Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-09-10
CLOUD CRACKER COMING.
He viii Arrive In this City Tomorrow
And Begin Operations,
HIS POWERS TO NJ TESTED HERE.


The announcement that "Doctor"
Melbourne. the "waier wizard"
Train compellcr" and "cloud cracker"
will arrive Ia this city tomorrow, has
created considerable stir among Ger.
tain business men In this community,
who are firm believers Ia his ability to
bring about certain atmospheric
changes or produce given amount Of
rain In a specified time.
whether Mr. Mclbourne's expert.
menia are scientific and eiiec,ual the
people Of this Territory win prob.
ably have an opportunity approving for
themselves during the great Irrigation
Congress which meets here on the 10th
inst.
II. l.. wantland returned from wy.
omlng yesterday whittier he went a
few days ago for the purpose Of con-
trautlny with Mr.. Melbournet 10 produce
rain In this city on the opening day Of
the congress. Mr.. wantlaud Is full Of
enthusiasm regarding the matter and
says there Is no doubt that tho outcome
WILDE entirely satisfactory. lie brought
with him the following proclamation
from Mr.. Melbourne!
CANtoS, Ohio, juno II, 1891.
10 whom Il May Concorni
Itia my desire To call The attention Of
the people OF tho tnitod states 20 nn In
vcuilon which have recently completed
~ the succ1ssiul employment % the SAINT
will, without doubt, be Of grcai Interest
to Americans.
Ny invention G, the moan. that I have
discovered. by which through agoncic'
which nrc employed In the operation Of
, the same, ] am ublO g. cause rain IN ial
over nn area of upwards NJ two hundred
aud fftv thousand square MILES AZ uuN
time that / desire, aud this without TO
. | gard tu climate.
have experimental u'rossinlly np1n
twelve dltiurUnt occasions la Australia
DURING thu season uf drouth, fivu time. b.
4. New Zealand during tho month NJ Fob
/ ruAry " thls year, aud three tinns u
Ohio within tho last sNty days
: Upon each occasion iu America, ! haV'
publlulyannuunred from one week IN tri
' DAYS iu advance my Intention " causiul
= rain 20 Tall upsna giyou date, aud hnyl
i never hilol upon single occasion 3.
!, bring rain ~ announced.
!. am prepared ~ repent experiment
I In any part ~ thp United SNtHs at an,
J. time. and can gunrant'd that, with "a
aid Of my invention. 1 will cause rain &
7 fall ~ any point al any time that may b
. named. and would DO pleased tn rnrtcf
: pond with tho people " any district upo
: this subi1ci.
. Your, respectfully.
J. FHASK MELuounSr
> Mr.. Melbourne says that his cxper
. ment- have covered period OF tire
year, during which time he has cause
great amount Of precipitation Ia Au'
}, tralia and Sew Zealand, In the dryc.
a SEASONS OF the year aud In the mo,
d arid districts. IL IL also alleged tina
~ while crossing the Atlantic ocean Il
u kept the steamer surrounded wit
% clouds during the entire voyage. Tn
D. appropriation, by tho Congress u IN
United States OF 100000 ~ enc0urag
scientific experiments In the art OF raj
~ production, II Is said, IL whl
Do brought Melbourne 20 Americi
g In ohio, rain followed his cNper
NJ mcnts M he Ind previously announced
% Many people, however, believe that
% would have fallen hal not the eNper
" mspts been made, aud pronounce NJ
% Melbourne fake. Certain Wy,
% ming parties, however, were persuade
~ TO have him experiment In Che!
~ enne, which he recently did. RAJ
on again followed his experiment, but
y, Is said that Mr.. Foster, OF tho Unitc
% State signal service, had also prcdiut,
q rain ON the same date.
~ Mi. wantland says that while II
Al. Il
gl ed upon by delegations from vario'
n, parts OF the country that were desirol
0i Of engaging his services at any prize
o1 while kilograms from far and near :
u, qucs,od the rain "doctOr" 10 rclpou
% ia person or by letter as to his meth'
" Of operation. =.
Mrlbourne's contract with NJ
a. wantland stipulates that ho shall q
mr. rive In this city ON Friday, the III
inst, and produce rain ON the lot
20. providing that proper conditions cxl
as for the exps riment.
II successful he ID 10 receive $3.50 ~
NJ expenses. II he fails he Is 10 4
w nothing,
al. IRRIGATION NEWS.
", Governor barber, OF Wyoming, sen
the following list OF delegates to 4
irrigation congress;
Hon. Joseph NJ. Carey, Hon. Fra
els r.. Warren, Elwood Mead, Frpl
Bond, George Beard, \. a. Kel
III Andrew Gilchrlst, James a, Johnso
T.. a. Slack, Robert Morris, r.
Repnth, Of Cheyenne; Prof. A.
johnson, Prof. II. g. Buiium, Prof.
Is McLaren, stephen w. Downey,
he Laramie; Fennimore Chntlerton,
rr. Rawlins; IA, II. Jones, OF SarAtog
a, De Forest RlohnKls, Of Douglas; On
y" II. Burrltt, Of Buffalo; ). Enos Wa
On Of Casper; Ei. J. Morris, r. \. IA
ny aferro, Of Green River; a. q. BE,
Of with, William Hinton, Hon. ClRren
ny ID. Clark, Of Evanston; n. X. Orig
'c- of New Castle,