Phoenix weekly herald. [volume] (Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz. Territory) 1896-1899, 1898-11-03
ALMOST CRIMINAL CARELESS
NESS
None Are so Blind as Those Who Will
Not See.

The HERALD has often referred Il
the value of the Arizona section of the
Weather Bureau as an advertising
medium and the great good that can
not fail to follow from proper appre
probation of his service. 1t is OF
course d fact that no one opposes the
work of the bureau, but the evil exists
in the lack of interest shown in its
work. even when the matter is called
TO the attention of the public.
While all are interested in the de
velopment of the country and rackine
their brains for methods of advertis-
ing that are effective and cheap, while
they are ribbing up the chamber of
commerce and other local institutions
for inactivity they sit idly by and al
low one of the best opportunities to
escape them unheeded. 1t cannot be
from ignorance. for ample suggestions
have been made from the rostrum and
by the press. 1t must therefor be as
cribed TO pure carelessness.
The Arizona section under the dl-
rection of Mr. VIM G. Burns issues
weekly and at government expense, a
crop summary and weather bulletin
showing crop and weather conditions
all over the territory. The value of
these reports seem to be entirely IN
der estimated. 1t is fact that in
older communities where the service
has been longer established and is bet
ter understood, the weather bureau Is
relied upon almost entirely by those
seeking reliable Information regarding
other lands and countries. To illus
trate, a man desiring a change of eli
mate applies to the bureau for inform
alton regarding this or that place and
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for the selection of his future home.
Now. the Arizona crop and climate
report is sent weekly to every office
in the United States without expense
to the public. The matter contained
in the report is compiled by the direc-
tor from data furnished him by the
voluntary observers and crop report
ers throughout the territory. He must
perforce depend upon this. as he can
not be everywhere himself and the
government cannot afford to buy the
information and distribute it for moth
ing. To facilitate matters weekly re
port cards are furnished to any or all
upon applicat ton and the director is
only too anxious to comply with these
requests. 1t facilitates his work as
well as helps the country.
Now, with all due respect to these
reports. which are good as far as they
90. it is humiliating TO read one of
them and see the evident lack of inter
est taken by the people who reap the
benefit
For illustration.th there is just one man
in Maricopa county who is public
spirited enough to send in a regular re-
port though others report occasion
ally Navajo county, which is consid.
cred one of the smalles from an agri-
cultural standpoint, responds the most
Yayapai next. Maricopa.
which should be clear in the lead on
this work is scarcely represented and
no county is represented as it should
be- 1t will take not to exceed ten
weekly TO make out and NAL
these cards and that without expense.
There should be at least twenty week
ly crop reports from this county find
their way to the weather bureau and
all other counties proportionately
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