Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-08-08
PRODUCING RAIN.

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The government IN going 10 make
extensive experiments In producing
rain 10 order, aud balloons fot the pur.
pose are now In course OF construction
near here. There is but one balloon
farm IN the world and that iaRt Frank.
fort. Carl Myers H. the man who las
the balloon farm. About half u milv
from the Village " Frankfort and to.
miles from Utica this unique instilu'
ton IL found. The farm consists Of
only Ave acres, but II Il "A busy place.
Professor Myers calls his balloon
mandatory farm, because tho saulc
conditions ~ weather are necessary for
balloon making as for farming. d1Oi
hay weather 10 good balloon weather.
The rain.produolng bombs which
the United States government are cN-
pprimcnilng with are made BY Probes
sor Myers. They could be- made NJ no
other place In the country. dnnefal
Drydenforlh a. the special officer IN
charge ~ the experiment., he making
final arrangements with Professor
Myers for trip 10 Northern Texas,
WHERE ex petimonts will be made To see
n rain cannot be- produced by eH.
balloons. each ten feet In diameter,
have been made and shipped To IoXa'
Tor this purpose. This Is the arid region
Of the United States, and II nin can hc
produced nrtiiicially upon this land II
viii be " the greatest beneit To the
farmers In Southern Kansas Texas,
NJ we'll ~ In South Dakota aud other
portions oftle country.
In few words, the plan II 30 Initiate
n ballon with one part Of oxygen gas
aud two parts VI hydrogen gas. \
small ordinary ca1rldgeconnecicd with
two wires Ia placed Ia the balloon anu
the whole ~ sent up. When the bal
loon IL sufficiently high the cartridge
IL exploded by means OF electricity
sent through tho wires, and tue two
gases unite, forming water. Ihis
serves NJ a nucleus 10 precipiiatc the
moisture Of the atmosphere, and there
l. rain.
Last May Professor Myers md
General Drydcnforth made their frat
experiment In this line In n ravine n
short distance from the farm. Then "
few balloons were taken to Washington
aud In presence OF several officers and
scientific men, another experiment
was held. IL was n perfect success.
Tho balloon was exploded, the gases
ignited with n most terrific report and
n brilliant illumination. II rivalei
the sun In brilliaucy. Professor
Myers says that the explosion that
would occur II twenty.foot balloon
were employed would cause the most
terrific report ever heard on the earth.
In the experiments 10 be performed
I In Texas there will ho bomb. Of dyna'
mite carried up by kltes aud exploded
In thu air, aud moriars will discharge
large quantities Of giant powder. Pro
lessor Myers has shipped 10 Texas the
most unique outfit ever got together In
tho world. IL Is complete laboratory
to be used outside OF doors for the man
ufacture OF all the gaFes aud chemicals
TO Ice usel In the experiments. tn,
most Ingenious and practical air shlI
ever constructed Is that invented by
Professor Carl Myers, which he call,
his sky bicycle air ship. II Is operated
Ivy a screw which revolvesa sail, much
M screw propeller acts IN the water
The machinery il held In the air by 0
cignr.shHpcd balloon, which can b,
guided through the air with the great
est ease.