. Business Journal . om 2,000,-000 to 5,000,000 krans. Raw cotton heads the list of Persiasexports, and fruits, woolen carpets, rice, fish, opium, cocoons,gums, and skins follow in order. The relatively small foreign commerce of Persia is largelydue to the fact that that Empire is lacking in adequate meansof transportation and communication. Wheat, barley, rice,fruits, silk, wool, cotton, gums, and other staples are pro-duced in great quantities, and lead, copper, and other mineraldeposits abound, but good roads and railways are few, thusseriously handicapping transport to points of distributi
. Business Journal . om 2,000,-000 to 5,000,000 krans. Raw cotton heads the list of Persiasexports, and fruits, woolen carpets, rice, fish, opium, cocoons,gums, and skins follow in order. The relatively small foreign commerce of Persia is largelydue to the fact that that Empire is lacking in adequate meansof transportation and communication. Wheat, barley, rice,fruits, silk, wool, cotton, gums, and other staples are pro-duced in great quantities, and lead, copper, and other mineraldeposits abound, but good roads and railways are few, thusseriously handicapping transport to points of latest reports show less than 100 miles of railway inall Persia. As late as 1903 but 311 miles of carriageable roadshad been built, though progress has been made since thattime. Telegraphs include miles of line and milesof wire, connecting 131 stations. Teheran, the principal city,has a population of 2SO,000; Tabriz, 200,000: and Isfahan,80,000. Less than 1,500 Europeans reside within the A. L. Peer, Commercial Instructor, University Prepara-tory School, Tonkawa, Okla.
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