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R O B T . F . C O L E In d u s t r ia l . C o m m is s io n e r a n d E x O f f ic io u "°'commiss'oner ST A T E OF N E V A D A O F F I C E O F LABOR COMMISSIONER Ca r s o n C it y , Jan 15, 1913. Las Vegas Land & Water Co., Las ^egas, Nev. Gentlemen: The statutes of Nevada' creating the office of Labor Commissioner places upon said Commissioner the task "to collect, assort, systema­tize, and present in biennial report to the Governor and Legislators statistical details relating to labor in the state," and Imposes upon employers and employees the duty of supplying the necessary data. The Governor and the State Legislators expeet--and rightly-* that each of us perform his duty well. That part of the task which devolves upon you is unavoidable. Your own experience and records contain the data necessary and nowhere else is the information avail­able. I am, therefore, calling upon you for the data, furnishing prescribed forms to be used, and will ask that you prepare all of them as promptly as possible. The maximum time limit fixed for the return of these forms properly filled out has been fixed at 30 days from date, or February 15, 1918. What is required of you will take only a few hours to fill out, unless you employ several hundred men, and even then the work will not require more than two or three days for one clerk. In this connection it is anticipated that a small number of employers, par­ticularly in the farming industry, may not carry any employees during the winter months, but if any help has been employed during the calendar year 1917 a report is required. It is earnestly hoped that no one will avail,; themselves of the maximum time limit, or that none will attempt to evade the require­ments of the law, as the duty devolving upon us must be performed. Thanking you for the courtesy of a prompt reply, I remain, Yours very truly, KFC/AR. ? Labor Commissioner. Enclosure-- R 4 1918