Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-04-23

fifty have six, thirteen have four, nine.
ty-three have three, seventy-nine have
two and -14S have one Issue every
week. Four periodicals are published
three times each month, eighty.one
are bimonthly and 1874 are monthly.
There are lightweight publications
which appear irregularly.
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According to the most recent emf
grant figures from Christiania 1877.
grown persons and twenty-seven chill
dren came to America during January.
This is said to be quite an increase
over January of last year. I'll In the
year 912 no less than $4,000 Nor
wegians came to America via Christi
ania. This years emigration is ex-
pected to be equally large or even
larger. Because the inspection OF
foreigners at New York is becoming
more severe with each year many
more emigrants are brought to the
United States by way of Quebec than
in former years.
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The International Harvester COM
pany Of Chicago contemplates the
erection of large farm implement
factory in Norkjobing, from which
point it expects to furnish both
Sweden and Norway with up to date
farm machinery. American farm ma
chinery has of late years become very
popular in Norway and undoubtedly
there will be great output OF Amer
lean farm implements in both Norway
and Sweden in the near future.
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During the six years from 1906 to
1912 the forests of Norway have in
creased in value about 28,2OO,000
crowns, while the acreage has con-
siderably decreased, according to the
late report of the forestry commits
sion of that country. The export of
lumber has been one of the great in
dustries of Norway during recent
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The Bergen Telephone company has
adopted the Western Electric auto
matte central system. Negotiations
with the American firm were CON-
pleted some time ago through the
company's agent in Christiania, Mr..
Lauritzen. The Bergen company now
has 10000 patrons and is doing a
splendid business.
Otto Valseth, the author, editor and
publisher, died at his home in Trond-
hjem few days ago, aged fifty-two
years. He was for many years the
! publisher of the Folketidende, and
was also the author of a number of
books.
The Norwegian art exhibition has
been opened at Brighton, Eng, and is
receiving much favorable comment
on the part of the English press. Nor
wegian art is coming into it's own in
| England.
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| Jacob Riis has written singularly
interesting and instructive newspaper
article on the Danish, farmers, which
throws much light on their wonderful
progress. Mr.. Riis says that Den.
| mark ships to England more than half
a million dollars worth Of the best
butter in the world at twice the old
price. Her slaughter houses handle
annually large numbers of hogs bred
on home soil and produce bacon of
superior quality. The value of the
eggs exported is over 100000 year.
The Danish farmers have met and
beaten the trusts that formerly robbed
them of good share Of their profits.
They maintain their own selling agen'
cies in London; send their wares
across the North sea In their own
ships, and buy their supplies direct
from the manufacturers at first prices
Through cooperation the Danish farm
ers have hacome the most prosperous
agriculturists in the world.
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That Copenhagen is fast becoming
an important American trading cen
ter is learned through a recent state
ment by Consul General Winslow
who says, in part, in his report:
American merchants find the free
harbor of Copenhagen an excellent
distributing point. It is interesting
to note that there is no prejudice
against American goods; on the con
trary they are preferred. Denmark is
ow.buying from the United States In
large quantities corn, machinery, oils
boots and shoes, cotton garments
flour, canned goods, apples and ready
made clothing, and it is sending in
return garden seeds, sugar beet seeds
raw hides, cordials, flint pebbles, dried
fish, Icelandic wool and beer. Indeed
during the past year the Danish ex
ports to the United States increased
81, 900, 0OO." -
A syndicate has been formed II
Denmark whose object is to establish
large agricultural colony In West
ern Canada. The syndicate proposes
to purchase large tracts of land anG
then induce Swedish, Norwegian ant
Danish emigrants to settle there Thi.
undoubtedly means that large mum
Der of Scandinavians will emigrate tt
Canada in the near future provided
the syndicate offers the proper in
ducements. @:+- 81. #
MARION S. .NORELIUS. E: