Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-08-21
TIE COUNT DENOUNCED.
State Weather Service.
VIRGINIA STATE WEATHER SERVICE,
Lynchburg, Va, Aug. l3, 1901.
GENFnALO FFICE


VIRGINIA STATE WEATHER SERVICE,
Lynchburg, Va, Aug. 10, lc9l. )
To the Editor
II is intended to establish State
Weather Service in Virginia, to cooperate
with the National Weather Bureau of the
Agricultural Department, by dissemina-
ton of the forecasts and warnings of the
Weather Bureau so that the people of the
State at large may derive the benefits to
be obtained thereirom.
Stations of observation will also be
established in each county OF the State
under the supervision of reliable and in
tellgent observers who will report to this
Office, and whose reports will be published
and disseminated monthly.
A system OF weekly weather-cror bulle-
tins will be a leading feature of the State
work during the growing season, which
will be valuable alike to the commerce
aud agriculture OF the State.
The instruments necessary for making
observations are the set of self registering
maximum and minimum thermometers, a
rain gauge, measuring stick and an in
strument shelter Of lattice work for the
thermometers. Considering that the en-
tire work is at present wholly voluntary,
there will be no pay attached to the max
! inc of observations and the instruments
will require to be purchased from private
funds, or by an appropriation of the city
or town councils. The expense of the in
struments is tril.ng in comparison to the
advantages to be derived, being about
twenty dollars for the set az above emu
merated.
The time that is to be DEVOTED to the
making and recording of observations
need not exceed ten minutes each eve
ming, and the work being light and en-
tertaning and of considerable benefit to
physicians and others, an intelligent OBJ
server can readily be secured to give the
matter proper attention.
1t is requested that persons desiring to
obtain the appointment of observer foI
their counties file their applications at the
earliest practicable date.
The advantages to be derived from a
State Bureau can be briefly summarized
as follows:
l. 1t will be the means OF securing bet
ter forecasts by having local date to study
in connection with storm movements.
3. 1t brings the benefits of the Wealth
er Bureau into every county of a state
by having the flag system of displays to
warn the people of coming weather
changes.
3. 1t will giYo to every county stand
ards of temperature, rainfall, etc.,
sources OF useful information at all times.
4. 1t places within reach of local agri7
cultural societies means of accurate OBJ
lea lone ltfoh ff, "A IA
must prove of great value in the study
aud adaptation of cereals.
3. 1t brings The science and methods
of the Weather Bureau into the schools OF
the State, teaching pupils the application
of science in fostering aud protecting
agricultural industries.
8. 1t leads to a collection of rainfall
statistics that are invaluable to engineers
in the drainage of cities and towns, and
to a correct knowledge of rainfall over GER
tain water sheds of a state.
7. II leads to obtaining accurate me-
neurological statistics for legal cases and
will lead to a better practice of medicine
when physicians can study disease with
reliable and accurate meteorological facts
by their side, and for sanitary purposes
such records are invaluable IN applying
preventive remedies for the public good.
8. 1t does away with dishonest specu-
lation at the expense of the farmer by
furnishing correct reports of the weather
and crops throughout the State, IN its
system of weekly weather crop bulletins.
Trusting that your people may see the
wisdom IN hearty cooperation, and
that your county may be fifty represented.
Very respectfully yours,
+. A. CRAJGHILL,
Director Virginia Weather Service,
j, n. RYKER,
Observer L. S. Weather Bureau,
Assistant Director.
Address Observer, Weather Bureau,
LXnchhnrg. Va