The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-07-29
IN FAR NORTHLAND.
important Events In Sweden,
Norway and Denmark.
BRIEFS FROM OLD COUNTRY
Interesting Items From rhe Three
Great Kingdoms Of the North, Sc
Iected for Scandlnavians and
Their Descendants.
BY MARTIN w. oDLAND.
Denmark.

Edward d. Winslow, the American
consul general at Copenhagen. has
given out an interview In which he de-
clares that Denmark Is becoming an
increasingly important distributing
center for goods exported from the
United States. 'It Is very signifi-
cant fact" he said, "that American
goods going to Russia, Germany and
Austria are passing through Danish
ports. The Danes are now frankly
claiming that Copenhagen with Its
free harbor, the only one In Scahdi-
navia, has supplanted other ports hav-
Ing free harbors as a continental dis
tributing center. believe this port
will be able to hold its advantage when
peace comes, to hold the bulk Of the
forwarding commerce already OBJ
tanned. Goods can be transshiped from
here to all ports Of the world, as
cheaply and as expeditiously as from
sNV other port, especially IL the final
destination be Norway, Sweden, Fin
land and the Germanic Baltic ports.
There are no hindrances to the es-
adjustment of agencies by Americans
In Denmark. Warehouses can be op-
Grated In the free port in which stock
can be carried. An authorized agent
Is recommended to handle American
trade. Denmark has in its geograph-
ical position and In its land formation
unique qualifications for the develop
ment of important export and transit
trades. Owing to climatic conditions
Denmark must import from countries
of milder climates rice, coffee, tobacco.
and colonial goods In general, also
cotton, jute and other materials for
Its textile manufacturers, and from
countries nearer home wool, flax and
hemp. The country possesses no for
ests nor does 1t produce either COAL
iron or other minerals; 1t is therefore
compelled to import from abroad tim
Der, coal, petroleum, iron, steel. lead
tin, copper, zinc, ETC., besides ole
aginous seed for crushing, oleomarga-
rine, wood pulp, cork, dyestuffs and
many other similar goods, also feed
ing stuffs to satisfy the growing re-
great quantities of manufactured goods
for general consumption. SO enormous
an import of foreign goods demands
by necessity a corresponding export
of home produce. The export Of Dan
fsh farm produce and Of the fishing in
total imports, an6 TO this must be add
ed the export of Danish manufactures
which Is not ut all an insignificant
item. The export of Danish home prod
ucts Is further augmented by large
regular re-export of foreign goods.
From oden times the Danish customs
regulations have been framed with a
view to the encouragement of the tran
sit trade. Through the large and fully
equipped free harbor the merchant Is
able to import and export goods from
and to all parts of the globe, without
being In any way hampered by duty or
other customs regulations. In his eff
forts to expand the transit trade the
merchant is extensively supported by
the Danish banks. whose business Is
conducted on thoroughly modern lines
and whose trustworthiness is well
known and generally recognized. Co
penhagen Is, the largest bank center in
northern Europe. In the year 1913
there arrived in the harbor Of Copen-
hagen Qncluding the free harbor) r.
OBJ steamers with total of 1882 900
registered tons and 9,527 sailing ships
with a total Of $4,000 tons. The har-
Dor Is supplied with all appliances. A
special quay Is the landing place for
the traffic with America. From the
foregoing am Of the belief that Amer
lean merchants should fully investigate
the question of locating agents or rep
resentatives at Copenhagen. No dis
agreeable government restrictions are
In force and foreign merchants are
welcomed"