395 (Norway : official publication for the Paris exhibition 1900)

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During the last few years, an energetic commencement has
been made of the use of electric motive-power, partly on the basis
of steam, but far more by the transmission of power through
turbines at the waterfalls. Several town corporations have bought
up the waterfalls in their neighbourhood, and have begun to erect
in some cases considerable works for the production not only of
electric light (and in the case of the larger towns, electric
tramways), [[** sjk om bindestrek beholdes]] but also motive power for botli small and large industries.

III. BRANCHES OF INDUSTRY. LOCAL DISTRIBUTION.

A. MANUFACTURING (FACTORY) INDUSTRY.

We reproduce here from the official factory statistics for the
year 1895 some information bearing upon the importance of the
different branches of industry and their local distribution over
the country. It should, however, be noted that a considerable
number of factories have been established since that time, but
that as regards these, we have not sufficiently complete statistical
data to enable us to take them into consideration.

For the branches of industry that play the most important
part in Norway, see the following table:

Branches of Industry	Establishments	Work-people.	Days’ work (in thousands)
Wooden ware .........	383	12,073	2,698.9
Machines, etc. ........	191	9,318	2.530.9
Textiles ...........	167	8,805	2,477.4
Paper, leather, and india rubber . .	196	7,720	2,099.2
Food and beverages	496	7,306	1,782.3
Earth and stone ........	143	5,244	1,035.1
Metals ........	78	3,308	913.7
Chemicals ..........	62	2,307	565.8

As the best standard for the relative importance of the
different branches we have here selected the number of days’ work
performed in each branch in 1895.

The production of timber and wooden ware, besides being the
largest, is also the oldest branch, and one of those which, as
regards up-to-date machinery and quality of the product, are in

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