78 REPORTS OF INVESTIGATIONS AND PROJECTS. 



Apart from the "Documentary history of labor" and from the monographs 

 which were to have been prepared by Professor Commons and his assistantsp^ 

 but which will be merged in his larger work in case he assumes charge of 

 this division, the following topics are still being studied under arrangements 

 made by Colonel Wright : 



Labor in the cotton industry, by Prof. M. B. Hammond, who is also studying the cotton 



industry for the Division of Manufactures. 

 Labor history of California, by Prof. Ira B. Cross. 



Division IX.— INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATION. 



Prof. Jeremiah W. Jenks, of Cornell University, has temporarily sus- 

 pended advanced work in order to await the reports of some other divisions 

 which cover in part the ground assigned to him, thus avoiding duplication of 

 labor and needless expense. This necessitates a certain delay on his part. 

 In the meantime Prof. Horace L. Wilgus, of Ann Arbor, is continuing his 

 work on "The history of corporation law." 



Division X.— SOCIAL LEGISLATION. 

 This division is in charge of H. W. Farnam, and during the past year the 

 following monographs have been received : 



The labor legislation of Indiana, by Charles F. Austin. 



Recent labor legislation in Massachusetts, by Prof. F. S. Baldwin. 



The labor legislation of Kansas, by Prof. S. E. W. Bedford. 



The labor legislation of Iowa, by E. H. Downey. 



The mountain whites and social legislation, by JProf. G. W. Dyer. 



The poor law of Ohio, by Prof. J. E. Hagerty (in part). 



The poor legislation of Michigan, by Carl E. Parry. 



The poor law and public relief in Missouri, by Prof. T. J. Riley. 



Homestead and exemption laws in the Northern States, by Prof. J. H. Underwood. 



Educational land grants of North Dakota, by Dr. John L. Coulter. 



Labor legislation of New Jersey, by Dr. A. S. Field. 



Labor legislation of Maryland, by H. Wirt Steele (in part). 



Social policy of the American colonies, by Prof. Clive Day. (Professor Day's study is 



to constitute the introductory chapter of the final volume of this division.) 

 The labor legislation of California, by Miss Lucille Eaves. 



Mr. D. L. Peacock has presented a study of the mining laws of the South- 

 ern States and has made progress on his study of the labor and rural credit 

 policy in the Southern States. 



The following studies are in course of preparation : 



Mechanics' lien laws of the United States, by W. L. Bailey. 



Educational land grants of Wisconsin and South Dakota, by Dr. John L. Coulter. 



The land legislation of Texas, by R. McKitrick. 



The_ mining laws of Pennsylvania, by Blaine F. Moore. 



Anti-trust legislation in Wisconsin, Nebraska, Iowa, and Minnesota, by C. L. Waldron. 



Mr. Farnam has been prevented by pressure of other work from putting as 

 much time on the preparation of his volume as he had expected, but he hopes 

 to be able to make more progress during the coming winter. 



