Commercial energy of Germany till now have been mainly concentrated on its domestic trade

Commercial energy of Germany till now have been mainly concentrated on its domestic trade. A total sum of this trade foots to 7,000,000,000$, against 6 000 000 000$ France, and in fifty years which it has [107] trebled while that from France has hardly doubled. At Germany is more miles
The railway than any other country in the world except the United States, its distance which is almost 30 000, against 25 000 France and 21 000 Great Britain. Its natural and artificial waterways also it is better in Europe, and its extensive manufacture of mineral riches is transported from a deposit to a foundry and factory, and its extensive manufacture of wood and grain is transported from wood and area in seaport, substantially by means of the water car. Rhine, Elba, Oder, and Vistula all are navigable everywhere at their whole courses through German territory while Weser and Danube also are navigable everywhere on the most parts of their courses. All these navigable rivers are connected by channels. The full length of possible river navigation makes almost 6000 miles while the full length of channels and made the water drain of the rivers, 2700 miles. Besides, in 1895 Kaiser Wilhelm the Channel, not locked seaworthy channel of the vessel, twenty nine foots of six inches by depth and sixty one mile in length there have been finished, connecting the North Sea and Baltic, and is constructed at cost almost 40 000 000$. This channel makes economy almost a single whole of day for commercial steamships, and three days for all sailing vessels occupied in the Baltic trade and trade of the North Sea.
FOREIGN TRADE OF GERMANY