--------------------------+----------------------------------------- |Length of time at present address. --------------------------+--------+--------+-------+--------+------ | 6 yrs. | 8 yrs. | 10 | | Class of | to 7 | to 9 | yr. | |Total. establishment. | yr. 11 | yr. 11 | and |Unknown.| | mos. | mos. | over | | --------------------------+--------+--------+-------+--------+------ Barber shops | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 50 Brokers | 2 | 1 | -- | 3 | 16 Coal, wood and ice | -- | 2 | 1 | 7 | 19 Dressmaking and millinery | -- | -- | -- | 1 | 8 Employment agencies | -- | 1 | -- | 2 | 14 Express and moving vans | -- | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12 Groceries | -- | -- | 1 | 2 | 36 Hairdressers, etc. | -- | -- | -- | 2 | 8 Hotels and lodging houses | 3 | -- | 2 | 1 | 17 Pool and billiard rooms | -- | -- | 1 | 1 | 10 Printers | 1 | -- | -- | -- | 5 Restaurant and lunch rooms| -- | -- | -- | 1 | 26 Saloons and cafés | 1 | -- | -- | -- | 5 Tailoring, pressing, etc. | -- | -- | -- | -- | 24 Undertakers | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 Miscellaneous | 2 | -- | 1 | 5 | 48 --------------------------+--------+--------+-------+--------+------ Total | 14 | 9 | 13 | 34 | 309 --------------------------+--------+--------+-------+--------+------ The first of these facts would have effect on the question of a firm's getting credit on purchases of supplies and both facts mean a great deal in securing and holding a retail trade. That a detailed comparison may be made, Table XXVI, showing length of time firms had been at addresses where they were found, is added (p. 119). 3. BUSINESS METHODS