the later 19th century Rails, sawmills and the timber tradeŽeleznica, píly a obchod s drevom

Under Austria-Hungary the valley's business became timber on an industrial scale. Rafting logs down the Hron gave way to sawmills driven by steam, and the railway built up the valley in these decades meant that boards could go anywhere in the monarchy. Wood has been this town's industry from then until now — sawmilling, board and plywood, and the furniture trades that follow them. It is a quieter story than gold, and it has lasted a great deal longer.Za Rakúsko-Uhorska sa biznisom doliny stalo drevo v priemyselnom meradle. Plavenie kmeňov po Hrone vystriedali píly poháňané parou a železnica postavená dolinou v týchto desaťročiach znamenala, že dosky mohli ísť kamkoľvek v monarchii. Drevo je odvtedy až dodnes priemyslom tohto mesta — píly, dosky a preglejky a nábytkárske remeslá, ktoré k nim patria. Je to tichší príbeh ako zlato, ale vydržal oveľa dlhšie.