Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-01-25
STATE BOARD OF TRADE.
Letter from W. ii. Mills Upon the Recent
Cold Wave.

Letter from W. III. Mills Upon the Recent
Cold Wave.
AT meeting of the Executive Commit
tee Of the State Board of Trade, held at San
Francisco yesterday, an interesting letter
was read from W. H. Mills, treating of the
recent cold wave, and in which he said:
Since the LIST of January an arctic wave
has prevailed throughout the North Amer
lean Continent, and throughout the larger
portion, If not all, OF the European coun-
tries, possibly throughout the entire North
ern Hemisphere of the globe This cold
wave has been phenomenal, and especially
so with reference to the region living under
| the protection of the Sierra Nevada range.
There is sufficient data upon which to base
| the opinion that the temperature expert
enced was the lowest since the year 1854,
period of "a years. The cold wave extended
to the mouth of the Mississippi river. in
Louisiana, and was perceptibly felt in the
Island of Cuba. So far as our State is con-
cerned, think we are at liberty to claim
that the temperature reached was mini
mum for this climate-during an obserya-
ton extending over period of 40 years.
We have, therefore, had an observation as
to what may be expected, say three times in
century. We have at least found the low
est temperature in period of 81 wears, and
| to preserve the record in an official way.
ana to avoid disputation and allegation
which Is sure to arise wherever official
records are not preserved, l suggest that the
| State Board of Trade set ON foot specific in
quiry as to the minimum temperature dur
| ing the recent cold wave throughout the
| United States. taking the lowest tempera-
ture reachedin, say five representative local
lilies in each State and Territory of the
lTninT xrh ara NJ observations haxo
and, say ten representative localities in
California, particularly those places where
| fruit-groWing has reached its highest de-
velopment The statistics thus ascertained
J should be published in comparative table,
| not only in figures but by comparative lists,
| showing the number of degrees of frost in
each separate locality. This definite and
authentic ascertainment will set at rest all
| dispute as to the real facts in the case and
protect our State against Misrepresentation
For illustration. in a belt extending from
| the Rocky Mountains eastward to Lake
Michigan, the Arctic current produced
temperature as low as So. This, you will
| observe, gives 90 of frost. A line repre-
senting temperature would, therefore, con-
| tain 81 units of measurement. The lowest
| temperature experienced in The Sacramento
ana San joaquin valleys, so far as came
under my observation, was 25o above zero,
or 70 OF frost The comparative line rep
resenting this climatic condition at its
| minimum would therefore embrace seven
units of measurement, as against ninety
seven in the list brought into comparison
above. l call your attention to the fact
that Montana, Dakota, Wyoming, Mime
sofa, Nebraska and the region first above
mentioned are attracting very large i'm
| migration from the Eastern States and
| from Europe. | understand the object of
our State Board TO be the collection and
presentation of as much data as will in
! tiuence the tide of immigration and bring
| to our State that fair share to which its de-
STABILITY as place OF residence entities it"
On motion OF r. B. Blowers, of Yolo, the
| letter was filed and the manager was in
| structed TO carry out the suggestion made,
After transacting some other unimpoIt-
ant business, the report of the Committee
| on Listin, Lands was made by Mr.. Nor
rlssey, of Stockton. II provides, among
other details, the registering at headquarters
| OF ali real estate, except city and county
property that The property so listed must
| be Endorsed by the Boards of Trade of the
| respective counties; that committee of
| three in each Board examine real estate
| before reported upon 10 the State Board.
The report WAS adopted, with the excep-
| ton of one clause, which was stricken out
| relative to advertising at Board head
| quarters, and clause added which reads
| as follows: No soliciting for the sale of
any proper shall De made in the Board
| rooms"
A vote of thanks Vas rendered the COM
| mittee, and Mr.. MOrrissey, the Chairman,
| accepted tho some, but expressed the firm
conviction mat the whole scheme was a
fraud" He thought that in a few months
| there would be no land at all listed
The question of future meetings of the
Executive Committee vas discussed, and
| finally it was determined to hold the next
| meeting on February 7th. and after that
meetings will be held on the first Tuesday
| Of each month.