The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-06

.n~nt convention of United States
- aurezg officials held in Omaha
Zas~. y AMI 10 and the result OF their
- r.ore than ever emphasizes the great
s-..,-,nce OF that service 10 all classes
~ csnaItions OF people and its greater
Y srerscsation by The people at large IN every
49,. 81 me Ja-oa. ''osd PROP. wao was
80 ..ss.sc, OF so much ridieule in years
ne has, by accomplished results.
D D..y.s respect and attention, and Il ~
rsnsral!y accepted fact that the
- loss OF this service would prove az
-. 70 the country as the sudden cut
49, ~ o, telegraph or telephone service.
II -. n Salisbury. the weather OBJ
RI - ~ the Seattle local office. who at
x..sss .hs convention. has returned from
100 and reports much good accom-
~ssssd by the interchange or views ana
Syx.ss on these important meteoro.osleai
st.~ts Mr. Salisbury said yesterday
- number 81 new IDEAS had been aG-
Irrred by members OF the convention. but
- tharoughly considered and passed
/ 100 be the officials az Washington could
-, rox bs made public. Some OF these.
e. ssought. II adopted. would prove OF
! Sc.ieglable service TO the country.
- las. convention Of these officials
e.ss heid three years ago Al indianapolis.
tsua sbe next one Is set Tor Two years
! -S.cs ard the probabilities are that IL will
g hSM on the Pacific coast. at either San
49, o. Portland. with Seattle as a
go running mate. The convention this
~svr vas attended ~ about eighty Of
3c~ls who came from every state in the
f-sSsn. ripe with practical experience
ss,hsred Ia their several districts.
Chief Moore Presided.
\ rss convention WAS presided over by
,rss Wills L. Moore. chief OF the
Weather bureau I'm Washington City, and
Luong the more prominent members pres
M we're Prof Cleveland Able. one of the
y handlers of the weather bureau service.
kNihfough whose work and influence the
WORK largely became q successful posi-
sllisy: Prof. Henry A. Hazen. James
Berry division chief OF the bureau. and
- private secretary, +. h. Calvert; ". II.
f-Ssnmon. Of San Francisco; DIR. ]. NJ.
llre. OF Galveston Tex: Maj. III. C. Bate,
Il Nashville. Tenn. DIR. Robert j. Hyatt,
q 81. Louis Prof. John X. Sage. Of Des
aosnss Ia; 3. s. Pague, of Portland. Or:
Iex Meade. New Orleans: r. F. Lyons.
Z. Paul. I'd A. Beals. Cleveland, o. DR..
George VI Chapel. Des Moines. la; f.
3. Rrandenburg. Denver: A. J. Mitchell.
Acksaasille. Fla: j. F. Townsend. PhiIa-
| lkiphia Pa: Henry ]. Cox and Charles
= linney, both of Chicago; r. +. Chaffee.
Montgomery. Ala: Norman y. Conger.
Nesrost: c F. Schneider. Lansing, M.eh.:
EYiord wilson. Milwaukee. WIS: Thomas
= outram, Minneapolis: A L. Hackett.
Columbia, Mo-. j. Warren Smith. Column
q ~. o. John w. Smith. Boston: +. w.
NrGaua. Brunswick. y. J.: f. J. Glass.
Rck. Ark. G. L. X. Wappenhans. In
dsnap ot.s md; j u. Marburg. Atlanta.
O.; George +. Hunt. Louisville, Ky, +.
! Waz. baltimore. Nd: l. NJ. Pindeli.
n, T. C.; Luclus A. Welsh. Omaha. Neb:
" Il. Maxwell. w. u. Donaldson and
i Walter Pyne. Of Omaha: Walter S. Pal
Mr.. Cheyenne. wyo. II. II. Bronson. Bis
IN -
kh; Patrick Conner, Kansas City. Mo-:
hrek II Smyth. Cairo H.: Alfred +.
ns. Albany. n. Y: samuel W. Glenn,
HTen, $. D.; George +. Hunt. Louis
=. eorge =. Franklin. Los Angeles. Cal:
aofge iiass Hazen. Toledo. O. John
YAK. Springfield. H.: J. Pcmberton
ttasghter, Nayland Bailey. Fort Smith,
Nk; George Il. Wurtz. Escanaba, Mlch..
TIE two days OF the convention were
scapsed IN the discussion Of a number OF
q topics and the reading of papers.
E9l Moore In his opening address pad
tsh compliment 20 Secretary Of Aericul-
pr James Wilson. and later on the fol-
eesiag resolution WIS adopted by a rising
or slth applause. and telegraphed to
Louis. where Mr. Wilson had gone
~slh President Mex nley:
: TIE weather bureau officials OF the
h sslarinent Of agriculture. in convention
lSfnhied az Omaha. October u. express
.Hlel' OF eial appreciation and personal ar
hcsn for him whose executive ability
80 ana,e kindness OF heart have done so
Vssa 10 extend the usefulness OF The
sstaer bureau and 10 raise the standard
lis personnel. We extend greeting 10
eon James Wilson. secretary of agricu-
hF rising vote the convention passed
resolution concentrating zen. Greedy
ia rs CORPS upon the excA isat work
sese during ihe late war
II
Ie members. calling attention 10 the inn
EsaAaes % maintaining strict discipline
e ne necessity Of those IN the service
Il ae ss0dehss- 4 course of study had