The Southern herald., 1892-02-26

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he United States Weather Bureau viii
.ome to hold the hrst place among the
services Of the world.
Since the transfer Of the Bureau to
tho Department Of Agriculture many
changes have been made and new
features tddsd with 3 view Of carrying
out the oppressed intention OF Con-
yress to especially develop and extend
the work in the interest Of agricultnre.
The circulation Of the weather mApa |
has been largely increased, the daily |
forecasts telegraphed TO places nst
reached before, State weather service
in various States, and It is
the aim and desire Of the administra-
ton as far as possible to place the ell'
matologiOal information which has been
gathered during the last twenty years,
as we'll as the latest weather informa-
tiOn, before all classes whose interests
can in any way be benefited By scientific
climatic information or Orreliable rnste0rO-
logical knowledge.
The office Of the Weather Bureau In
Memphis is located in the Cotton Ex-
change building, where the daily
weather charts are prepared from the
observations taken at s am. and pm.
at the various stations throughout the
United States and Canada. These OBJ
servations consist OF the temperature at
am. and pm, the highest ana low
est in twenty-four hours, direction and
velocity Of the wind, state Of weather,
whether clear, cloudy, raining or snow
ing, rain or snowfall, clouds, ETC., as
we'll as the stage Of the river at the
various cities located on the navigable
rivers. All this is placed on the chart
from which q general synopsis Of the
weather prevailing at the time is pre-
pared, as we'll as a forecast of the
weather to be expected during the next
twenty-tour to seventy-two hours.
These charts are furnished, free Ct
charge, to business and professional
men in Memphis, to postmasters or
others in the surrounding towns and
cities, who will display them for public
benefit and 10 teachers in the public
schools for the purpose Of instruction in
elimatology. The daily forecasts are tele-
graphed to cities and towns, where the
information is made public by the use
Of flags, showing by their color, shape
or position the probable weather for the
ensuing twenty-iOur hours, the expense
of telegraphing being borne by tbs
Bureau.
During the cotton-growing season
from May to November, daily report
are received from fourteen sub-statiOn
in this district, giving the maximum
: and minimum temperature and rainfall
for the last twenty-fOur hours as well .
general report Of the whole CottoI
) Belt. This information Is for the ea
. pecial use Of those interested in tn
growing crop, and is used as q basis 10
Q estimation OF futures. During the en-
+ tire year daily readings Of the rive
. gauges, at cities on the navigable river'
y are reported, by telegraph, to the Men
phis office for the benefit Of those er
e gagged in river navigation. All this il
r formation, as we'll as the result
+ careful study OF the different climate
b in the United States, for those desirin
n a change in the interest of health, Is
II file with this Bureau, and is accessible
n to the public
IT The office in Memphis is equippe
with full set Of the latest pattern
% self-recording instruments for takin
'e meteorological observations, and is u
5. der the charge of Mr.. w. NJ. Wilso
N and visitors are welcome at all time
A. ANY personal inquiries or commune
IS tions on the above subjects, application
70 for weather charts or telegrnphic for
n casts will receive attention, and will
g furnished as far as the rules OF u
nt service will allow and the appropriate
n' permit.