The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-26


The temperature Is also promising, ex-
cept for southern carly gardening and tho
upper Missouri where the weather VIII be
hard on live stock
But 1t Is the hitter months that viii 1c-
toimine The general crops for 1896 and the
turns IN the weather VIII bring many dis
appointments,
The only way TO keep posted Is to read
tho newspapers continuing my weather
forecasts. Careless reading VIII do you
no good You must study ard understand
these bulletins in order to be benentcd by
them.
One thing bear carefully In mind. In APP
plying my monthly forecasts you may cX-
pect the result to rim a little over into
the following month or extend back a
little into the preceding month
This was true of December 1895. II the
temperature of the month only Is In
cluded the month averaged warmer IN
the northern portions of the United
States than was predicted. but by IN
GLIDING three days Of January the fore
cast and the monthly average agree
The eastern portions OF Canada, however
averaged little warmer and the southern
portions OF the Pacific slope NttlG
colder than was expected.
CONTINENTAL ARIDITY.
The Pacific slope receives It's moisture
pTlnclpRllN from iilS dtli'I p'NhH' '''N''
| II Is evaporated by the downpour OF dry
air In the north Pacific perpetual high
the center of which h about 30 degrees
west of San Francisco.
The moisture Is brought to the Paclnc
slope by winds whose prevailing direction
on tho coast Is nearly parallel with inc
coast and therefore all of California, Ne
vada. ARIZONA, Utah. Idaho and the east
| ern parts of Colorado and New Mexico
| must depend for sufficient rainfall on
| the conditions OF the countries northwest
of them.
Whatever will aid IN holding moisture
! win aid In rainfall and the prevention OF
| droutha and no, winds ana tncse alus
| nitst he general. The whole of tine Norm
| American continent including Mexico
| must adopt similar measures before ram
| can be properly distributed ana local
drOuths prevented.
Western Texas. Mexico ard New Mex
| leo receive their moisture partly from we
| Pacific and partly from the Atah,ic. the
crest OF the Rocky Mountain extension
| being the dividing line
| East Of tho Rockies the humidity comes
almost exclusively from the CUR oil
| Mexico and tho Atlantic lying immediate
! ~ cast OF IL, whore the sea water Is 'iteh
| nv evaporation and carried INTO inc con,
| tinent by the North Altanic perpetu"i
| high. ,.ao,
Tbe central path o. moisture laden
stream OF air enters the continent pc
tween New orleans and Galveston moves
Nv way OF the Black iillls. Manitoha, me
Great lakes and the gnlf Of ST. Lawrence
yrhere n enters the Atlantic coast
This stream of moisture covers MEXICO,
mi of the United states ard southern
| Canada that lie cast east OF the hochS
mountain crest and from that aerial rlVer
iii the North American continent men
| toned is watered and whatever prevents
mat humid wind river from rrocipltntins
I Or from gathering moisture on us course
nrocts the rainfall OF all tho countries
| wing cast OF the Rockies. causing the
drouths and foods that do sueh vas,
damage. o.s,.n,
maj the causes Of drouih and floods exr
tend 10 all North American countrlesi mat
| the remedies must be Of continental ex-
| tent ,nd therefore tho questions involved
arc international as to this continent
with our own countrymen irrigauon
must become National question because
states can not successfully deal vita the
| causes.