PRAGUE A COMMERCIAL CITY.
With a population of circa 600.000 Prague is the second city in Austria and as a manufacturing center it is first in many lines. Prague is also the financial center of the Kingdom of Bohemia: two exchanges, fifteen great banks, branches of foreign banks, mutual credit banks, insurance companies have their seat here.
The municipalidy of Prague is constructing a modern system of sewerage which will drain the city and suburbs, and is building waterworks to supply pure drinking water for the inhabitants. The water will be brought a distance of about 18 miles. The 18,000,000 crowns lock and dam improvement on the Vltava will soon be completed, so boats coming direct from Hamburg or taking merchandise there need not unload en route.
Prague has a fine system of municipal street railways which has been extended until the trackage comprise 52 miles roadway leading practically to every part of the City. In 1910 these lines carried 49,500,000 passengers.
The City operates the electric light, gas, has a savings bank and undertaking department for funerals.
FAIRS AND EXHIBITIONS.
Agricultural fairs and automobile exhibitions are held in May each year on the Prague Exhibition grounds.
Different Slav nations (Serbs, Bulgarians) are organising in Prague special Exhibitions of home industries etc. In 1914. a great Slav Exhibition is to be held in Prague, where all Slav nations will be represented.