The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-03-16
sHownRs ar 5000 EACH.
Kansas Companies Fix "A Scale of Prices
for the Coming Season.

for the Coming Season.
The credulity of man. dispatch from
Topeka says, has never been subjected to
greater strain than It's now undergoing under
the manipulations of the rainmaker. Mel
bourne. the Australian, camo 10 Kansas and
conducted his experiments IN the secrecy OF
a little coop. well guarded from prylng eyes.
lie claimed TO have produced mist under
adverse circumstances after two weeks isola-
ton. As the wondering native had never
seen il rain within two weeks OF given time,
the price asked was cheeriully paid, and Mel
bourne WAS free TO continue his trials IN
Mexico where he now Is engaged III calling
down IRON the clouds tho coveted moisture.
Ills experiments at CoodlAnd, IN Kansas,
however. left an unexpected crop OF ram
makers. who claim 10 have discovered his
secret. and who are now ready to supplant
irrigation for q consideration. Two COM
panies have been incorporated and have pro
posed TO make contracts with counties at $500
a county. engaging to secure from one u two
inches OF RAIN under each contract. These
companies are much more liberal than
was Melbourne Us they will sell the secret
with but Que condition attached that they
will not use it IN adJ Joining counties and thus
ruin good territory. The rain must also be
confined to the county purchasing, for tins
great boon is not free. The secret has been
placed at the nominal price OF $500 per
county which il IS claimed IS cheap, as ram
can then be produced whenever wanted.
In order to make good their claims as sue
cessiul operators the two companies have
men at work il California and Arizona eX-
perimentng in the dry regions. Most favor
able reports have been received from the
experimeuters themselves. kilograms from
Nessrs. Borders and Llnders. two Of the
agents. indicate that one and One-halt inches
of rain was produced at PiXley. IN California.
The immediate result was the sale OF hity
shares of stock al par value.
Messrs. Murphy and smith, representing
the other company. wired their principals the
same day from 1ulare. the same state. the
cheering intelligence that they hal secured
one and One-half inches OF ram during the
dav and eighteen or an inch at
night. Taking the Alliance method Il COM
putati0n. they lack only "a few hundredths Of
an inch to secure ali they went after. which
they hope % obtain with the aid OF heavy
dew This has been accomplished IN only
fifteen days and Ut q time when rain cannot
be expected more than twice week IN the
mountains or foot hills OF California. Moth
ing could be more satisfactory.
Following the receipt or TINS cheering news
the secretary of the Interstate Rain Company
writes as follows:
cur company demonstrates 10 the salts
faction OF any one that we can produce ram
by artificial means III sufficient Quantities tor
practical purposes. Alter thorough demon
stration We are willing 10 sell our secret pro-
cess 70 districts composed OF hye 70 ten coun-
ties at "a cost of 81. 500 per county. We have
ten operators now III California who have mad
grand success. We have q great many calls
from oil over the country for the season OF
1882. so T. the PEOPLE OF your vicinity wish
20 get the benefit Of our process IN 1892, you
will want TO &c, together and organize. We
are willing 10 give trial rain at a time and
place your people would Tx. at cost not 10
exceed 8 40. We only give trial rains 70
parties who contemplate buying processes.
We will inform you next week what our men
are doing IN Cali Ornia.
This remarkable prOductiOn-rem
for its clearness and fairness the effect
of causing an organization and the raising Of
money for a trial RAIN"
The experiments seem all TO be conducted
at distance from the territory in which the
secret process - sought TO be sold This IL
accounted FOR under the theory that the
season u more favorable on the Pacific Coast
at this time OF the year because of the mild
ness the cold weather % Kansas interfering
with the process. AZ the cold weather does
not interfere with the sale Of territory or the
sale of the process. the farmers are urged T.
organize and raise the necessary money 10
secure springs rains.
Il response 70 this appeal the citizens Of
Thomas and Cheyenne counties are perfect
ing an organization preliminary 70 making a
contract with one of these companies.
But little Is heard Ot the original rainmaker
except that he IS at work among the noun
tains or Mexico. RumOr says he has been
successful. but he.does otcOmmunicate with
ms trends IN Kansas. who stole his carefully
guarded secret and commenced the business
for themselves.