Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1893-11-17
A RECORD BREAKER.
THERE HAS BEEN NO YEAR LIKE
THE PRESENT.
October Kept Up the Unusual In
Weather Conditions. and Com
tributed its Share Towards MAX.
Ing 1898 n Memorable Season.

| ing 1915 II McmOraDie season.
II. +. Alciatore, director of the State
weather bureau issues the following
bulletin for the month of October
1898:
TO the farmers OF this State the
weather during the first half of
i October was u total failure. The
average temperature for the State was
469 degrees; this is 81 degrees colder
than the normal October temperature.
: In the western half OF the State the
deficiency in the temperature amount
ed to 3.6 degrees, and in the eastern
half to "a degrees. Crystal Springs,
in Kitsap county, had the warmest
monthly mean temperature, viz, 81. Il
degrees, while Waterville, in Douglas
county, had the coolest monthly mean.
which was 42.4 degrees. At Daven-
port the thermometer, on the 26th,
went to 80 degrees; this is the highest
temperature reported in the State.
At no time during the month did the
thermometer go down to the zero
mark, the lowest temperature recorded
being II degrees above, at Waterville
on the 23d. The total range between
the very highest and very lowest
temperature in the state was II de-
grees. Our coolest weather occurred
! in all parts of the state on the 23d and
Oath.
I" In the matter OF rainfall, October,
1898, was record breaker Taking
+ the state as whole. the rainfall was
407 inches, which is just 0.59 of an
inch more than the usual October
precipitation. At Mesh Bay in the
extreme northwestern portion of the
State, the observer measured I1.44
inches OF rain during the month.
Bridgeport, Douglas county, just across
the mountains and at about the same
latitude as Neah Bay, received only
OO7 of an inch for its share of
moisture for October. The rainfall in
eastern Washington, especially in Spo-
kane, Whitman, Franklin, Columbia,
Walla Walla and klickitat counties,
was tremendous. A correct idea can
be had of this excess of moisture from
the following figures for eastern Wash
ington:
ain 1890 there was 0G5 inch; in
1891 there was 0.5i inch; in 1892
there was 0.6S inch; this year there
were 2.54 inches.
"Thus it will be seen that this
months record of precipitation in
Eastern Washington exceeded that of
the preceding three Octobers put to-
gether by OCT of an inch.
"The fall rains came upon the
Eastern Washington farmers fully
three weeks earlier than usual and as
the crops were from two to three
weeks late. it is no wonder if these
rains ruined so many thousands of
bushels of grain. The damage to the
grain crops has not been so general as
was at first feared. A good deal of
wheat was saved during the latter part
of the month, the weather having
been quite propitious. 1t is sig
niticant fact that, in spite of the
serious damage done to the grain in
Eastern Washington by this unprece-
dented rain fall, the railroads of this
State will, this season, be called upon
to handle rs large and as fine q crop
OF wheat as was ever grown in any
State of the Union"
A Fine Record.
The Phoenix Fire Insurance Com
pany, of Brooklyn, according to the
Coast Rppiew, leads all American fire
insurance companies on the Pacific
coast. The Phoenix was organized in
1853, and has made rapid strides to
the front. The assets of the Phoenix
January |, 1893, was $6,167 62S. The
Pacific coast premiums for the year
1892 was $337 ,43l. Under the con-
servative management of Brown, Craig
Il Company, of San Francisco, the
Pacific coast agency, the loss ratio was
only 80 per cent.
The American. of Philadelphia (under
the same management. is one of the
oldest American fire Offices having
been organized in 1910, it justly claims
the prior right to the name American.
This staunch old company has been
growing in favor and is making (under
the present management rapid strides
to the front. Since 1885 the business
OF the American has trebled. It's as
sets January l, 1898, was $3,lS3,302.
The Pacific coast premiums for 1892
was, in round figures, 1896, 900 loss
ratio, &c per cent. T. N. Ford is the
local agent, ll5 West Fourth street,
Olympia.
a young lady wishe. to get work as
housekeeper in some family can
give good references. Apply at this
office.