The morning call., 1894-01-21
PAGUE TO RETIRE.
He Will Practice Law in
Portland.
Inspector Smith Arrives From WASH
ngton-Weather-M Maker Pague's
Probable Successor.

horace E. Smith, the recently appointed
Inspector of the United States Weather
Bureau. arrived from Washington on Fri.
day and has commenced his official duties
He has temporarily taken a desk in the
Office of B. 5. Pague. forecast official. who
has quarters in the Mills building. In
spectOr Smith will reside in Oakland, how
ever, and will maintain his Office across
the bay. One object Of this location is to
prevent the impression that he is in any
way connected with the local station OF
the Weather Bureau service.
There has been a shuttle in the service OF
the Weather Bureau, which explains In
spector Smiths assignment to this locality.
Under date of January g." said he, IN
stead of having four general inspectors,
each without any clearly defined territory,
Chief Harrington has divided the work of
the bureau into three iuspectoral districts,
the Northern, Southern and Western. The
Northern district includes the New Eng
land States. New York, New Jersey. Penn
sylvania, Ohio, Indiana. Illinois, Missouri,
Kansas, Colorado and northward and west
to the continental divide. The headquar-
ters of the Northern inspector will be at
Detroit. The Southern district includes
the remaining States east of the CONT
mental divide, with headquarters at Nash
vile, Tenn. The Western district COM
prises all the States and Territories west
OF the divide, and Arizona. and has head
quarters at San Francisco"
When Forecast Official Pague was sent
hither from Portland it was with the I'M
Outstanding that he should remain only
temporarily in this city. The department
wished some one at the weather helm dur
ing tie rainy season who had been long
enough on the coast to understand the
sudden climatic changes Of the coast and
who coUl0 call the turn on the weather
more accurately than au Eastern man, un-
used to sudden storms popping out of the
ocean. Mr.. Pague'S transfer anticipated
a residence in San Francisco of two or
three months. He has already been here
over two months, and anticipates a recall
10 Portland at any time in the near future.
The impression at first prevailed at the
Merchants Exchange that Inspector Smith
was sent TO San Francisco TO go into train
ing as Prophet Pague's successor This
idea is erroneous, however, and it now
seems probable that our next weather.
maker will be E. B. Garrlott, one of the
general fOrecasterS at the bureau in
Washington. An examination is now in
progress for the grade of professor in the
weather service, which is a step higher
than that of forecast official. Garriott is
considered the most likely man for this
promotion. The examination is being con-
Quoted under civil seryicetrules, and so far
he is in the lead. If he secures the ai-
vancement in rank he is to be sent to San
Francisco TO relieve Mr.. Pague. This
Office will De advanced in RANK. the official
in charge receiving almost double the salary
of local forecast official.
Mr.. Pague has announced his intention
Of abandoning the service of the weather
bureau for the practice of law. He was
admitted to the bar in Oregon about year
ago and con templates beginning practice
at an early date. He intends to open an
Office in Portland. where he has already
acquired some business interests. His de-
parture is contingent on the arrival of his
successor.