Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-01-04
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heavy ssswfslls snd asvsrs stsfsns are
notable yerlneatieas Of my weather
fofseasss, Ana furs4sa another svldeaee
thai sE unusually large amount OF pre-
cspltstlon occurs about every 1ftytso
days The storm waves nav. followed
closely the dates predicted. but large
scope OF eoansfy n shs upper M'sslssap-
ps saa lower Mlssouri valleys 10 suffer
lag with droath and sss storms do not
affect 70 much.
A very considerable sierra wave was
due - leave the fvcific Coast on the
ID. esasing heavy aEsss IN the noun
sAins, crossing the eastern slope OF the
Rockies about tbs I'd. the hIssissippi
valley from the 81 ~ the Sth, reaching
the Atlantic Coast about the 9th. 10
~ss calculated 60 DC severe IN the West,
lose force IA the Mississippi valley and
again become fierce storm IN the
Eastern States.
The storm nave following will be due
10 leave the PaclIe coast about the Eth.
the sth, tne N ississippi Valley from SIN
60 10Th and reach lhs Atlantic coast
about the 18th. II w.ll develope more
than average force "a ils whole course
across tae continent, causing heavy
rama IA tne Southern States. But Its
low barometer nil take northern
route. and when near the great lakes
cause Considerable snow. The weather
will BE- quite warm preceding the storm
II the Mississippi Valley aud not very
cold following n From the 81 10 the
2ist OF January, will average very
WARM IN the west, but not 50 warm IN
the Northeastern States
The North Atlantic permanent high
haronisteF - now on to westward swing,
causing a warm winter IN the Mlssls-
slpp Valley, and causing the low
barometer OF she storm waves to take
northern routes wnlle crossing the
Nlssassippi Valley, and a southeastern
eourse over the Northeastern States,
Causing colder and rougher weather
than N the great valley. The North
Atlantic high barometer having swung
10 the west, thereby uneovers the west
coast of Europe and permits
the storms on that continent to take
southern routes, which brings cold
weather in Europe. This explains the
reason why the winters are cold IN
Europe when they are warm IN the
Mississippi Valley, and cold here when
warm there. The presence of this At
lantle barometer Is the cause of drouths.
for where IL - the storms cannot come.
When il swings west We have drouth
and warm weather. while IN Europe
they have foods and cold, and when it
swings east the weather is reversed. On
this theory l predicted drouth in the
Mississippi Valley for last summer, fol-
lowed by . warm winter. l know that
this is the correct theory. but | am not
financially able 10 devote the necessary
time 20 thoroughly investigate it. No
amount OF argument can induce the
National Weather Bureau 10 investi-
gate these matters, although the Gov
eminent appropriates millions of dol
lars 70 its support, IN order that it may
invest gate the causes of weather
changes, bat u Is, and has been for
twensy years, IN is swaddling cloths,
and appears 70 have no desire to look
beyond the reports Of the tele-
graph. May we not hope that
wnen the weather bureau Is placed
under the care Of Cabinet officer. il
viii investigate new ideas and make an
effort 10 progress. The weather record
made by that bureau is reliable and
saluable, and furnishes the necessary
data for discovering the cause OF
weather changes from which TO evolve
true system % lneteorology. So far
all the advanccments in meteorogly
have been made by independent IN
vestigators at their own expense, and
10 one connected with the weather
service of any country has tried to do
more than make a record of the
weather IS IL passes, and give warning
OF the approach of storm after 1t has
been discovered. We need someone
IN the weathe.. service who is not
n believer in q world of chance
hut recognizes that everything IN na-
ture. including tss weather. is gov
erned by movable and unchangable
laws of nature, that electricity is not
merely OF local and accidental origin
but universal force by the influence
OF which all sudden changes in the
weather, all storms are caused. can
take the weather records OF the signal
service and prove to any intelligent
unbiased person the periodity of the
storm waves. and the influence of the
sun. moon and planets IN increasing
and decreasing the force OF these
storms, and causing them to run north
or SOUTH In these matters | have no
secrets, no prejudice against snv other
investigator, and am always ready to
rfupsrt any information | may have.
/ hope that others may take up this
e1b1ect WHARF, law IL down