The Czechoslovak Review/Volume 3/Industrial commission visits America

4115236The Czechoslovak Review, volume 3, no. 8 — Industrial commission visits America1919

INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION VISITS AMERICA.

A commission of Czechoslovak industrial and agricultural experts has just sailed from America after a strenuous inspection trip covering a month which took the members from New York as far as Western Nebraska. The commission was headed by two members of the National Assembly, František Biňovec, a brick manufacturer, and Josef Špaček, a planter. With them went Frant. Zrust, director of the implement divison of the Agrarian Bank, Stanislav Špaček, an engineer experienced in public works, Václav Mašek, agricultural expert, Viktor Neuman, construction and railroad engineer, and Mr. and Mrs. Bezdiček, farmers. The commission had with them Lieut. Mička as courier. They visited New York and Washington, Pittsburgh and Cleveland, Chicago, the Keokuk hydro-electric plant, Omaha and the irrigation works at North Platte, Neb. They were particularly interested in farming implements and methods of farm cultivation, great public works, building industry and in general American organization and efficiency methods. They had little time for anything but their mission of seeing as much as possible of the American industrial ways, but they did address their countrymen in America, in New York, Chicago and Omaha. Both the members of the Czechoslovak parliament are excellent speakers and created a fine impression by their expression of gratitude to Czechoslovaks in America for the share they had in the fight for independence, and by their sensible discussion of the problems which the young republic has to face. In Chicago the commission was guided and entertained by members of the Czechoslovak Chamber of Commerce.

This work was published before January 1, 1929 and is anonymous or pseudonymous due to unknown authorship. It is in the public domain in the United States as well as countries and areas where the copyright terms of anonymous or pseudonymous works are 95 years or less since publication.

Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse