The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-04-02

in agricultural pFOuticJS nave IedI iteo "
deped to a great extent upon its weather
predictions, while the average citizen casts
a curious eve at the weather flags displayed
from the Sedgwick and Citizens bank
building.
The tendency of human nature TO pry
into futurety adds an additionalinte to
the forecasts and the only complaint to be
heard is in the occasional non fulhllment
of a prophesy reminding the student
of meteorology that even the government
service is fallible. In the majority
of eases the service makes hit, having
correct reports of atmospheric conditions
taken simultaneously at all the principal
points in the United States.
The strength and duration of certain
conditions may be over or under estimated
and thus prediction may fail at certain
points or unforeseen influences may be at
work and destroy the accuracy of the
forecast. This liability to err is well I'M
derstood by the patrons of the service and
detracts very little from its value.
More commodious offices were planned
| in the new government building for the
use of the observer, but on account OF the
admirable exposure for the instruments on
| the roof of the Sedgwick 1t has been de
| cided that the present location will be held.
! The station at this point is in charge OF
| Dr. Fred L. johnson, who by his courteous
and affable demeanor has made many
| friends personally and for the service as
we'll His care and tact in explaining the
exact value of the local service to all who
call or write for information has made the
/ station Indispensable.
The records of the past season are by no
means the least important feature OF the
service, and the intelligent farmer scans
these very carefully and learns III short
time the nature of the climate and how to
take advantage of the changes which
would without these reports, require
wears of experience to grasp. Many OF the
| farmers preserve the monthly summaries
that are published to enable them to make
COMPARISONS from time to time, which l.
an invaluable aid to their judgment.
Daily bulletins are posted at the office, III
the board of trade rooms and other proml-
nent places, showing the exact meterolog
zeal conditions at fifty-four different points
within twenty-four hours of Wichita, in
most instances. and enable the reader tc
make some estimate himself ofthe weather
IOf the IOlIOWlHS INeltg -IouI nuns ANAN
service is already making an effort to eN
tend it's usefulness in this direction, and be
fore long these bulletins will be placed AT
all points when they can be OF use.
In July telephone will be put in the malr
office thus affording telephone facilities tt
Wichita and neighboring cities.
The Wichita station was opened in July
1888 and through it this entire section o
the state has gradually learned the VALUE
of its predictions and records and there i
a growing demand for more facilItie;
which the service is only anxious and will
ing to meet as soon as practicable. Ere
uuent changes and more comprehensive re
ports are published from time to tlm'
which are readily digested by the agricul
turists and becomes almost necessity Il
them Probably in no part of the Jnltef
States are these reports studied more care
fully than in this part of Kansas for her
the old time honored signs upon which TIN
farmers used TO rely so successfully bacl
east all fail and sometime more than
mere superficial glance at the indication
is necessary to form prediction OF an.
value whatever.
The Wichita station Is locate'