Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-09-07
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Says Christiania correspondent:
"The sacrifice which the Norwegian
worklngmen are making for each 9TH
er IS striking the outsiders with won
der and admiration. About SIC 500 has
hecn set aside as travelling expenses
for the unemployed men who wish to
leave the country and those Who have
investigated the matter recommend
Canada and tie Pacific slope. 1t is
taid that tho above cmount VIII be
doubled There is comic phase 10
this movement. The capitalists OF
Norway lave locked out the men and
the comrades oe the latter raise money
to send them to America. At the
same time the capitalists OF Norway,
headed by tho king, have organized
. national anti-enligration society, the
aim Of which is to prevent people
from emigrating en- the one hand. and
to work Tor tho return of those al
ready cmlgrated The plain man
looks at the situation in this light
the moneyed men compel the ablest
wcramen to leave the country, and at
the same time they try to induce
vornout NcrWogians abroad to return
to Norway"
Gustav Icnrickson of Christiania,
president and general manager of the
United Statos-Norway Steamship line,
which will lie ia operation within
year. arrived IN St. Paul the other
day from tho Paciac coast. Mr.. Hen.
rickson noted tEat business conditions
in the Western states and Canada
seem to be on q sound footing. The
new steams Zip line, Mr. Henrickson
says, uil cat three days from the
time Of the Danish line, the only
competitor Of the new company. The
complete trip from Christiania and
Bergen 80 New York, he says. wiz be
made IN eight Of nine days. Mr.. Hen
rickson has now left for the Eastern
cities The new line will start with
two steamers and Mr.. Henrickson will
order their construction as soon as
ho reaches Norway.
Christiania children under fourteen
years are forbidden TO attend so
called moving picture shows by order
Of the city council The papers have
praised the council for its new regu.
lation and believe that 1t is a move In
the right direction. IT would not be
9 bad idea II the various city councils
Of great American cities would follow
the example Of the Christiania city
fathers in this respect
Albert Arveschoug, the we'll known
Norwegian barytone, is lying seri.
ously III at the Good Samaritan hos
pital in Portland. ore. His physicians
hope, however, 70 pull him through,
but declare that several months will
I clapse before he can hope to regain
his former health. Mr.. Arveschoug
was billed f0r series OF concerts on
the Pacific coast this fall
The city council Of Christiania will
appropriate 800 900 crowns to the great
expo tion, which will be held in that
city la 1914 Great preparations are
already being made and judging from
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will be the greatest public undertake
ing on record in Norway. The expo
sition will be international in char.
acter
The so called "Folkets Illus" in
Christlania will undergo thorough
renovation and will also be enlarged.
An adjoining property valued at 140,.
600 Gowns has been purchased.
A society in Trondhjem has been.
organized fer the purpose of erecting
Peoples museum to be known as
Trondelagens museum.