Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-09-21

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The greatest conflict between cap
ftal and labor which has ever taken
place in Norway came to an end
week before last when a committee
consisting of representatives of both
sides and two members of the stor-
thing announced that terms accepta-
BILE to all interested had been agreed
upon. The difficulty arose this last
spring when the Miners union went
on strike for higher wages and for
other concessions, to which the mine
owners could not agree and positively
refused to listen. The result was
big lockout all over the country. not
only in the mines but in all the large
branches of industry, such as wood
pulp mills, lumber works, mechanical
shops, carbide works and several
other big lines, locking out altogether
some $4,000 men in a small country
like Norway. To prevent this unfortu.
nate conflict from dragging through
weary months. while half Of the coun.
try's business was tied up, the govern
ment empowered two members of the
storthing, President Halvorsen and
Rev. Alfred Erickson as commission
ring factions For about one month
the negotiations have been going on
and the papers announce that terms
have been reached which will un-
doubtedly prove to be acceptable 70
both sides. There only remains for
the workingmen to vote on the ques.
ton, but as the organization is we'll
disciplined there is no fear Of the men
going back on their leaders With
this conflict settled there seems to
be no reason why we should not look
forward to very prosperous year
Says a Christiania correspondent:
THE summer has not been of the
best kind for the farmer, as there has
not been enough rain. Still the agri-
cultural results are not as bad as at
one time feared and in many parts
of the country there are very good
crops. The fisheries have been very
rich, especially has this been the case
with the whaling establishments, of
which there are now some twenty-five
or thirty very large concerns, all max
ing money at rate never before
dreamed of Most of these are oper.
ating south of the equator, consequent
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country, but for several years the YES
sells belonging to the different COM
panies have been coming home with
full cargoes and as the prices Of prod.
ucts of this industry have been stead.
lily advancing the stockholders have
been receiving from 40 to rs per cent
dividends on their shares"
The Salvation Army seems to be
unusually active and successful in
Norway. There are 26S corps and
outposts, 43S officers and other func-
tionaries and 76S subsidiaries. Dur
ing the year they held 32,700 meet
ings, at which the attendance is
claimed to have been 2,01S,54S per-
sons. The childten's corps number
eighty-four, having 10000 children.
There are seventeen slum stations,
six children's cribs and four children's
lodging places. Besides these there
are rescuing homes in Christiania and
g home for the feeble and aged. These
institutions are supplied with eighty
slum officers.
Professor elsie Bethne of Minneap.
oils is in Christiania enjoying his
vacation and looking well. He has
been sent to Christiania by the Uni
versity of Minnesota as its represen-
tative at the centennial celebration of
the University Of Christiania.