“Cia. de Commercio e Navegacao,” the former having six steam- 
ers per month, and the latter three. The voyage from Manaos to 
Rio de Janeiro occupies from 14 to 16 days. 
The river navigation is controlled by the Amazon River Navi- 
gation Co. (1911), Ltd., and numerous private steamers, which 
form a flotilla only to be compared with that of the River Missis- 
sippi. A new company “A Companhia Navegacao do Amazonas” 
is about to commence operations. All these steamers call at 
Manaos, or have their headquarters there. 
Telegraphic communication is as follows: By means of the 
Amazon Telegraph Co., Ltd., in combination with the Western 
Telegraph Co. to and from all parts of the world. 
Wireless Telegraphy (Marconi and Telefunken systems), is 
already making considerable headway. The Marconi station 
at Manaos, in the hands of the Madeira Mamore Railway Co., 
receives and transmits messages to and from Porto Velho, on 
the Madeira River, the starting point and headquarters of the 
railroad, as well as to and from the Telefunken stations at Senna 
Madureira, Empreza and Cruzeiro do Sul (the capital towns of 
the three divisions of the Acre Territory). 
These last stations are not yet-open for use by the public, 
and other intermediate stations are still in course of construction. 
Manaos has also’a station of the Amazon Wireless Telegraph 
& Telephone Co., Ltd., which transmits messages to Para, and 
has lately been in regular communication with the station in 
Iquitos belonging to the Peruvian Government. By this route 
it is possible to send messages to Lima, the capital of Peru, on 
the Pacific Coast. However, the Company mentioned has so 
far not succeeded in obtaining the official permission of the 
Brazilian Government to operate in Brazil. 
Manaos has a permanent population of upwards of 70,000 
inhabitants. Its houses and public buildings conform to modern 
architectural ideas, and some of its buildings, such as the State 
Theatre, the Public Library, the Palace of Justice and the “Ben- 
jamin Constant” Orphan Asylum are magnificent. 
The streets, squares and avenues are well lighted by electric- 
ity and the town possesses an excellent electric tramway system. 
The drainage scheme is almost completed, and the water supply 
is very satisfactory. The port works are in the hands of the 
Manaos Harbor, Ltd. There are some excellent hotels, and a 
splendid telephone service. 
The following banks carry on operations in Manaos: 
The London & Brazilian Bank, Ltd., and The London & 
River Plate Bank, Ltd. (British), agencies. 
Banco do Brazil (Brazilian), agency. 
Banco Amazonense (Brazilian), Head Office. 
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