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NORWEGIAN AMERICA LINE 
‘ ‘ Stav anger fj or d” 
12,978 gross tons, Length 552 ft. 
“Bergensfjord” 
10,709 gross tons, Length 530 ft. 
Modern Twin-screw Mail 
and Passenger Steamers 
Superb Cabin accommodations— 
Cabins de luxe 
Short route to 
Norway, Sweden, Denmark, 
Germany and the Continent, 
option Bergen-Kristiania Railway 
or Coast route 
Norwegian America Line Agency, Inc., Birger Osland, General Western 
Manager, 115 South Dearborn Street, Chicago, Ill. 
Hobe &. Co.. Gen. N. W. Pass. Agts.. 319 Second Are. So. Mlrmeairolis. Minn. 
Bennett’s Travel Bureau, General Passenger Agents for California, Nevada. 
Be " Arizona Hawaii. Third and Market Streets San Francisco Calif 
Reidar GJolme, Inc., Gen. Pass. Agents for Washington, Oregon, British 
Columbia and Alaska. Arctic Bldg., 706 Third Avenue, Seattle, Wash. 
Norwegian American Line 
Agency, Inc., Pass. Dept. 
22 Whitehall St., New York 
Christiaxia Norway’s First Free Port 
The Royal Commission organized two years ago 
for the purpose of considering a Free Port for 
Norway has made its report. The Commission 
recommends that the Free Port be located in the 
Sound between Lindoen and Nakholmen. Consid¬ 
eration was also given to free ports at Christians- 
sand, Stavanger, Bergen, and Trondhjem, but 
Christiania was thought to have the superior 
advantages. The cost of the enterprise is placed at 
31,000,000 kroner. 
A/S Norsk Rutefart Orgaxized by Stray 
In addition to what has already been written in 
this column about the organization of various 
Stray lines into one company, the announcement 
can be made that the new company is to be known 
as A/S Norsk Rutefart, and that besides covering 
established routes there are also to be sailings on 
South America. 
Norwegiax Sailors’ Homes ix Foreigx Ports 
The Norwegian Shipowners’ Association is get¬ 
ting ready to carry into effect a plan which has 
for its purpose the establishment of Sailors’ Homes 
in New York and Buenos Aires, Argentina. Some 
years ago it was decided to set aside 1,000,000 
kroner for this purpose, but the unfortunate for¬ 
eign exchange conditions together with the high 
cost of labor necessitated postponement. Now, 
however, the matter is to be expedited. 
Telephone: Bowling Green 8788-89-90-91-92 
CABLE ADDRESS: “STRAYLINE” 
S. O. STRAY & CO. 
INC 
Steamship Agents 
and Ship Brokers 
11 Broadway, New York City 
Head Office at 
Christianssand S., Norway 
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BRANCH OFFICES 
Kristiania 2 Karl Johans Gade 
Cardiff 2 Evelyn St. 
Buenos Ayres, 25 De Mayo 171 
Rio de Janeiro, Rua Sao Pedro 9 
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