Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-04-16

The Oldest committee In the service
Of the Swedish government is the
Spitzbergen COMMITTED The commit.
tee has been at work for fifteen years
and has made four expeditions to Spitz-;
bergen, the one made in 1899 lasting
fourteen months. a Russian commit
tee Of the same kind has co-operated
with the Swedish committee. AS soon
as their reports are printed they will
be placed before the world. The
Swedish report is almost ready. It
will consist OF sixteen volumes and q
great number of charts Besides sur
yeying the committee also made i'm
portant astronomical, meteorological
and other observations. The expenses
Of the first expedition We're $1,000:
which was paid by private parties.
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All packages and money orders sent
to Sweden from America are ex-
changed and distributed at Malmo. It
Is therefore easy to know how much
money and how many packages are
sent to that country from the United
States every year. During the month
of December, 1912, over $1,000 money
orders were received at Malmo from
the United States, amounting In round
numbers to 2,3S3,O00 crowns, or about
100000. During the same time 2,809
packages were received. One Of the
steamers was belated or the figures
would have been still larger. In the
same month of 1911 there We're $1,000
money orders, representing 2,10S,000
crowns, or about $530,000.
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The Swedish Tourist society for q
number of years has appropriated GER
tain sums for the aid of scientists who
wished to travel through Sweden for
the purpose of exploration and investi-
CATION. The society has again decid-
ed to extend it's aid this year and will
have meeting at Stockholm in April
to act upon applications. The society
has done great deal towards en-
couraging the tourist traffic in Sweden
and is one of the valuable agencies
for disseminating information concern
ing Sweden both at home and abroad.
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1! NORWAY. ,.~ -. /
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According to the census of 1915
there are 1858 more Norwegians
than Swedes in the state of Mime
sofa. Minnesota has more Germans
than Swedes numbered among it's res
1dents. It has more Germans than
Norwegians. Of all the states inhab
itants 26.7 per cent are of German
birth or are the children of one OF
more parents of German birth The
representatives of the allied Scandi
navian races - Swedes, Norwegians
Danes and Finns-far outnumber tn.
Germans, but this cannot be said O.
the representatives Of any single
Scandinavian nation. These surpris
ing statements are based upon thu
United States census report givins
Minnesota's population by age, Sc,
and nationality. The figures, collect
state of Minnesota had 396,S59 Ger
mans, as against 279,60G Norwegian
and 26S,018 SWedes. Scandinavian
and German influences upon the eco
nomic development, the literature, tn
education and the political and socia
life of Minnesota may be found b!
one who cares to dig a little close
into the interesting census bulletin
Not for at least two decades has Their
appeared SO much of interest to tn
} student, who would note the trend q
I population growth in Minnesota wit
: regard to Old World influences tina
, maintain in that state at the presen
time. So great a state as Minnesot;
= wherein a culture showing stron
Scandinavian influence has identifie
, the period of growth that came wit
increasing wealth and with tn
change from pioneer effort for mater
al advantage to the time of interest
: the world by any important chang
- Scandinavian influence stands pr
. dominant and is unchanged, at 80
per cent, exactly the proportion tie
= years ago, despite the decreased in
. migration from the Scandinavia
= countries: There are 10000 MOI
" people in Minnesota of German bloc
- than any other one nationality. b
4, there are S58,148 of Scandinavia
u blood in the state. From the stan
q point of interest in national affair
!, in the Old World and possible natio
- alistic influence in Minnesota the &c
4 mans are we'll in the lead. Ethnolo
u ically considered the Scandinavian
u remain predominant and the indie
w. tons are that Scandinavian influent
Is to remain in first place in Mimi
g sofa for some time to come 9th
nations of the world are sending mo,