The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-10-25
is A VISITOR IN RALEIGH
The Weather Conditions Look Pro
pitious for the Fair" Said
Mr.. Moore.
ne DELIVERS AN ADDRESS HERE TONIGHT
Mr.. Moore is the Guest Of President Daniels of
the Chamber Of Commerce. Talks Of the
Wireless Telegraph Stations at Hat
teras and Roanoke lslard.

Hon. Willis l.. Moore, Chief of the Uni
ted States Weather Bureau, arrived in
the city yesterday from Washington, d.
c., and is the guest of Mr.. Josephus Dan
iels, the president of the Chamber of
Commerce.
The distinguished visitors who speaks
tonight at p. m. at the House of Com
mons, comes here as the representative
of Secretary Wilson, of the Department of
Agriculture. The subject of his address
will be THE Weather Bureau and It's
Relations to the Farmers
'The weather conditions look propitious
for your fair said the affable and genial
head of the weather bureau last night
when Intercepted on the ever interesting
and threadbare subject by representa-
tive of the News and Observer. AS evil
dence of the fact that Mr.. Moore is in
perfect harmony with the gala occasion
he volunteered to say, IF the Weather
Bureau has any control over the elements
the sun will shine and balmy breezes
will blow for all your State fairs But
as Mr. Moore does not claim infallibility
"If such conditions do not prevail Divine
Providence will be running the weather
and not the Weather Bureau"
The Weather Bureau is experimenting
with wireless telegraphy in North Caro-
lima and Mr.. Moore talked interestingly
of these experiments last night. He has
been spending some time on the eastern
shore of the State where the experiments
hoi Cd Txun ct a
been established on the coast, one at
Roanoke Island and the other at Cape
Hatteras Though these stations are 81
miles apart kilograms are being sent sue
cessfully by the wireless system. Speak
ing of the work of the Weather Bureau
at the two stations Mr.. Moore said:
1.-THE results have been satisfactory and
the two stations are working beautifully.
1t was decided to experiment with wire
less telegraphy in this State SO as to
get away from interference. The ultimate
object is to be able to establish COM
munication between the coast weather
bureau stations and commerce"
so far as / know the stations at
Hatteras and Roanoke Island are the only
two working along the coast in this
country A third station will be es-
taDllSneQ at Cdpe 11SHly, "hiSh 10 A-'
miles from these in this State. The sys-
tenn of wireless telegraphy used by the
Weather Bureau is the invention OF the
inventors of the department. 1t works
better than the other systems in my opin-
ion. The secret of the bureaus invention
is very carefully guarded
While wireless telegraphy is practical
BILE in general way, Mr.. Moore admits
that it's sphere is very limited in its
present condition. Very much is TO De
done in improving the system before WIRE
less telegraphy is suitable for commercial
introduction" said Mr.. Moore. For IN
stance two instruments cannot send mes
sages Simultaneously over the same ter
ritory. Unless the experimentors are able
to differentiate messages so that a sta
ton can receive a message that IL de-
sires to receive to the exclusion OF all
others, it may be necessary for the united
States government to take exclusive con-
troll of all wireless stations and eStapllsn
them in such a way as to prevent confu-
sion Imagine the confusion should com
peting companies attempt to work the
same territory Ultimately this difhcuity
will be overcome, but is ong way on.
No man IN the country is more promi-
nent in the public eye than the mead OF
the Weather Bureau whose name appears
on every weather map in every city ano
hamlet in the country every day. Mr.
Moore is young man. and though he has
been in the service of the Weather Bu-
reau twenty years he doesn't look as
| if he had passed out of the twentles.