Inhaltsangabe
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1911 edition. Excerpt: ...pass, even though his shop were not there. Here he utilizes his shop windows and signs to draw customers into his shop, the two elements of convenience of location and advertising advantage working hand in hand. Wholesaling may be divided into two main classes: First, wholesaling of objects of great weight or bulk but relatively small value, which seeks locations near transportation lines or termini for economy of handling, the selling being done by traveling salesmen or by selling agencies located in the business centre; and second wholesaling of articles of small bulk but high value in the retail-wholesale way, that is, making up an order including a variety of objects for the trade only--which seeks locations near their chief customers, the retail stores. Here the Second Street, Seattle, in 1876, looking south. Lots which sold in 1860 for $10 now bring $120,000. None ot the original buildings survive. ability to quickly supply a small order of mixed goods is sufficiently important to induce them to pay considerable rents. Railroads in striving for passenger traffic project their passenger terminals as far as possible towards the business centre of a city. Economy of handling freight locates the freight depots either near the docks for interchange of freight or near the heavy business houses. In the largest cities a separate section evolves devoted to office buildings, whose ground floors are utilized by banks, trust companies, insurance companies, &c., and whose offices are rented to brokers, lawyers, architects, &c., the location of such an administrative district being usually the result of slow growth around old institutions. Manufacturing follows similar lines to wholesaling, the production of articles of great weight or...
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