Denmark Agriculture Commerce

the increased rates of tax now in force the state will add substantially to its revenues in the present year and more nearly cover the extraordinary expenditures for post-war reconstruction than in 1919. The above figures for wealth refer only to the inhabitants of Denmark proper and do not include the value of state and municipal property. The Danish possessions include the Faroe Islands and Greenland. In addition, Iceland is gov- erned by Christian X, the King of Denmark. The total wealth of the nation will be greatly increased by the recent return of a part of the former Danish province of Slesvig. By the plebiscite held in February 1920 in accordance with the terms of the Treaty of Versailles, Denmark is to regain an area of about 1,505 square miles. This territory is some- what larger than the State of Rhode Island and had in 1910 a population of 167,000. The future of an additional section of 510 square miles, with a population of about 109,000, will be determined by a plebiscite to be held in March 1920. The northern part of Slesvig closely resembles Den- mark both in its dairying and agricultural develop- ment. The land is very fertile and is under in- tensive cultivation. There are several good ports and an excel- lent system of rail- ways. The addi- tion of this tc ritory should increase mate- rially the pro- ductive capac- ity of Den- mark. The total A busy section along the wharves in Copenhagen 25