paved
streets.
Norway's telegraph director pro-
poses to the committee on the states
budget that a national telephone line
be erected through Bergen and Trond-
hjem, to Nordland and Finmarken,
up to Vadso, with numerous side lines,
so that even such northerly points as
Karasjok and Kautokeine would get
telephone connections. This line, for
military reasons, should be built quite
a distance inland. The expenditures
that would be required for the building
Of the proposed line would probably
moun to 100000 crowns.
Christopher Batzman, for many
years the political editor of the Chris.
tiania Aftenposten, celebrated his sew
entieth birthday Oct. 16 In the pres
ence of a large number of friends and
old newspaper comrades. He is still
in the best of health and expects TO
remain at his post for a number of
years.
The king and queen of Norway are
at present enjoying a visit with their
royal kinsfolk in England. They are
to return to Christiania on or about
Dec. !. A number of %banquets and
receptions will be held in their honor
at the British court.
Hotel Hukeli in Vinge, Telemarken,
was recently destroyed by fire, entail
ing a loss to it's owners amounting
to about $4,000 crowns A new hotel
will be erected In place of the old one
at an expenditure of about $4,000
crowns.
A glycerin factory is under course
of erection in Larvik. The company,
which will have charge of it's erection
and operation, is backed up by a cap
ital of 100000 crowns and expects to
employ about 300 men from the start.
A Norwegian millionaire, an attor-
ney by profession, p. r. Lie, died at
his home in Christiania recently, leav-
ing a fortune amounting to 5000, 900
crowns. He had made most Of his
money in real estate speculations.
L. c. M. ALBERT, secretary to the
Norwegian legation in Washington,
has been appointed secretary to the
Norwegian legation at Stockholm and
will assume charge of his duties in
Stockholm in the near future.