Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-03-09
Norway.

an interurban electric railway system
In the vicinity of Rio de Janeiro, Bra
I'll, Is being organized in Christiania,
Norway. The initiative was taken by
f. R9nert, who has been manager
of a couple Of Norwegian enterprises
in the South American country. tic
has already secured an option on
franchise for the proposed line. 1t |
is believed that the present time is
especially favorable for the realization |
Of such project as England, Ger
many and France are now unable to |
! finance undertakings of the sort. In |
| fuential Brazilians who control the |
| franchise have agreed to relinqulsh J
any claims to dividends from their |
property until the company earns III
per cent on its capital.
Hannevig Brothers, a prominent
shipping firm Of Christiania, will soon
put in operation a eW steamship line
between the United States ant. South
America. The line will handle traffic
formerly taken care Of by German com
panies, which have been forced out a
business on account of the war. Three
of the vessels of the new line are the
| Venezuela, Columbia and Ecuador,
built in 1915 for the Royal Dutch West
India Mail of Amsterdam and orig
inally inteded for traffic between HOl-
land and the West Indies. They are
luxuriously equipped with accommodate
lions for Ill frst-f, IS passengers,
The establishment of this line illus
trates still further the enterprise OF
the Morse shipping firms Of today In
reaching out for business in all quar-.
tiers Of the globe.
, According to press reports, the
policy to be pursued in the rebuild
, ing Of the burned district of the city
has become the question Of the hour
J in Bergen. The city authorities have
, decided to open national competition
for the submission Of plans by land"
scape architects to cover the burned
area. 1t Is realized that IL the recon
O struCtion process is to be solved In a
T
. will have to resort to the cOndemna-
y ton of the property, reserving to the
;. present owners the right to buy their
o grounds back again. The plans of re-
4 construction would involve the i'm
4 provement of the shipping and COM
: mercial facilities of the city as a first
4 consideration.
The Gamers of Stavanger have sue,
ceeded in making arrangements with
r England for an adequate supply of tin
t. England has, of course, exacted q
& guaranty that none of the tin must be
resold to countries at war with Eng
land If any is resold to such coun
tries, the Morse buyers will have tc
% pay twice the regular price A com
n mittee approved by the English au
% thOrities has been named 20 TAX,
IN charge OF the purchasing of British
n tin.
Of
lg So much has been said about 'hy
u phenated' Americans during the pas
N few months that it may be of interes
to to have this subject discussed by
rs very high authority, namely, Prof. {
IL L. Preus, president Of Luther college
to DEBORAH, Ia, the oldest Norwegian
81 college in America: The Morse VIII
r. came over in the Rastaurtionen ar
q just as good Americans as any VIII
ry came over in the Mayfower To b
al a Norwegian.American is to be goo
ct American. You must realize tha
as Americans and America are still
In the making. When one ward in Oh
cago contains 81 nationalities, it mus
be apparent that America is at pre-
III ent a cosmopolitan nation and tn
p task Of making it a composite nation
ne for which we all hope, may be Ion
one. 1t is not we'll that the immigrant
u Americanize too rapidly. for the
w thereby tear away the roots bindin
er them to the traditions and culture
IN their home people and they drift abo1
as aimlsssly"
IA The fishing industry has had a goo
-" catch with prices doubled. Such
product as raw cod liver oil sold at
49, barrel year ago. 1t is now so
Va at more than $50 a barrel.
er
The Alexandra. the only hotel
Sandnes, has closed it's doors, and
IN. strangers who visit the city are unat
ON tn find lodging for the night or food
for eat during the day. AS result, trav
NO. ing statesmen who have visited t
70 place in the past on their regul
in rounds. have stopped making the TOW
,es and merchants are obliged to ms
them in Stavanger.
The food supply commission
APPS Norway has contracted for 20, 700 tc
les of sugar in the United States. to
the delivered during the next sixty
oe' ninety days. The cost, including /,
aae transportation charges. will be alb,
eA' 10, 900. 900 crowns.
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