https://norwegianamericanhistory.org/digital-collections/files/original/b50fda9268039abb3f512503de42af4a.pdf 9138ece72f2158e5b0be375b349c1db6 PDF Text Text } i Special Numberf.or U.S.A. and Canada. �CONCORD CANNING CO. STAVANGER - NORWAY T EL E G lt A 111 S "C O N 1.. 0 R D" FISH AND MEAT CONSERVES Speciality: RAD'& MAJllt SARDINES AND FINE FI SH DELICACIES PACKERS AND EXPORTERS OF NORWEGIAN PRODUCE AJS DALEN PORTLAND•CEMENTFABRIK BREVIK - NORWAY CABLE ADDRESS: ALL STANDARD "CEMENT" CODES PRIME PORTLAND CEMENT GUAR ANTE ED TOP AS S BRITI SH AND AMERICAN STAND ARD SPECIFICA TIONS CORRE SPONDE NCE I NVITED LEADING PORTLAN D C EME N T EXPORTERS OF N ORWAY Stavanger Preserving Co. .. CROSSED FISH •• flRST AND MOST MODERN CANNING FACTORIES S1avanger, Norway Established I873 VARE MEAKE The Hall Marl: of Qoality SARDINES, BRISLING. KIPPERED HERRINGS, FISHBALLS, FISH­ CAKES, FISHPUDDINGS One Quality Only - The Best �Program for The Norway Film I. Norway situation and size. 2. The Constitution. . 3. The Royal Family. 4. The Storting (Parliament). 5. The elaborate opening and closing ceremonies. 6. Norway - the sea-faring nation (page 12). 7. a. A Viking Ship - 1000 years old. b. The Sailing Ship. c. The Modern Ship. 8. The ship-building industry. • The mountain ranges of Dovre and Langfjeldene divide Norway into three distinct parts: a. Eastern and Southern Norway. b. Western Norway. c. Northern Norway. EASTERN AND SOUTHERN NOR­ WAY. Possess�s the main agricultural districts. 9. The Mj0sen district. 10. The Valley of 0sterdalen (page 46) • Gudbrandsdalen rr. • Valdres 12. Hallingdal (p. 40). 13. Lier 14. Sa:tesdalen (p. 42). 15 • 16. The district of Telemarken (p. 46). .. .. . ... . Forestry. 17. The £el-ling of trees ·and the uni;:iue way of timber transportation. 17 a. Reindeer in Norway. Cities. 18. The City of Oslo. a. A Fourth of July Celebration at Oslo. b. The American University afloat. c. A visit of American Newspaper men. d. 0stmarken, one of the playgrounds of Oslo. 19. Lillehammer. 20. Hamar. 2 r. Kongsberg. 22. Fredrikshald. 23. Fredrikstad (page 48). 24. Sarpsborg. 25. Drammen. 26. Holmestrand. 27. Horten. 28. T0nsberg. 29. Aasgaardsstrand. 30. Larvik. 3 I. Fredriksvern. 3 r a. Br�vik. 32. Kragern. 33. Ris0r. 34. Tvedestrand. 35. Arendal. 36. Grimstad. 37. Lillesand. 38. Kristiansand. 39. Manda!. 40. Farsund.. 41. Flekkcfjord. 42. Egersund. WESTERN NORWAY. The Fjords. 43. The Sognefjord. 44. The Hardangerfjord (page 40). 45. The Nordfjord. 46. Geirangerfjord. The Cities: 47. The City of Bergen (page 38). 48. Stavanger (page 44). 49. Haugesund (page 40). 50. Aalesund. 51. Molde. 52. Kristiansund. The Fisheries (page 22): 53· The great Cod-fisheries at Lofoten. 54. Catching the herring by th� thou,and 54· and the small herring by the million. 55. Angling on the 1cc. NORTHERN NORWAY 56. The farming districts of Trnnde­ lagen (page 46). 57. Trondhjem, the "Capital of North­ ern Norway". 58. "All aboard" for Northern Nor­ way and the Midnight Sun. 59. Br0n·n0ysund. 60. The church and monument at AJstadhaug. 6 r. Sandnessj0en.. 62. Bod0. 63. The Lofoten Isles. Svolva:r and the Troll Fjord. 64. Melbo. 65. Va:rny. f6. The Coast at Reine. 67. Narvik, the grrat shipping port of iron ore. 68. The mountains at Skjomcn and Tjeldsund. 69. The town of Harstad, and Leik­ nes further north. 70. Troms0. 71. Nordlandssjekte, the. type of bo.1t used in Northern Norway. 72. Altagaard. 73. Hammerfcst, "en the top of �he world", the most northerly town in the world (page 40). 74. North Cape and the midnight sun. 75. Honningsvaag and Skoganvarre. 76. The Mongolian Lapps. 77. The towns of Vard0 and Vads0. 78. Kirkencs and Boris Gleb. EDUCATION, LITERATURE, MUSIC AND EXPLORATION. 79. Public Schools. 80. The State University. 8 r. Henrik Ib�en. 82. The Home of Bj0rnstjerne Bj0rnson 83. » » Knut Hamsun(p.35). 84). Johan Bojer (page 46). 85. Edvard Grieg. 86. Ole Bull. 87. Roald Amundsen and the Air Ship "Norge". COMMUNICATIONS. 81?. The mountain Railroad and the snow difficulties. 89. The Norwegia� Roads. WINTER AND SUMMER SPORTS (page 60). 90. Ski-ing and ski-jumping. The great . ski-ing competitions. 91. The skating and the seven World Champions. 92. A thrilling competmon m the the Cork "Korketrekker" Scr�w. 93. A horse race on ice and snow. .94. A parade at the opening of the Summer Sport season. 95. Soccer Football. 96. Tennis. 97. A demonstration in Swedish drill. 98. A competition in riding and horse­ manship. 99. Swimming. 100. A rowing competition. 101. Sailing and the Norwegian Pleasure Yacht Fleet. /Advert./ • noa-,.,a.v �De Nordiske Fabriker DE.NO.FA. Factory: Fredri'kstad. 0_f_f2· CC s: 0 s l 0 lifauufacturers o.f: Hardened Edible Whale oil "Margarit" I-Iardened technical Whale oil ''"N ofalit" RE P RE SE NTE D S. BY: FIS C II ER - HOLL ING SI-IE D CO. NEW YORK, BR AMWELL, C 0. L 'I'D. L o N D ON A/s United Sardine Factories Head Offices: BERGEN NORWAY HranGhes: Stavanger, Hors0en, Folles0 and Flom Fully Paid-up Capital kr. r.500.000.00 Only .fact01y witli cur own cl1cmical Laboratory. Cable Address: "FISK", Bergen. Codes: Private, A.B.C. 5th Edition, 5th Edi­ tion Improved, Bentley's and Morse. The Largest &. Most Modern Canning Factory in Norway Specialities. NOR\YEGIAN SMOKED SARDINES, RRISLING FRENCH STYLE SARDINES, SMOKED HERRINGS IN TOMATO, K IPPERED HERRINGS AND KIPPERED SNACKS FISHBALLS, FISH PUDDING AND ANCHOVIES Proprietors and Canners of the World-renowned. "Queel'l Maud" Brand of Brisling-Sardines ,,. ,-ALWAYS AWARDED HIGHEST DISTINCTION WHEREVER EXHIBITED ., ' , ,'., "F o r t y mi I 1 i o n c a n s o f p e r f e c ti o n p e r a n n u m" 2 ROR"lvOY �Ille A MO NT HLY REVIEW OF NO RWA Y'S SELLING B UYI N G AN D SHI PP ING ANO GAZETTE FOR THE NORWEGIAN EXPORTERS' FEDERATION (TRADE AND INDUSTRY) EDITOR: T. G. BARMAN, A.LS.A. BUSINESS MANAGER: I-I. J. RIEGE, 5 KRI ST IAN AUGU ST S GATE, O SLO TELEPHONE S 14176 & 10696. T EL E G RAMS: PUB LI CI TY CONTENTS President Coolidge at the Norse Centennia'. ........ 6 Norway of the Tourist, by Ben Blcssum , . . . . . . . Economic and Financial Reconstruction Work rn Norway, by N. Rygg ............... , , .... , . . 7 Norway·s Ships and Shipping, by John 0. Egeland .. 12 Some Notes on :\l'orway's Exports to the U.S .A., by Dr. Albert Balchen .. ... . . .. . . . . . ... . . .. . 10 Norwegian Med1cmal Cod Liver Oii. .. .. . . . . . .... n The Norwegian Canning Industry.. . . . . .... . . . ... 24 Investment Possibilities in Norway. .... ... . . .. . . . 26 Norwegian Steamships Lines (Map) .......... 28-2 9 Norwegian Section - Norsk A':.)deling: Hiisen av Hermar. Wildenvey .............. ..... 34 Ti'. det-Utflyttede Norge av Sta�sminister Ivar Lykke, Minister H. H. Bachke, Knut Hamsun, Minister Lauritz Swenson, Statsminister Gunnar Knudsen, Christian Sinding, Statsminister Abraham Berge, Stortingspresident Joh. Ludw. Mowinckel, Olaf:­ Benneche, Biskop Petersen, Statsraad Ivar Tvciten, J�han Bojer m. fl . .. : ..........� ........ , . 3 5-46 Norge og Nordmands-Forbundet av Dr. Med. F. G. Gade ........................................ 48 Bankforbindelser ...... ..... . . ......... .. ... .. 52 Museumsgaven av Anders Sandvig ................ 54 Den norske Amerikalinjes betydning for forbindelsen mellem Norge og Amcrika av Minister Albert G. Schmedeman ..................... , ...... 58 Norsk Idrret a:v Charles Hoff ....... .. . .......... 60 Subscription Rates: Kr. 1,25 or 1/- or 25 cents a copy, or Kr. 15,00, 16/- or$ 4 a year post paid. VOL.;. DECEMBER t 'j27. NO. 12 This fssue o.f Norway {s pr{nted on paper supjlletl by A/s Hamang_ Papi'r.fabrlk, Sandvfka, Norway• _quallty ''.Illustration T. 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Ojj-i, K11;u·ifo,·lng-1 Os!� President Calvin Coolidge at the Norse Centennial, lv.inneapolis, Monday June 8th 192 ;_ "it is s:tid tbt NorwegianJ and their descendants i ·, this country are now just about as numerous. as the population of Norway itself. Norway is credited with· furnishing a larger number of settiers to the Uni�ed States in proportion to its population than any other European country except one . . . These Northmen have from their first appearance on the margin • of history been the children of freedom. Native to a rigorous climate and a none too pro­ ductive soil, they had learned the necessity for hard work and careful management . . . Eager for both political and economic independence, they realized the necessity for popular education, and so have always been among the most devoted supporters of public schools . . . The institutions and the manners of democracy came naturally to them . . . They have given great soldiers, statesmen, scientists, edu­ cators and men of business to the upbuilding of their ,adopted country. They have been rapidly amal- s gamated into the body of citizenship, contributing to it many of its best and most characteristic element'�.. To their adaptability the Nation owes much for its success in the enormous process of assimilation anq spiritual unification that has made our Nation what it is and our people what they are. ; "Our institutions of religious liberty, of educb.tiona:t and economic opportunity, of constitutional ·rights, of the integrity of the law, arc the most precious possessions of the hum:rn race . . . Their abiding place is with the people . . . They can ,have no stronger supporters, no more loyal def enders, than that great body of our citizenship which you re:­ present . . . I know that in your hands our · country is secure. You have laid up your treasure in whai: America represents, and there will your heart be also. You have given your pledge to the Land of the Free. The pledge of the Norwegian people h:is never yet gone unredeemed." �N orway of the Tourist BY BEN BLESSUM Manager of the Norweg·an Government Railways Tr avel Bureau, New York here are few countries, if any, that offer such a great variety of at­ tractions to the visitor as Norway, something for practically every taste. To the lover of nature, whether in its magnificent or idyllic moods, the entire country, every inch of it, is, without exaggeration, a treasure-house far and away more rich than any other. Such a combination within the confines of any one country of stupendous mountains; vast glaciers; impressive waterfalls; rushing alpine rivers; idyllic lakes; sublimely wild canyons; broad, fruitful agricultural valleys; high­ lands, full of game, ranging from the ptarmigan to the reindeer, bear and, in the lower parts, the moose, and also containing innumerable lakes and brooks teeming with trout and other gamy fish, - such a wealth of natural attractions is found in no other civilized country. And when one recalls that to all these must be added thousands of miles. of what is without question the most interesting coast-line to be seen anywhere, ranging from the smoothest of bath­ ing beaches to low, rocky and wooded shores, the grandeur and smiling beauty of the unmatchable fjords, and the tremendous mountains on mainland and islands that everywhere skirt the sailinglanes in northern Norway,-when one in addition recalls these features,-and to top them off, also recalls the thousands upon thous:i.nds of beautiful islands and islets along the coast it will be self evident that �orway is in a class of its own among the scenic lands of the world. Then, again, to the lover of the quaint and color·­ ful in ·folk-life Norway still offers a vast field of enjoyment and study in many of her rural districts, while the museums of the cities, both the more "regular" ones and the extraordinary open air col­ lections in v-a rious parts of the country, notably at Oslo and Lillehammer, give still further opport­ unities for studying architecture of all kinds, the costumes, the furniture and decoration, the tools, weapons and musical instruments, the customs, -in fact every phase of daily life among the Norse people, in city, on farm and at sea, of the last thousand years. The cities of Norway, too, have a character ·an their own, and the "local color" is so cjifferent in the various parts of the country that whether in large or small cities, one alw"ays readily finds so�ething unique and interesting. sleeping cars and dining cars being of notable ex­ cellence. The stations, too, are well equipped, and both conductors and station masters, as well as their assistants, on the frequented tourist routes, are suffi­ ciently familiar with the English language to be able to be of real service, which is always cheerfully given, to the traveller. The steamers in the local services will also be found satisfactory, while all coastal and fjord steamers which run on fast mail schedules are very well appointed indeed. Truly palatial cruising steamers, for the fjords, North Cape and Spitzbergen, also leave Bergen at frequent inter­ vals in the season. The Automobile services in operation everywhere throughout the country also contribute very largely to the speed and comfort with which one may travel in Norway, and there is hardly a spot of interest to the tourist or student which can not be reached either by steamer, rail or automobile. The railroads and motor cars in fact will bring the traveller into the very heart of many very wild and splendid mountain districts which only a few years ago were inaccessible except on foot and by pack train. And even in these formerly quite inaccessible regions excellent hotels now operate, while more modest hostelries abound. The connections with foreign lands are also good both by sea and land. Through trains run twice daily from Oslo to Hamburg and Berlin, and even London, Paris or Rome are quickly and comfortably reached by rail (in the case of London of course in addition the run across the Channel by boat). Practically a daily service, by large, well-appointed steamers, is offered from Bergen and Oslo to New­ castle or Hull, while weekly steamer services operate between Oslo and Antwerp, and Bergen and Rotter­ dam. There exists practically no night in any part of Norway during a great part of the summer, the "ni ht" even in the extreme south being only a slight 9 between about eleven p. m. and one a. m. In dusl� the _northern half of the country, "The Land of_ the Midnight Sun", the sun does not set at all for some weeks. There can be no question that the most wonderful, almost incredible, effects to be seen any­ where on earth are to be enjoyed in the north of Norway when the Midnight , Sun with gorgeous i splendor gilds the sea, the islands, the toyering mountains and the stupendous glaciers which cloak them. Then, too, Norway offers the tourist or scholar not only very good hotels at all considerable points,. -these being noted for their absolute cleanliness, their ta6le, beds and kindly and honest atmosphere a-nd service,-but • also very comfortable and cheap . franspor.(,nion everywhere. The trains of the Go­ vernment Railways are fully equal in their appoint­ ments to the best trains elsewhere, both day coaches, A Norwegian passport for the summer S!!ason may be had for $2.70. No special taxes of any kind -_ arc levied on the visitor. The · customs i;egulatiQJ?.S • arc very .lib.er.al, Beers, wines and spirituous liquors.. are served · practically �yerywherl:!, although local · opJ-ion legislation prevents a few hotels from serving such liquids. • RORVOY 6 �. Economic and Financial Reconstruction Work 1n Norway BY N. RYGG Governor of the B�nk of Norway (Norges Bank) �!!!!!!!!!!!!!!� A: er the break in world markets in 1 9 20, Norway experienced a number of exceedingly difficult years. Inter­ nationally, there was a heavy fall in the prices of our most important export products and in freight rates, while at the same time the markets for our exports stagnated to a certain extent. This decline in values, combined with a general stagnation in production and trade, reacted strongly upon the banks and public finance. As regards public finance, we had a period with budget deficits, resulting in a continued increase of our debts to cover the relics of the war years and the critical times following as a conse­ quence thereof. This tendency towards increasing our indebtedness has been fought against most energetically, and it may be said that we have now kfl: behind us that period when borrowing occurred for non-productive consumption purposes. At the same time efforts have been made to reduce public expenditure; this work is still going on, being very necessary after the change in values which has taken place. As regards the national and municipal debt, efforts must be concentrated upon consolidating the floating debt, upon converting expensive fixed loans, and, generally, upon paying off as much as possible. As to the Municipal Debts, it must be said that these Copyright} 7. S l'.J R F J O R D E N. represent a very heavy burden. It should be remembered, however, that about half of the Muni­ cipal debts has been used for the purpose of ensuring a supply of electricity, returning interest upon 5 17 of the capital investment. In the meantime, the work of adjusting municipal finance is being carried out on the basis of dealing individually with each Municipality or local district in difficulties, under the general control of the Government. Going further, we have the banks. These have experi:!nced a crisis, due, partly, to inflation and the fluctuation of markets, and partly also to errors in the employing of their funds during the good years. \IC'hen the fall in values occurred, and activity de­ clined and deposits decreased, it became difficult to reduce commitments and to maintain liquidity. In order to prevent a general collapse of the banks and the trade and industry dependent upon them, from the year 1 9 2 1 and onwards it was decided to undertake action for their support, - action in which at first only the Bank of Norway and the joint stock banks took part, but in which the Government later also engaged itself. These reconstructions were a tem­ porary, but necessary, link in the liquidation process. In 1 9 2 3 it became clear that these reconstructions could not be maintained, as the development of world markets and certain special misfortunes H AR O AN G E R =& DOR�OY: �CofyrigM] N .E R U D .\ L / 11 .il.se brought about that a number of banks ag in came sitars. H a ::m\ uadcr admini3,ra1�.:o:c canno: work into difficulties. On the one hand a new scheme of i�self om of this so as to permit of free and un­ reconstruction was found to be impracticable, while trammelled operation without control, or ir· it cannot on· the other it was desired to avoid the consequences be reconstructed, or, eventually, if it cannot make a which would follow upon bankruptcy. Hence composition with its creditors, it must go into special legislation was enacted regarding the public liquidation while under public administration. The administration of banks. This was an emergency main purpose of the Law is to bring the best results measure whose aim was to prevent a general collapse possible from the B:mk's assets. An unavoidable evil and to give the banks which Jud been compelled to is that the funds of depositors and other creditors suspend payment a certain ability to continue opera­ are tied up, but this h::ts been necessary where diffi­ tions, so that the economic organism coul d be ke.pt culties have come upon a bank whose existence is alive while giving time for a gradual and tranquil of import::tnce to production, and which ought, liquidation. In this connection, it may be of interest therefore, to be m::i.intained until further notice, both to quote paragr::i.ph 1 of the te;npor::i.ry law of March in the public interest and because creditors ::i.nd depo­ 24th 1 9 2 3 regarding the public ::i.d ministration of ditors will thus get the best results out of the banks, which, after being added to, now bears the amounts owing them. final date of July 1 ;7th 1 92 5 : The Administration Law,' therefore, has been in "When a joint stock bank or a savings ba'.1k has the nature of an emergency measure, and efforts suspended payment, · upon the application of the should be made so as to get away from it at the Board of Directors, the representative body, or the earliest possible moment. In principle, the Bank of trustees, and after the B:mk Ins;,ect-orate and the Norway's standpoint is that the Banks under admi­ Savings Bank Inspectorate have been given the nistration are to go into liquidation, and that a new opportunity to express their views, the Department bank be eventually organized in place of the old one of Finance may determine that the B::i.nk i� to be where this is necessary. The Bank considers recon­ placed under public administration for a period not struction plans ·to be objection:1ble, and after a good exceeding one year, if this is considered to be in deal of opposition, these plans may be said to have conformity with the best interests of creditors, as been given up. It will be only in very exceptional well as with the public interest in general." cases that a reconstruction scheme will be availed Within certain limits a Bank under administration of. Recons�ruction is based upon an estimate, and .can _make payments to its creditors, including depo- - in this there is alw::i.ys a germ of distrust, of • non-w.ov 3 �Bergens Spare bank Oslo Sparebank E s t a b l i s lt e d I 8 2 3 Established 1 82 2 T e l e graph i c a d d re s s . : S p a r e b an k e n OSLO D eposits received on favourable terms re-payable at call or up to 6 months notice. If so desired the Bank will bold the pass­ book in safe-keeping without charge. D ep o s i ts r e c e i v e d o n 3 and 6 months Fo r e i g n M o n e y and C h ecks b o u g lt t a n d s o l d n o ti c e Checks and Allotment Notes collected SECURIT1ES r e c e i v e d f o r s a fe - k e e p i n g . .- 6 21 0;10 First Mortgage P o s t O ffi c e Bui l d i ng B o n ds, on property which is leased to the United States Goverment These bonds are an exceptional investment, with all the safeguards which have made First Mortgage Bonds a p referred investment for generations, these Post Office Bonds have that added advantage of the United States Government as tenant paying the rent which provi­ des the money for the purposes of the bond issues. i S e n d fo r i ll u s t r a t e c c , r c u la r s INVESTMENT BONDS 3 3 South La Salle Street, Chicago, ILLINOIS Telep h o n e D e a rb o rn 8666 ,.// e Of/ e r a n d R e c o m m e n d 6 °/o Coupon Gold Notes Central Lutheran Church M i n n e a p o l i s, M i n n e s o t a A.fjiliated wtilt Non.oeg-ian Lutlteran Clturclt o.f America $ 1 50,000. Dated June :r, 1 9 2 7 . Denominations S r,ooo and $ 500. Due in two to five years. Interest payable J une 1st and Dec. rst. Callable at a premium. Dr. J. A 0. Stub Is Pastor of "Central'' Our church securities are Net equity of physical backed by ample physi­ assets back of th is is­ cal assets, plus the great­ sue $ 380, 5 54. Trust est moral integrity in a g r ee m e n t obligates the world, plus the church to undertake admirable record of campaign for pledges churches in meeting for re t i r i n g t h e se their obligations. notes. W r i t e t o day / o r d e s c r ip t i v e ; o" t d e r N ame .. Address John C.Ruck& COIDP!lill I N C O ll P O ll A T E D C H URCH B O N D S FOR CH URCH PEOPLE Northwe!tern Bank Building, Minneapolis, Minn. 9 �susp1c10n, regarding the future of the reconstructed . bank. A new bank, on the other hand, can begin on unencumbered ground. It does not suffer from a •lack of confidence, and it can base its business upon a secure foundation. It has been shown that the new banks which have been started during the past two ·or three years to replace banks which have gone into liquidation, have obtained deposits to an astonishing extent -· just as if these deposits had sprung from an unknown and unexpected source. There is a 'vigorous growth around these banks. Of the approximate number of 5 8 0 savings banks and 160 joint stock banks in Norway, a total of 1 9 ·savings banks and 4 6 joint stock banks have been placed under public administration. Of these banks 3 joint stock banks and 2 savings banks have subsequently entered the list of "Free" banks, 1 savings bank went into bankruptcy in 1 924, and 7 savings banks and 27 joint stock banks have gone into liquidation under public administration. It must not be overlooked that consideration for the "free" banks demands that we get away from the administration arrangement as soon as possible, and all efforts are being made to this end. While the Bank of Norway has very seriously felt the lack of the support to be found in a public bank inspectorate in the critical years since 1 920, this wa1i.t has since been met. In 1 924 a special law regarding joint stock banks was enacted, as well an extended law regarding savings banks, and one covering the joint inspection of banks and savings banks under the jurisdiction of two directors on an equal foot­ ing. These .enactments came into force on January 1 st l 92 5, and counteract the dangerous tendencies which had previously prevailed. A system of con­ cessions for all banks has now been put into effect, and a minimum has been fixed for the capital of joint stock banks. Detailed rules and reg·u lations Coj,)'Jigiil} have also been provided, so as to m1111m1se risks . There is thus to be a certain relation between an individual commitment and the share capital anp deposits of the bank. There are also provisions re­ garding allocations to reserve, the size and disposal of the cash reserve. Finally, �he law prevents banks from lending money to their own organs or to enter­ prises associated therewith. The greatest diffi culty during the past few years has been the fluctuations in our exchange, which, however, since 1 9 2 5 have almost entirely taken the shape of an appreciation of the krone. This abrupt appreciation, which we have tried to soften -down, has compelled us to get to work energetically upon adjusting ourselves to the changed conditions. Whole­ sale prices fell from 2 8 1 point3 in February 1 9 2 5 ( 1 9 r 3 prices = 1 00) t o 2 r 1 points i n February 1 926, to 1 72 points in February 1 927, and stood at 1 67 in September 1 927. The gold value of the krone is nearly at par, but a new decline in prices and wages to correspond with the change in the krone value must be anticipated. The rate of this decline has naturally proved a very serious trial for production, and hence even great sacrifices in an effort to retard ev ents have been in the best interests of the com­ munity. Industrial wages are bound by agreemen';, and therefore it takes time to get these adjusted. In many other spheres time must also be our ally if we are to build on a firm foundation. Even if one desires to get away from the evil of a fluctuating exchange rate as rapidly as possible, it is considei:ed that developments must not be forced. If I may put it in that way, I think the country is best served by "growing up" into the old krone value. This is a natural development, and no steps should be taken to re-introduce the permanent arrangement, if the domestic basis for such an arrangement be not entirely arrived at. E L G SJ 0 E N - l-l A D E L A N_D IO I • �Stavanger og Rogalands Bank t Aal e s u nds Kredit b ank Established 1925 STAVANGER CAPITAL kr. 5 ,900 , 000 C a p i_tal K r . 2 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 fu l l y p a id All Kinds of Bauking Business Transacted H e t l a n d S pare b a n k 0 s t e r v a a g 2 6 o g 2 8, S T A V A N G E R Capital: . . . . . . . . . . . . Kr. r ,080,000 Deposits: . . . . . . . . . . . . · Kr. 1 5 ,000,000 Deposits accepted a t h ighest i n t e r e s t r a t e s. Fredriksstad og Omegns Bank A.s F r e d r i k s s t a cl , N o r w a y Established 1 926 ALL K I NDS OF BANKING BUSINESS TRANSACTED Strin dens Sparebank Establi shed 184• TR O N D HJ E M Deposits about kr. Capital . . . . . . . . kr. accepted A ll !i i n ds of B a n k ing· b u s in e s s Telegraphic Address : " Fredriksstaclbank " Kristianssunds Sparebank Established I 834 C_a pital about . . Kr. 2 , 000,000 A l l k i n ds o.f b a n k i n g b u s i n e s s tra n s a c t e d JI 1 . 2 5 0 . 00 0 , - Deposits a t h i g h e s t i n t e r e s t r a t e s. Drammehs Tidende og Buskeruds Blad . D 1 · a lit Capital kr. 1 . 5 6 6.000,- fully paid Highest in terest on Saving account 2 5 . 000. 0 0 0 , ­ 111 e 1', l\T O r 7U a y A leader among provincial newspapers and one of the most widely read Newspa­ pers outside of Oslo, Politi­ cal complexion: Conservative �lavanged/Denblad S t a v a n g e t, N o r w ay appears every week day. Covers the City of Stavanger with close on 50,000 inhabitan ts and the county with close on 200,000 inhabitants. Stavanger is the Headquarters of the Non"egian C a n n ing In dustry �Norway's S h ips a n d S h ipping. BY JOHN 0. EG ELAND, �ecretary, Norwegian Shipowners Association �""=�� he ide:1 that A:nerica was discovered left home to try their fortunes in the new world. by men of Norwegian descent, under The greater part of these travellers was carried in the leadership of Leiv Eriksson has, Norwegian ships, whose equipment, speed, etc., was so to speak, been imbibed with our in no way second to those flying other flags. As is mother's milk. Long before the com-­ well known, the opening of the Suez Canal in 1 8 69, pass was known, about five hundred opened up tremendous new possibilities for the latest years before Columbus inaugurated permanent com- wonder in the engineering sphere, the steam engine. munication between the old and new worlds, Nor­ Norwegians were not slow to adopt this new •in­ wegian seafarirrg men in their wonderful Viking vention. Already in 1 87 1 Peter Jebsen • started the ships, had found the way to the American continent. first regukr Norwegian America Line from Bergen ·The' probability is that Leiv Eriksson and his men for which 4 specially-built iron steamships of were the first whites to set foot on this mighty 2 - 3 000 tons were secured. Towards the middle of cor,tinent. the seventies, however, the emigrant trade practically · : Between this proud and venturesome voyage of dried up and in 1 8 8 0 the Line had to cease oper:t­ our .Viking forefathers, and the pioneer work done tions. ·by Norwegian sailors and shipowners during the The disappointments which Norwegian ship� .past two or three ge1�erations, lies_ a period of many owners experienced during the seventies and eighties years, which has brought a multitude of changes in in the operation of large tonnage units, led many of :its train. Our sailors have indelibly traced Norway's them thenceforth to concentrate their attention uoon name on the social and cultural history of the world. smaller ones. These vessels became pioneers on m;ny It is not for nothing th::tt they have earned the name seas and they contributed very largely towards of the "world's carriers" being here, there and every-­ driving the sailing ship off the ocean. Small Nor­ where at the right moment, always unafraid of wegian wood, iron and st.eel steamships were of '.danger. But they are more than this. To-day, as particular significance in developing certain Ameri­ one thousand years ago, they are pioneers, blazing can short trades, which to-day play a very im­ ia new trail, opening· up a new path, a new link portant part in American national economy. ;between civilization and hitherto inaccessible re­ In this connection special mention must be made '.gions. They are always reducing the white spots of the initiative displayed by Norwegians in the [on the map of the world. They have penetrated into fruit trade from the West Indies and Central the awe-inspiring waters surrounding the North and America, to North America and particularly New -South Poles; they have established new trade routes ; York: This traffic began in the eighties, and it may ,and by their energy and initi�tive they have greatly confidently be said that the exceptional development '.i ncreased the prosperity of the world. of the Banana trade-from the early afforts of the ' There are no signs that this state of affairs is due Bostonian Andrew W. Preston down to the United to change within any measurable time. This is due, Fruit Company and other Fruit Companies-is due first and foremost, to one constant, changeless factor, not le:i.st to the work of Norwegians. It is no one unending line which cuts through the entire exaggeration to say that Norwegian ships have history of Norway, from the dawn of time down formed the nucleus of other large American steam­ to the present day: the Sea. Whether in calm or in ship companies and that they often still form a very storm, the sea is always the same. And as long as it important part of the fleet of such companies. As �wirls outside ten thousand of Norway's home3, it 2.11 illustration of ·this it may be mentioned that will continue to have its influence. It will appeal, statistics collated some two or three years ago it will coax, it will compel, it will always draw our showed that no less than 50 % of the sugar trade men out, make them obey the call of adventure, and from Cuba to North America was carried in Nor­ make them follow the trade which has more tradi­ wegi,ln bo:toms. tions, which has a deeper root in the he2.rt and soul DL:ring the p:i.st few years Norwegian shipowners of our people, than any other. have supplied still further evidence of their pioneer­ ing spirit : among o:her things they have engaged in the direct trade between Europe and the ports on After the warlike Viking ships came the peaceful the Great Lakes. I:: should be noted, however, that emigrant carriers. But many hundreds of years already in the sixties the Norwegian barque passed between the arrival of these two so widely "Sleipner" of 1 1 9 1/2 tons was engaged in a service differing ships. It was not until 1 8 2 5 that the trans­ between Bergen and Chicago for a period of two portation of emigrants from Norway systematically or three years. After the great war, several Nor­ began. It was in that year that the Stavanger ship wegian steamers have constantly been employed Restaurationen landed a small band of emigrants in in a combined Ocean and Greatlake trade, in­ New York. Norwegian emigrant traffic did not augurating inter alia direct services between Con­ reach any appreciable volume, however, until the tinental Europe and the Great Lakes. The Bergen middle of the century but from then onwards during firm of William Hansen has operated a liner service tl;ie next twenty five years, not a few. N<?rwegians • along this route for some years. • ROR"'\VOY 12 �The Bergenske Steamship Company B. & N. L I N E R O Y AL M A I L BERGEN, NORWAY OSLO a1td 0RSN1ES j>r. T0N SBERG Regular Li nes · of Modern . and Fast-Going Motorvessels and Steamers to and from : 11/Y. "S t e l l a P o l a r i s'' U. S. A. and G ulf Cuba and Mexico South Africa Australia British India Java and Straits China and Japan New York to Brazil and River Plate & vke versa River Plate to Continent Antwerp to New York. New 6000 tons Motor-Yacht specially built for Cruising. All cabins on Deck "C" have private bathroon1s attached. 1 928 3 Cruises from Monaco: Feb. 5 th . , April 7 th. & May 4th. MEDil'ERRANEAN CRUISES KowrIIERN CAPITALS CRUISE From Harwich : 1 7 Days. May 2 6 th, 1 9 2 8 . Nowrr-r CAPE and NORWEGIAN FJORDS The vessels are fitted with excel lent ac­ comodations for a limited number o f passengers and arc carrying mail from Norway to U . S. A . , Cuba, Mexico, South Afr1ca and Australia. ====== F L E E T : ======, motorships 1 9 steamers IO tank vessels 54 ve;sels 25 206.200 1 5 5 . 1 00 9 8 .000 4 5 9 . 5 00 tons cl .w. tons cl .w. tons cl .w. tons d . w . H e a d Office : T OLDB OD GADEN 13 2 o. 0 S L 0 CRUISES 3 Cruises from Newcastle-on-Tyne : June 1 6th. , June 3 0th. , & July 1 4th. SrnznERGEN and NORTH CAPE CRUISE From Newcastle-on-Tyne : July 2 8 th 2 0 clays. NORTHERN C APITALS CRursE From Newcastle-on-Tyne: 1 8th. I 7 Days. August MEDITERRANEAN CRUISE FrontHarwich: September 8th. 34 Days. Illustrated Booldets gratis from any o.f tlte principal Travellinl( Agencies. • fiORWOlY �The first Norwegian overseas steamship service to be established after the ill-fated attempt in the seventies, was the Norway Mexico Gulf Line which was founded by G. M. Bryde in 1 906. During the war this Line was absorbed by Wilh. Wilhelmsen, and has since developed into a very important link between American Gulf Ports and the Scandinavian Countries. Some years passed before the next line came to be established, and it was not until 1 9 1 3 that this occurred with the foundation of the Norwegian America Line. The foundation of this Line was looked upon as an event of national importance, and the history of the Line has more than borne out the hopes with which it was regarded in r 9 r 3 . With its two popular cabin and third class steamers "Bergens­ fjord" and "Stavangerfjord" and a large fleet of modern cargo -liners, this Company, under its really distinguished leadership, has carried out a task the importance of which can hardly be overestimated. Not only has the Line played a predominant part in maintaining and strengthening the bond between Norwegians on both sid�s of the Atlantic, not only has it contributed to stimulating trade between the two countries, but, during the Great War, the Norwegian American Lme occupied a key position in international affairs as one of the most important links between the American and the European Con­ tinents. The post war economic storms and stresses, and other difficulties do not appear to have had any influence on the Company whose solid financial position and national importance will always make it one of the very foundation stones of the Nor­ wegian merchant marine. The war gave an added impetus towards the establishing of additional North American routes. Some of them discontinued operations after a short time, but others remain in activity to this day. In the first place reference must be rr{a_de to the Norway-Pacific Line established in r 9 r 5 by Fred. Olsen, in which the service is maintained by a num­ ber of first class motor ships. In 19 r 6 a line was established betweea North and South American At­ lantic ports under the name of the Wilhelmsen Steamship Line. This has developed into quite an important Line and h2.s now become a triangular service North America-South America-Europe­ North America. The year after, Mr. A. 0. Lindvig of Oslo, started a regular service between North and South American Pacific ports under the name of the Latin America Line. Two other Norwegian shipown­ ing firms have gone in for regular liner trade on the North American Pacific Coast. In the one instance Messrs. Westfal-Larsen & Co., of Bergen, a couple of years ago started a regular service with several motorships between ports on this coast on the one hand and Argentine ports on the other. In the other instance, Messrs. Wallem & Co., likewise of Bergen, have opened a Line across the Pacific to Japanese and (primarily) Chinese ports. In addition, the Oslo firm of Fearnley & Eger jointly with A. F. Klaveness & Co. also of Oslo, some two years ago started the Fernline between American Gulf Ports and Japanese ports. This Line disposes of a considerable fleet of new motor ton­ nage. Finally, mention must be made of the Inter­ Continental Transport Services established by several Bergen shipowners some two or three years ago, operating between Canadian and European ports­ principally Montreal-Hamburg. The figures which follow will show clearly what progress Norwegian shipowners have made during the past decade or two. In 1 9 1 3 the total amount of Norwegian tonnage engaged in regular foreign liner trade for own account was only 1 7 5 ,000 gross tons, or about ro % of our total merchant marine. In MERCHANT FLEET PER r ooo INHABITANTS 0ULY r 9 2 6) - MOTO R S H I P TON NAGE □ SAI LI NGS H I P TON NAGE l!Ilill STEA M S H I P TON NAGE �Covering -- Lutheran Broth�rhood the.far-stretchedLand o.f the Midnight Sun. Fraternal Insurance on Legal Resirve Basis Limited to membership of Luthe­ ran Church S t a n dar d Policies Juvenile Departement Total and Permanent Disability Norway covers a huge area, with a scattered population. Yet you can cover it by one advertising medium - HJEMMET. HJEMMET is the "Home Journal" of Norway and finds its way to every third household in the country. j A dv ertz's i'ng z'n H e m m e t a lways nz e a n s results. The amount of advertising space available in HJEMMET is strictly limited. Nevertheless, during this year ( I 92 7) HJEMMET has carried far more advertising than any other Norwegian weekly journal. HJEMMET has an average circu­ lation of 1 60.00 copies every week. Advertising rates, in relation to circulation, are therefore lower than those charged by any other Nor­ wegian newspaper or periodical . HJEMMET is the only Norwegian publication which can acceptfour colou1 advertisements for insertion. You are cordially invited to write for specimen copy and more detailed information to the Advertisement JWanager, HJEM MET, Oslo. I rs HJ E M M E T Norway 's nzost popular Weekly Automatic Premium Loan For fu r t h e r i n fo r m a t i o n write to Lutheran Brotherhood 1 2 54 M c K nigh t Bldg. lV{ i n n e a p o l i s , M i n n . ' Laurvigs Sparebank LARV I K Established 1 838 Deposits . . . . . . kr. 1 5 . 0 0 0 . 0 00 , - . . . . . . kr. 1 . 4 00 . 00 0 , - Capital Realb a n ken Established 1 886 Tel egraphic a d d r e s s : R E A L BAN KEN Head Office: Torvgaten 2 , Oslo. Capital and reserves about Kr. 1 3 .000.000. Deposits ac­ cepted at highest interest rates. All ordinary banking business transacted. �1 92 0 the figures were 2 5 5 ,ooo tons and 1 5 % respectively, while to-day the figures have probably reached as much as 700,000 tons or 2 5 % reapectively. What is particularly worthy of note is that a very considerable proportion of this tonnage - in the neighborhood of 2 5 0,000 gross tons consists of ships engaged exclusively in trade between one foreign country and another. (This tonnage­ group was practically non-existent before the war.) The Norwegian Merchant Marine suffered very seriously during the Great \XIar. Statistics show that no less than 49.3 % of our entire merchant marine was lost as a result of the ho:;tilities. No other country suffered a loss as heavy. Italy lost 46.9 % , Greece 4 r . 8 % , France 39.7 %, England 3 7.6 % , Denmark 2 5 .7 % , Belgium 24.4 % , Sp:iin 2 0 . '.) % , Sweden 1 7.9 '!-& , Holland 1 3 . 5 % , Japan 7 . 5 % , U. S. A . 6.8 % . The initiative and foresight o f Norwegian ship­ owners during the war benefitted not least the U. S. A., particularly when the heavy orders for new tonnage began to stream in upon American yards from Norway in 1 9 1 6- 1 9 1 7. At that time, when people in general did not seem to realise that the war would probably last for some years to come - and in that connection that it would lead to more rigorous naval warfare - Norwegian owners amazed the world by placing large orders for new tonnage in countries not yet drawn into the conflict. In addition to giving our own yards a good deal of work, orders were placed in Denmark, Sweden, Hol­ land and later in England (for completion after the conclusion of hostilities), in China, and, above all, in the U. S. A. At the turn of the year 1 9 1 6- 1 9 1 7 orders for n o less than one million gross tons had been placed with American yards only. This meant that by far the greater part of the orders on hand at the American yards at that time had been placed for Norwegian account. On the basis of these orders, new yards were established, and those in existence enlarged. Thus only a short time after · America had entered the world war in 1 9 1 7 - American yards were in a position to turn out sufficient ships to meet the tremendous demand which arose to cover transportation require­ ments for both men and munitions. It cannot be denied that Norwegian shipowners, in pursuing this far-sighted policy - the importance of which can h:.trdly be over-estimated did much towards shortening the war. Before the w:tr only Great Britain, U. S. A. ar.:.d Germany had a larger merchant marine than Nor­ way. Sii1ce the war both France and Italy, thanks to state aid, have got ahead of Norway, while Jap:m now occupies Germany's position. Norway now has about as large a merch.1nt fleet as Germany and Holland. In relation to her population, however, Norway still proudly leads with more than one gross ton per inhabit2.nt, England having only 0.4 ton, Holland o. 3 and Denmark and Sweden about the same. About 10 % of the Norwegian merchant marine is regularly engaged in Norwegian coasting traffic and in the fisheries. A further 2 5 % is bound to transport between Norway and foreign countries, ,vhilc about 1 0 % is employed in regular liner trade between foreign countries only. The rest of the fleet is chiefly engaged in ordinary tramp trades, , i. e. seeks employment all over the world where the chances of the moment are deemed to be most fortunate. The net returns of our merchant marine play an exceedingly important part in covering the unavoid­ able deficit on o:.1r trade balance. The following figures show the gross freights earned by Norwegian ships engaged in foreign tr:tde: 1 870 about 1 900 1914 1920 1 9 26 74 million kroner 1 44 211 » 1280 » 50c THE LOSS OF TO)) NAGE CAUSED BY WAR UP TO THE E N D OF 1 9 1 8, I N D I CATED I N PER CENT O F T H E I R AGGRE GATE TONNAGE AT T H E COMMENCEMENT O F THE WAR . (AS STATED IN LLOYD'S REGI STER FOR 1 9 1 4- 1 9 1 5) �y 1./9 J % 17ALY �6. • • GREECE ltl. 1 FRANC£ 39 7 ENGLAND J7. • • DENMARK 25 1 6ELGIUM 2t. ,- • S?AIN 20. 9 SWEDEN (:/ , THE NETHER LANDS (J. s • JAPAN UNITED :>TATES OF AMERICA • BRAZIL nonwov • . 7. , 6' . 6. ' � 0 2 ,, 6 • 10 zo so ,,o 507. 16 �-: £LEKTRISK BUREJIU f o u n d e d 1 8 8 :i OSLO • NORWAY WASHINGTON, O. C. Feb. 14, 1 9 2 J . Ai a n uf a c t u r e r s of: 'i"idena Tegn, Chr ia t i e.n • o , Jlorw:,. Ca!'ltlomon: IJ.y hoarty and oincero thankJ to you for your kini radio­ gram congratu latlng me on my eighUeth birthday. l n�oure yctJ I appreciate your thoughi fulneae and kindneoG vory muc h . I h s v e be e n a oone tant reeder or your psper e v e r ainc.e 1 "! Telephones, Switchboards an<l complete Exchanges of all Types also � Electric Heating and Coo k i n g A p pl i a n ces. started , or.d I have tou�d i t m o s t 1nte:-e ot1� o n d inctructi..-e. You aro to be c oneratulatej Oi'l sivin:; Norw.y ouch o cplendid �o�epapc r , ✓: ,v a J· d e d Youra, very truly, c ; r n 11 d l ' r ix '' " l /1 ,· ll"t> r ld J.:." x !t i6 i t io ,1, �·. .: R i o de J a JJ e i ,-o I Q .! .? \V r i t c fo r c a t a l o g u c s a n d p r i c e s I f you want to read a Nor­ wegian paper, bear Senator Nelson's words m mind. If you are pianning to ad­ vertise 111 Norway, note also that the paper with the lar­ o-est national circulation 1s b Observation Car, Club Car.the newest type of P.ldbnan 1tewers,aq4 dining car servmg breall­ fast-are on ,tslegionDijlte JorChiaigo ll.v. Mla,neapolio • '7145 p , '"'• Lv. St. Paul • • • 81:IO p. m. hr. Chicago • • • o:30 a. m. T!:e next time you go make yo1tr reservations on this iine train. Your telephone ls band� - as!t St. Paul Ticket Office Minneapolis Ticket Office 4th and Robert Sts. 522 Second Ave .. South Phone Riverview 4200 Phone Main 3080 <irii:Jrns <trrgn SU I3SCR I PT 1 ON RATE J N p e r 17 q u a r t e r U .S.A. KR. 2 5 ,­ p o s t f a i d Chicago GreatWestern �' � f ., �"':t � • ;m ·� What is particubrly worthy of note to-day is the great interest displayed by Norwegian shipowners for motor tonnage, of which we have no less than 5 00,000 gross reg.tons in operation while 200,000 gross reg.tons is under construction for Norwegian account. An important proportion of the latter has been specially ordered for the transportation of oil , and if one disregards the fleets owned by the large oil companies, Norway with her 3 5 0,000 gross tons, now has a larger tanker fleet than any other country. As far as motor tonnage is concerned only England has a larger fleet than Norway. Much has changed during the past two or three generations both at home and abroad. Other sea­ faring nations have lost ground heavily, have been at the bottom of deep depressions as a result of changing conditions during the period. Norwegian sailors c1.nd shipowners, however, during the whole of this time, have carried high the banner of tradi­ tion, have concentrated all their energies upon over­ coming the dif ficu!ties of the present by keeping their fleets on all fours with the demands made upon them. This characteristic fighting spirit may be seen at its best to-day when the Old World generally is in the slough of despond where pessimism prevails. Not many days pass between each announ_c ement that another vessel has been purchased from abroad or that another contract for tonnage has been placed for Norwegian account, usually of the hyper modern type - a motorship. Norwegian shipowners arc again in the vanguard, and thereby, in as concrete a way as possible, bear witness to their abiding faith in their country, and in its maritime future. NY H E L L E S U N D / II ilse 18 �ALLERS B0ndernes Bank FAMI LIE,JOURNAL HEAD OFFICE: OSLO B r a 11 c h c s : S !.: i c 11, S ta v a n g e r, Tro n dltj e m S tarted 1 877 I 1 J Banki ng business of e".·cry descri ption trans­ • The j ou rnal appears in Norway (Oslo), in Denmark (Copenha­ gen) in Sweden (Halsingborg) with a total circulation o f 825,GOO r Norwegian edition .. Danish ec;lition Swedish edition . . f I 77 . 00 0 2 7 5 . 000 3 7 3 . 00 0 acted. Letters of Credit. Exchange O ffice. Special Department tor Real Estate Business. Ii Self-Indicating Targets i n different sizes and models. 5- and 1 0-divi­ sioned. No signallers. Rapid and° absolutely reliable indication. The advertisement columns have never been in the first Line, accord­ ing to the principle not to shorten the reading matter for the sake of enlarging the space for advertise­ ments . The principle will of course only heighten the value of the inser­ tions by the enormous circulation . I I Harpoon -guns for shooting thun-fish , porpoises etc. Low priced. Reliable. The gun may also be used for shooting out T h e speci'a l O ffi c e fo r i n s e r t i o n i s I � I[ A.s ANNONCEE XPEDITION "U N I O N" I · ·c o P E N {�;:,�·��·,�;;N M A R K Life saving - lines I I , �Some Notes on Norway's Exports to the U. S. A. BY D R . ALBERT BALC HEN Secretary, Norwegian Exporters Federation. Norway's exports to the United States of America have increased enormously between the years 1 9o r and 1 9 2 5 . During this period our total export trade has grown from 1 5 4.6 m illion kroner to 1 020. r q1illion kroner, while exports to America have in­ creased from r . 3 to 1 1 0.6 million kroner. I n 1 9 0 1 America was twelfth in order o f importance a s buyer of Norwegian goods, while in 1 9 2 5 she stands second on the list i.e. immediately after Great Britain, which continues to be the most importar..t consumer of N orwegian products. a. b. c. d. e. f. g. Animal foodstuffs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hair, feathers, skins, bone, horn etc. . . . . . . Fats, oils, tar, rubber and similar material . . Timber and wood goods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pulp, paper and manufactures thereof . . . . Minerals, manufactures of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Metals, crude and partly manufactured . . . . It will be seen that, with the exception of wood goods, all classes of exports have increased pheno­ menall y . This is particularly worthy of note inas­ much as the U. S. A. enjo_ys a very high protective tariff. Furthermore both Canada and Newfound­ land compete · very strongly with us in just those products which are our staples on the American market, viz. paper and woodpulp and fishery pro­ ducts. But the intense efforts now being made at home both to improve the quality and to reduce the price of our export products give promise that de­ Ydopments will continue much on the same lines as hitherto despite the heavy competition. In so far as the paper, cellulose and woodpulp industry is concerned very earnest efforts have been made in Norway to modernise the factories and machinery. Special attention has been devoted to the possibility of improving quality, to a better exploitation of raw materials and to discover ways Our most important exports to America to-day are woodpulp, cellulose and paper etc., of which America bought for 3 7. 5 million kroner in 1 92 i, i.e. somewhat more than 1/3 of the total exports. Then come <1-nimal food products-and here canned goods occupy the most important place-exports of which amounted to 2 5 million kroner, or about 1/4 of the total exports. In this connection the subjoined figures showing the value of the most important _ ex­ ports in 19or, 1 9 1 3 and 1 92 5 may be of interest: 19or 1913 r925 3 1 0,000 46,300 1 1 5 ,400 ,p 1 ,000 1 1 ,6 8 3,800 1 ,404,600 777,3°0 1 3 ,4 4 3 ,000 7 2 3 ,700 5 9 2,900 448,200 2 5 ,05 2,408 5,32 1,547 4,674,472 267,228 37, 5 7 1 , 5 3 6 I I ,639, 3 1 8 2 3 , 5 1 7, 5 1 2 209 900 and means for using some of the products now le:w­ ing the factories as waste. As regards the production of woodpulp it should be noted that a merger of Norwegian woodpulp factories under the name of Norsk Trxmassekompani A/S has specialised in the manufacture of this. Most of the factories now have their own laboratories working at full speed in order to be able to produce a quality which can be used by even the most rapid of paper machines. It may thus be said that everything possible is being done to increase Norway's exports of paper, cellulose and woodpulp, and it is gratifying tG note that they are increasing too. Speaking about Norway's exports to the U. S. A. in general, however, it seems perfectly clear that one of the best reasons why these should continue to in­ crease in the future is the large population of Nor­ wegian descent on the other side of the Atlantic. This population will in the nature of things be a : In 1901 exfo1·ts from Nonuay to U. S. A. amounted to I,3 m£ltion kroner. while. i'n 1926 they had grown to JJo,6 11uUions. 20 �- THIS BRAND of Finest Non-freezing Lofoten Cod Liver Oil is well known all over the world for quality and highest Vitamin content. I OLUF HOLM A.s LTD. A ALESUND N ORWAY Cable Address: '·Ho/mas" Codes: ABC 5t!t &, 6t!t Ed., Bentley's a11d ftfossc �<c \-\OLA; A <> -::,., () � � () Q I/ � c,o'9)-t<:l � g• �1. :9.� BRA�� D �� ) 4l ·9<'1' _s,'6 ��RW '{c.lP."� �� �D $ tlG U. S. 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B E R G E N S P R I VAT B A N K B E R G E N, O S L O, H A U G E S U N D E S T A B L I S H E D L o n d o n A ge n ts : Every Description o.f Banking Business 1855 M idland Bank , Limited Hambros Bank, Limited Barclays Bank, Limited Lloyds Bank, Limited IHE BALTI MORE AND OHIO RAILROAD S e r v e s E l e v e n o f A m e r i c a's Largest Cities W i t i1 d a i I y t r a i n s o p e r a t i n g b e t w e e n NEW YORK r11d P H I L A D E L P H I A, B A L T I M O R E , W A S H I N G T O N, P I T T S TI U R G H , C L E V E­ L A N D, C H I C A G O, D E T R O I T, C I N C I N N A T I , L O U I S V I L L E, S T. L O U I S. And is an :mportant link with direct connec­ lions at Chicago and S t. Lo,1is to and from the NO RTHWEST TIVc s t a n d S o u t 1i w c s t All throug h trains run via Washington where liberal stopover privileges are allowed witllout extra charge. Free Motor Coach Service is provided between trainside and the heart of New York and Brook- lyn with stops at important Hotels and Stations convenient to piers of trans-Atlantic steamers. Owing to the pleasant relations which J,ave existed for so many _years between the Steamship Compa­ nies and the Baltimore ·and Ohio Rail roarl and the satisfactory service accorded, a large number of Norwegian people have used the Balti more and Ohio i n making their trips between New York and various points i n America. Plan to use the Baltimore and Ohio on your trips. For Full Information Address T. W. JACOBS, General European Agent, ::3/.5 Billiter Strecl1 Landon, E. C. 31 L,:g!an.!, H. B. FAROAT, General l'assc11l{l'Y .t'/.t;ozt, lJn..timor�, Ald. 21 GEO. W. SQUIGGJNS, Ccn,·rn.l Passenger A.t[cnt, Cincinnati, 0/tio. W. G. BROWN, General l'a:.· scngcr A_trenf, Cltirng·o, ill W . 13. CALLOWAY, Pasu11_1;cr Tra.ffic fi·laJUr,,rer, Bt1-!timorc, 111d. �NorUJay's Exports o.f Canned Goods in I926. Total Exjorfs : 3i, r75 to11s. E:i:Jc,-/s to U. 5, A. : '4,516 tons. regular consumer of fishery products such as salt: herring, salt mackerel, canned goods etc. and cheese. All these are typical Norwegian products for which r 11 Norwegians have 2. liking. Another important export product for wh:ch Norway is famous is cod 1 • ver oil. Finally it should also be noted that Norwegian !JUsflid (arts and crafts) products ought to command a market in the U. S. A. In this connection it is a pleasure to be able to report that efforts are now being made in Norway to have this industry or­ ganised with a view to ensuring a steady supply for the American market. Of other important export products, the following deserve special mention ( r 92 5 exports to the U.S.A.) : E.xjorls lo Ca11ada : I,463 Ions. NORWEGIAN MEDICINAL COD LIVER OIL It has always been assumed that cod liver oil had exceedingly valuable therapeutic qualiti�s. Even the ancient sagas contain references to this wonderful health-giving product which might well_ be termed the elixir of life. But it was not until qmte recently, subsequent to the discovery of vitamins, that the fundamental and vital importance of cod liver oil to the human organism became generally appreciated and understood. Recent research has abundantly and conclusively proved that the extraordinary therapeutic qualities of cod liver oil are due to the presence of vitamin A (growth-promoting) and vita­ min D (anti-rachitic), both of which are absolutely essential to the human organism Cement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 r ,966,840 kilos Originally, of course, the preparation of cod liver 2 1 3 , 1 69 ,, Silicium carbide . . . . . . . . . . oil was a very crude affair. The finished product had Nitrate of lime (Norgesalpeter) 6,r 5 2,000 frequently a pungent odour and a bad taste, but 843 , 1 3 8 Matches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . these disadvantages were more than outweighed by 67,000 ,, Calcium carbide . . . . . . . . . . the knowledge that the oil, despite these disagreeable Natrium ni·:: ri:e . . . . . . . . . . . . LC ,602 properties, was nothing less than bottled health. To­ Natrium nitrate . . . . . . . . . . 6,279,3 3 1 day, cod liver oil is prepared under absolutely ideal Aluminium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6, 8 , 1 7 8 conditions in Norway: it is merely a matter of 4CJ, � 64 Ferrosilico:1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . minutes before the livers have been extracted from the newly caught fish, and placed in the "boilers" A large nu.mber of these commodities , re, as will wher� the oil is steamed out, and passed through be seen, products of indus:ries which have developed filters, thereby removing all solid matter and im­ in connection with our water power. In other words purities. No other product, whether animal or the export trade is still of a compara�iveiy recent vegetable, is known to contain as many vitamins A date, and it is therefore difficult to express an and D as does cod-liver oil. Many a.tempts have opinion as to the developments which have already been made to decide why these livers should be so taken place. But if we arc to judge of the interest rich in vitamins; the consensus of opinion appears which American capi:al to oe that these vitamins has disi:Jayed and con ­ origmate in the vegetable tinues to display for Nor­ matter floating near the wegian water power, one surface of the ocean. Then cannot be accused of being we have the usual circle: too sanguine in hoping the vegetable matter is that exports from these absorbed by lower animal industries will develop on organisms in the sea, then lines as favourably as by smaller fish, and finally exports from the wood­ by the cod, which, as is pulp and canned goods well-known, is a deep­ Nonoays Exports o.f Medicinal Cod Liver Oil in I926. industries. water fish. Tota l Exjorts : 118, 95 1 M. Exports to U. S. A, : • no11t-wa¥ 22 �I John ·Braadland Ltd. STAVA N G ER N O R W A Y Ole Boe Ltd. 0 S L O • N O R W A Y. Pac k e r s o f No r w e g i a n s m o ked Desire to come into con­ tact with well-established im p orters in the United Sta­ tes of America, interested in high-class . NOR\�EGIAN SARDINES S A R. D I N E S (Brisling) in purest olive oil, tomato sauce etc. C a b l e a d d r e s s : "O l e b o e" . 411:Z·!-I•► BRAN D ALL OUR l'ACK UNDER THIS LABEL CAN BE RELIED ON AS TIIE IIIGHEST OBTAINABLE ' ' Quality" STAVANGER PACKING STAVANGER Ca n n e rs NORWAY Co. a n d E.x p o ,·te,·s of NORWEGIAN FINE FISH DELICACIES A gen ts Wa n t e d 1¥h e r e No t R ep re s e n t e d 2J Medicinal Cod Liver OH is necessary for growing chil­ dren, because it is the best agent known against rickets. It fully deserves the name of "bottled vitality " from the Norwegian fjords. Brndr. Aarscether As of Aale­ sund are known all over the world for their medicinal cod liver oil and also for their cod liver oil for poultry and stock feeding purposes, . which they particularly recommend. This oil has become widely recog­ nised by the (arming community as an indispensable adjunct in _the fodder. BR0DR. AARSRTHE R Aalesu nd A/s �One of the greatest 1s known to exist living authorities on in any natural pro­ vitamins in relation duct, The statement, to cod liver oil, Pro­ therefore, is entirely fessor E. Poulsson wide of the mark, of the University of and to thinking Oslo, maintains that people it discredits Norwegian cod liver all other statements oil is of an extra­ made from the same ordinarily even qu;i­ quarters. lity. Large variations B e that as i t may, in the high vitamin the progress made content of the oil by the Norwegian occur only very cod liver oil in­ rarely, if at all. No dustry during the cod liver oil is past decade or so is higher in quality, sufficient evidence and though pro­ of its excellent pro­ other ducers in perties. Norwegian countries have been F R O �I T H E L O F O T E N C O D B' I S JI E R Y cod liver oil, whether known to maintain medicinal for human that their oil has ;;,. ten to twenty times greater vitamin beings; or ordmary for cattle, poultry etc., has pene­ content than Norwegian oil, this statement is absurd trated into every corner of the globe. And the de­ on the face of it, as no such high vitamin content m2nd, which is already very high, is constantly rising. The Norwegian Canning Industry Though the Norwegian canning industry is not thore than fifl:y years old, it occupies a dominant position on the markets of the world. Stavanger is the headquarters • of the · industry, but Haugesund, Kopervik, Bergen and Trondhjem and other towns along the coast all have their canneries. The total number of canneries in the country amounts to about 1 80, of which half are in or near Stavanger. Their total capital value is about 50 million kroner, and under normal conditions they employ from ten to twelve thousand workpeople. Norwegian Smoked Sardines account for about three quarters of Norway's total exports of canned goods. The chief market for these is the U. S. A., Canada alm being an important consumer. Though Norwegian sardines first came on the market in New York in 1 8 9 3 , it was not until the year 1 908 that really appreciable quantities began to be im­ ported from Norway. In 1 926 a total of 26.2 million lbs. of sardines, valued at $4. 5 millions were im­ ported into the U. S. A., and of this no less than four fifl:hs or 1 9.8 million lbs. valued at $ 3 . 1 millions came from Norway. The subjoined figures clearly show America's car­ dinal importance to Norway as a market for our canned goods. Norway 's Total Export of canned products: Exports to U. S. A.: Year Tons Kr. Tons Kr. • Weight r47 1886. . pct. 1 2 0,000.1 896 . , 1,070 1 906 . . 6,3 27 19 1 0 . . 17,9 1 3 1 9 1 4 . . 34,920 192 1 . . I 5 ,8 8 I • ROJlt-WOY 963,500.4,745,000.14,3 3 1 ,000.24,563,100.3 1 ,239,300.- 7,062 1 2,461 5,741 300.5,649,700.8,62 5,03 5.I I ,000,000.- 0.01 3 9.4 3 2.- 36.1 1 922 . , 1 9 13 . . 1 9!4 . . 1925 , , 1 926 . . 22,095 2 1 ,3 8 7 40,2 7 5 29,504 37, 1 7 5 39,868,570.3 7, 8 1 5,893.8 3 , 1 5 5 ,000.49,4 I I ,OOO.- 8,579 9,01 3 1 5,368 I I ,478 1 4, 5 1 6 I 5 , 5 00,000.16,577,600.3 1 ,6 50,000.1 9,000,000.- 3 8 .0 42. 1 38.1 3 8.2 39.o As will be seen from the above, America absorbs on an average about 40 % of our total exports of canned goods. Our Kippered Herrings, too, have their � chief market in the U. S. A. In 192 3 America imported 2 , 3 million kilos of these out of our total exports of 4.2 million kilos. It is certain, however, that the deman d for these may be increased very consider­ ably. Of other types of canned goods, "Sauced Mackerel" and "Mackerel in Tomato" are of great importance. Then come "fiskeboller',' , fish pudding, crab, cod roe, anchovies, and canned meats of various types. Anchovies are packed in various ways-e.g. as "skinned and boned", "appetit­ sild" etc. The Norwegian Canning Industry yields price of place to no industry in its adaption of modern methods. The canneries are a model of cleanlines.5 and efficiency, and undoubtedly occupy a leading position in so far as technique is concerned. The high quality of Norwegian canned goods is too well known to require further mention here. In this con­ nection it may be mentioned that the quality of the canned products depends very largely upon the type of oil used. The Norwegian canning industry uses only the finest kind of olive oil. And what about the nutritive value of these tasty foods? Professor S. Schmidt Nielsen of Trondhjem has shown that Norwegian sardines in oil contain r 20 units of A vitamins (pharm. U. S. A.) and that Kippered Herrings contain 90 units. Analy.sis has �A/ /S Hermeti k fabri ken N orriQ' .._, Stavanger T e l e g r a m s ; 11N o r r i g" Norway S} e c ia li t £es : H c r m e t i kfab r i k e n R o al A/s Packe rs and Sta v a t1,r,:- e r E x p o r t e r s of N o r w e g i a n C a n n e d G o o d s B ;JU S L I N G ­ Sj;ccia!ifies : Brisl ;ng Sar­ dines in Oli\·c Oil or Tomato Musse Sardines in Olive Oil orTornato Herrings in Olive Oil or Tomato Mackerel, Soused & in Bordclaise, An­ chovies, Gaffelbiter & Ap­ petitsil d Kippered Herrings SARDINES M U S S E ­ S A R D J N ES. K IPPERED HERRINGS E T C, P a c k e rs o f a l l K i n d s of N o r w e g i a n f i s h ic o n s e r v e s. T e l e g r a m � ; " R o :1 1 " A. B. C. C o d e 5 t h e d i t i o n C a n e x C o d e. A. s Aalesund . Canning Co. A A L E Telegr. Code: A. editio n S U N D Canning B. C. 5t!t impro v e d Smoked Sardines , French Style Sar­ dines, Fishballs, Fishcakes , Cod Roe We s t e r n P a c k i n g &. E x p o r t C o . A/s J ohs. M�land S T A· V A N G E R G affe l b i ter & Appeti '- s i l d R e p r e s e n t a t i v e f o r U.S.A. a n d C a n a d a : H. WESTERGAARD & CO 1 8 7 - 1 8 9, W e s t 9 t h S I r c e I D r o o k I y n N. Y. M0re Preserving Co., A A L E S UND Te lcgr.a dr. : I V e s tp a c k, r/a u g e s u n d Code A . IJ.C. 5/!1 Impro v e d Fishballs Pi s h c a k e s Sard i nes Packers & Export­ ers of all kinds of Sardines and kippered herrings Aze nts ap p o i nted Union .C anning Co. % E i n a r H a u svik & C o, Tf1.AOE - MARK HAUGESUND STAVANGER, NORVlAY Tele grap l1 ic A ddre s s: "U N I O N STAVANG ER" Codes A. JJ. C. st!, Edilo1t (Im/roved) Bentleys and Private Packers of: Norwegian Brisling, Sild, Sar­ dines, Herrings in Tomato, Kippered Herrings, filleted Herrings etc. Exporters of all kinds of Norwegian Can ned Goods. B E R G E N • N O RWAY E S T A B L I S H ED 1 8 90 7 Factori es and Pla nts Canned, Salted [r Sp iced Fish l'roducts, S p e c i a l i ty : Smoked N onYcgian Sar­ dines in Olive Oil. P L E A S E W R I T E F O R S P E C I A L O FFERS �I N V E ST M E N T P O S S I B I L I T I ES I N N O RWAV FROM THE BRISLING FI SHERY also brought to light that Kippered Herrings contain 1 2 % of fat and 2 r . 7 % of albumen. Dr. Gulbrand Lunde has demonstrated that Nor­ wegian canned fish contain large quantities of iodine. As it has already been scientifically proved that foods containing iodine are the only successful pre­ ventive against struma, the importance of Dr. Gul­ brand Lunde's stateme:it can hardly be overestim­ ated. This terrible disease occurs to a considerable extent in the interior of U. S. A. and Canada, so the remedy l ies near at hand. The Norwegian canning industry is one of the most important of Norway's industries. While ex­ ports from this industry in 1 8 86 only amounted to i47,ooo kilos to a value of kr. 1 20,000, the cor­ responding figures in 1 926 were 3 7 million kilos and 5 1 million kroner, respectively. • itORW-OY r900 : r50,ooo 1-f. P. N O R W E G I A N Norway stands in the first rank among Europealil • countries as regards development of her water power. Recent estimates indicate that if rationally developed ' about 1 2 million H. P. are available for use in Norway : of these 2 million have already been harnessed. There are at present 1 4 5 sources of power avail­ able in close proximity to great ice-free harbours, which should yield power varying between ro,ooo· H. P. and 2 3 5,060 H. P. or a total of 4. 8 million H. P. In the interior of the country there are n 4 sources of power, which can yield more than 1 0,000 H. P. each or a total of 3. 3 million H. P. The electric energy at present harnessed is med mainly for ordinary domestic purposes and also in the electrico-chemical and metallurgical industries, in the wood pulp, cellulose and paper industries, in the iron, metal and mining industries, and in the textile industry. Power is also used by the electric tramways and some of our railways. The possibility of making greater use of electricity on the railways is now being considered. The aim of the Norwegian Government's policy as regards our water power and other natural resources has been to protect the public interest without placing too onerous hindrances in the way of a proper and useful development of these resources. The Govern­ ment has thought to achieve this aim by a number of enactments known as concession laws, which pro­ vide'. that all, except the State itself and Norwegian municipal authorities, seeking to acquire water power, mines, forests etc., must obtain a concession from the Crown. Thus aliens and foreign companies whose capital either wholly of partly is foreign must, according to these l.::ws, apply for a concession from the Crown if they desire to acquire a waterfall with a minimum of r ooo H. P. The concession law of 1 9 1 7 provides in § 4 that aliens, whose capit.i. l is not entirely Norwegian can only obtain a concession in exceptional case5 but in practice aliens have already obtained concessions for water power running into many, thousands of horse power. Up to the present con­ cessions have been granted for 1 ,660,000 H. P., and of these about r . 3 million H. P. have been acquired by aliens. r92 0 : r,600,000 If. P. W A T E R P O W E R I92,f. : 2,000,000 H. P. �Quality and value always tell! For many years, the Norwegian fish packers have exported to the United States their choice brands of Kippered Herrings, Kipper Snacks, Brisling (finest Sardines) , Sild Sardines , and other excellent fish products. Now the Norwegian Canners Association is inaugurating a national aqvertising campaign, to acquaint American housewives with the value of Norwegian Kippered Herrings and Kipper Snacks as a nutritious, enjoyable, and economical food. - The advertising campaign is bi g- enough to create a con­ siderable demand. The prices will leave an ample margm for big profit. Order extra stocks - make special displays, and get big business from all this enterprise. It will be to your advantage to encourage sales to the fullest possible extent, and to co-ope- . rate with the Norwegian fish packers in increasing the demand in this highly profitable line. For a l l i n fo r m a t i o n p l e a s e address Norwegian Canners Association, Stavanger, Norway • nonwov �t..":.. 180� 140° ° 160 PA - I F I C O C /c' 120° N NORWEGIAN STEAMSHIP LINES FROM NOR'vVEGIAN TO J7OREIGN PORTS · A�D FOREIGN PORTS --- STEA�f S H I P u::--i::s - JOINT S E RVICES 60 180° -1 160° 140° Ii' () 120° 100 ° I. [RED. OLSEN'S LINES {.'\-C) BETWEE� 80' ,, b A. Oslo-Newcastle n. Oslo-Antwerp C. East Norway-London, Grangemouth, Car­ ston, Holland, North or Fm.nee, Baltic Ports. D. Norway-Canary Islands, Morocco, West African Pons E. Canary Islands- London and Dieppe F, }EL0 LINE East Norway-Hamburg and Lllbcck C. PACIFIC LINE Norway-Central America and Pacific ports ll. .SPANISH LJNF, Norway-j\lcditcrrancnn countries-the Levant Tut: NORWEGIAN A�IERICA LI Nhrway-U. S. A. and Canada K. TNE SCANDINAVIAN EAST An Nbrway - Swcdcn -Mc<litcrranc East Africa WtLHI!U!SEN LINES (L•N} L. Tm; NORWEGIAN l\H:XICO•CI !\btway-Swcdcn-U.S.A. and C M. THE NORWEGIA� A�RICA A L1Nf; Norway-Swccicn-Sou1h A�tralia and the far East. N, W11.m;u.1�RN STE.'IMSIIII' LINI ::'\ew \'ork-Rr:n:il-The Plate. Tl1c l'latc-.- the Coniincnt Aiitwcrp;-Boston, Kew York 0. Tm; NORWEGIAN Sou, H ,\�!Fl Norway-'-South .\mcnca (£,1st c< rfl 60' 40 ° 20• ° Greenwi«TI 0 merij::l i a n 20' 2 �OCEAN M S t e a m s h i p S e r v i c e s. l. th. Car• c Pons. �. \Vest p, cific the :8 THE NORWECl,\N A,rn�ICA LENE Nilrwar-U,S.A. and Can:ida. K. T1n: SCANDI NA\'IAN EAST AFRJCA LINE l\brway-Swedcn-i'!Icditcrr:mcan ports­ East Africa \VJLHEU.lSEN' LINES (L-N) L. Tm;: NOR\\l'FCIAN l\lEXICO-GUI.F LINE !\ttrwa.r-Swcdcn-U.S ..\. and Cu1r ports J\I. l'HE NORWl·:CIA'l Al- RICA AU!-TRA L I A LINE 1-iorway-Swccicn-S.:iuth Africa­ Aw.;tralia and the for East. l'-;, \\'-Jl.llf.L�l:--li..� Sn:�M:SIIIP LINE �t'W York-Brazil- rhc Plate. The Plale-thc Con1incnt Aittwcrp;-0oston, New \'ork 0. T111� l\ORWt:CIAN Soun1 ,\�!ERICA LINE Norway-South ,\mcnca (£.1st co3st.� Groenwiui O"meridion 20• P. Q, R. s. T. U. V. THE SK0CLAND LINE Norn ny � South America TttF LA f!N A�tCRICA LINE ;'f orth American to South American \Vest Coast Ports W1sc1-; & Co. !'forth Amcric:i.n to South American \Vest Coast Por1s \Vt:STr\L LARSEN & Co. A.s Aonh American West Coast ports to South American East Coas1 ports �A\ISf:11.1·;c A.<, l n1er•Con1inental Trans­ port Sen iCCS.) C3nada to The Continent F!-.' i-:1', U Y & CCER Korway, �weden to South french and r:onh Spani!-,h ports F1-:RNLINh (Fcarnley & Eger and A. F. Kl:iveness & Co.) Gulf ports to Japan 40 ' \'/, Tl!OR THORESEN LINE. Norway to lllanchesler and Preston X. DF.T S0N0ENFJEL0S-N0RSKE 0,\:\11'· �KIUSSI. LSl<.AP. Oslo-Hamburg, LU.beck, Bremen, Emden Y. D1n liERGENSKI''. OA:.IPSKlflSSELSKAP llergen->,lewcastle. Services between Nor­ ,,crian \\'est Coast ports and \'arious port::. in l:ngland, Germany. llollanc!, Bel­ gium, France, the Faeroe !�lands, iccland and Sweden Z. OET I\ORDESrJELDSKE DA\ll'SKIBSSEL• SKAP, Trondhjem an<l \\'est f\orway­ Hamburg. Trondhjem-Northern Norwa}' -Archangel rinlancl-\\'c:..t of England, London and Antwcrp-?-olediterrancan coun1ries and the Levant, so• 100 ° THE SYITIIUN LINE (Sig,·al Bergesc!l) \Vestcrn Nonvay-:he Uristol Channel and West of Engl:!.nd po�:s b. TIii� CHRIST!ANSAND S'l'JSAMSHIP CO. Kristianss:md-Fredrikshavn c. STANDARD Ll"IE (E. 8. Aabyc) Spain, l'ortugal-F"rance-1hc South or England-,\ntwcri> <l. J. B. STANG Eastern Norway-Plymouth and the Bristol Channel-Stettin and Copenhagen c. Oi-:T STAV,\NCERSKE OAMPSK.IBSSELSKAP Western Norway-Stcuin and Lubeck f, \V11.J.IAM HANSEN LINE 1\ntwerp-Spanish �lediterranean J!Orts. 120° 140 ° t-------- 50 160 ° 180° �Metrop o lita n Ho te l Supp ly Co . HOTEL, ffEAM!HIP & REffAURANT SUPPLIES BEEF, MUTTON, LAMB, POULTRY TONGUES, HAMS, BACON, LARD, B U T T E R, E G G S, E T C. 2 1 -23-25 [N e a r 1 3 t h S t r e e t] Ninth Aven u e T e l e p h o n e 7 9 4 0 ,v a t k i n s New York WILLIAM T. Mc KINLEY President 30 ROR"'\VOrV �NORWEGIAN �EDIGINAL COD LIVER OIL It is a matter of scientific fact that Norwegian medicinal cod liver oil is far superior to any other product in so far as its vitamin content - so necessary for growing children - is concerned. Norwegian medicinal cod liver oil is produced according to the most n1odern methods, a characteristic trait being that it is practically tasteless and odorless. It has a pronounced growth­ promoting and anti-rachitic effect. FABRTTJUS 31 �TODD FACILITIES ARE UNEQUALLED -J (;7HE facilities of this Organization �ith its six great shipyards strategi, cally located along the coast lines of the United States make Todd Service of the utmost importance. With wide experience in building, re, pair and Diesel Engine installation as well as the conversion of vessels from coal to oil burning equipment, Todd offers to owners and operators a complete, painstaking and economical service that is unsurpassed throughout the World. TODD SHIPYARDS CORPORATION 25 Broadway, New York Twelve shipways-Twenty-two floating docks- Two graving docks Robins Dry Dock & Repair Co. Erie $asin, $rooklyn, N, Y Tietjen & Lang Dry Dock Co. <JCoboken, N. ]. Todd Dry Dock Engineering & Repa'.t Corp. 'V-ooc of 23rd Street, $rooklyn, N.Y. Todd Oi: Durncrs, Ltd, Lone.on, England c� !ii �l PLANTS � � TodJ Engineering. Pry Dock &. Repair Co. ){.ew 0rleans, La. Todd Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., lnc. c%obile, Ala. Todd Dry Docks, Inc. ';,fa,bor Island, 16,h Aw., S.W. Seattle, Wa,h, 32 �FOR PRO FITABLE S H I P OPERATI ON The Star Contraoropeller Ltd. A/S of signed to eliminate this loss and has Oslo is one of the best illustrations of given results showing a remarkable incre­ the old saying that nothing succeeds like ase of e fficiency and economy. It is qui te clear that the water leaving the main success. For the Star Contrapropeller is propeller blades does so i n a direction a success. The story of Star Contrapro­ peller progress, is a tale of Norwegian more or less perpendicular to the blade, and that when a "Star" is fitted behind enterprise and initiative succeeding, i n the main propeller, the water flowing the teeth of serious difficulties, i n the face of a terrible trade depression, suc­ betwen its blades has its direction of ceeding in winning through. flow changed until it is flowi ng astern in the line o f the ship's course. Established in I 92 I to exploit a con­ If, however, the "Star" is fitted for­ trapropeller whereby abt. 1/2 knot is ad­ ward of the main propeller, the water ded to the speed of a vessel or its fuel flowing through i ts blades has its direc­ comsumption reduced by abt. 1 0 °/o, the tion changed before it reaches the main Star Contrapropeller Company has now established its sales organization through­ • propeller. The "Star" blades are so cur­ ved that j ust sufficient change of direc­ out the world. Leading shi powners and tion is given to prepare for and counter­ shipbuilders both. at home and abroad act the rotary motion ordinarily given are making use of this new device which to the water by the main propeller. Since has now been adopted for 3 50 ships aggre­ the one change of direction is neutrali­ gating more than 2 ,000,000 tons d. w. sed by the other, the water is thrown off representing 830,000 I. P. H. the main propeller blade in a direction The reason for this success is not far parallel to the course of the ship. to seek. The new device has been tested Manoeuvring is distinctly i mproved, and found fully to bear out the claims as the increased solidity of the water made for it by the manufacturers. Ship­ after leaving the propeller area improves owners have been quick to realize that the efficiency of the rudder. The rudder i n these difficult times for the shippipg _ bias is also largely reduced, consequent­ industry, a penny saved is a penny ear­ ly there is the saving in the wear and ned. And - this of itself is proof as tear on rudder gear, steering engine, strong as holy writ - a large proportion chains, etc. The i mproved steering con­ of the orders now received by the Com­ ditions due to fitting the "Star" were pany are repeat orders - orders placed clearly demonstrated in the case of a by the same shipowners for their re­ passenger vessel with a length of 420 maining units. feet, which required 5 to 5 1/2 minutes to turn through 1 80 degrees when steam­ What is the Star Contra propeller ? ing at 1 4 1 /2 knots. After fitting the How does it act? Let us first consider " Star" the time required was only three the normal action of a ship's propeller. minutes for the same turn, whether turn­ This causes the propeller stream to move ing to port or starboard. in two directions. The axial movement The "Star" patents also allow for the is that which drives the shi p ; the tangen­ tial movement, that which causes the rudder forming part of the guiding arrangement whereby a further increase propeller stream to twist, is loss of power. of efficiency is obtained. The Star Contrapropeller has been de- STAR CONTRAPROPELLER LTD. Als O S L O , N O R WAY BRITISH STAR _C ONTRA PROPELLER AND RUDDER CO. LTD. 3 Representatives .for U. S._ A. • . T H E G O L D S M I D T S C O R P. 68 B E A V E R LLOYDS AVE, LONDON E . C. 3 T R E E T, N E W Y O R K 33 • BlOR"WflY �Hilsen AV HERMAN WILDENVEY. V,er hilset, gamle venner i det fjerne og paa havet, V ter hilset, alle unge som drag eventyrets veil Jeg kjender deres sorger, deres glteder midt i kavet for !eve - for 1.;tere . . . La mig kalde dere kjtere, for jeg kjender dere bedre end I kanske kjender mig! Her, du gamle Jakob fordskjtelv':), komponist og stratenrR1ver, som fik skyld for San Franciscos store rystelse ister. Gaar der endnu katastrofer over landet naar d1t ever? Eller er du· mere trygget og som byen gjenopbygget? Herregud, la seismografen registrere hvor du er! Vi har hat de samme syner, samme gyldne drem vi drnmte dtt vi engang i vor ungdom hver vor fagre li forlot. Samme skuffelser og haap og samme trestens kop vi temte: Vi blev smeltet i den samme stterke utf terdsltengsels flamme for at hterdes til at m0te hver var lodd med lyst og mot. Kanske mangen en er borte av de venner jeg har truffet, den og den er dR1d og borte, dead and gone og det er trist! En og anden har vel skjtebnen med de haarde htender skuffet. Men jeg husker m,end og kvinder som har naadd de hR1ie tinder, men som ikke derfor glemmer, hvor vi fandt hin­ anden sist! Jeg har set, som alle ,dere, :mange kjendte hav og ha1,n..:, jeg har trampet kontinentet saa at si fra 0.< t til vest. ]cg har nynnet som Walt Whitman paa et ,x!rs av bare navne: ]eg har summet som en Kon/ea Manitoba, Minnetonka Mississipi, Minnehaha, Sacramento, for en fest! Se, jeg sanser som i fjernsyn vestens vide hvetesletter, jeg ser gamle kjendte steder som en televisioni:er. fa, jeg ser de gamle farmene og husker hvad de hetter, 'der hvor Cottonwood'en gynger og de yre blackbirds synger, sc!v om sangen i!eke ligner nogen maaltrosttone her. Jeg vil hilse Kalifornia med byerne langs kysten, aa, jeg ltenges tit en so!opgang ved Friscos gyldnc port. Vter forvisset, fordums f.eller, jeg har ikke mistet Lysten til at gjense et og andet, skjemt det heres rent forbandet, at «butik!eerne» er sttengt og ikke aapnes mer sa,i fort. La mig hilse fra vor sommer, fra vor vinter og fra vaaren og fra fugl og folk som synger og ihvertfald fra mig selv! Fl.vis jeg bare var en Lindbergh flei j� g flux avsted imorgen Men jeg blir og bare sender ut i verden - ut til 1.-ermer, dcnne enkle lille hilsen og et inderlig Lev vel. a a V ter da hilset kjtere landsmtend i det fjerne og paa havet og jeg ber jer bring min hilsen til hver ven paa eders vei, Ikk<' netop fra mig selv, men fra den aand som er en gave til os alle: Skjenhetsgfoden som skal frrJ!ge os til deden. For den kiender derc alle, :._ om de ikke kjender mig. mig. ") Earthquake-]ack. World Copyright by Herman Wildenvey. 34 �Til det utflyttede Norge. h::tr funnet et nytt 1jem i det store konti.nent, og hv.is liv og virke jeg alltid har fulgt med stor og levende interesse. Snart vil jeg forhabendig ha den gled:! personlig kunne komme i forbindelse med mange ::tv vare landsme1111 og venner derover, og gjennem Deres blad ber jeg dem 'alle vxre forvisset om at intet vil vxre mig kjxrere enn efl:er evne kunne bidrn til a befeste og frcmme de hjertelige fold er wm s:i. mmenbinder de to grener av var folkestarn:ne pa begge sider av havet. a a Heisingfors, oktober 1927. H. H. B.\CllK'-= . Det har i d e senere ar ofl:e slatt mig hvorcian det vi kalder «Det utflyttede Norge» synes a fa en stadig st0rre plass 1 var bevisthet herhjemme. Jeg mener ikke hermed bare det norske Amerika, - men det utflyttede Norge i videstc forstand, folk av norsk herkomst i alle land. Det var ikkc alltid sa. For endel ar tilbake stod «Det utfly:tede Norge» neppe for oss som stort mer enn ct begrep. Nu er dct gatt inn i var nasjonale bevisthet som en levende realitet. Her har sikkert Nordmands Forbundets virke spillct en stor rolle. Der gar knapt en dag, uten at vi h0rcr eller leser om nordmenns innsats i fremmede land. Mange av dem kommer hjem til Norge pa oe:s0k, vi far anledning til a treffc dem og h0re av deres egen munn om deres og andre landsmenns liv og virke utenfor vart lands grenser. Hv1s noe fortjener betegnelsen et «st0rre Norge», · sa synes det mig a matte vxre denne voksende bevist­ het i nordmenns sind om s�ammeslek:skap med dem som drog ut. Bevistheten om at Norge rekker_ utovcr de geografiske grenser, at �orgc er overalt hvor norske menn og kvinner, norsk foretagsomhet, norsk and og kultur har gjort. og i dag gj0r en innsats. Til dette st0rre Norge, til vare utflyttede lands­ mcnn allevegne gar stadig ofl:cre vare tanker. Det er med glede jeg benytter mig w dcn11e leilighet til scnde dem alle en varm hilsen, og en takk for at de holder f edrcarven h0it i xre og ved sitt daglige virkc i det fremmede bidrar tii g10re Norges navn kjent og aktet. a a Osio, oktober 1 9::7. lVAR L Y KKE, Jeg er Dem megct forbunden for den :i.nledning som De gir mig, til "'Jennem « Norway»s special­ nummer a senc!e en hilsen til vare landsmenn og alle Norges venner i De Forenede Stater. Som Norges nye Minister i W2.shington er det mig kjxrt ad denne vei for forste gang a komme i kon­ takt med de mange tusener av norsk herkomst, som 35 Jeg ynker Utvandrerne. Jeg h:ir set dem graate ved Avskeden og jeg bar ogsc1a set dcm som stod til­ bake graate. Amerika og Canada er rike og herlige Lande, men der: voksne Nordmand som drager dit blir i irider­ ligste Forstand hjeml0s. Han faar kanske bedre Mat og flere Penger, men h:tn blir til sin D0d uten Fxdre­ land. Hans B0rn er det ikke farlig med, de vil slaa Rot i den frcmmede Jord og faar intet Men av Om­ plantningen, de blir Indfodtc; men han selv farer ilde. Enten blir han av dem som med Tiden til­ fredsst1lles med at faa xte meget Kj0t og gaa og ringle med S0lvdalere i Lommen, eller han synker uh jelpelig ned i Hjemve. I begge Tilfaider er han blit ringere end h,m reiste. Han kunde vxret hjemme. Her er Mi' lioner Maal dyrkbar Jord i ha�s L-md, her levet hans Fxdre, her forstod han hvert Ord som blev tak han tok ikke feil av Smil og Alvor, ban var her-fra, bans Natur biev indstillet her. Saa reis,e h :m. Han kunde vxrec hjemme. Jeg vet nok der er dem som vil indvende et og andet herimot, det xndrer ikke min Mcning om Utvandrcrne. Jeg ynker dem. Oktober 1 927. • KN UT HAMSUN. 111 O•Jfl"vOY �I co:1gratulate you on your enterpri3e in getting_ out a special edition in connectie,11 with the Norw..ty film and lecture tour which the Norwegian-Americ.1 Line is preparino- for 1 927--2 8 . I avail myself gladly of the opportunity to send my friendly thoughts and warm greetings to th -! thousands who will enjoy the scenes from their fatherland and whose heartstrings will vibrate as they listen to a message from the dear old home and dream of Auld Lang Syne. God bless the sturdy stock that has had its roots in the valleys and the mountains of Norway. May they continue to merit the praise bestowed upon them by their fellow citizens of the United States and to be a source of pride to their kinsmen in the mother country. Those who keep the home fires of fraternal sym­ pathy and a precious heritage burning brightly arc performing a valuable service and are deserving of encouragement and support. Our mutual interests of trade, finance, shipping, and industry will be promoted by missionary work and publicity of this nature. Oslo, October 1 927. LAURITZ SWENSON. « Ut vi! jcg, ut . » Utfa:rdstrang bar behersket Nordbocrne fra saga­ tiden og indtil vore dage. Kanske er det m0rke, soll0se Vinterdages ensomhed i trange dalforer, som bringer 0nske om en videre horisont og lettere leve­ vilka:ir. Men i det fremmcde visner ikke tanken paa fa:drelandet; hos de fleste blir den ved at leve som en stille la:ngsel. Der bor vistnok lige mange Nord­ ma:nd i Amerika som i Norge, og de lever der som <>ode, nyttige borgere. Men man beh0vcr bare at �abne en norsk-amerikansk avis for at se, hvilken rolle «<>amlelandet», som det kaldes, spiller i be­ vidsthedcn. Der vrimler af loger og foreninger af alle slag, men alle med det samme formaal, det ��t holde crindringen om Norge og den norske tradi­ tion ilive. Her g:-tar kanske de mange og udmxrke1e sangforeninger i spidsen. Naturligt nok. Mus1k formaar at udl0se de intime folelser hos de allec fleste mennesker. Der klinger som et stille omkva:d paa understrengen «Syng mig hjem» . Oktober 1 927. CHRISTIAN SINDING. Hiisen til den norske presse i U. S. A. The prestige of the United States of America stands very high in Norway, partly because so many of our countrymen have succeeded in making their way there, but partly also-and perhaps mainly­ because we have confidence in America's foreign policy. Despite the Viking raids in the Middle Ages, despite the bravery and· endurance displayed by those of our countrymen who took part in the world war, we Norwegians are a peace-loving people. American foreign policy, based as it is upon justice and a sympathetic understanding of other nations, shows that the American people are at one with us on this question. As evidence of this I have only to point to America's treatment of Cuba and the Philippines afl:er the Spanish-American war. And now that the American Republic grows in power and in influence, we cannot but consider this as a safeguard for world peace, as a bulwark against the very possibility of wars in the future. GUNNAR KNUDSEN. Ex-Premier of Norway. Vi pre3sens m;end i Norge har altid med beund-ing fulgt vore kolleger i den norske pressc i U. S. A. Efterat jeg for to aar siden fik anledni� til pcrson­ lig samva:r med s:,::t mange av disse kolleger og se de!"es kamp i feltea er jeg blit imponert av deres arbeide. Na1.r vi kan tale om et st0rre Norge med sa::rlig henblik paa vore landsma:nd i U. S. A., saa skyldes dcts tilstedevxrelse ikke mindst den indsats son1 er gjort av de:: norske pressc hinsides h:wet. Den har mere end nogen anden institution bevaret hjem­ landet i sindet hos de loyale amerihnske borgere av norsk xt. En hjxrtelig hilsen fra den norske presse og dens mxnd ti! vore kolleger i den score republik. Vore varme 0nsker folger dere altid i det store arbeide, som saa dygtig 0ves under vanskelige forhold. «Den norske presse i U. S. A. er norskhetens sidste skansc derover, derfor maa den skanse holdes» . Sa1 nttalte jeg i Minneapolis 7. juni 1 9 2 5 ved den store og uforglemmelige jubib::umsfest. Jeg h3.r siden stadig s';erkere folt at denne karakteristik er rigtig. Oslo, oktober 1 927. TI IORALF PRYSER . Norsk Presseiorbunds formand. �'4orwegian Music has got a Name in America thanks to GRIEG AND SINDING Don 't you want to know a l ittle of Young Nonvegian Music Your countrymen travelling i n Norway are always deeply interested when shown cornpisitions by our younger com posers. T H E Y A R E S U R E T O I N T E R E S T Y O U A S vV E L L Send us your address and we will send you our American Ca_ialogue containing a l ist of the very best Norwegian Classz"c and .ll,,fodenz Music as wel l as the collections ex isti n g of Old .llorwegz"an .fol/dunes. NORSK MUSIKFORLAG (Box N) Karl J o h a n sgate 39, O s l o , N o r way Nordmenn l I 4 r ar er Illustrert Familieblad blitt lest og skattet av vare landsmenn i den fj erne ver­ densdel og hver uke har det bragt med sig et friskt pust fra det deilige gamle hjemland. Ogsa De burde s0rge for a si kre Dem denne ukentlige venn, scerl ig nu da det ved en kol­ losal utvidelse og moclernisering har svunget sig op til a bli N orges beste, flotteste og rik­ holdigste ukeblad. Vi ber Dem vcere forvisset om at i ntet blad vil bringe ' Dem den glecle og hygge som Illustrert . Familieblad . Er det i kke a fa kj0pt pa Deres sted sa send oss bare et brevkort og bladet vil bli sendt Dem herfra i posten. _ Adressen er kun: .lllustrert Familieblad, Oslo 37 �Til Agderlag-et. Til sambygdinger og landsmenn i det utflyttcde Norge tillater jeg m1g a fremsende en hjertelig hilscn. Agderboerne har vxrt og er langtfarende folk. En trip ut og en sving hjem, - men bade ute og hjemme vil de bevare de gode egenskaper som er arv fra hjembygd og gode forfedre. Jeg 0nsker alt godt over egderne i Amerika. Oktober 1 9 27. I xrb0dighet ABRAHAM 13El{GE. Tit Bergenslaget. Mitt 0nske nar jeg sender en hilsen til bysbarn hinsides havet er, at de er lykkelig i sitt virke og sin gjerning, at de foler sig vel og knyttet til sitt nye land. Men mitt 0nske er ogsa, at de ikke glemmer bandet som binder dem til hjemstavnen, at de for­ star og glecler sig ved trndisjonens betydning og at de kjenner styrken ved a stamme fra et gammelt folk. Bergen, oktober 1 927. Jou. LUDW. M0WINCKEL. Til Drammenserne. Drammensere er spredt over hele kloden - j a cie er saa spredt, at det ikke - saavidt jeg vet - har vxret mulig at faa dannet noget Drammenslag. Men alle de utflyttede drammensere er enige om, at Drammen ligger vidunderlig naturskj011t tii mel­ lem Str0ms0- og Bragernesaasen ved bun den av fjor­ den, som speiler Nordbykollen og Lierdalen, og som har lokket Drammensguttene ut til f xrd over de 7 verdenshave. Og hvem kan vel fra de herlige ut­ sigtspunkter i by ens omegn speide utefter fjorden og opefl:er dalen og utover de blaanende aaser og nedi byens gater med sine haver uten at fole, at hjemmets rolige kraft og uovertrufne skj0nhet gir en evner til at spxnde utfardslxngslen for sit livs baat og styre den did en vii. Drammensere tumles ikke om i ut­ fxrdeventyr - de sxtter sig sin reises maal, og maalet er altid et vakkert hjem nogensteds i verden, hvor et eller andet eller meget minder om hjembyen, favnet av aas og fjord. • lrnOlllWOlY Men der var n oget, som en kunde gj0re i Dram­ men, for isbryterne blev skapt - noget enestaaene1e, som ingen gutter i verden undtagen de i Drammen kunde gj0re, noget som Jules Verne, J aek London eller Nick Carter 1kke har set maken til, og det var at brcende os. Nu kan de ikke gj0re det i Drammen heller. Og saa er det bare de Drammensere, som var gutter i 60, 70, So og 90 aarene, som har vxret med paa det ene­ staaende kunst,tykke at brxnde os paa isen, even­ tyret over alle eventyr. Naar isen hadde ligget en tid og var farbar mel­ lem Tangen og Holmen-Risgarn, i deeember-januar, gik vi gutter og ledte efter os der hvor elven sandet og blander i fjorden. Vi tram pet forsigtig paa isen der vi gik, og ldang det hult under bena visste v1, at her var det os : Gas fra stoffer i forraadnelse i elven samlet s1g i store blxrer under isen. Aa, vi var flinke til at finde os. Helst i kveldingen og maane­ lyse vinternxtter. Og hadde vi fundet en ekstra stor os, samlet gutteflokken sig. Her er os, gutter. Og en, som hadde pigg med hugget forsigtig hul i isen . Og en anden sat paa huk fxrdig med SYovlstikkene. Og straks det begyndte at suse og hva:se 1 ishullet strnk han fyrstikken av, og med et blaff stod osen i blaar0d lue op av isen, sterk og het nok til at svi 0ienhaar, skindbesxtnmg og str0mpelxgger, og til at skaffe os brandsaar paa fingrene, hvis vi vilde varme dem lidt faderlig fort i osblaffen, som kunde vare i 3/4 minut. Naar det lugtet svidd av os, naar vi kom hjem fra isen sene vinterkvclden og kanske hadde brxndt hul i en vaatt eller buksebak, kunde nok mor ta os i luggen og si : Har Dere brxndt os igjen, nu, gutter. J a, det tilstod vi uten at blunke. For det var eventyret over alle eventyr for gutte­ fantasi en : at se den blaarnde flamme som en prakt­ fuld blomst skjxlve het og lokkende derute paa 1s­ flaten i den violette vinterskumring. Og saa at springe tvers igjennem ildblomsten og kjende dens varme pust paa det snobidte kind. Nei, Drammen - det er byen, hjembyen par ex­ cellence. Den b0d paa eventyret over alle eventyr: • Osbrxndingen paa isen. Jeg leter i alle tider og i alle verdensdeler. Men make til Drammen finder jeg ikke. 0stre Aker, oktober 1 927. SIGURD F0LKESTAD. Til Hadelandslag et. Med takk for festlegt samver i 1 9 2 5 sender eg her ei varm helsing f raa Hadeland til Hadelands­ laget og hadelendingar i Amerika ! Fraa gamlc steinkyrkjom i Lunner, Gran og Thingelstad lyder klukkeklemt i dag som daa De var her. Fraa Halfdanshaugen ser du dei gr0derike bygdene i sumarskrud, og dei store skogane i aust og vest laugar seg i sol eller svogar i vinden, som fyrr. Maa minne um Hadeland leva i Amerika og Hadelands­ laget bli stort og megtigt ! Brandbu, oktobcr 1 927. OLAUS lSLANDSM0EN . �H V I L I( E O P G A V E R H A R E N M O D E R N E N O R S K - A M E R I K A N S K AV I S ? - at vrere bindeledd mellem nordmrend paa beg·ge sider av Atlanterhavet. "Xordi 8k 'l'illeude· hri 11 g-c r gjcnnems n i t l i g- 80-00 rn<liogrnm mC'r p r. maanrd fra �org-c, foru t<'n korrc�q)o11 d u n R<'r fra en r::Pkke me(l a rlwi cll\ff' r u n 11t om i by og; h Y, g-cl. S pc<'i alshlcrne ''!Tira LintlC'�­ nes til �or<l k n p " i ndc,holdcr ca. 200 111 Nl df'Jrl �<'r nv genC'relt Norg-('Snyt pr. nrn:1nNl. For cthn•rt 8tccl i De forcncde Stater Yil ":Nor(]isk 'l'i<lcnclc'' v:x,r� den mest tlirek!e budbringcr mcllcw Nor�c og Amerika. 1 at meddele -alt av almen interef.:se blandt landsmrend i Amerilrn,. UlldC'r sin i:ivdcl i n g ''Hlan <l t Lnn1lRm rt>n u 1 1 snmJcr "� ordi�;J;: 'ri1kn1lc" i n tercR�nntv nYhrtcr om no r:-:ke i De forPnNlr Sta t·<•1·. fl'n A t l a n t P rf'n til � t i l leha\'ct f'rn ({ a 1 1::1(19 til i\fC'x ico. XorKk forrta;:­ somllct, :cor�k cl yg-tiglipt og- pio 110ra rllei,lc. - dji.idsfal<i hln 11cl t kjrudt� 1,orsk -n 111criknne re. u t 11wr­ kelst r - a l t som karakteris('rcr nord111 rr-n(lrne i 1\ rnerika f:r n r plnds un,lcr "Blnnclt Land::;mwiHI. . , - at bel�i1,ndle alb vigtige sp(ilrsmaal som er aktuelle for indvand:reren. · • � o rtliRk 'l'itl('u<lc'' har for nor�k-nm• •ri1�n nrrP. som <l n k ker op ihln11<l t grantrn i nmt. r i lrn n�kc merl h·rr og k r aft t n t Rig- nv alle Rp0ri::nrnnl i::;om C'l' aY i::prciC'l i n terr��f' 0$! er rn enrr;!i �k tnls111 n n d fo, all (lrt i::un<le: ::rode o ;:r o p m u n t r i n ;:n-.Y:-C l'lli '-:-(:! Of.i. J )('n h r i n irC' r jC'\'nli � n r t i k lcr. som har t i l HCnsigt a t oricntcrc cnli­ snmfuu<ls- og Jh·�forhold. - at brin2·e p..alidel�ge medciblelser og referatet. '·Xonli�k 'l1 hlrnch·" hnr i 0Rt!--t ntrrne o ;:r i n dovcr 1nnllct !=r n m t i Kannd� C'n 1•ff>kke korrespon11C'nl <'r. som �cn <lC'r l lHl alt nv i nlr rC'si:sr for l�Sel'llC av h nHl dcr forcgaar i foreni n g:slivet, i spo rtcns YerdC'n og inlh•u k i rkrns n rhrif1�mnrk. - at �ve kritik og sakkyndig vurdering. Pnn tl dte rr1t. h ,·or n1t1lig-f'n� drn norR k-amrri kn nf.::ke prr!=-Re som hrlhC't h a r fot'f.::(hnt sine opgnvPr, har ·'Xordlbk 'l' i1le11de" u tf¢rt ct sa m v i 1 tig-hptsful dt arbei<.lc gjcn 1u•m teatct·-, ku nst� og l i tcrntur� k ri l ik. - at vrere et aapent forum for meninesyttringer og diskussioner. " .\' orclisk Tidcnde''s st::i tiRtik viser i gjrnn C' mRnit 111·. rnnmie<l ca. �0 in<llfC"g un der kolon nrn ,"Hrr,·r fra LfC"�rrne. • D<'r forckommcr in�C'ra ter fra ch·gtig-e skri ht·ntcr om .. Hlen f.:: o;:r <l n g-C'n� n k t uclle spprsrnnal, og spalten gir et i n tcressn ut billccle av s t rr m u i n ger i norsk-9merikansk aandslh�. - at hjrelp-:i og· veilede i alle sp¢rsmaal, som blir stillet av bladets I:;esere. HXonl i f.:: k 'J1 id(•nde" mottok i anret 1 !)26 72!l sppfrsrnaaL hcsvarrt I spaJtcn "SpPrsmaal OJ? .Svar.'' som hal' �in !'.a te pla<ls pna bladcts rc<l nktions�i cle. F.t het .v clcl ig- o g omhygg-el ig utf0rt a rUci<.lc J i gger bak dcnne &palte, som utgj¢r no g-et nv <let i n tcrcssnnteste i Ulactets a n sigt rl la dtil. - at vrere oplysende, underholdende og adspredende i Iedige stunder. Saalaugt ''Nordisk 'l'i<lc-n<lc"s spalteru m r::ckkrr Icvcrcs 11,·C'r uke et rikhohl i ,!? lrcsestof i form nv intcn·;j uei;, a :·i-i klcr, saklig-e avha11 cl l i n ,!! e r. 11ovl'llcr. hum orcskPr. rei8CRld1<lringcr o:;r stem n i.nger - voesi og prosa. Som oorsk•am c,r i k a 11sk u ke-a,·i� kommcr bla<let i n d pna tidsskri ftet� omraa,l<?' og :::pa?u dr.r o ,�er et vitlt felt av i n tcre�Rer. Fra bl:H1ets store J�f.::ekrcds Rtryjmmcr der dugl i g i n d onmun trrnde hrcve, o� dct er bctc::men flL n t cler gang p n a �nng bcmerkcs, a t e t ekscmplar av "Xortlisk 'l'icli.:· nde" ikke looggcs tilsiUe fPr n::cste nume.:.· er Jt ommct. er en moderne, progressiv avis, som nu utkommer i sin 37te aargang MED STADIG VOKSENDE LJESEKREDS NORSK-AMERIKANSK SANGBOK er et pent utstyrt sanghefte i prnk­ tisk lommeformat. in,leh oklcnlle 84 a v <le mest benyttede norske og a mcri kanskc sange, u t git av "Nor­ disk 'J:idendc," .Brooklyn. E�gncr sig yr, perl i g til bruk vcu mpter, fester. utfl u k ter i foreningcr, loger , k i r l�er etc. $1.00 for 100 eksemplarcr. (1 cent sty k ke t ! ) Skriv eftcr gratis pqh"cc kscmplar. AB ONNEMENTSPRIS PR. AAR Inden Forenede Stater $3.00 Til Kanada $3.50 Til Noro·e or, l?lvri rre ut1:nd $4.00 ° Skriv eftcr prpvcnumrncr ! NORWEGIAN NEWS 4808 FOURTH AVENUE 39 KATALOG OVER · N ORSKE BS')KER ntgtt av ··Nordisk 'fl<lcncle"s Bok­ hanllel, i n (leholder fortegnclse over ca. 1500 verl,cr. med forklarende retled ning, uttalclser og meninger ft-a de mest 1,jendte kri t i kere. smaa bioi;rafis�. e oplysninger o m de mere kjendte forfattere. l n teressant, un­ llcrholilende og bel::cren(le. 'l'ilsendes gratis. Skriv eftcr et gratis eksemplar. co., Inc. BROOKLYN, N . Y: �Til Til Hallingdalslag et. Landingslaget. Som en, der i over 30 ;rnr levet og virket i Halling­ dal, glxder jeg mig ved at faa sende en hilsen ti! Hallinger i Amerika. Jeg har - som dere - varme folelser, hjertelige onsker og inderlig 6011 for Hallingdal og a!le Hal­ linger. - Gud signe den gjilde dal og dens· brave, snilde og gl0gge d0tre og s01111er hjcmme og ute! Tak for falles minder! Bevar eders arveguld den kristne tro, !nap og kja:rlighet ! Dei fire landske bygd�r i heimlandet helsar dykk varmt landingar i Amcrika ! Fraa gamle Fryal synst i dalcn· ved den fagre Randsfjord - ti! foten av Synfjcllct i Torpa mot nord, der bankar dct varme hjarteslag for dykk som strider arbeidsdagcn i Ame­ rika. Fraa kvar cin heim i fedrebygdene gaar godc ynskje over havet. Maa minnet um Land aldri d0y millom dets s0ner og d0trer! Vann helsing fraa ein gamall landingsven i heim­ landet ! Eidsvoll prestegaard, oktober 1 927. ElNAR l-T0YE R . Tit Hardinganc. Sorn skulem:1 1111 og prest her i Hardangcr og so:11 fonnann for « Harclanger Ungdomslag» vi! eg gjera meg bruk av det gode h0ve som bladet « Norway» gjev meg, og senda ei hjarteleg helsing ti! alle har­ dingar i Amerika. Eg veit at de er mange. Her er snaudt ein gard i hcile fjorden som ikkje hev ein flokk der vest no. 06 me fylgjer dykk med s_amhug og gode ynskje i motgang og medgang. Det gleder oss at de hev samla dykk i « Hardingaiaget» og vernar um fedra-arven. Men mest av :tit gleder det oss nar me h0yrer at de stend fast i tru, xrlegdom og arbeidsvilje, som er grunnmuren under alt godt folkeliv. De h0yrer no ti! eit start samfund. Me her heime h0yrer ti! eit gamalt samfund. Bade det store og det gamle hev sine fyremuner. Lat oss halda sambandet uppe - ti! gagn for begge partar. Gud signe dykk alle ! Velkomne heim, nar det h0ver ! Ullensvang, oktober 1 927. JON MANNSAAKER. Tit Haugesundslagct. Som god gammel Haugesunder vi! jeg ikke und­ late at benytte den anledning, der nu bys, ti! at sende en hilsen ti! Haugesundslaget i Amerika, hvor ret mange av mine gode venner fra ungdommen op­ holder sig. Det er desvxrre kun faa av ungdomsvennerne, jeg ut gjennem aarene har hat den glxde at kor­ respondere med, men naar jeg h0rer, at det gaar Haugesundsgutterne der borte godt, saa gla:der det mig inderlig. J eg sender dere alle - baade mine personlige ven­ ner og dere yngre, jeg kjender mindre til - min hjerteligste hilsen med 0nsket om, at dere altid maa ha det godt og altid beholde Gamlelandet i kjxr erindring: Vc:;tupplandet, oktober 1 927. 0LAUS l S LANJ.:;S�IOEN. 'Ti! Namdalslagct. Det er underleg a tenkja pa at det finst «namdals­ lag» pa to motsatte sidor av jorda. Det er eit vak­ kert vitnemal um h.::imekjxrleik at de't er sa. Naurnd0la ungdomslag er ein samskipnad av 3 5 ungdomsbg med 1 5 0 0 lagsfolk, og spenner over bygdene fra R0yrvi� i aust og :Leka i vest ti! Flat­ anger i s0r. Fra dennc samskipnaden ber eg med dette fram ei varm helsing til Namdalslaget i Arne­ rika:, og ynskjer det rnykje !iv og lange levedagar - sa bandet millorn dee norske i Norig og i Amc­ rika kan varn ved ut gjenom framtida. Havik ved Na11: sos, oktober 1 927. STURLA l3R0RS. Tit Nordlandslaget. a J eg nytter gjerne denne gunstige anledning ti! fa sendt en hilsen til utvandrede landsmenn i al­ mindelighet og de fra det nordlige halve kongerikc i sxrdeleshet. Selv har jeg i 5 0 ar levet ved Nordishavets kyst (Hammerfest) hvor solen forsvinder i uker ni, hvor havers r0st er alvorlig og tung, hvor himmel og hav ofte gar i ett i hvinende snekov og sj0drev; men hvor ogsa midnatssolen skaper en farvesymfoni betagende, uforglemmelig, vel verdt en reise over havet. Nord-Norge lever av havet og jorden, nar som iar bade blamyr og svartmyr slar feil, trenges nord­ lendingens ene:rgi for holde motet oppe. Du kan hjelpe var strevsomme fiskerbefolkning ved innen din krets a agitere for bruk av norsk. lutefisk, klipfisk og fetsild, en god, billig og sund mat. Livseleksir for sundhet og kraft er der ogs3. den norske torske-medicintran. a Oslo, oktober 1 927. Oktober 1 927. B. STOLT-NIELSEN. C. ROBERTSON. �. 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P r i k k e n e v1ser de steder 1: utlan det hvor U k e n s N y t har abo n ne nter . - ,. •,•, '"'--� ,_ • �' �Til Til N ordfj ordlaget. Ved denne sjeldne anledning er det n�ig' en sterk trang at faa fremfore min varmeste hilsen til Nord­ fjordlaget i U. S. med en dybtfolt inderlig tak for al l hxder og kjxrlighed, der vistes mig under min mindevxrdige gjxstdxrd blandt Eder i 1 92 4 og med den varmeste anerkjendelse av Eders intense, aldrig svigtende arbeide for at holde forbindelsen levende mellem Eder og hjembygdens folk og kultur. Mu forbindelsen altid blomstre! Bergen i oktober 1 92- 7. Eders hengivne J ACOB AALA:K D . Ringeri ks 1 a get. Til Fra::ndefolket den varmeste Hilsen fra vort fagre Ringerike med de blaa Fjorde, de store vel­ stelte Gaarde og de smaa lune Stuer, hvor R0ken stiger lubben op mot den l yseblaa Himmel, mens Maaltrosten f10iter ved Solnedgang i vor value Bjerk, - det hele omramrnet av den sterke Synsring av de blaa Fjeld med Gyrihaugen og Krokkleven, - fra Ringerike med sine gjxve historiske Minder fra vor Storhetstid og med sine poetiske Sagn om J a:tter og Trold. Med Hjerterntterne i slik Jord burde en bli bedre Menneske med Tak til Gud og Folk og Fxdre­ land. I-fomefoss, oktober 1 927. OTTO CII RISTOPl IERSEN. 1:irost. Til Til N ordhordlandslaget. De fleste hjem i Nordhordland har slektninger og venner i « Nordhordlandslaget». Vi mindes edcr stadig, 0nsker eder alt godt og ha.per dere ikke glemmer Gamlelandet. Masfjorden, oktober 1 9 27. Deres HANS B. WERGELAND. Forhv. ordf. o g stortiogsm. Til Oslolaget. Mine guttedagers stolthet over nordmxndenes voldsomme bedrifter i vikingetiden er efterhvert belt avl0St av en levende beundring for vore landsmxnds fredelige erobring av Amerika. Ja, for delvis ialfald er denne bedrift utfort, en ikke ringe del av U. S. A. er i eders bcsiddelse. Som Norges hovedstads ordforer kommer jeg av og til i bernring med U. S. A.s repre �entan_t her, minister Swenson, og hver gang faar Jeg mm be­ un dring for norskamerikanerne understreket. Det mxktige U. S. A. er representert i Norge med en av cders egne. Ministeren er selvfolgelig helt ut amerikaner og representerer sit land som saadan, men samtidig h0rer og foler enhver som taler med ham, at han er runden av norsk rot, det norske islxt vil aldrig forsvinde hos ham rvor h0it han end stiger som amerikaner. Jeg er saa fri, naar jeg sender vore amerikanske fra:nder en hilsen at til­ foie det egoistiske 0nske, at det samme maa bli til­ fa:lde med dere allesammen. Vi nordma:nd her­ hjemme tra:nger eder i mange dele. Maatte Nord­ mandsforbundets bestra:belser for at knytte os alle fastere sammen krones med held. Oslo, oktober 1 927. B. WITH. Romsdalslaget Romsdal Ungdomssamlag sendar laget Dykkar si beste helsing. Elsken til Romsdal med skog og fjcll, dalar og 0yar, stille innsj0ar og villt hav, dette Norge i mi­ niatur, og elsken til dei romsdalske tradisjonar og Romsdals soge, og vyrdnaden for Romsdalsmalet og dct sermerkte i romsdalsk kultur, det er bond som bitt romsdalske frendar pa bae sidor av Atlanteren saman. Lat syskinlaget i Amerika hava lukka med det hxvearbeidet med a verna um det beste i romsdalsk folkevokster, til gagn for det store fedrelandet Dykkar og til heider for gamle Norge. Lat syskinbonda se,m bitt lagsflokken i Romsdals­ laget saman med Romsdals-ungdomen aldrig brotna. Nesjestranda, Ve0y, oktober 1 927. Med vyrdsam helsing PEDER VI K . Formann i Rom::.dals Uugdomssamlag. Til , Setesdalslaget. Eg hev ei gong sagt, at Sctesdal er cventyret millom dei norske dalane. Det er nok noko i dct; men det er inkje heilt godt. Det som levar i Setesdal er dei gamle kjxmpekvedi. - Dei hugtekande, hjartefine, so tunge av sorgmild lyrik, dei sviv deg for 0yro, der dalen hev mj ukare linor i fjell og li. Kjem du ovanfor Valle, er det dei myrke kvedi um trollebotnar og dulde heimar, du vil minnast. Difor er det inkje a undrast pa at Seccsdal stend som seinste skjoldvakti um var kultur fra stortidi. Eg vonar at dei sxbyggjar som ferdast langt fra heimen sin vil makte a gjeva· noko av dalens lyrik og dam av kjempekvedi til sine born. Det er ingen ringe a:ttararv. Oktober 1 927. • OLAF BENNECI IE. 42 �C. C. Probst C. A. Hanssen &.. Bro. 3 6 8 Co u rt s tr. 4 7 I I • 5 A v e. 85 o .;t • 5 A v e. 2 B R 0 A D W AY Brooklyn, N. Y. A u t h o r i z e d A ge n t s fo r a l l T r a n s Atl ant i c N E W Y O R K Robert Roy Company,1Nc. M A N U F A C TU R I N G STATI ONERS S t e a m s h i p L i n es Charles I. Smith, 552 C o n ey I s l a n d A v e n u e 5 4 &> 5 6 F r a n k l i n S t r e e t B R O O K L Y N, N E W Y O R K Pri nting S t e a m s h i p T i c k et s o n All Lines New York L i t h o g r a p h i n g­ En graving ACCOUNT BOOKS LOOSE LEAF SPECIALITIES Personal Assistance Given On All Necessary Papers such as Permits to Reenter the United States, I ncome Taxes and Sailing Permits. f!I f!I f!I 43 noa.,.,oY :...---i.----------------,., �Ti! Sta vangerlagenc. Det er mig en stor gla:de at faa anledning til at scndc Stavangerlagene en hilsf'n, Endnu har jeg i friskt mir.de den store venlighet og elskvxrdighet, som blev vist mig av Stavanger­ lagenc i Brooklyn og Chicago under mit Amerika­ bes0k for 2 aar siden. Og jeg vil gjerne herved faa si e!: hjertelig tak for sisst. Det har al drig faldt i min lod for eller siden at tr::dfe saa mange snille og clskvxrdige rnennesker. Det er mit 0nske, at Stavangerlagcne frcmdeles r,u a bcstaa i mange aar og holde vedlikc, nxre og styrke kjxrligheten til fxdrenes by og fxdrencs land. Og jcg vover at foie ti! : fxdrenes kirke, som ikk..:: kan ha n:)get vakrere symbol end deD g:i mlc dom ved Bredevande:. Med en hjertel ig og xrb0dig hilsen til hver isa.::·. Stavanger, oktobe:- 1 927. ]. C. PETERSEN. 13i:,kop. Sun nfj ordlaget. D�t har vxret sagt, at Sunnfjordnt:turcn u·n de:· en hastig gjennemfart virker mindre eiendo:nmeiig og mindre imponerende end naturen i nabodis�rikterne. Der har vxret sagt, at Sunnf jordingerne ved ct flygtig bekjendtskap virker langsommere og mindre interessante end befolkningen i nabodistrikterne. Men det har ogsaa va:ret sagt, at faa nordmxncl har saa sterke rn:ter i hjemjorden 06 hjembygden som Sunnfjordingen og dog fremtrxdende egen­ skaper for at arbeidc sig frem overalt i verden. Vi, som fortsxtter arbeidet herhjemme sender en hilsen til Sunnfjordingerne i Amerika i forvisnin 5 om, at Dere endnu foler tilknytning til den jord, hvorfra Dere er kommet, og interesse for det arbeide som utfores herhjen1me, og i beundring for hvad Dere har utrettet under de nye og st0rre forhold paa den anden side av havet. Lcik:rnger, oktober 1 927. I. E. Ct l R lSTEXSE:'T. Ti! Sognalaget. Historielaget frn Sogn sender sine {reader i Amc­ rika sin varme hilsen. Lat ikke veien mellem granner gro, som de gamle sa. Lat os holde forb:ndelse og gjensidig glxdes, naar vi m0ter hveranclre. Amble, oktober 1 927. G. F. H E IBERG. Lagets formand. Ti/. Sunnhordlandslaget. /Ettustammcn er sterk og stor med rnter djupt i Sunnhordlands jord. B er vaks vare fedrar i fred, i Strid, og xtterne auka fra tid til tid . • ilOJRt"vOY Kare-a::tti og St0dle-xtti, Losnaxtti og Brandvika::tti. Rustung og Galtung Orning og Orm og Sm0r og Dahl og mange fleire i hundrad tal. Minni 1yser! Det fedrar gav stralar av stordom lieilt vestanum hav. Det knyter oss saman med sterke band, og vigslar oss livet for folk og land. Sunnhordlc.nds folkeh0gskule i oktober 1 927. AN DREAS LISET. Tit Sunnn10rslagi. Det e:· med varme kjenslor vi alltid tenkjer pa va: .! landsmenn i Amerika og det er med sann glede vi tek i mot melding um dei mange som hev trygda seg og sine ei god framtid. Men st0rst er gleda kvar gong vi far vitjing av vare utflyttjarar som ennda hev so sterkc rnter knytt til Norsk jord og det Norske folk at dei ma sja att slekt, vener og fedra­ jord• Pa dennc ma.ten sendar Sunnm0rc frilynde ung·samlag si varmasce helsing. Liabygda, oktober 1 927. ::--J . E. R I I\' GSET. F. t. formanJ. ! Ti Totcn bget. Aldrig h:u je; kunnet glemme de store folgcr a·v unge utvancirere fra min hjembygd som i 1 8 60-aarene drog landeve icn ned til dampbaaten og der tok en gri pende avsked med slekt og venner. I mit senere liv har dette triste bundomsminde ofte vendt tilbake i min erindring, og jeg har ma�ttet sp0rre mig sel v om det var n0dvendig at fxdrelandet mistet saa megen krafl: og arbeidsv i lje. Det er 111ig en scor glxde at vitc, at mange av hine emigranter og deres efl:erkommere har naadd en lys livsstilling derover og i gjerning har v_i st at de ikke har glemt den fagre hjembygd som de forlot; det er mit haab, at det unge slcktled av totninger i U. S. A. fra sine forxl dre har tat i arv kjxrlighet til det gamle fadreland, og :u det i det minste en gang i sit liv vil finde veien til, bake til Norge. I «En Storbygd» har jeg s0kt at tegne et billede av den kjxre fodeegn, som oplever en h0itidsstund hver gang dens utvrandrede s0nner og d0tre kommer paa bcs0k. Vi totninger her i land et foler os overbevist om at for dem vil synet av bygden med deres fadres hjemsteder bli et dyrebart minde for livet, et nyt baand mellem gamlelandet og nybyggerne i det fjerne vest. Ta en hjertelig hilsen med de varmeste 0nsker for fremtiden med :i.lle dens rike muligheter fra en gam­ mel totn i ng. Oktober 1 927. J ENS RAABE. 44 �H e n r i k H o ffs S 0 n n e r Als AALESUND S u c c. o f H e n r. H o f f e s t a b l i s h e d 1 8 9 4 N O R T H LA N D S K I S The kind 90% of America's most noted skiers use. Made from the finest hickory, ash, maple and southern pine. Look for the deer-head trade­ mark as your guarantee of quality. ·write for free booklet "How to Ski" Leading exporters of Norwegian Cod­ fish, Stockfish Fat­ herrings Sloefulls and bellicuts, Ice­ land herring· bloat­ ters, sealskins etc. Northland Ski Mfg. Co. No. I Industrial Stat ·011 1 St. Paul llfi)//t , A,; Hvistendahl & Werring Ltd. Veste raalens Dam pskibsselskab ' � ��e�-�d�::;��a�l; OSLO �holder rutetrafik paa hele den norskc kyst. Srerlig fremhxves: H u r t i g r u t e for passagerer, post ug ii gods Stavanger - Kirkcnes. L o k a I­ r u t e r Vesteraalen Lofoten samt i turisttiden om sommeren 2 UKENTLIG TUR TIL NORDKAP CADLE ADDRESS: " P A P E R l\I E N " Exporters of all Kinds of Paper & Pulp Specialty : News on reels. Ve�vi!lig !icnd forcsporsd Lil selskapet, <.lets ckspedit0rcr cller turistburcaucrnc -_ --__ -_ -_ -_ -_ -_ -_ -_ -_ -_ -__ --_ -_ -_ -_ -_ -_ -_ -_ -_ -_ -_ ,----------------------, ,_ '-_ -_ -_ -_ -___; -I -_ -_ -_ -_ -_ -_ __ -_ -_ __ National Exhibiti on BERGEN, NORWAY A� NORSK TRAN & O S L O FETTCENTRAL 1 928 T R A \" EL, S P O l{ T, H O T E L FA CI­ L I T I E S, H O M E - INDUSTRIES LOFOT MOUNTAIN BRAND Our genuine medicinal cod liver oil, the Lofot-Mountain Brand, is entirely ma­ nufactured i n Lofoten, which ensures the highest percentage of vitan..zins. 2 5 11i 45 MAY - I 9 2 8 - 9th SEPT. All Oils are manufactured under the most san itary conditions. Our Poultry oil is pc:.r­ ticularly to be recominended as second to none both in anti-rachitic effect an growth promoting. Our Trade Mark gua­ rantees the highest quality . • fiOJllVflY �vokset op, men vi trnndere 1sxr. Vi er skapt av landet deroppe med den brede f jorden, saa rik paa saga, og dens frodige bygder, som stadig faar oss til at lxnges tilbake. Meget kan skille menneskene i de mange og lange aar, m�n det _trnnderske landskap, som fostret oss, gj0r oss alle til slegtninger. Maatte de trnndere, som nu har fundet et nyt hjem i Minneapolis, ha medgang der de nu er. Oktober 1 92 7 . JOI-TAN BOJER. Tzl Vestfoldlaget. Til Telemarkslaget. - - - «For trongt Du veit her heime er so rom for Deg Du ikkje far. Um eg var rik Du skulle ut aa livet sjaa, min snille gut. Aa difor graa t kji, k j xre mo r, um s lik ein gut fraa heimen for. Fraa guten din og guten min kjem gjetord inn i hytta vaar som sumarvind.» (Vinje). Med sut og saknad fylgjer me dei, som m aa for n e ' seg rom i Vesterheimen. Byrge og glade er me for kver ein, som gjetordi gjeng' µm ,at hav a gjor,t xrc , a v sit gamle fedreland. . , Hjartans helsing til gamle og unge 1 Telemarks- I laget ! Telemark, oktober 1 9 27. IVAR TVEITEN, Gode frender ! Vestfold Ungdomsforbund hilser h jerteligst og 0nsker alt godt for Laget og hvert enkelt medlem. Vi foler oss forvisset om, z,t nar Vestfoldlaget har sine sammenkomster, sa er det for a holde liv i min­ • nene fra hjemlandet og saledes knytte fastere de band som binder. . Det vil styrke oss, som efter fattig evne s0ker a . gj0re.' vart til fe qreland ets vekst, at vi blandt det ut­ • fl y ttede Norge har kvinner og menn hvis hjerte slar varmt for · «gainlelandet » . . l}o,rre, oktob�r ·1 9 2 7: ' For Vestfold Ungdomsforbund KR. 0VERLAND. Formaud. Tit Vosselaget. Frendar! Den rike og skiftan de natur i Vossehygdi har gjenom generasjonar sett sitt merke pa xtti. Frende­ likskap og sams minne knyter oss saman med sterke band. Lat ikkje bandi slitna! Pa sambygdingars og eigne vegner helsar eg Dykk, kjxre vener, og ber fram dei beste ynske for Dykk og Dykkar nye fedreland ! Dykkar vyrdsame MADS HAGA. Tzl Trnndere. Av al den gjestfrihet jeg m0tte under mit siste bes0k i Amerika staar festen i Trnnderlaget som den jeg oftest gjenkalder i min erindring. J eg fik en • guldpen, som jeg siden saa mangen en gang har skrevet med, og som jeg engang mistet under mit vanlige sommerophold paa fjeldet. Da den i ottc uker hadde ligget ute i skog og mark og jeg stod med randslen paa for at flytte ned igjen korn en sxter­ !<one og hadde fundet den. Siden har jeg s0rget for, at jeg ikke skal miste den mer. Jeg 1110tte i Minneapolis naboer fra min hjernbygd, som jeg ikke hadde set paa forti aar, men som jeg straks kjendte. Jeg fik endnu engang indtryk av, at vi norske er bestemt av det landskap, hvor vi er, • no+JRfWOlY' 0sterdalslaget. Det er mig en glede a fa sen de 0sterdalslaget i Amerika en hilsen. Jeg 0nsker at de m�t vokse sig stadig sterkere og st0rre, til gagn og glede for utflytterne innbyrdes og til styrkelse av felles­ folelsen med det gamle land og den dal der fcdrcne ryddet og bygget og som sa mange utvandrede 0sterd0ler er knyttet til med slektskaps- og frend­ skaps band. Slutt op om 0sterdalslaget! Hold fedreminnet h0it og hellig og tap aldri for­ bindelsen med det gamle land! Elverum, oktober 1 9 27. MAGN. HAMLANDER. Redakt0r• �CANADIAN NATIONAL T H E LARGEST RAILWAY SYST E M I N AMERI CA Serving the Great Ports and Cities of Canada and Impor­ tant Centres of the United States. Express Trains from the West Connect with Atlantic Sailings at Quebec, Montreal, Halifax, Saint John, New York, etc. _. , The Canadian National Railways are the scenic route between the Pacific and Atlantic coasts. See Jasper National Park in theRocky Mountains ; Minaki and the Lakes and Woodlands of Ontario on the route of "The Continental Limited " , Niagara Falls, Old Ouebec and the Maritime Provinces. See also the Blue Moun­ t;ins and the Valley of the Susquehanna from the"New Yorker" or "The Chicagoan" running between Chicago and NewYork. Ask the local Canadian National agent to make your reser­ vation for a Canadian National Tour or a European trip S T E A M S H I P B O O K I N G S B Y A L L L fN E S F o r i n fo r � a t i o n a p p l y CKNKDI.H.N N.H.TION.H.L RH.IL""\XTH.YS H E A D 0 F F I C E - M 0 N T R E A L P . Q. , C A N A D A EDMONTON, Alta. Cor. Jasper & roo streets. DETROIT, Mich. 1 259 Griswold Street. CALGARY, Alta. 2 1 8 8th Avenue West. DULUTH, M inn. 430 West Superior Street REGINA, Sask. 1 874 Scarth Street GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. 1 5 1 Ottawa Avenue SASKATOON, Sask. ro3, Second Avenue South MINNEAPOLIS, Minns, 5 1 8 Second Avenue South. WINNIPEG, Man. Cor. Main & Portage Streets PITTSBURGH, P. A. 355 Fifth Avenue BRANDON, Man. C. N. R. Station. ST. PAUL'S Minn. 83 East Fifth Street CHICAGO, Ill. ro8 West Adams Street NEW YORK, N. Y. 505 Fifth Avenue. a n d o t It e r i m p o r t a n t c i t i e s i n 47 C a n a d a a n d t It e U. S. A. �Norge og Nordmands�Forbundet AV D R . MED. F. G. GADE vort folkclynne. Thi h ver ,egn i vort Nordmands-Forbundets stiflelse var skj0nne og eiendommelige land h::tr sit ' utslag av den ma:gtige stemning, den stxrke sa:rprxg, som uutJcttelig brxn­ folelse av samh0righed, som grep allc der sig fast i erindringen hos hver den, norskc ute som hjemme i det merkeligc som har faat sin ungdoms grundlxg­ aar 1 90 5 . gende indtryk der; fjeldenes og aas­ V i blev os bevidst, a t denne sam­ ryggenes linje mot himlen, elvens og folclse hadde va:rdi ikke alene i det veiens slyng, kystens bugter og b0i­ store 0ieblik som et flammende baal, ninger og himmel-havranden derute, men ogsaa i hverdagens arbeide som en dette stedfastcde billede blir i sin livgivende varme. Og det ikke blot mxgtighed, sin skj0nhed - og i sin for os her hjemme, som hadde saa begrxnsning gjcrne det egentlige fa:dre­ mange av slxgten ute i det fremmede, land for den enkelte. Ikke alle for­ men ogsaa for de utflyttede, som i den maar at l0tte hodet over aasryggen og gode arv, i minder og traditioner fra se det hclc Norge under ett. det gamle land, hadde en ikke ringe Et stort arbeide er her i Norge nedlag: for at del av sin styrke, sin selvfolelse, sin evne til selv­ ovcrvinde disse hindringer og avstande, og binde ha:.vdelse. Og Nordmands-Forbundet strakte sine arme ut, vort land og vori: folk sammen til en enhed, materielt og aandelig. rundt den hele klode, og m0dte dem derute. Veiene i Norge, for en ikke ringe del sprxngt og Atter en gang hadde nordmxndene seiret over av­ muret i sten og fjeld, har en h-engde av over 36,000 standene. Thi kampen mot avstandene har gjennem alle km. (vel 22,000 miles), og vistnok er vore jernbaner tider pra::get vort folks liv. F0rst her hjemme i kun 3 600 km. i la::ngde, men i forhold til Norgcs Norge, hvor dette utrolig langstrakte stenland har befolkning, 2¾ m illion indbyggere, har landet mere gjort det vanskelig at naa frem til venner og fra:n­ iernbancr end dct omtrent like store Storbritanien og der; landets opkl0vning i spredte dalforer, indtunget Irland med sine henimot 49 millioner. Paa hver av jordens dypeste fjorde og med de I 5 0,000 0er 1 000 indbyggere i Norge kommer nemlig r .24 km. drysset som skja:rgaard rundt kysten, har gjort det jernbane, paa samme tal i Storbritanien og Irland 0.69 km. Ikke altid er man o_pmerksom paa hvilket m0isomt og dyrt for nordma:nd at m0tes. Ikke alle gj0r sig klart, hvad disse vore avstande kja::mpcarbeide her er utfort. For bare at ta Ber­ vil si. Mellem Nordkap og Lindesnes er flugt­ gensbanen saa er der alene mellem Bergen og Voss lin jen over I 700 kilometer eller I I oo miles, det vil paa 3 timers reise over 50 tunneler, og banen ha::ver si som fra London til Gibraltar eller fra Niagara sig midtfjelds ved 6 r de grad nordlig bredde op i en Falls til New Orleans i ret linje. Men tar vi damp­ h0ide av over 4200 fot og ligger paa en stnekning skibsturen rundt kysten fra Kirkenes ved den finske av mere end r oo km. (62 miles) over tra::gn:nsen, saa gr,ense i nord til Fredrikshald, faar vi en sj0reise paa at u:ider anla:gsarbeidet ikke alene alle levnctsmid­ 2 700 km. ( 1 700 miles), eller som fra London ned ler, men ogsaa hver vedflis til at fyre . und r kaffe­ langs Frankrig og Spanien og g jennem Gibraltar­ kjedlen og alt andet bra::nde maatte fore3 op fra bygderne der nede. stra:det til Valencia, Og fjeldct var Ba ell er som fra New haardt, at de ind­ York og ned til kald tc it:ilienskc Martinique eller vel tunnelarbci<lere O '.J ­ saa det. Men skulde gav arbcidec efl:�r nogen faldt paa at fa.a ukers strxv. Al­ ta sig en spadsertur perne var cdgjor­ �angs sj0kanten av ligere. [midlertid Norges fastland, ind staar Norge b1:1de og ut fjorder og absolut og relati vt bukter, ut og ind tilbakc i jernbaner­ om nes og odder, nes la::ngde for vilde turen bli paa ni:inge andre lande; omkring I 9,000 kr. rietop de svxre fjel­ (nxr 1 2,000 miles), de, de dypt ind­ henved halve jor­ skaarne fjorde, de dens omkreds. Saa mange 0er gj0r jern­ optunget er kysten. baner mindre an­ • Denne utstra:kning vendelige. Til gjen­ og opkl0vning har Cojyrigl,tl FREDRIKSTAD- KANALEN OVEN FOR l wu,, gjxld har Norge en ogsaa sat merker i ST R 0 M F O S S L U S E • RO•R�OV �Pr o du ce d a n d b o ttle d z n Norw ay ,rt ,it n­ n, g­ .s ­ OLAF RUNSHAUG, B erge n - N orway Peter l'violler's r oo Yo pure medicinal cod liver oil is a world famou s product which i s unique as a restorative. The fact that it is bottled immediately after production means that it i � §Old to consumers in a condition just as pure and just as fresh as the day it was produced. A special hydroxylfree process protects all the delicate health-giving vitamins . This cod liver o i l is practically tasteless and odorless - hence it is constantly used by people who cannot take ordinary cod liver oil . The vitamin activity is control­ led. Sold by all well-stocked druggists. Jg 1i­ .e , 1Il m e­ ir­ g at 1e lt >g )0 er es re ,g er n. .d et r­ ss !r :n .g D i s t r i b tt to r s .fo r t It e Export to ::i.11 parts o f the world. All k inds of Norwegian Cheese Canned Goods Berries \rVrite for offers. Give a trial-order You will be satisfied. Un i t c d S t a t a s : SCHIEFFELIN & CO. , NEW YORK N.Y. _,, N O R S K 1 R JE M A S S E K O M P A N I Js O s lo .:1. I- Representatives of the preponderant number of Norwegian Mechani­ cal Wood-Pulp Mills. Suppliers of white and brown pulp (moist & dry). YEARLY PR ODUCTION ABOUT 5 5 0 . 000 TONS 1H e t r No r t h e r n P r o d u c t s C o. L t d. O s l o. e 49 • 1110Jll"'WfJlY �• betydelig fast kysttrafik .med dampskibe, hvis ruter tilsammen l0per op til mellem 40- 5 0,000 km., alt­ saa mere end rundt jorden. Hvormange gange den aarlig opseilede distance gaar rundt kloden, kan ikke opgives ; men vinter og sommer, st0t og regelma:ssig l0per postskibene frem og tilbake forbi Nordkap, Europas nordligste pynt mot Ishavet paa 71 ° nord­ lig bredde, mere end 2 breddegrader la:ngere nord end Roald Amundsens Gj0ahavn. Ogsaa post, telegraf og telefon har trods alle na­ turvanskeligheter faat en kraftig utvikling i Norge, hvor saa ofte telegrafstolpeme maa boltes ind i f jel­ det, naar der ikke er jordsmon nok til at fa:ste dem i. Og dog har landet en samlet linjela:ngde (telegraf og telefon) av 72, 700 km., med en traadla:ngde av na:rmest 760,000 km. (470,000 miles), eller 1 9 gange rundt ekvator. Men netop den meget spredte befolk­ ning, 9 individer pr. kvadratkilometer, og lanaets haarde naturvilkaar, idet 7 2. % av overflaten er snau­ fjeld, indsj0 og bra:, 22 % skog og kun 6 % er mere eller mindre dyrket land, bevirker at Norge til trods for det store arbeide som her er lagt paa disse om­ raader (telegraflinjernes lxngde er saaledes meget stor i forhold til de fleste andre lande) dog maa ligge tilbake her. Paa ett samfa:rdselsomraade, skibsfarten, har Norge dog fremdeles en ha:dersplads. Med hensyn paa absclut tonnagest0rrelse er vi no. 6 av jordens nationer, overgaaes kun av stormagterne England, De forenede Stater, Japan, Frankrig, Italien og Tyskland. Men i forhold til vor befolkning er vi no. 1 med 637 tons for hvert norsk individ, mot 300 tons i Enghnd, som kommer na:st her, alle andre end lavere. Krafl:ig har Norge saaledes ogsaa i vore dage op­ tat kampen mot avstandene, 6,1.ade materielt og med ideelle og nationale formaal. Og mere end nogen­ sinde er vel Norge nu geografisk og folkclig samlct, mere end nogensinde foler bygde- og byfolk fra alle landets egne, at folket er ett folk, til trods for visse fors0k paa at forkludre den nationale bevidsthed. Dette vort skj0nne, eiendommelige land er ogs:1:i. fuldt vxrd at s::imles om. Det har en helt cnestaa- • ende plads paa jordkloden, egentlig langt la:nger nord end man i regelen txnker sig, og langt mere klimatisk begunstiget end det i folge sin beliggenhed mellem 5 8de og 7 1 de breddegrad burde va:re. Flyt­ tet vestover paa det amerikanske Eastland, vilde Lindesnes, Norges sydspids, komme omtrent midt i Hudson Bay, eller lidt syd for Athabaska Lake nord i Canada, mens bjerkelunden i Hammerfest park vilde naa ·op i h0ide med den magnetiske nord­ pol. Norges vestkyst svarer i breddegrader temmclig n0ie til Alaskas kyst; men i Norge gaar dampskibs­ fartcn uhindret av is det hele aar; og vinterfisket kan va:re k()!d:: og ufyselig nok, men vel neppe nogen­ sinde ishindret. I og omkring Bergen vokser i ha­ verne de sydlandske araucarier 6-8 meter h0ie paa friland, og i Sogn paa 6r O N. B., i h0ide med The Great Slave Lake i· Canada, har man med fordel dyr­ ket tobak. Licit hengere inde i fjeldene, ved Finse st:nion paa Bergensbanen, har man rigtignok aarlige prxmieskirend paa St. Hanskvelcien. Hvete er vist­ nok en av de miadre dyrkede kornsorter i Norge; men gjennemsnitsavlingen var i en del aar 2 5 .4 bushels pr. acre, mens den i North Dacota, «verdens brndkurv», har vxret angit til godt og vel r 3 b. p. �- ; jorden dyrkes jo ganske intensivt i Norge, men det er jo dewxrn:: litet av den. Det er i det heletat rnotsxtningerne, som pra:ger vort lands natur; hav og h0ifjeld i n:.crmeste nabo­ skap, de store, vilde stenmasser og de blidc, frugt­ bare dals:ra:kr�inger, sommcrsneen og vintervarmen - som gj0r Norge til det paradoksale land. Ikke mindst vestkystens klimatiske abnormitet med en januartemperatur som endog for Lofotcns ved­ kommende svarer til Donaulandenes eller til staten Missouris henved 30 breddegrader sydligere. Sa::rlig gjxlder denne abnormitet for 0en R0st, Lofotc!1s forpost ut i havet. De gjennem a:>. rra:kker her foretagne meteorologiske unders0kelser bar vist, at R0st ved vintertid har en lufttemperatur 26 ° C. (,1 7 ° F.) varmere end den ifolge sin nordlige bredde kunde ven';es oi.t ha. Og R0st er da ogsaa den i for­ hold til sin geografiske 6eliggcnhcd mest begunsti­ gede plet paa jorden. J iE D E R E N ( /Vil,·e 50 �PHONE S H O RE ROAD Erickson's ,-. STORM & BULL, LTD. OSLO • NORWAY. S p e c i a l i s ts i n Norwegian Sardines and Kipper Snacks of Fa n cy Q u a lity. Shipping to all parts of t h e world. STORM CANNING Co., Lro. S T A V A N G E R, N O R W A Y. Ever Ready Auto service A p p r o v ed T h e and Authorized N o r w c. g i a n America by Line Packard Cars to hire for all occasions. Reasonable rates. Competent Chauffeurs. i Off ce 6 6 3 2 S e d g w i c k S t. Brooklyn, New York Garagt? 4 1 st S t reet & 2 n d Avenue Brooklyn, New York ; :;::=============================: ;::============================::;: Werners T ra n s f e r Compa n y Meet Passengers on Arrival of Steamers i n Brooklyn, New ·Y ork and Hoboken and A r­ range For warding of Baggage to all Points U n i t e d S t a t e s B a rg e O ffi c e Bl d g. NEW YORK CITY Teleph one Wh iteh all .5 I 9544 Broadway Central Hotel 673 B R O A D W AY N e 11· Y o r k C i t y He;1 dquarters for Norwegian, Swe­ dish and Danish passengers. 1-lotel Newly de­ corated. No a'.d­ vance m Rates. �Nordmands-Forbundet har rakt hxnderne ut for at naa ogsaa de mangfoldige tusinder av lands­ mxnd, som har s0kt et nyt hjem for sig og sin slxgt uten for Norge. I dette arbeide vil Nordmands­ Fcrbundet styrke dem, saa de kan bli de bedst mu­ lige borgere i det nye hjemland de har valgt. Thi for hver enkelt norsk m:i.nd og kvinde og xtling efl:er dem derute vil det va:re en god st0tt'e at vite, at de bringer med som gave til det nye land en sund og stxrk legemlig og sjxlelig racearv, utviklet gjennern mangfoldige slxgtsleds seige og energiske arbeide i det gamle lands haarde n:i.tur, en nedarvet samfunds­ byggende kultur og evne. Og her hjemme i Norge ser vi et tillxg til vor na­ tionale xre i hvcr god og dugelig gjerning, som vore utflyttede landsmxnd viser, vi er stolt derover og folger n0ie deres liv. Paa disse omraader ligger Nordmands-Forbundets gjerning. Det holder os herhjemme, og fornvri� nordmxnd over alt paa kloden, saa vidt mulig vel underrettet om landsmxnds virke selv i jordens fjer­ neste egne. Og det S0ker hos landsmxnd derute at holde fadrenearven vel vedlike som en stadig for- nyelse av kraft til utholdenhed, selvhxvdelse og samhold. Nordmands-Forbundets tidsskrifl: fortxller om alle vigtige begivenheter i Norge og blandt nord­ mxnd over hele jorden; det • er blit et naturlig bindeled mellem alle. Og Forbundets kontorer saa­ vel i Oslo som i Bergen er det selvfolgelige m0te- og tilflugtssted for alle mflyttere, som gjxstcr det gamle land og s0ker veiledning her. Forbundets kontor er blit et brxndpunkt for Norges kulturelle forbindcl5e med utflytterne - maatte rigtig mange av disse naa ind hertil. Vore utflyttede landsmxnd kan ha den trygge folelse, at de ei beh0ver store ord for at hxvde sig og sin xt; vort faatallige folk har med seig energi s0kt at l0se sine kulturelle opgaver og det har ydet sine bidrag til verdenskulturen, ikke mindst gjennem sine utflyttere, som har fold ret til at bxre sit bode h0it. Dog, la os som individer eller som folk aldrig bli forn0iet med os selv; men la os heller aldrig, aldrig opgi os selv, hverken som folk eller som individer. Bankforbindelser. Ir Det forste sp0rsmaal at avgJ0re er valget av den bank, til hvilken man med sikkerhet kan overlate sine penge. At opregne norske banker, som ansees ubetinget gcde, ligger utenfor rammen av denne artikkel. Man kan ialmindelighet si, at alle de store sparebankers og privatbankers stilling nu er meget godt konsolidert, og at de yder sine indskytere enhver rimelig sikkerhet. De er ud­ merket godt organiseret paa en solid basis, og i en­ hver henseende istand til at m0te publikums krav i alle 0konomiske anliggender paa en helt tilfreds­ stillende maate. Naar valget av bank er avgjort, maa man overveie paa hvilken maate man sikrest og best kan faa overfort sine midler. Sandsynligvis vii en check utstedt i original og duplikat vxre den omtrent ideelle maate for folk bosat i eller i umiddelbar nxrhet av byer. Vxlg den bedste bank i Deres naboskap, og kj0p en check i dollars paa en god bank i New York, ell er i norske kroner paa Bergen eller Oslo, og oversend den originale check til Deres bank i Norge i rekom­ manderet brev, og send duplikatet med nxste post. Hvis man sender en dollar-check vil den bli omsat i norske kroner av banken i Norge efl:er mottagelses­ dagens kj0pe-kurs. Det er at anbefale at man faar checken utstedt til den norske banks ordre, hvorved mulige uoverensstemmelser i endossementet kan und­ gaaes. For folk som bor utenfor byerne langt fra banker, vil det vxre praktisk forst at skrive til den norske bank og faa opgit dens bankforbindelse i New York, hvorefl:er man kan sende kontantremisser eller postanvisninger til New York til kredit for den norske banks konto hos dens forbindelse i New York. Samtidig b0r man for ordens skyld sende meddelelse om remissen ogsaa til den norske bank. Denne fremgangsmaate kan ogsaa etableres hvor det dreier sig om overforsel av st0rre bel0p, idet man ved at sende check eller ved telegrafisk at remittere bel0pet til banken i New York med anmodning om at scnde telegrafisk advis til den norske bank om remissen, kan indskrxnke rentetapet i betydelig grad. Det er av praktiske hensyn at anbefale, at man lar den norske bank opbevare sin bankbok, noget banken som regel vil gj0re uten at beregne gebyr. Send aldrig kontante penge til Norge i alminde­ lige breve, og heller ikke i rekommanderte, hvis be­ l0pet kan send es paa anden maate. Kun i tilfxlde man kan assurere remissen "against all risk" kan man sende kontanter i rekommanderet brev fra Amerika. Tilslut et par ord om rekvisition av penge fra den norske bank. Husk altid paa, at banken forlanger Deres egenh.endige underskrifi paa brev med an­ modning om pengeforsendelse. Likeledes maa bank­ boken medsendes anmodningen, medmindre den er opbevaret i banken. Det hxnder ikke sjelden, sxrlig med sj0folk, at de faar en uvedkommende tredje­ mand ti! at skrive for sig til banken med anmodning om penge, hvilket kun medforer meget un0dig tids­ spilde og xrgrelser. Hvor det dreier sig om tekgra­ fiske instruktioner om pengeforsendelser, maa man iagtta altid, hvor dette kan gj0res, at faa sin under­ skrifl: beh0rig bekrxfl:et, eller etablere den ordning med banken, at alle ordres om utbetaling skal vxre forsynet med et paa forhaand avtalt stikord som kun banken og kontoens eier har kjendskap til. I alle fald maa telegrammet indeholde fuldt navn og bank­ bokens nummer. Man kan da paaregne at remissen vil bli avsendt, hvis utbetaling kan finde sted mot legitimation. 52 � � nonr,votY �,J C h r i s t i an i a B a n k o g K r e d i tk a s s e 0 sl o Fo u n d e d I S + 8 Firs� .established Private Joint Stock Bank of Norway ·Paid-u p Capita_! and Reserve funds kr. 40. 000 . 000.­ Every description of Banking Business transacted T c l c g r a p lt i c - ..1!. d d r e s s : Lillehammer S parebank L i i l c h a 1n n1 c r , K o r g c E t a b le r i F $ 4 I Northwestern National B ank iv11NNEAPOLIS 1 :MINN, ,ooo Stavanger Sparekasse S TAVANGER Established 1 850 Deposits as of January • 1 st 1 9 26 kr. 5 2 ,9 2 6, 804 . 7 5 Capital . . 53 . . kr. EVERY DESCRIPTION OF BANKJNG BUSINESS Established 1847 ryf you a � p'.anning to s_cnd ./ money to your relatives or friends in t:1c Old Coun· try, you will fiad lhat Lhe Northwestern National Bank, through its correspondent banks in Norway, offers you a. safe and d!!.pcndab1e foreign cx­ hange service. Come in or wr,tc for i:ctails. $ 85 , 0 0 Cap i"tal I) I 0 0) 0 0 0 . 0 0 fu lly p a £d T 0 n s b e r gs S p ar e b ank Sending- Money to i\lorzvay ? R e s o tt 7 c e s Borgund Spareban k Aalesund . N orway Bankens grundfond kr. 1 .,860,000 .. Utforer almindeligc bankforrctni ng-er for Lilleh:urimer og Gudbrandsdalen . To ta l Kr e d i t k a s s e n F u n d s d e p o s i t e d k r. All Kinds 4 0,0 0 0, 0 0 0- of banking-business tra nsacted H a m a r P r i v a t b a n k �� H A M AR, N O R G E O j, r e t t , t , 8 9 8 Aktiekapital og fonds ca. Kr. 1 , 500,000.­ Ut.f/Jrer alm indelige bank.forretninger. £unn1nsri;poftrn Aalesur.d - Norway Est a b l i s h e d 45 Y e a 1 c i:go I s s u e d d a ily Largest Circu:ation fn Nor1h• West Norway. Leading Paper in Aalesund, the Centre of th1 Fishing Industry of Norway. �M u s e u m s g av e n AV AN DERS SANDVIG I den senere tid er jeg gjentagende blit spurt om hvorledes jeg fik ideen til den norske museumsgave til vore frender over paa den anden side av oseanet. Da jeg tror at det ogsaa vil va::kke interesse der­ over skal jeg med gla::de forta::lle grunden. For noget over 29 aar siden viste jeg omkring et selskap i de· forskjellige stuer. Blandt selskapet la jeg merke til en reldre velkla::dt dame �om f�lgte med og som jeg antok var en norskamen kanenndc. Hun var meget interessert og fulgte godt med i det jeg fortalte under omvisningen. Av og til blev hun staaende foran en gjenstand, ganske stille, mens den ene haand �led henover den som et kjrertegn. Hun talte lite a:: � stemmcn var lav og vibrerende . . . Jeg la ogsaa merke til at hun under hele omv_1 sn111gen var den sidste som gik ut av stuerne, saa v1 flere gange maatte vente paa hende. . . Da omvisningen var slut kom hun bort t1l m1g og spurte om hun ikke kunde faa tillatelse til at vrere en liten stund alene i en av stuerne, men hun kom slettes ikke ut igjen, og efl:er en god stund gik jeg ind cfl:er hende. «Nu sitter jeg paa mars plads,» sa hun dempet, «der sat far,» og hun pekte paa h0isete «imellem far og mar sat jeg, «veltjenta deres » . Der­ med brast hun i graat, men bare et 0ieblik, saa tok hun si� med ct sammen. Hun fortalte mig at hun var fodt her i •dalen og at hun litt over 1 8 aar gam­ mel var reist til Amerika, til en slekening. «Der hadde jeg dct godt i alle dele,» sa hun, « men hjem­ la:ngselen forlot mig hverken dag eller nat, mere end en kveld graat jeg mig is0vn. Det er ikke let at bli + Cojyriglil] RORWOY B O RG U N D S T A V K I R K E {-Wilse fortrolig med den uendelige prerie og livet derute, naar ens vugge har staat i Gudbrandsdalen og man har set de store flammende baal paa peisen, som har kastet lys og varme utover en stue som denne. Mere end en gang besluttet jeg mig til at reise hjem igjen. Men saa blev det fortalt at tiderne var saa daarlige herhjemme. Far og mor maatte gaa fra gaarden. Se­ nere blev jeg gift og fik nok at gj0re baade sent og tidlig; som vi slet i de forste aarene, mens barna var smaa baade min mand og jeg, men saa en dag fik jeg meddelse om at min mor var d0d - en tid cfl:er kom budskapet om at ogsaa far var vandret bort. Nu skulde en synes at alle broer var kastet av og at jeg ikke hadde noget at lrengte efl:er, men slik var det ikke. Nu forb0d mine mange plikter nogen Norgesreise. - Og aarene gik igjen i samme slit og arbeide. Saa d0de min mand pludselig. Gaar:: den hadde vi for nogen aar tilbake overlat til_ en av vore s0nner og jeg folte mig nu forsaavidt friere. Men jeg gruet fryktelig for reisen. Jeg hadde nu ikke st0rrc 0nske end at faa se mine fora::ldres grav, se hvor de laa paa kirkegaarden, og se tunet og .hu­ sene igjen, hvor jeg hadde lekt som barn. Men jeg gruet fryktelig for reisen og kunde likesom ikkc bestemme mig. J eg syntes at jeg var blit for gammel. Saa paa_ min geburtsdag kom min yngste s0n og bcs0kte m1g - han gav m_i g penge og billettcr til en Norgestur. «Du mar», sa han, «jeg har fra liten av hat forstaaelsen av at du gjerne vilde se dit fode­ land igjen. Reis nu, men bli ikke fqrlrenge borte. Naar du kommer tilbake skal du bo hos mig.» Dec var med en underlig folelse jeg kom. J eg v isste jo at far og mar forlxngst var borte, men de­ res grave maatte jeg se. Og gaarden var nu for­ lrengst paa fremmede hrender, saa jeg knapt kjendte mig igjen. Alt det jeg hadde ventet at finde var borte. Stuerne var forandret, delvis ombygget istcdet for peisen hadde komfyren faat plads. Bare omgivelserne var de samme - fjeldet, skogen og elven. Men det tyngste av alt var at jeg ikke med sik­ kerhct kunde finde mine forreldres og bedsteforrel­ dres hvilesteder. Men trods alt har jeg her i Deres stuer fundct mcget av det jeg har mistet, det som har levet i mit sind og hjerte i over 5 0 aar. Jeg foler nu en ro som jeg ikke _kan i:nindes for. Det vilde ikke forundre mig, mens· jeg sat alene her, om stued0ren pludselig gik op og de stod foran mig borte paa gulvet.» «Tak, tak,» sa hun og reiste sig fra brenken, «tak for at jeg fik lov at vrere her alene en stund.» ,Aarenc svaridt, det ene efl:er . det andet; men ;•et som det var gled den gamle norskamerikanerinde frem for mit indre blik. Det var som hun stod foran mig igjen, sliten og graa, og jeg kjendte endnu haand­ taget av de haarde arbeidsha::nder, da hun sa mig farvel. 54 �S k i e n s fj o r d e n s nye Kr e d i t b a n k A-s A k t i ekapital Kr. 2 . 4 7 0 , 00 0 . ­ fu l d t i n d b e t a l t Aalesunds Sparebank G r u n dlagt I 9 I I Indskud . . . . . . . . . . kr. E gne fonds . . .. . . » I ALLE ARTER BANKFORRETNINGER Tcl egramadresse : I n d u s tribanken S t i.ft e t I 85 9 SARPSBORG T e l e g- r a m a d r c s s c : A" r e d i t b a n k A l i e alm i n d e l i g b a n k fo rr e t n i n g e r Indskud mottas til h0ieste rente. · stangvik Sparebank NORDM0R K A B E LVAAG Op r c t t e t I 8 6 5 St0rste og reldste bank i Lofoten- og Vesteraalen E g n e fo n d 1 /2 m i l l i on. K o n t o r i O s l o Karl J o hansgatc 8 Sarpsborg Aktiekreditbank 3 3 0 . 000 Vaagan Sparebank A/s Aktiekapital og fonds : Kr 3 , 5 0 2,000.­ 8 . 400 . 000 Mottar z'ndskud mot hez'este rente,. I T0nsbergs Industr�� og Sj0fartsbank F o r v a l t e r ca. 6 m i l l i o n e r. Mottar indskud paa 6 mdr. opsigelse, Spare• bankvilkaar og folio til h0ieste rente. Ut/¢rer alle almindelig-e sparebanliforretning-er. Formue . . ca. kr. Forvaltning ca. kr. 4,000,000.00 400,000.00 Mo ttar i n d s kud ' utkommer alle arbeidsdage kl. 5 em. i Stavanger Arbeiderforening��s Spareskillingsbank T R O N· D H J E M G r u n d'. l a g t 1 8 5 3 I n n b y g g i Stavanger by i Stavanger fylke tiI sammen e r e : 47,045 192,622 239,668 C e n t r u m .fo r fis k li e r m e tt'k k.fa bri­ k a t i o n e n i No rg-e _ F\frval-tningkapital kr. • -Egen .forinue : : . . kr. 5 . 00 0 . 00·; �-:­ sso.;o:6.. -� 55 HORWOY �1 ; ' Coj,yrii; ht] T R O N D H J E M S D O M K i r, K E { Wilse ', End el aar dl:er £k jeg et brev fra professor Knut . • Gjerseth i anledning av et billedtep_;,e han hadde . erhvervet til sit . norske museum i Decora. Vi vekslct et par skrivelser i den anledning og h:tn sendte mig en liten illustreret katalog pver muscet i Decora med nxrmere redegj0relse over s:imlin­ gerne. Den gamle norskamerikanske dame stod atter for mig. Tanken slog med engang ned i mig: Txnk • om de norske museer slog sig sammen og sendte over endel dubletter? Tanken modnedes litt efl:cr i litt, og tilslut fremla jeg min plan paa det store mu- · seumsm0tc paa Hadeland 20. juni I 924. Jeg skal tillate mig at gjengi endel av planen og • grundene for den. For. en tid siden fik jeg mig tilsendt fra Luther College Museum en katalog. Dette museums hoved­ opgave synes at vxre at vie specie! opmerksomhet paa bevarelsen av alle midler, som k:rn kaste lys over de µorske emigranters liv baade i deres egne , hje�l �� pmgivelser i Norge og i pionerkoloniene i 7 en for . bevarelsen av den norskc kultur Amenk!t, overmaate vig-tig opgave. Som vi vil forsta:1 er dette et utslag av en r0rende kjxrlighet til hjemlandet; og av overmaate stor betydning for vore· landsmxnd. 1 Men de har ingcn Gudbrandsdal, ingen Telemark o. s. v. at 0se av. Det er derfor ikke store utsigter ti! at de ved at samle bla:ndt emigranten� vil kunne gi et saa fyldig billede av vor gamle kuhur, som de 0nsker. Den som ikke har opholdt sig i u:landet, kan ' vanskelig lodde dybden av de folelser, som r0rer sig 'i i de utvandredes bryst, naar tanken glii· tilbake til • fxdrelandet og den plet av fadrelandet hvor deres , , vugge stod. Alt som m0ter dem og minder o:n hjemlandet, er kjxrt. Det skal ikke vxre synderlio- sterk lufl:ning fra hjemlandets jord, for det vxkker° glxde �g frigj':'r foldsenes store strnm. Enten de mater et pust fra n;cm!andet -i---form :1v ting elle.:- mcnne­ sker derfra, saa er det en stor stund. Det er nu engang merkelig, hvordan hjeinbygden og hjemlan­ det har tak i alle. Saa lxnge vi lever i hjemlige trakter er vi ik'.s:e belt klar over, hvor sterkt vi er bundet til disse steder, men flyttes vi over i frem­ mede forhold, da er det forst vi foler hvad hjem­ kj:x:rlighet er. End om disse mange utvandrede kunde fa:1 an­ ledning til at opholde sig i hjemlige omgivelser et 0ieblik, slik som et s:0rre museum derover kunde gi anledning til, fik vandre i rummene, og se alt slik som de -husket det fra de forste d:1ge i fadre­ landet! Vi k:aq ikl�e. h<;lt ut lodde den g!xde, som vilde str0mme gjennem· dissc mange utvandrede, om vi saaledes kunde flytte et stykke av hjemiandet u : t i l dem hvor d e er, men v i skulde kunne forst:l�., at en st0rre tak for den trofaste kjxrlighet, de ba:rdr til fadrelandet, for de mange ofre de har - git til hjembygden, k�n vi· ik!(e •gi. Foiuten at takke paa en v::erdig maate disse mange utvandrede for deres positive kjxrlighet, er det ogsaa en stor mission at fors0ke at holde denne hjer:ets iid vedl ike, neto::> Yed at flytte et stykke ·av fadrelandet ut til de�. Pa:1 den maate k:1n de o.'t<:! faa det for 0ie, og detved b::ere det med i sit h;erte - vi kan , i fra �lekt til slekt derover. · 3 1,'2 aar er de: nu sideU: jeg fremla min plan paa museumsmotet i Brandbu. Og de forste gaver til museet i Amerika er nu sendt, nemlig gaverne fr:1 De_ -.Sandvigske Samlinger� Hadebnds 1vfose'et og Hallingd:1lsmuseet. De 0vrige museer herhjemme vil sikkert ogsaa yde sit, det foler jeg mig forvisset om. Professor A. W. Br0gger og generalsekretxr Kildal arbeider med saken, og deres navn er den bedstc ga­ ra.nti for at den vil bli brngt til en heldig l0sning� Og professor Knut Gjerseth som v.:l faa med museumsgaven at gj0re' i • Amerika, h1ns nav:i er ogsaa en bor..gen ·fbr at : muse:.illlS.::gr,ven vil komme til sin ret. ; , ,. II·, . , I l-­ Cojyrig!ttj S T A V A N G E R D O ;},J K J R K E l Wilse 56 �A D VO K A T E R O G S A K F 0 R E R E Lawyers. SAM. JOHNSON T. H. · W E G G E H 0 i e s t e r e t sad vo k a t. Ba r r i s t e r & So licitor. 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Ford� 11 ExJt.a11ge Dejarlment Stock Exchange Depa,·tmenf- Coupons and Dividends Collected CORRESPO?!OENCE INVITED 57 TELE.G RAPHIC ADORRSS ''CRRDJT8ANK'' . , �Den Norske Amerikalinjes betydning for forbin� delsen mellem Norge og Amerika.*) Et varig vensk�psbaand er knyttet mellem Norge og De forenede stater siden Den norske Amerikalinjes oprettelse. Ganske vist har der altid va:ret sympati mellem de to lande, og denne sympati vokset sig sterkere for hvert aar som gik. Men grundla:ggclsen av en direkte oversj0isk dampskibslinje var et haandgripelig bevis paa, at der var interesserte kra:fter, som fors0kte at skape en mere fuldkommen forbindelse over oceanet. Handelen var 0ket for hvert aar, men saavel i Norge som i Amerika hadde forretningsstanden en sterk folelse av, at den transporttjeneste tilsj0s, som de maatte n0ie sig med, var utilstra:kkelig. Flere aar for 1 9 1 0 hadde denne mangel va:ret b.:!klaget, men ikke for dette aar blev den fuldsta:ndige organisation av Den norske Amerikalinje gjennemfort - den linje, som skulde komme til at spille en saa betydelig rolle i Norges 0konomiske og industrielle liv. « Kristianiafjord »s avreise fra Kristiania i juni 1 9 1 3 betegner indledningen av en ny periode av direkte vital virksomhet mellem Norge og De forenede stater. En sund aktivitet viste sig allerede fra begyndelsen. En direkte passager- og fragtrute til og fra De forenede stater blev indviet og 0nsket velkommen baade av nordma:nd og amerikancre. Et henge folt savn var blit avhjulpet. Saa kom krigen. Kanske vil verden aldrig hclt ut forstaa, hvilken velsignelse Den norske Amerikalinje viste sig at va:re i disse forfardelige aar. Pl0iende sin vei gjennem minebefa:ngt og forra:dersk farvand seilet de yp erlige ruteskibe med sin va:rdifolde last av mennesker og varer, styret av de modigste officerer og staute sj0folk. Eftersom krigen f rtsatte, blev ruterne paa havet mere og mere fare• fold. Eksporten fra de krigforende stater i Europa blev mere og mer indskra:nket. Det var n0dvendig for dem at anstrenge sig ti! det yderste for at opretholde produktionen for det hjemlige forbruk og skaffe forsvarerne ved fronten mat. Restriktioner og utforselforbud h0rte til dagens orden. Da De forenede ·stater hadde sluttet sig til ententen, gav de villig til sine europa:iske allierte, rikt som Amerika er paa nationale hja:lpekilder og va:1dige dyrkede stra:kninger. Ethvert amerikansk skib blev tvunget til krigstjeneste. Nye skibe blev byg­ get og andre beslaglagt av Staten. Norge, som var avskaaret fra praktisk talt alle europa:iske tilfors­ ler, henvendte sig ti! De forenede stater og fandt staterne parate og villige til at skaffe mat og andre varer. Straks dukket tonnagesp0rsmaalet op. Ame­ rika kunde ikke undva:re nogen skibe, men ropte paa «Skibe, flere skibe». Paa dette tidspunkt var det, at fordelene ved Den norske Amerikalinje blev folt, idet linjen hjalp Norge gjennem en periode, som uten tvil var en av de mest kritiske i landets hi­ Storie. Det er un0dvendig at gaa i detaljer for at gj0re det ldart for os, hvilken uvurderlig tjeneste linjen har ydet baade Norge og Amerika ved den utmerkede maate, hvorpaa den alvorlige situation blev m0tt. Den ypperlige maate, hvorpaa Den norske Amerikdinje tok fat paa og beseiret tilsynelatende uovervindelige vanskeligheter, vakte selvfolgelig yderligere beimdring og respekt paa de.I). anden side av Atlanterhavet. Selskapets direkt0rer og officerer har krav paa saavel det amerikanske som det norske publikums oprigtige anerkjendelse for det uvurder­ lige arbeide, de utforte, ved at organisere og utvide en dampskibslinje, som har spillet og fremdeles spil­ ler en meget fremtra:dende rolle i arbeidet for at op-· muntre og holde vedlike et venskabelig forhold mel­ lem de to lande. Ved funktiona:rernes kloke frem­ syn og skj0nsomme' ledelse av forretningerne har Den norske Amerikalinje vokset, ti! den nu er en av de mest betydningsfulde la:nker i den lange kja:de av norske oversj0iske dampskibsselskaper. ''') Et brev fra Albert G. Schmedeman, tidligere amerikansk min:ster i Norge og nu borgermester i Madison, Wisconsin, til direkt0r Gustav Henriksen i Den norske Amerikalinje, i anledning linjcns 10-aars jubilreum i 1920. Designers and Builders of racing, cruising, auxialiry and motor-yachts 6 nzeter "1Voreg" winner of the Seawanhaka Cttp I927 I A n ke r & J e nsens Ve rft ,s D e s ig n e r : J o h a n A n k e r A S K E R , N O R W A Y. T E L E G R A M S : A N K E R J E N S E N' , '·�===========;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;�=====;;;;;;;;;====;;;;58"<'.:.,;_·�. ,, -non.way �HUMBOLDT STATE BANK � o r t h e a s t C o r n e r N o r t h ri n d F a i r fi e l d A v e n u e s C H I C A G 0, I L L I N O I S, In the Humboldt State Bank's Bo:1rd of Direc· o:-s ; in its employes and amon g its more than seventeen thousand active c: epositors the Noi:wegian element has ever been dominant. The success , then , of this splendid bank is a Norwegian success. Th.e Board of Directors of the Humboldt State Bank bid you get acquainted with some of its various services: Its 6 1/2 per cent mortgages ha 1 c unquestioned security ; its industrial plan loans haH! created and epoch in neighborhood banking ; in percentage of cash resources to liabilities the Hum­ boldt State Bank has for months led all the other Northwest Side Banks. We invite your patronage. D I R E C T O R S: J a c o [J .N i , .s e :.: C . If,: ;· b o r t C o l l i ;1 s C l i l t o :; C . C o l l • ,-, s S o r c 11, T. C o ry d o n J o /1 11 J.' . l c s s l c r B. WESTERGAARD . & CO. Es ta b lis h e d I9IO 1 8 7 - 1 8 9 W. 9 t h S t r e e t , B r o o k l y n , N . Y. IMPORT , EXPORT Di stributors o f Scan dinavian Fo.o d Pro ducts i n U. S. A. and C a n a da. Cheese, Anchovies, Gaffelbiter, Appetitsild, Fishballs, Fishpuddings, Canned Meat, Danish Liverpaste, Norwegian Flatbread, Kringler, Zwiebacks, Swedish and Finnish Knackebreacl, Rye Malt, Lingon Berries, Fruit Juices, Str0mming, Herrings, Stockfish, Mackerel, Klipfish. Game Birds, Reindeer Meat, Cloud Berries etc. Royal Farris . Norwegian Sparkling Natural Mineral Water. Tuborgs Danish Double Brew Beer and Stout. "King of Norway" Brand Brisling Sardin�s in, Olive Oil and Tomato. S T O C K A N D w A-R E H _O U S E S : N E W Y O R K, B R O O K L Y N, M O N T R E A L, T O R O N T O, D U L U T H, L o_s A N G E L E S, S A N F R A N C I S C O A N D S E,A T T L E Wholesale' only • 59 ••• Correspondence invited. �Norsk idrcet. AV CHARLES HOFF, Den norske idra:t er idag i rask vekst. Norge og det norske folk er som skapt til friluftsliv og idra:t. Saa langt tilbake som i vikingetidcn drev man idra:t, og den h0vding som ikke var en dygtig idrxtsmand, kunde ikke sa:tte sig i respekt hos sine kri­ gere. Lysten til idr.et har ogsaa holdt sig op gjennem tiderne. I forhold til sin folkema:ngde er Norge idag en av verdens bedste idrxtsnationer. Landet har frembragt en ra::�ke idr.etsmxnd, som i forskjellige idra:ts­ grene med held har tat kampen op med andre natio­ ners «stjerner». Norge har hat og har fremdeles verdensmestre saavel i fri idra:t som boksing, sk0itesport, skisport og skytning. Det er ski- og sk0itcsport som er Norges nation,al­ idrxtter. Det er disse idra:tsgrene som samler de fleste 1Jilh.engere, hvilket er ganske naturlig med den lange vinter vi har i Norge. Norske idrxtsma:nd kommer til at delta baade i vinterolympiaden i St. Moritz til vinteren og i sommerolympiadcn i Amsterdam r928. Det er disse to begivenheter norsk idrxtsledels:! og norske idrxtsma:nd nu koncentrerer tra:ningen om, fordi vi i Norge mener, at en olympisk seier er den mest a:refulde en mand kan vinde. At interessen ikke bare er tilstede hos de aktive idra:tsmxnd, viser den interesse pengeindsamlin•gen til vor repra:sentation i St. Moritz og Amsterdam er omfattet med. Fra alle kanter av landet strnrriiner pengene ind. - Det er en a:ressak for det norske • folk at ha gode idr.etsma:nd. Som jeg nxvnte tidligere i min artikkel, er vin­ tersporten den mest utbredte i Norge, og vi har der­ for st0rre chancer til at gj0re os gja:ldende i St. Moritz end i Amsterdam. I forrige vinterolympiade gjorde nordma:ndene sig specielt gja:ldende i langrend og hopl0p paa ski. I hopl0pet udmerket sig ogsaa en amerikaner ved navn Haugen, som imidlertid er fodt i Norge av norske forxldre og har lxrt sin skifxrdighet i Norge. Det var Thorleif Haug som dominerte ved. ski­ rendene i forrige vinterolympiade. Iaar blir det kan­ ske en anden nordmand, for en nordmand skal og maa det vxre, fordi Norge er skisportens land frem­ for r.oget andet. Vi gjorde os ikke fuldt saa godt gjxldende i sk0itcl0p . forrige gang, fordi vore gutter blev syke i det uvante klima, men vi haaber at kunne ta re­ vanche paa finnerne- iaar. • ROR"WCIY Verdensmesterskapet i kunstl0p paa slrni.ter finder sted i London til vinteren. Her blir det den I 5-aarige Sonja Henie som kommer til at forsvare de norske farver. Ifjor blev hun verdensmester q aar gammel - ved at slaa wiener­ nes bedste reprxsentant fru Szabo Jaross. Det vil bli langt vanskeligere for os at gj0re os gja:ldende i sommerolym­ piaden: Den norske sommer er kort og vor sommeridra:t er derfor handi­ cappet. Manden vi sa:tter vort haab til i Amsterdam er Per Oscar Andersen, som iaar har pra:­ stert en rxkke flotte seire i lrnrtdistancel0pene. Per 0. Andersen har chancer til placering, om de end er .$maa. • I boksing vil vor store stjerne Edgar Christensen, son.1 ivaares blev Europamester i weltervegt, ta det tyngste 10ft. Otto von Porat blev verderismester i sva:rvegt i Paris r 924. I r 928 vil Edgar Christensen kopiere hans bednfl: ved at bli mester i weltervegt. :'Jorsk fotball skal ikke vxre reprxsentert ved de olympiskc leke i Amsterdam. Det vilde blit en for d F aff-ere, og de lxrdomme man faar ved et slikt verdensstevne som stra:kker sig over tre uker mt;d stadige kampe, er ikke av den art at de er omkostningerne va:rd. Fotballsporte.n i Norge arbeider mest paa den indre fro:it. Vort sLOre, populxre Norgesmesterskap spilles hvert aar fra begyndelsen av august til mid­ ten av oktober. I 20 lag deltar. Interessen er enorm, ikke mindst er publikuin ivrig. Det folger sin • bys lag gjen'neni alle runder og sa:tter pra:g paa kampene. Som et bevis paa interes­ sen er det nok at nxvne, at ved slutkampen om Nor.:. gesmesterskapet iaar i San defjord, var der ca. 7000 tilreisende for at se «0rn» fra Horten og «Drafn» fra Drammen kja:mpe om titlen. Der kja:mpes hvert aar mot Sverige, Danmark, Finland og Tyskland i officielle landskampe, regi­ strert av det internationale fotballforbund. Vore f{i'rstelag har ogsaa en livlig forbindelse med amat0r­ klubbene _i Sverige og Danmark og med de pro­ fessionelle britiske lag. Fotball har i en aarra:kke vxret den mest po­ pula:re sommersport i vort land. Og i den for­ l0pne sa:song har den yderligere befxstet sin stilling. @=0nsbrrg JBlab Tensberg T0nsberg, the centre of the whaling district is the oldest town i n Nor• way, and the capital of Norway's most densepopulatcd county, Vest­ fold. Its principal newspaper, a paper read by all classes both n Tens• berg.. itself and in the county generally is TBnshetg_ Blad, which appens every morning on weekdays with a circulation of 8500 copies . 60 �( USE THE CELEBRATED NORWEGIAN MATCHES �SEE N O RWA Y " NATURE'S WONDERLAND " ON YOU R WAY TO SWE DEN DEN M ARK F INLAND AND TH E CONTINENT � NO RWAY is a Land of Mountains, of Water­ falls, of Fjords and Glaciers. In the Summer the Holidayland, a Fairyland of Brilliant Midnight Sun­ shine, of Glorious Sunlit Nights. In the Winter the Land of Sport, a Wonderland with Flaming Northern Lights, with Moonlit Starry Nights. � NORWEGIAN AMERICA LINE Modern, Popular Steamers "STAVANGERFJORD" and "B E R G E N S FJ O R D" Maintain a Threeweekly Service to N O RWAY D IRECT � Passengers have the option of Ieav ing the Steamer at Bergen and pro­ ceed to Oslo by the Bergen-·Oslo Mountain Railway - one uf �the Grandest Scenic Railways in the World - without Additional Charge. � For Further Particulars please apply to the Representotivcs of the Line : N EW YORK : The Norwegian America Line Agency lnc,, 22 Whitehall Street, tlgr.ad. : .,Norwegamcr·• C H I CAGO : The Norwegian America Line Agency Jnc. 109 N. Dearborn str .. tcl egr.adr.: ''N orseline" 1 MINNEAPOLI S : The Norwegian America Line Agency Inc., 319 Second Avenue South tlg.ad.: "Norwegamer" SEATTLE : Reidar Gj0lme Co. Inc., Douglas Bldg. 4th "Gj0lme 1 1 telegr.ndr. : Union Sts. and SAN FRANC I SCO : L. K. Vickery 582 Market Street. Dahl W I N N I PEG : Steamship Agency, 325 Logan Ave. P R I N T E D B Y F A B R I T I U S & S 0 N N E R, O S L O. N O R W A Y � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Norse-American Centennial Papers (P0562) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context P0562 Description An account of the resource <p><span>Correspondence, minutes, financial records, reports, programs, clippings, pictures, pamphlets, and scrapbooks of an association incorporated in 1925 in St. Paul, Minnesota, to supervise the observance of the arrival of the first group of Norwegian immigrants in America. The collection describes in detail the management of the celebration and gives data on observances in Chicago, Canada, Boston, and Brooklyn. 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