Defunct Akciová sugar factory in Pardubice

The future that the railway can bring to Pardubice was noticed soon after its construction by the local postmaster Josef Kraus, who decided to set up a sugar factory in the town. But money was the issue. At first he tried to persuade some of his acquaintances, but in the end he decided to start a joint-stock company. He thought of getting the necessary amount of 300 guilders by issuing 000 shares, half of which had…