Telegram-herald., 1891-12-06
FOSTER ON THE FUTURE
He Thinks There VIII Be Severe
Weather
~ JiyulaY AID sEyT SUMNER
The ws.shsr VIII Arssd . sss1sss -
Iatssss tstsFsss Tor the cemisx sssr.
Ihs Drsath Of D=-rhs weather
Hurs&es faiiase-

sr. JosEra. Mo-, Dec. I-Deeemeer
wsathes will average cid TIL after The
I5th aud from the nllddie OF Decsmesr
TO about January 10 will be the warm
eat part OF the winLer As an aseiAsc'
bat that period vail be remarkable Tor
extremes OF heat and cold, severe
storms. deep SHOWS sad sudden changes.
The most severe storms OF the moptn
will occur after the l5.h.
The eastern states will have bad
weather for Christmas. while II will
generally be clear aud cold west OF the
the Mlsslssippi. In the lake region and
the Oalo valley will be mixed weather
generally CLEARING and growing colder
on that holiday. severe storms on At
lal tic coast about 25tn.
A storm wave will be due to leave
the Pacific coast about December 4,
cross tie central valleys from 5th to
9th and reach the Atlantic C asst about
the sta. lt Will toe al its greatest force
when near the state OF Maine on the
7th and ocean gales will be quite severe
AT that time. A wave Of colder weather
VIII ioiloW ibls QAoauSr ooOtt ouo
day 20 the rear.
The second December storm wave
vii move dvwu tne Alaskan coast
about the eth and will then be fierce
storm, at Its greatest energy. and II will
decrease IN force a. IT moves essiwxrd
across the continent. Il Will c,oss the
Rocky mounta rs about the 10th. the
great central valleys from llth To 18th,
"A -. H.. H..
18th. The Geld wpvs will come into the
upper Missouri valley about the 18th
and move southeastvard. reaching the
Atlantic coast about the 10Th.
or Much Greater Interest
For thirty years past there has not
been time wneu the weather WAS Of
So much interest a. 4 will DO during
l,e2. and those vino desire to be lore
warned should subscribe for q paper
that regularly publishes my weather
letters and keep tile of the letters.
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ursay following their date. These
letters are popular with the people,
they are q financial success to their
author and wall protect the exclusive
rights u use them OF the papers that
pay me for them.
About the tirst Of the coming year l
expect to begin careful, detailed ex-
PLANTATION. thIough these ietter., of my
methods OF calculating the future of
tho weather, and Will furnish illusira-
tions TO such papers as desire TO use
them. My whole time IS given t. this
work, am not yet old, my health is
good, am studying the subject care
fully and am determined to conquer
this most d ,tticult of all problems.
/ am a iirm believer IN the news
papers as the great educators, the
medium through winch to reacn the
public. therefore | have no thought of
publishing book. / will be pleased to
receive suggestions from editors, pub
l,shers ani readers ss to now I can
make these letters of greater interest
aud value to the public.
Cannot Avoid Errors.
/ am not yet able To avoid errors, bur
i know | am right as 20 the cause of
weather changes, and expect TO live
To see the world convinced that AIN
right.
The drouth of 1892 in the Mississippi
valley Is OF vast importance to the whole
country. and many people will desire
70 know why expect sucn sn undes:r-
able event aud the discuss Oh of the
causes of our periodical droutns vii be
an interesting feature of my letters for
next year. Now IS the time to subscribe
Tor papers publishing these letters.
SOME time ago | express desire
that congress establish a department. Of
agricultural rneteorology that would
take up the system use aud perfect it.
IL such pIll could be put through the
congress probabilities are that the de-
partment would be made sul,servient to
the present weather bureau, and rs
that inst futon IS now operated on the
theories that have guided u for twenty
years. prefer 10 remain independent
OF Its dicta.IOns. Producers and many
other interests are entitled to- rellable
long range weather forecasts, and the
ss00,00 paid out annually ought to
secure them. but it never will under
the sy-tem used by tho national
weather bureau.
The electrical system of meteorology
Is IN demand aud IL must, ere long,
supplsnt the old heat theory.
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