All night long the men worked at a feverish pace. They were organized so that they formed an endless chain. The first two continuously placed the fruit upon the third man’s shoulder, and he in turn stepped along as fast as those ahead of him would allow. When he was relieved of his bunch of bananas at the car door by two men on the inside who stowed the fruit away, he would take his place in the line of men returning for more fruit. Round after round this group of men passed, until in less than seventeen hours of constant work every banana was taken off the boat. When we realize that this boat carried nearly ten thousand tons, we get some idea of the activity of the workers. I said to one of the men in the line, “How often do you get a job of this kind?” “That depends,” he replied. “A banana boat comes in about every three weeks and then I have about two days’ work.” “What do you do between times?” I asked. “Well, not much of anything. Sometimes one thing, sometimes another. Just kind of live along between the trips of these boats.” =Millinery and Dresses.= A little girl in Chicago wanted to learn the millinery business. She easily found a position. It only paid four dollars a week, but she was learning, so she was willing to begin at that price. Just before Easter the shop where she worked was crowded with orders, and she was forced to work from early in the morning until late at night. When Easter was over she said, “All I know about making hats is how to sew wire together and line frames.” The girls in this shop who had been so busy were now thrown out of employment. They either had to find other employment or else live on what little money had been saved during the rush time. “I can never get ahead,” said one of the workers in the shop. “Last year I was able to make just enough to carry me through the dull season.” What is true of the millinery trade is also true of some lines of garment trades, especially the makers of evening gowns. At one period they are rushed to the limit of their endurance: at another there is nothing to do. Business demands cannot be regulated perfectly. The clerks in the stores at Christmas time must expect to do extra work.