The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-02-04
THE PASSING THRONG.

B. g. Pague, local forecast Official OF the
weather bureau at Portland, Who has eeec ID
tie city for the last few days 10 make rrepsra-
tio1s for the establishment OF a station IL THIS
city, returned 20 Portland .sst night. after eo1n-
pstiay the worE for which ne came mere. "a
have inspected several sites for the location o!
The station, asce-tanef the rent asked for them.
end shall repcr. the result OF my ms pee slon 10
the chief OF the bureau" said he. "lt viii take
several weeks 10 have the OUTFIT for the station
skipped here, owing to the red tape connected
with quartern,aster shipments. and nar-iy
think the station will be got in working order
before the FIRST OF April. / hope trst-eiass
observer will be sen: here one wno VIII maze
an effort 10 arouse popular interest in the Work
o. the bureau. ana extend the Dement'S 10 De
derived from {; as far possible. Tne study OF
laws which govern the weather is Compare.
tive new one. bu; the United States leads al
other countries In the efficiency OF this
branch OF the public service. In addition
to the Is5 frst-e.ass observation stations sus-
stained by the Federal government, there are
owe, 1850 volunteer stations. sus aimed by the
sia;e governments, the Observer generally serV'
Ing witaout pay. Then We b we many thou-
sands or correspondents throughout the agricul'
turas aud horticultural districts, who SEMI N
We ky reports concerning the condition OF ne
crops and the effect on them OF the weather pre-
vaising. No one will deny the great value OF
gathering aud disseminating this information,
better, must admit that ii Is yet far from per-
feet Perhaps some day the science will have
so far advanced that the weather for an en'ire
season can be predicted with Us much accuracy
a. can now the appearance OF comet or tae oc-
eurrence Of an eclipse. Even now the facilities
for obtaining information about the weather
for a lay il advance OF It's coming is far ahead
o. the means for spreading the information
among the masses. /, the cities the people can
observe the signal flags displayed and read the
daily papers. but there are no adequate means
OF promptly conveying the Information 10 that
larger class OF the people who perhaps need 1t
Observation-Disclosures. Perhaps the time
viii not come until the telephone ts
as common thing in every household
as the weekly newspaper. In some parts OF the
East arrangements have been made for display.
Ing The weather signal on the railway trains as
they pass through the country, the employees
being instructed to change them az reports from
the weather bureau are received The value o:
the predictions made by the weather bureau has
been many times proven by those who have had
occasion to test them. At the time of the last
floods couple OF months ago, the coming of the
Chinook which caused them announced
several hours before its appearance, and the bu-
reau has now file n letter from the officials OF
the Union Pacific railway stating that the
timely Information furnished mad saved that
road several thousands of dollars. All marine
INSURANCE companies doing business the
Great Lakes have a clause in their policies tat
ing that the departure of an insured vessel
from port while a storm signal Is flying
operates TO cancel the policy. There are many
things in this district requiring study. some OF
which are very peculiar and puzz!ing. For In
stance, the rainiest point in the whole United
States is Cape Flattery, where the annual rain
fall is over 100 inches At Port Angeles it falls
to forty-seven inches and at Port Townsend 1t
decreases 70 only eighteen inches, while coming
on up the Sound it again rises to fortY-fve
inches at Seattle and ffty-four inches at
olympia sgaiu decreasing to loriy-nine inches
at Portland"
A. II. Kellogg formerly OF the foundry firm of
Kellogg & williamson in this city, and now a
leading business man of Coupeviile, is III the
city with his bride a shor: visit to his father.
DR.. J: c. Kellogg. We was married on Thursday
at New Whatcom, to Miss Lillian Buffers an
accomplished lady of that city, Rev. c. r. Tho.
burn. OF Tacoma, performing the ceremony.
The happy couple will make their home on
WILDLY island, where Mr.. Kellogg was born aud
where he has spent most of his years.
crate member OF the house OF representatives In
tie last legislature, Was In the city Thursday.
Speaking TO a POsT-ISTELLIG ENCER reporter with
reference 10 the senatorial fight, he said "There
In determined effort to defeat Allen this time,
and though am Democrat should be very
sorry to see him dowuei. 1t would &c too bad,
sfter all the good work he has done for the
state"