The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-11
FORECASTS BY FOSTER.
Another Warm Wave About the 2oth-But Little
Rain with 1t.

Chicago, H. August 1O.-(Copyrightcd,
1901, by w. r. Toster) last bulletin gave
forecasts of disturbance to cross continent
August 10 TO 10 warm wave j. TO H.
cool wave is 10 is.
Next disturbance win reach pacinc coast
about August 10 cross west Of Rockies by
close Of %. great central valleys II to %,
Eastern states -
Warm wave viii eross west Of Rockies
about August 10. great central valleys 81,
Eastern States % Cool wave will cross
west OF Rockies about -. great central
valleys ~, Eastern states 20
This disturbance viii pass well to north,
WARD, inWugurate the hot totm of August
nnd bring but little rain.
Las disturbance 0f August viii reach
Paclhc coast about August -. cross west
Of Rocdes by close Of -. great central
valleys - To ~ Eastern States ~
warm wave VIII cross west Of Rockies
about August %, great central valleys -,
Eastern States 20, Cool wave win cross
west Of Rockies about IS great central
valleys 30, Eastern States September !.
This disturbance will continue the hot
term OF August, VIII pass well To north
ward and Will bring hut little rain tin
about the closing days Of the month, when
showers may be expected.
The storm waves that viii cross meridian
10 about August ~ and Is viii hc OF more
than usual FORGE and may reach the danger
line OF tornadoes in the Northern States.
There viii also probanty be hail storms in
Manitoba yaaey OF the Red river Of The
North aud In the upper Missouri valleys.
Flowing for winter wheat will engage
the attention OF farmers in the winter
wheat countries and In many parts the soil
VIII probably be In best condition from
August 10 to %. After that 1t win proba
An Important iiem is to get rid Of the
liessian fly, wheat louise and other wheat
destroycrs and the only sure method Is by
burning the grass stubhle, stalks and trash
OF the fields before pl0wing. Farmers re-
Rret 70 burn their fields because It en-
riches the soil to turn the dead vegetation
under, but Il is vastly important to de
stroy tnose dangerous Insects
~
am moving my business 60 Chicago
where / win have many facilities not here
tofore accessible 20 me. Large lnier6,ts
also demand my weather work here and
could not wen attend to their demand,
without moving my office to Chicago. Thi;
IS the grain center OF the world. ana frcn
mere gn pet ~ ssre ane interests q
out OF Il. Mig postoftce address viii b,
box 1906. Chicago, III.
Special Interests viii have no effect OF
my weather work. The farmer, shipper
dealer and commerce generally In order 4,
get the benefit OF knowledge Of futnr,
weather must conform TO the forecasts, fol
can NOT manIpulate my weather ealcum
lions TO please any one, must serve al
Interests alike.
l have Just passed through some OF thi
most trying. exacting tests touching this
recent great drouth In the corn belt an.
have come out each time with a great vic
TORY, while the forecasts Of all others hay,
signnlly failed.
/ challenge the world and am ready 1,
enter into series of crucial tests In fore
casting the weather foV any locality Il
Canada OF the United States cast OF thu
~
wen known astronomer recently pub
iished a statement In the newspapers tba
has attracted wide attention. He claim
that the disastrous heat Of this summe
win continue four years. Coming from sucl
high authority this Is an Important state
anent.
The statement IS not wen founded, AMI
IS unworthy OF credence; the awful heN
ana Crouth Will not continue four years
,rhe year 1901 Is the Jewish sanavie year
frhe last Sabattic year was lss,9 ana mat
Zoo. was drouth year. II ~ Wen KNOW