to some extent to the existing methods of marketing. The rapidly 
changing styles in hosiery shades have brought about a situation that 
makes the manufacturer feel that he does not dare to dye and finish 
his product until his orders have been received ; and the result is that 
the finishing departments tend to run on either an overtime or an un- 
dertime schedule. 
Variation ¥rom Scheduled Weekly Hours by Geographical District 
Berks County had a higher proportion of full-time work for full- 
fashioned hosiery workers than any other geographical area. There 
was no overtime in this area for women workers and very little for 
men. Women in Berks County, however, had more undertime work 
than in any other area. The greatest amount of overtime was re- 
ported for both men and women in Northampton County. Philadelphia 
County also reported considerable overtime for men. Only one-fifth 
of the men and a third of the women employed in full-fashioned hosiery 
plants in Philadelphia County worked their regular scheduled hours. 
In the seamless hosiery industry the number of employes for whom in- 
formation on hours of work were recorded was too small to admit of 
any significant eomparison by geographical district (Chart 6). 
Chart 6. Variation from Scheduled Hours by Geographical District®* 
FULL FASHIONED HOSIERY 
DISTRICT 
Number AEN 
hiladelobia Co. I9U[Z~ 
Berks County [685 Cc 
Northomplon Co. 437 b= 
Other Counties [5 ¥ 
a Districts 25281 
SEAMLESS HOSIERY 
DISTRICT 
Number 
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Northampton ce 
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