Morris tribune., 1912-11-29
cities of Sweden, delivering lectures
on theosophy.

SAIAOS Va 0WVVcA, ucAFSI1nS lectures
on theosophy.
King Gustaf accompanied the queen
to Baden, Germany, last week and re-
turned to the capital this week.
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One of the greatest power stations
in the world is located at Bjukanfos,
with capacity of 145,000 horsepower.
Not single station at Niagara Falls
has as much power. When the Sec
ond station is completed an additional
125,OOO horsepower will be made avail
able, making grand total of 10000.
The magnitude of this figure will be
realized when it is known that only
three years ago the total number of
horsepower in all of Norway was only
a little more than half a million The
great pOtlike formation at the foot of
this waterfall, where formerly a
mighty spray arose in the air, is now
entirely dry. The terrific din, says a
Christiania correspondent who re-
Gently paid the place a visit, is gone
and not a sound is heard except once
in while the wind carries you the
humming sound of the busy wheels of
the factories. The poetry of the past
is gone; new dawn has come. In
order to furnish power the year
around Mjosen lake, away up in the
mountains, had to be damned up. In
this mighty reservoir more than 3,000,-
100000 cubic feet of water can be
gathered during the rainy season in
the spring. The splendid work done
there makes it possible for the power
stations located at various points on
the Mama river to furnish the fac.
tories with the same amount of power
every day in the year. The Mjosen
reservoir is the greatest in Europe
and is only, exceeded in the whole
world by the Assam dam on the Nile.
About seven miles down the Mama
river at Skarfos is the inlet to the
first power station. From here tun-
mel not quite four miles long leads to
the distributing basin, blasted out of
the mountain, and from this basin ten
condults, each with a diameter of six
feet, lead the water to the turbines,
1,200 feet straight down. When the
! factories are not running the water
| is allowed to leave the basin through
| special locks. It's course is then more
than 1000 feet straight down, a spec
| tacIe even more grand than the
1 Bjukanfos of old When the water
has done service at the power station
| 1t is again gathered and through a
second tunnel it is conducted down
| the valley, where another basin holds
| it, until finally, through a number of
conduits, it reaches power station No.
2, where is is utilized and liberated
on it's way to the sea. Even at that
| 1t has only completed a little more
| than half it's course. At Tinsjo it is
again halted by dam, and little
further down the valley, at Svalgfos,
a third dam stops it, forming an ex-
tensive artificial lake. 1t furnishes
| 10000 horsepower to the Notodden
| saltpeter manufacturing plant. On
the way from Notodden $4,000 horse
power additional is brought over from
the Lienfos power station. Finally,
after it has been interrupted in it's
course by three dams and made to
furnish more than 100000 horsepower,
the mighty river flows into the sea
at NotOdden. AS seafaring vessels
cannot reach that city, barges are
used for taking the saltpeter product
to Manstad, by the Skien river, where
it is stored in huge storehouses, until
it is shipped to various destinations.
! A project is on foot to enlarge the
| Skien-Notodden canal, and when this
is completed number of other water
falls in this part of the country will
be developed. This district is only
one of the many that are able to fur
nish an untold amount of power The
progress made during the last five
years has been phenomenal, and yet
Norway is only on the threshold of
industrial development. The low rate
at which power can be furnished is
attracting and will continue to attract
mills and factories. Of course other
factors must be taken into considera.
ton, such as freight rates, labor, cost
of concessions, ETC., but thu native in.
telligence of a great majority of the
Norwegian people will, no doubt, solve
all of these problems and solve them
right.
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The bishop of Christiania has de-
clared that it is unlawful to use the
state churches for meetings and fes
tivities. They are to be used only for
religious purposes.
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The Danish king and queen contem
plate visit at several of the Euro