Morris tribune., 1914-08-14
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NorWay's imports are amounting to
a considerable sum of money annual
" and her exports are showing
steady and healthy increase right
along. The country's timber exports
alone amount to 100000 cubic meters
every year This does not include
large quantities of furniture and other
articles made largely of wood. The
exports of matches alone is $500 tons
a year. In 1913 over 100000 tons Of
mechanical and chemical wood pulp
was exported. The exports of paper
were $4,000 tons The total exports
of fish and fish products were 170,-
100000 pounds. The total value OF
the exports of fish and fish products
is about 1900, 600 a year. Nor
wegian butter has a good reputation
in England and the exports are on
the increase, being about 100000
pounds in 1913, besides coo, 900 pounds
of oleomargarine. The exports of
condensed milk for the same year were
1880 tons. About 1,25O,O00 tons of
different kinds of ores were exported.
The exports of Norway saltpeter
jumped from 51,7OO tons in 1912 to
! 10000 tons in 1913. Fertilizers will
soon be the main article of export
and for this there is an unlimited de-
mand.
| Just what the fate of Norway and
| Sweden will be as the result of the
present general war in Europe is hard
to forecast. The two countries have
declared their neutrality and are US
ing their most earnest efforts to main
tain it. 1t is not so certain either
| that Norway and Sweden would de-
| eide to favor the same side in the
| event of war, but the unexpected
might happen another union between
the two countries as a matter of self
| protection Should Sweden and Nor
way be able to keep out of the war it
is quite probable that it may mean
perhaps fifty or seventy-five years of
peace for these two countries, SO SIM
liar in nature and characteristics.
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Wine and beer are still served In
the storthing building. In recent
years, however. comparatively few
members of the national legislature
have patronized this bar. 1t will be
remembered that the storthing re-
Gently abolished liquor in the army
and now military authorities piously
suggest that it would be jewel OF
consistency for the legislators to leg
islate their own saloon out of the
capitol of the kingdom of Norway.
The worthy solons may, perhaps, not
be SO anxious to deprive themselves
of a rejuvenating little nip once in a
while, so chances are that the bar
will remain where it is for some time
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A party of American sociologists
business men and students, represent
ing cities and universities in every
part Of the United States. are ma
rooned in Copenhagen and cannot con
tinue their trip through Europe al
planned owing to the war. The party
which consists of about forty men anC
women, recently visited in Christiania
where they paid visit to Holmen
kollen, the Norwegian palace and tht
Fol museum DR.. e. Pratt of tn,
New York university in recent let
ter to the Minneapolis Journal says
"At present there are two notable ex
positions being conducted in th
' Scandinavian countries. Norway il
celebrating the Tooth anniversary 0
its independence from Denmark by
Norwegian exposition At the sam
time the sister country, Sweden, j
having a Baltic exposition at Maine
just across the sound from COpen
hagen. Both of these expositions ar
marked by the beauty of the build
ings, which seem to the architect
and artists of our party to be trul
: wonderful in simplicity, vigor an
; harmony displayed. The Norwegia
3 exposition possibly excelled in thi
] regard. but the Swedish architec1
taxing his motive from the sea, ha