The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-08-28
Big CAPITALIST
VISITED FARGO
NORWEGIAN CAPITALIST FROM
cHRisTIANIA PAID FARGO A
VISIT YESTERDAY AFTERNOON
ACCOMPANIED BY CONSUL
HOPE OF ST PAUL.

1--WE just arrived in Fargo this aft
ernoon from tour Of the British
northwest" said Gustav sHendricksen
Of Christiania, Norway, who Is one of
the noted f1nanciers of the Scandinav-i
ian peninsula, to a Forum representa-
tive in the Gardner lobby last night,
after dinner. Mr. Hobe and / have
had most enjoyable tour, Inspecting
the conditions of the country In addi-
ton to travelling over the eight states
under his jurisdiction"
H Hendrickson is the president of
the new, Norwegian American steam
ship line running between Christiania
and New York and came over to the
United States in the interests of his
country. There are a number of
American stockholders, six members
of the board of directors Of the com
pany being from this country, and nine
from Norway, making fifteen in all, so
that the control of the company Is
largely left with the Norwegian in
vestors.
"Our new line viii be equipped with
the very finest boats that sail out Of
New York. We will start with two
boats" continued the Norwegian mag
nate" and will expand as our business
demands. Our two new vessels have
not yet been named. but they are
nearing completion so they will soon
be ready for launching"
III. Hendrickson came directly from
New York to st. Paul where he has
visited the Norwegian CONSUL, Mr..
Hobe, who has held that position since
1888. The two OF them made a big
tour Of the northwest. including the
Canadian provinces Of Manitoba, AL
berta, Saskatchewan and Columbia
and are now on the return trip. This
morning they will proceed to Grand
Forks by automobile and then will 60
to st. Paul.
II never saw such people as those
northwestern Canadians are" said Con-
sui Hobe. They are simply mad with
the investment fever. They have lost
their heads completely. Everything liz
on a tremendous boom. land that really
IS worth anything Is selling for just
as much as the land that is OF more
value. No discretion is being used at
ALL People are just simply rushing
pelI-melI just so as to be selling and
buying. So far they have been quite
successful in keeping their prices up
and there have been no losses re-
ported or any slumps in any OF the
real estate markets"
Both gentlemen were very much Inn
pressed with the country they saw, and
the Christtania capitalist felt he would
like to live In the United States very
much. He thinks the American north
west Is very progressive, particularly
North Dakota His drive about Fargo
yesterday afternoon convinced him
that this city had the perfect right
to being called the biggest little city
in the world.
Both gentlemen are close friends of
Minister Bryn, the Norwegian ambas-
sador to the United States, who visited
Fargo last May. They spoke very
highly OF his work at washington and
the favorable impression he was max
ing on the American Norwegians and
Of his excellent record at the Partisan
embassy several years ago.
H. HendIdcksOn is polished gentIe-
man OF the newer school or Norwegian
diplomats, speaks English fluently and
with delightful accent He ii With
out any osteKtation and makes one
feel perfectly at ease at once. Consul
Hobe has been III the northwest 10
long that he himself Il almost citi-
zen Of this section Of the country. He
has seen II grow from crude frontier