Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-09-05
International Meteorology.

THE ''woELD WEATHER" CIIAITs OF CTR SIGNAL
SERVICE.
The last Monthly Weather Rsoie,r issued by
the United States sigma! Office at Washing
ton, gives an interesting account of the pro
gress of international meteorology. In this
business of simultaneous reporting. chartins
and iorecasting of weather the United States
leads the world. The central oilicrat Wash
ington now issues world d-weathrr" charts,
covering pretty nearly the entire northern
hcmishere with the record uf simultaneous
observations at points un Sca and land. The
cooperation of independent scientific men
and nf chiefs of meteorological service i'll
other countries. has been secured and reports
now cover, htsid,. our own country, British
/ North America, Europe, China and India,
Japan, the African States ON the Mtditer-
rinean, South Africa. Australasia, Iceland
/ the Azores and the Hawaiian islands. The
ships Ot our navy, wherever hey are, CO
| operate in taking observations and several
principal steamship companies. foreign and
domestic have promised their aid. The
value of thorough sra observations must he
very great, giving, as they will, in conjun-
ton with the land observation, definite tracks
of the whole course of storms. The average
number of daily simultaneous observation
now made in foreign countries is 2l3 the
total number ri stations whence reports are
regularly entered in iI.. TN July |, 1873,
it became possible for the first time tn begin
the issue of the daily international weather
map, thing without 4 precedent in history,
says the report, as il exhibits the co-opera-
tion for single purpose of the civilized
powers oi the world" The value OF the oh
servatiOns even with their present incomplete
ness, is very great, especially along the
coast and after the system mdcsisenrd by Gen.
Mycr shall have been in full operation it
will probably br possible to attain Il know
ledge in advance of the main storms OF a
season, 50 that vessels can start for Europe
knowing in advance the weather Of their
entire passage.
TnE South is Il wonderfully rich and pro
uutllNt country. IltI hEIlCululdl NCillH II
enormous her mineral deposits are mex
hIIstiblc; her manufacturing facilities are
most fruitful And. withal, labor the basis
uI all wealth, is superintendent in these
States. But capital is wanting capital is
necessary for the development of these natu-
ril n sources. II the South will hut satisfy
the world that capital may he safely invest
ed here the future greatness of these States
will he assured. Two things are necessary IN
order Ia give that confidence First. peace
and orlrr-the protection of the lives and
property of all from the highest Ia the hum
hlesl. Second, financial and commercial
integrity the condemnation of all that savors
Of reputation. The South depends for its
capital upon the money centres, hut whether
the South gets the aid needed viii depend
upon itself. Var Orl,uS 7imc.
Ii Northern capital had not already been
pretty well wcanrI from any attraction to
the South the lalrn business would effect
nlly wcan il. Five wears of law AMI order
will not overcome the effect of this rcNela-
lion ul the spirit and temper of the ruling
cnss,s in the cnttnu States Northern capi
tai will moi 20 where Northern men cannot
20 and have the samr rights they enjoy in
the North nor where Republican inslim-
tious are practically extinct.