The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-01-10
STATE WEATHER BUREAU
PLANS BEFORE THE BOARD or
AGRICULTURE.

'AhAtfs
The state Board OF Agriculture as7en'DieN
Yesterday morning 40 ten O'Clock ana ~
In session until $500 =. NJ. Present. MI'
Norman smith. acting chairman II. L.
LYMAN. :. Wexford Corbin, Judge W. H.
Mallory. Major y. y. Gaines, q. A. bro"D'
Hon. Absalom Koiuor and Commissioner
Whitehead. Afor routine business the
special order for the session was taken up
which was the consideration of The bill pro-
yiainr for the establishment and conduct OF
weather service Of the state Of Virginia
70 be connected with the department Oh
agriculture.
Major r. Y. Gaines the chairman OF tne
committee 10 draw the bin presented inc
following:
4 bill To- authorize the Board Of Asfiei..-
mre 10 establish state weather sei'l ,i'
Inc state Of virginia. for the purpose on o.-
GENERATING with the United states oi-hdi 01i-
wee in collecting aud disseminating hloit
sueedly and eiectuallf reliable ihioiililiV ',
in regard t0 climatic influences "N''
changes for the nenehl oi lnt oli.I'...7 ,.,..
mis- state. TO establish in each county one
on more meteorological stations ana max
ing an appropriation therefor. ,
Wberea, the state, of Alabama. AfAah-
so. illinois. Indiana. Colorado. Kansas
kentuckv louisiana. Michigan, Minnie
-0ta. Mississippi Missouri. Nebraska. Ne
vtdt. New Jersey. New York. NOflh aIo-
lima. South Carolina. ONO, OREGON .Hn'
.fhania. Tennessee. Texas ANA iht ne"
Fnrand States have already estanhsnel
state weather services. who are miiniAintu
q
ei.ht thousand dollars. who nave gwen
.,r.at satisfaction tO the citizens oi ih9.'
states. and are proving % incaicuiaoi.
value 10 lhem in the preservation oi hctlil
and the prosecution of their Industries.
Wleria. Virginia. West Virginia. Mary
/ ilud. and Delaware have established h'
weather services. hut have relied upon tAe
/ United States Signal service, which, ul ict.
son of the limited means ANA iuciaue7 ai F.
command. ls neither able Orb collect reiiAui.
or sufficient data from tAe districts occupied
b., these states. nor io nl-se inmate weather
/ forecasts and meteorological information
n manner satisfactory io ihe people o
/ those States;
/ Whereas iho climafo.Oy of the State OH
] virginia has never been observed ana Dr.
arIcd in iarre and important districts. tn'
J United States signal service being depend
eut for information upon voluntary of
] servers Who HfH stationed lnilnIt iN iN'
central portion Ol ila -iite and are mol
unuliod with lhe necessary Instrument
Ion making satisfactory observations;
Whoraa. NirginM Frs subject tO 90 -rea
diversity of climatic influences. ,trefchiu.
l.. II doe. from the Atlantic ocean across
! .r. ..rost sunllachian chain of mountain
I..tTe 1li--'--iuni Valley. which influence
,-a mot understood Or appreciated Dy 0u
o.rn citizen. or the outside world;
Whereas the subject OF mete0rOl0gy is a
This time ono of great and absorbing inter
esq tO the vhole civilized world. because o
lhs influence cNeriel ny climatic condition.
upon the laws OF health. production. CON
sumption. and the cDb and i0W OF p0puIu
zion. therefore Dee it enacted Dy tAe Genera
Assembly of VIRGINIA.
section I. Then. shall Doe and i4 heroh.
established iu tbe State OF Virginia Wca
ther service. which shall consist OF 3D. direct
ar. an assistant director and one or m0r
meteorological Observers ODD every county o.
'ni7 'lhte' "..'' Co.,. ,..''
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