The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1921-06-09


prepared by the National Geographic So
ciety, Washington, ID. c.
Czechoslovakia, which has recently |
lifted a ban against the importation
of American cotton, may thus become
one OF the first of the Central Euro
pean countries to start in motion the
stream Of products between America |
and that portion Of the world.
Because II is colorful country with
quaint people and customs and cos
tunes, observers have often written
almost exclusively Of these phases OF
life In the new nation. But II Is also
lndustrlally OF great importance. This
Is especially true Of the Czech part,
which is usually called Bohemia. II
was the workshop of Austria-Hungary.
II you saw an Austrian velour hat ON
Broadway or an Austrian-made
Turkish fez beside the Golden Horn.
the chances were four to one that 1t
was produced In what is now Czecho-
slovakia since four-fifths of the In
dustrIes OF the former Hapsburg
monarchy were concentrated there.
Textiles formed the largest group of
prewar Industrial products, and made
the country an important customer
| for the cotton exported from our
southern states. II is estimated that
about one million bales Of cotton are
required each year to keep the Czecho-
slovakIan textile factories busy.
The textile industry is centered at
Bratislava, which Is CzechOslovakia' s
main port on the Danube, to which
vessels OF n thousand tons can come
a; all seasons. In spite Of the financial
difficulties of Central Europe a
market for the finished product seems
assured. Every country In Central
Europe needs textiles.
Skoda Works Transformed.
The great Skoda munltion works nj
pilsen. the main source Of Austro
Hungarian war materials, we're af
famous In their way as the KrupI
factories at Essen, Germany. They arr
still fully capable Of making some o.
the most powerful OF war engines
but In these days of peace for Czecho
slovnkia there has been a strikinl
transformation. While guns ant
swords are not literally being beate
into plowshares, the machinery whic
has turned out every variety o
ordnance I'm the past is now busil
engaged In making tools, locomotives
car wheels, printing presses an
various other implements of induslr!
transportation. and enlightenment
: Bohemia Is known. too, for It's gas
, one of the important centers of gas
factories Is what younger geher'
tion of geography students were taugl
. 10 call Carlsbad, one OF the world
hest known watering places. III
e towns new Czechoslovakian name
4 Karlovy Vary, 4 change which to Il
n outsider seems very much like. u
y deliberate destruction of a veluah
s trademark. Czechoslovakian glass
e hest known. perhaps, by two specl
t nroducts. the so-callcd amethyst gln
d and emerald glass.
d SUGAR, Beer and Water.
n In the northern portion OF the !
l. public. near large fields Of sugar teel
l. are located numerous sugar factor.
e which turn oLt large quantities OF u
, nroduct. Before the war about 81
:, 600 900 worth OF sugar was sent
annually from the territory which NJ
d constitutes Czechoslovakia. one
10 the most recent suggestions for facl
Is tating the export Of American cor
II 10 Czechoslovakia IL that sugar ire
Ie that country be exchanged Tor
" cotton.
r. The name alone OF Pilsen I'M
ID Plzen) tells in part the story
#. another important industry OF Czecl
~ slovakla. 1t is the raising OF no
the preparation Of malt and the ore
ed ing OF the famous Pilsner and OH
&c beers. Both the raw materials
'st the finished products have always On
in a1xported in large quantities
ri. Industry that may seem In way
IT. striking contrast to that or p'e"l
er is the sale Of waters from the tan
springs OF the new republic Bot''
ng mineral water may not sounG wv.
he big Industry but the mineral Wal
OF OF the bohemian and Moravlan he'
o.. resorts nre widely sold. One pecu
TO thing In travelling Ia Europe Is
On the restaurant cars one Is foi