2006年9月30日,在汉口长江大酒店公寓楼的C202室挂起了一个精致的牌匾,上面铭刻着“德国美最时洋行武汉代表处”的金色大字,令人瞩目。其实,早在1862年,德国美最时洋行就在汉口开设了分公司,经营进出口,建有蛋厂、电灯厂和货栈,并经营保险和轮船业务。这个洋行是汉口开埠后,较早进入内地经商的德国公司。在一本《二十世纪之香港、上海及其他中国商埠志》中曾有这样的描述:二十世纪初,“著名的美最时洋行在汉口开设已有30多年,并在租界工商业 On September 30, 2006, a delicate plaque was inscribed on the floor of Room C202 of the Hankou Changjiang Hotel Apartment Building, on which the golden characters engraved with the title of ”the representative office of Wuhan in the United States of America at the most time“ were impressive. In fact, as early as 1862, Germany and the United States the most time line in Hankou, the United States opened a branch operating import and export, built an egg factory, lamp factory and warehouse, and the insurance and shipping operations. This foreign bank was the first German company to enter the mainland after opening its port in Hankou. In a book titled ”Twentieth Century Hong Kong, Shanghai and Other Chinese Commercial Markets,“ there was a description of this: In the early twentieth century, ”the most famous American banker was founded in Hankow for more than 30 years and has been operating in the concession industry and commerce