The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-04-04
NORWAY.

Government regulation of food prices
In Norway has gone far toward solving
the high cost of living problem in that
country during the great war, accord
ing to E. Larsen, a motor expert, of
Christiania, who is in our country bug
ing farm tractors for shipment to Nor
way. In discussing economic condi
tons in Norway. Mr.. Larsen gave in
teresting comparisons of present food
prices in Christiania and Minneapolis.
Potatoes in Christiania when I came
away sold at cent pound" he said.
This would be 60 cents a bushel in
this country. Milk sells at approx
mate1y cents a quart, a maximum
price on milk having been established
by the government. I'm Norway we
produce practically no coal. Our coal
is imported from England and Amer
lea. 1t was selling for GO crowns
ton, or about SIG, but the government
mas been rebating Is crowns, making
the net price to the purchaser about
SO. There is little suffering from pow
erty in Norway. Wages have increased
since the beginning of the war, but
hardly in proportion to the increased
cost of living. The government, how
ever, guarantees work for every man,
establishes a minimum wage and in
government payments makes up for
the Increased cost of living. The gov
eminent even establishes rental rates."
Mr.. Larsen said that the war had in
directly brought revolution in Nor
Wegian farm administration. 'There Is
| demand for tractors" he said, mot
| because the farmer wishes to produce
more foodstuff for expectation, for as
a matter Of fact the expectation of
| fish is about the only foodstuff eypor-
! tation done in Norway, but because
| the war has increased the value of
| horses four or five times and the farm
.r can't get horses to work his farm.
| Naturally he will turn to tractors.
| There are only two farm tractors in
| operation in Norway today. In New
| York about 20 tractors are ready for
| expectation but nobody can tell when
they will get to Norway. We cannot
make tractors or automobiles because
we have not the coal. In time I be-
| lleve we will make steel by utilizing
! hydro-electric power, but at the pres
ont time no steel is made in Norway"
The Norwegian steamer Storstad,
a Belgian relief snip, which had one
American citizen on board was sunk
by submarine. Twenty-seven mem
bers Of the crew, including the Ameri-
can, were landed. One member of the
crew died of exposure and others are
missing. It is stated officially that
the Storstad was flying the flag of
the American commission for relief
In Belgium and bore the markings des-
ignated for the relief ships. The Lon
don office of the commission states
that the Storstad carried 10000 tons
of maize which was needed badly in
Belgium, where the shortage rs a re-
suit Of the detention of grain cars0es
Will soon be felt severely. The Stor-
stad was ordered to leave Las Palmas
February 26. She took on coal at
Gibraltar and her master was instruct
ed to proceed to Rotterdam by the
northerly route.
A sheep belonging to Knut Harane
of Opdal gave birth to a grayish: blue
lamb in the winter of 1910. And there
oy hangs wonderful tale. On New
Years day, 1911, this lamb gave birth
to twins, which, in 1912, were followed
by triplets, in 1918 by twins In 1914
by triplets, in 1915 by bankruptcies, and
In 1916 by triplets, making II in all.
Fourteen Of them were females. The
first twins were grayish blue, like their
mother, the bankruptcies were black,
and all the rest were white. The ami
mails were of the ordinary Norwegian
breed, having long, soft wool. -
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