The number lunching here daily is about three thousand.
In the establishment of the coffee-houses there were, of course, many mistakes, the results of inexperience.

Many things had to be unlearned as well as many learned.

But mistakes were promptly corrected.

With the growth of the work, ability to provide for it seemed to keep pace, and modifications in the management were adopted as necessity dictated.

Not much was anticipated at the commencement beyond furnishing a mug of coffee and a roll of bread, but it soon became apparent that something more than this was needed.