The L'Anse sentinel., 1915-09-25
IN FAR NORTHLAND.
important Events In Sweden,
Norway and Denmark.
BRIEFS FROM OLD COUNTRY
Interesting Itsms From ths Three
orsat Kingdoms Of the North ee-
lsotsd for seandlnavIans and
Their Descendants.
sy MARTIN ". oDLAN1.
Norway.


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Norway.
II IL reported from Stavanger that
the sardine industry has enjoyed q
period of unusual prosperity the past
year. but now the lack Of tin threat
ems to hamper the output OF the
canned product. The war has stimu-
lated the demand for canned fish prod
ucts and record amount has been
laid down during the past year. The
supply of raw material has also been
abundant, and the result has been q
flood 6f prosperity for all those con.
nected with the industry. Stavang.
or. IL which the canning Of fish Is
the principal industry. has especially
been benefited. The danger which
now threatens the canning industry
comer from the British refusal to al
low the expectation OF tin unless the
individual Gamers furnish guaran-
tee that their product shall not be sold
to Germany. Tin may. OF course, be
imported from America, but the high
freight rates will materially increase
the cost. The British have further
more shown a disposition to interfere
with the transportation OF olive oil
from the Mediterranean countries.
According to dispatch from Chris
tiania, survey of the country by the
government food supplies commission
has revealed the fact that consider
ably larger areas OF land have been
devoted to the raising of food prod
ucts this year than in any previous
year. In no districts is the area less
and in many places much additional
land has been taken into use. The
percentage OF increase is from 80 to
35 per cent in fall-sown crops and
from to 10 per cent in spring-sown
crops. This increased use of the ag-
ricultural resources of the country Is
believed to be due largely to the ap-
peal made to farmers the past year to
utilize all available land to the ut
most, SO as to place the country In q
better position against the possible
cutting OF of foreign importations. On
the basis of this survey the food sup
plies commission will be able to de-
termine approximately the amount Of
grains and other food products It will
be necessary to import during the
coming year.
The newspapers of New York an.
nounce that Mauritz Pyk. who is en-
ployed in the foreign department OF
the National City bank of New York.
has gone to Christiania for the purpose
OF establishing better financial connec-
tions In that and other Scandinavian
cities between American and Scandi-
navian business men. The Nordisk
Tidende. the Norwegian newspaper
published In New York, surmises that
the ultimate object of the trip may be
TO establish branches of the National
City bank In the Scandinavian coun-
cries, similar to those established re-
Gently In South American countries.
ers in Norway have been greatly han.
Aicapped by the shortage Of rubber
tires since the beginning of the Euro
pean war. Several automobile routes
have been compelled to discontinue
service on account Of their inability to
replace wornout tires, and many taxi
cabs in Christiania have had to cease
operation for a similar reason. The
Royal Automobile club is now nego-
tiating with the belligerent powers
with the view of securing permission
TO import rubber tires under guaran-
ty that they will be used exclusively
IN Norway.
The Bank of Norway is In a strong
or condition than ever before In its
history. It's gold reserve has been
increased 81 per cent since the begin
ming OF the European war, being 1885,
100000 crowns as compared with S2.-
100000 crowns in August, 1914. Dur
ing the past twelve months the for.
eign resources OF the bank available
for the payment of purchases abroad
have increased from 93,100.000 crowns
to 137.100.000 crowns.
It is said that when the war broke
out something like 5000 foreigners
were resident in Norway. This num-
ber did not include Danes. Swedes and
Norwegian-American or the 5000,
about 1000 were Germans and about
an equal number were Russian sub
jects. The British numbered about
800 or 400. and the French, Austrians
and Italians about half hundred each.
I! Much has been written about the
waterlpower resources OF Norway
and the remarkable development OF
those resources in recent years. It IL
now estimated by the best informed
authorities that when those resources
have been fully developed Norway
win have 12.O00.0o0 horsepower and
VIII have enough current not only TO
Nv1vs whea1n az NorWay's industries.