Los Angeles herald., 1892-11-27
WEATHER FORECAST.
A GOOD WORK UNDERTAKEN BY
THE BOARD OF TRADE.
An Improvement in the Weather
Bureaus Service that Is an I'm
psrative Need In South
ern California.

At the regular monthly meeting oi
the directors of the board of trade, held
October II, 1892, resolutions were
adopted urging upon the chief of the
weather bureau of the United States to
establish local forecast office in this
city.
copy of the preamble and resolu-
tions was forwarded to Hon. Mark w.
Harrington, chief of the weather bureau
OF the United States, and upon receipt
OF the same he replied aa follows:
1.-THE copy OF preamble and resolu-
tions of the board of directors of the
Los Angeles board of trade, with regard
to assigning a local forecast official to
your city, has been received, with your
communication urging earnest consider
tion of the case.
I'm reply, l beg to cav that the secre-
tary OF agriculture has not yet decided
what points to select for the three Off
cials OF this grade who are yet to be ap-
pointed. For these appointments there
are several other applications, all from
important points, and while would be
personally pleased to see Los Angeles
selected as one, it is not certain that we
will find it best to include it at present.
This would not mean, however, that
such an appointment would not be made
in the future at LIS Angeles, with the
Importance OF which l am fully i'm
pressed"
After receipt Of Mr.. Harrington's let
ter, the secretary of the board of trade
sent copy OF the resolutions passed by
the board to Hon. jeremiah III. Rusk,'
secretary OF agriculture, with the re-
quest that he take into earnest consider
alton the claims of Los Angeles for one
of the foremost Offices remaining va
cant.
Copies OF the resolutions were also
forwarded to Governor Markham, Sena-
tor FELTON, and Congressman Bowers,
with the request that they use their in
fuence with the secretary of agriculture
in favor OF Los Angeles as the point for
a local forecast office. Governor Mark
ham, upon receipt of the resolutions,
addressed the following letter to the
secretary OF agriculture
81 am informed by the board of trade
OF Los Angeles that there are three
forecast offices now vacant, and that
they have petitioned the chief of the
weather bureau to establish one of them
in that city. The enclosed resolutions
set forth at length the reasons why an
Office should be established in Los Ange-
les. most heartily endorse every word
contained in the resolutions, and desire
to urge upon you the necessity
of granting their request. You
will readily recall your trip
through that section of the state
and the great value of the fruit product
which is practically without the protec-
tion which the government desires to
afford through the distribution of these
offices. l sincerely trust that you will
see your way clear to grant the request
at an early day, as the season is now ap-
preaching when protection is most
needed. 1 urge this upon you not only
as resident OF that locality and inter-
ested in the immediate welfare of my
neighbors, but as the governor of the
state and also personally"
As the location of this office is of great
Importance to the people of Southern
California it is hoped that the appoint
ment will be made.