The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-10-11

8. a PERKINS TRYING To SECURE
WEATHER BIZ REau REMOVAL
Hanna's secretary He Has Great
Innsenee With Chief WIFI. Moore
-seatfIe In the Central station.

Tacoma has valuable friend at court
IL TIE DerEGn of s a Perkins. secretary
70 Marx Hanna. ard TacaFn2 = not letting
any strings hang Loose thai can y puslea
20 80 eSn advantage. Tnat city nas cast
longing eyes or fhe many distinctions en-
Joyed ~ Seattle Es the metropolis Of the
state ard has decided that SO long as Ne
have Gne Influential Mr Perkins on our
list We may as vel get few little taiaSs.
such. for inz.a1ca. IS The head state oEstce
q the weather bureau.
The benefit q having the Washington
section director q tie weather bureau
stationed 81 Seattle g not great. but il .
r. honor fuasnus3eh IS such directors are
always located in the largest city OF a
state. Tacoma wants honor. but more
than al slle wants advertising. As the
distributing paint for bulletins Of IRE ctt-
mate and crops her name would %
brZ4afsd about IN az influential connection
s a Perkins was IL Tacoma several
weeks ago. and the story ts well aUihen-
ticated thai while there ne promised %
secure for Tacoma the head Office in this
state OF the weather bureau. Wills l.
Moore chief OF the weather bureau was
appointed IL 1855 b. Grover Cleveland.
Ills removal is discretionary With the
president and since the change OF adj
mluisrration chief Moore has been Godg-
ing imaginary swords which were liable
20 remove ais head ;. A Perkins has A
pull. Il Il said, and being the possessor
OF such a convenience he can say 70 VIII
lis 5. Moore chief % the weather bureau:
Chief W. would Ike 10 have the head
Office % the Washington section located
in Tacoma. OF course you Ike 20 have
something 20 say in these matters. and
just offer TINS sugge stiCn as move liable
to be approved b. the president Really,
old chap. you're not very strong there,
you know. But III be your friend-that
Is II Tacoma gets the distributing sta
tion-and I'll SEE that no harm comes 10
you"
Mr. Perkins can say these things and II
Is understood that he has promised 10 DO
50. What AR. Moore viii do is not prob
lematical. The location OF the office is Of
no Importance to him. but his position IS.
Spokane has al . been disposed in a half
hearted way 70 make try for the Office
now located IA this city, and having also
friends at court there may be a conflict
As previously stated. the advantages Of
having the distributing station are not
manifold bat u s desirable because cf
the tacit acknowledgment IL conveys Of
a citys Importance.
G. ~ Salisbury. observer and section
director stationed here. yesterday de-
scrlbed the duties Of the local office IN
which IL differs from such Independent
stations as Spokane, Tacoma, Walia
Walla. Fort Candy. Port Angeles Ia
toosh isiaad and Pysht. These Offices al
ANiEEEA&4t&H II III ftFbftn AAt S1attA" -
the central office. and besides recelT-
ing reports from these regular stations
Is center for the reports from volunteer
stations located In all parts Of the state
and numbering IN all forty-uine. Al vol
unteer stations observa tiCns are taken b.
volunteer observers who collect material
FOR the monthly reviews and weekly cro0
reports published and distributed from
the central office. Each month 500 q
these reports are issued and they find
wide distribution. In them are tables
showing data Of the temperature and pre-
clpitation in every part Of the state for
one month. During the crop season a
weekly crop bulletin Is issued. Last sea-
ec'. these had circulation Cf 5o0 weekly,
prd Observer Salisbury hopes this year 10
raise the number 70 1890 The resume Of
the crop situation "a taken from reports
coming "a from all the producing districts.
Besides this there Is Issued daily from
the central office to places in this city and
Western Washingt1 u 10 maps. and $50
forecasts are mailed 10 all points that IAN
be reached IN a day Such a collection
and diffusion ef Information important
to all classes Of people whose interests
are affected by climatic conditions nat-
urally advertises Seattle and Is in that
way a benefit TO the city.
When asked regarding the alleged prom
ise of :. A Perkins 20 have the central
Office removed 20 Tacoma. Observer Sails
bury replied that he knew nothing OF The
pfans Of the department and was not In
position 90 say what changes. II any. were
contemplated.