The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-08-27
FOSTERS FORECASTS.
NEXT GTORR. WAVE DUE From TIE
GsTH TO 30TH.
Hot Weather Will Precede It-An Early
and Hard Winter Predicted-Wsather
and Science Notes.-The Rain
makers Experiments.


wave uue TO CROSS Une continent IRON
the 22d to the Goth, and the next will
be due to leave the Pacific coast about
Augu 81, cross the Rocky-Allegheny
valley from the 28th to the 3Oth and
reach The Atlantic coast about the
3lst. Very hot weather will precede
this stOrm-wave and severe local
storms may be expected. Compare
lively the weather will be quiet
throughout August prepatory to the
great sJorms to follow. The weather
Will average hot during the last hall
OF August and the first half of Sep
ternher, after which q decided change
may be expected. 1 will repeat that
all should be prepared for an early
ana hard winter, especially in all that
country drained by the Mississippi
river and the western great lakes.
Those who wish to save corn fodder
VIII need to do so early. Late corn
in the northern corn belt will need to
he cut before it is mature to save it
from early frost. L expect killing
frost in the northern edges of the corn
belt on September II or IS, with a
probability that frost will do some
damage on the 18th or 18th. Not
much railfall is expected from the
storm-'vave of the 9th to the 3lst,
but II Their an increase of drouth
areas, Local rains will continue to be
Of the Gloud-burst nature.
WE NTHER AND SCIENCE NOTES.
Continuing the discussion of the
national weather maps, must add
that ne weather bureau does not rec
o&lige 5he fact that high and low
b1rStneter, constituting an electric
PAR, often form within a low barom-
eJer Il storm center, and in failing to
recognize this fact, both the forecasts
aud rao maps become deficient. Cloud
bursts. water spouts and tornadoes
are 81 all low barometers of great
force, md much lower than the low
barometer in which they are formed,
although they are usually far from
the ceuter of the general low barom-
eGer hey cause terrific up-spouts o:
atnos there, and must be fed by a |
CORES yondingly high barometer and
doWnpour of atmosphere which often
rom y,thin the general low barneter.
line Weather map artist failing to rec
C9uiHe This important fact draw their
lsolHrs md isOtherms so as to make it
appear that chaos reigns where in
reality is the most perfect order.
THE RAIN MAKERS.
Let IS give them fair hearing. l
hope ne press will not be so unfair
with mem as it was with me five or
six years ago. The first experiment
by tine ain makers in Texas was some
what favorable to their theories in
thar ne experiment was performed |
where i drouth has been affecting the
country and in climate that aver
ares only q small rainfall. But on
The o. ber hand there were three storm
wayas due to cross the Rocky-Al-
legnanY valley from Aug. 5 to 13, their
dates ad been announced in my let |
4ers ald Southern routes predicted |
for them. Mercury passed it's greatest
dis-ug ing point on the 9th and an in
creased amount of foggy, cloudy |
weather had been predicted. The moon
passed it's greatest disturbing point on
the 9th and the storm center that
would be most affected by these dis
tuTbauces was due to pass east of the
Rock mountains on the 10th. The
weather maps show that storm wave
had moved from tina Pacific coast, and
it's low barometer was in New Mexico,
its high in Montana on the 9th and
rains lad fallen from Montana to
Southeastern Colorado. The move
ments IF the storm wave was very !
favorable to rains in Texas on the
10th, Dut we cannot say that rain
wOuiJ nave fallen without the eXplo-
sion o, dynamite and powder. The
experimenters have right to choose
the most favorable time for their tests |
and 10 locate their tests in the path of
the mojsture from the Gulf of Mexico.
Midland, Tex, is one of the most
arid ucalities in the state, but for sew
eral lars past they have had a very |
cons,d erabIe rainfall. Under the cir
2uDsttlces a number of successful |
aEper ments will he necessary before |
the pe bic will be convinced that rain
c&u > produced by explosions
az am ;pense which the government
esto a ord to pay. But rain making
is e natter of great Importance to the
public md $4,000 is not sufficient to
thoroughly test the theory. Even if
the theory does not promise much
congress should make liberal appro-
priatiou and have it more thoroughly
tested.
The australian who has been max
ing tain in Ohio is also attracting
much attention. 1t will be observed
That lac, also, selects for his expert
meuts he days on which the storm
waves are due and this proves him to
he q close observer. If he is correctly
understood, his scheme is the opposite
Of he 5ombardment plan. The latter
s.. by expansion, causing a rising at
nosphere and consequent suction,
drawing the moisture and clouds to
focal point. The Australian theory
atpeare to be that of cOndensing
tie atmosphere by chemicals,
thereby causing an indraught
and a drawing together of the clouds
AND moisture by that means. Both
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