Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-27
FOSTERS WEATHER.
Forecasts for the Next Storm
Wave---lts Course.
WEATHER AND SCIENCE NOTES.
Tho Eain-Sakers-AIr. Foster Discusses
Their Methods and Gives Uncle
Sam Friendly T:p About
What Should be Done.
Special TO the Gazette.


ST. JosEFH Mo. Aug. 22.-Nv last letter
gave forecasts of the storm wave due 10 cross
The continent from - to 18th, adI the next
Will br due 10 leave the Pacific coast about
August -, cross the Rocky Allegheny val
Icy from 18th 10 Both. and reach the Allan
Inc coast about the 3lSJ. Very hot weather
VIII prtCcde this storm wave, and severe
local stUrmS may be expected. C0mpIra-
lively, the weather Will Oe quiet throughout
August preparatory TO the great storms TO
follow. The weather will average not dur
ln@ the last half Of August aud the first
hal1 Of September, after which decided
CnangC may be expected.
viii repeat, that all should nc prepared
for an early and hard winter, especially IN
all that country drained b. the Mississippi
river and the Western great lakes. Those
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The RATN-NAKERs.
Let Us give them talr hearing. I hope
the press VIII not be so unfair with them
as It was with me i've or six years ago.
The first experiment by the raln-makerS in
Texas was somewhat favorable to their
theories IN that the experiment was per
formed where drOuth has been affecting
the country and IN = climate that averages
only small rainfall. But on the other
hand there were three storm waves due 10
cross the Rocky-AliegheuY valley from Au-
gust 10 Is, and their dates had been All
nOunced IN my letters and southern routes
predicted for them. Mercury passed its
greatest disturbing point on the 9th, and an
increased amount of foggy, cloudy weather
had been predicted. The moon passed its
greatest disturbing point on the 9Th, and
tie storm center that would be most
affected by those disturbances was due TO
pass east Of the Rocky mountains on the
10th. The weather maps show that storm
wave had moved from the Pacific coast and
its low barometer was IN New Mexico. its
high IN Montana on the 9TH, and rains had
fallen from Manitoba 10 Southwestern Col
Orddo The movement Of the storm wave
was very favorable 10 rains in Texas on the
lOth, but we cannot say that rains would
have fallen without the explosions of dyna-
mite and powder The eHperimenters have
a right to choose the most favorable time
for their tests and TO locate their tests in
the path of the moisture from the Gulf of
Mexico Midland, Tex, IS one of the most
arid localities IN the state, but for several
years past they have had very consldcra-
Die rainfall. Under the circumstances
number OF successful experiments Will be
necessary before the public viii be con-
WINGED that rain can be produced by eXplo-
slons at an expense which the government
can afford to pay. But faln-maklng Is
matter OF great Importance 10 the public,
and $1,000 Is not sufficient to thoroughly
test the theory. Even if the theory does
moi promise much, congress should make