Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-02-03
Norvyay.

Norway. IN
N. w. Rogstad, who has contributed
an article to q magazine OF Chrts-
tiania. maintains that the laborers of
Norway are among tho hes.-paid work.
ers In the world. He says that sta
tistics covering the whole Held of In
Dor In Europe are not available. but
comparisons may be made In special
branches or labor, such AZ the wood
pulp industry and paper induatry. Put
ting the average rate OF wages paid In 4
Norway In these industries at 100. the
scale for corresponding work IN the
countries Of Europe II AS follows;
Norway, 100; sweden. So: Finland.
a: Germany, 81; England. 10; Aus
tria, Gil. For women workers tho SCALE
In an fellows: Norway, 100: sweden.
SO; Finland. IS: Germany. 10: Eng
land, rs, Austria, IS. MT n0gstad
takes pessimistic view ol the future
OF Norway's industries. He fears that
by virtue OF the high cost Of labor r.
the country and because Of other dis.
advantages and handicaps. the Morse
companies will ind Il difiicult to COM
pete with other countries III the for
eign markets.
The Hergen IRE, mentioned last
week, Uroyed even worse than at firat
reported. Later dispatches gay that
5000 persons were rendered homel1ss.
and some Of the estimates place the
property loss ~ high ~ ta0.000.O00 III.
stead Of si5.oO0,00o - stated last
week. The fire 10 tho worst N the
history OF Norway, and one Of the
worst experienced in Ill Scandinavia.
By . tragic coincidence. tho city Of
Molde. on the nay Of Media, Norway.
was set on Are few days after the
Bergen catastrophe. and almost tho
entire city WAS destroyed. several
thousand people bainx rendered home
less. The earliest dispatches stats
that practically the entire city wAa
laid low. the wind blowing 20 flercely
that Il was Impossible 70 chcck Tho
flames.
A New York dispatch Aays that
Norway has been granted t5,0 10000
loan by the National City bank Of
Gotham. Tho bank buys that much of
Norway's per cent gold bonds. Ths
bonds are direct obligation Of the
kingdom OF Norway, whose credit Il
Is claimed, ranks with the foremost
powers OF Europe, According TO q CIR
cular issued by tho bank In connec-
tion with tho loan. Norway's internal
loans. including the latest 10000. 900
Issue. aggregate about st20. iO0, 900, or
per capita debt OF t4S.5s.
The American-Scandinav founda.
tion ofrers scholarships to students VI
the University OF Norway In American
universities, and about forty students
have made application for these fell
lowships. This indicates THAT the stu
dents of Christinnia do not hold Amer.
lean educational institutions In con-
tempt. as has been sometimes main
tanned.
Exports from the United States to
Norway during the month OF October.
1915, amounted to $4,793, 404. as COM
pared with $4,i34.404 during the same
month Of the year preceding. In-
ports from Norway to the United
States last October totaled y573.195.
| Denmark.
A Copenhagen dispatch says that
Prince Eric. con OF Prince Wade
mar OF Denmark, recently sailed for
New York. The prince will spend two
years In Canada studying agricultural
| methods. He IL twenty-five years old
and IL a cousin Of King Christian.
The minister OF public instruction
declined to grant petltssn from q
convention representing the congre-